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...

North Dakota Governor Approves 6-week Abortion Ban

by ICE PAC Staff | Mar 25, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed legislation Tuesday that would make North Dakota the nation’s most restrictive state on abortion, banning the procedure if a fetal heartbeat can be detect – something that can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. The...

Utah Governor Signs Abortion-Reporting Law

by ICE PAC Staff | Mar 25, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Gov. Gary Herbert signed into law on Friday a bill requiring a report on why Utah women get abortions, along with others aimed at increasing access to public records. SB60, sponsored by Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, requires the Utah Department of Health to prepare an...