Alabama Legislature Passes Bill Setting Stricter Standards for Abortion Clinics

by ICE PAC Staff | Apr 3, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Alabama lawmakers late Tuesday gave final passage to a measure placing stricter regulations on clinics that provide abortions. The state House voted 68-21 to give final passage to the Womens Health and Safety Act. The vote came hours after the state Senate voted 20-10...

Miss. Lawmakers OK Restrictions on Abortion Drugs

by ICE PAC Staff | Apr 3, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

A bill headed to Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says a physician would have to be present when a woman takes abortion-inducing drugs. Senate Bill 2795 also says the woman would have to return to the doctor’s office two weeks later for a follow-up examination. The...

Michigan Abortion Clinics Need License, Check For Coercion

by ICE PAC Staff | Mar 31, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Michigan abortion clinics will need a state license and must check to make sure women are not being bullied or pressured into getting an abortion under a new law that took effect Sunday. Other regulations make clearer the proper disposal of fetal remains, after...

Mississippi House Approves Bill to Regulate Abortion Pills

by ICE PAC Staff | Mar 29, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Mississippi lawmakers are likely to approve a bill requiring a doctor to personally oversee the administration of abortion-inducing drugs and requiring the woman to return for a follow-up exam two weeks later. The House voted 84-30 Friday to approve a House-Senate...

Kansas Reports Abortions Dropped 5.4 Percent in 2012

by ICE PAC Staff | Mar 29, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Abortions declined last year in Kansas by about 5.4 percent and dropped to their lowest number in 25 years, the state Department of Health and Environment reported Friday. Advocates on both sides of the debate said the decrease can be tied to the Legislature’s...

Ind. House Panel OKs Restrictions on Abortion Pill

by ICE PAC Staff | Mar 28, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

The Indiana House and Senate are advancing a bill whose result would be to regulate abortion-inducing drugs – and potentially stop one Lafayette, Ind., clinic from prescribing them at all. In a bill approved 8-5 Wednesday by the House Public Policy Committee, a...