North Dakota Lawmakers OK Strictest Abortion Ban

by ICE PAC Staff | Mar 16, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

North Dakota state lawmakers on Friday sent the state’s Republican governor two pro-life bills, one banning abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy and another prohibiting women from having an abortion because a fetus has a genetic defect, such as Down...

Idaho Fetal Pain Abortion Law is Struck Down

by ICE PAC Staff | Mar 8, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Abortion rights advocates are claiming a first-round victory Thursday after an Idaho judge struck down a state law banning most abortions after 20 weeks – the first ruling about one of the fetal pain laws that a growing number of states have enacted. The ruling,...

Pregnant Woman’s Protection Act Becomes Law in Arkansas

by ICE PAC Staff | Feb 26, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Governor Mike Beebe today signed the “Pregnant Woman’s Protection Act” that gives mothers legal protections when they are forced to defend the lives of their unborn children. The bill, Arkansas Senate Bill 170, passed unanimously in the state senate...

Ark. Governor Says He’ll OK Abortion Coverage Ban

by ICE PAC Staff | Feb 8, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said Thursday he’ll sign into law legislation prohibiting insurers from covering most abortions in an exchange created under the federal health care law, as lawmakers advanced a separate measure banning the procedure 12 weeks into a...

North Dakota Senate Passes Personhood Amendment

by ICE PAC Staff | Feb 7, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

North Dakota may be on the verge of becoming the first state in the union that protects human beings from the moment of conception after the Senate passed the state’s personhood amendment. Similar personhood amendments passed the House of Representatives in 2009...

Arkansas House Approves No-Exceptions Bill Banning Abortions After 20 Weeks

by ICE PAC Staff | Feb 5, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

The Arkansas House voted Monday to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest, sending the proposal to a state Senate that approved more stringent restrictions last week. The House also voted to block insurers from covering...