Virginia State Board of Health Passes Regulations on Abortion Clinics

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 17, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

The Virginia State Board of Health voted last Friday to adopt regulations requiring existing clinics that provide abortions to follow the same building regulations as hospitals. In a 13-2 vote, members of the board reversed an earlier decision, which would have...

Missouri Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto of Bill to Stop HHS Mandate and Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 13, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

In a vote as close it could possibly be, the Missouri legislature yesterday overrode Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of SB 749, a bill that allows individual and group insurance consumers to opt out of paying for coverage, such as coverage for abortion, that violates...

Abortionists Don’t Need a Doctor’s License: Bill Passed California Senate

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 7, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

The California Senate last week passed a bill allowing abortionists to practice without a doctors license, which now awaits approval from Governor Jerry Brown. Senate Bill 623, introduced by Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego, extends a program run by the University of...

U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Arizona 20-week Abortion Ban

by ICE PAC Staff | Aug 3, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily prohibited Arizona from enforcing its new ban on most abortions starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its order two days after a trial judge ruled that...

D.C. Late-Term Abortion Ban Fails in the House

by ICE PAC Staff | Jul 31, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

A bill banning late-term abortions in Washington, D.C. failed to garner enough support Tuesday. House lawmakers voted 220 to 154 to pass the bill, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass the measure under the suspension of normal rules. A bill banning...

Appeals Court Upholds South Dakota Abortion Law’s Suicide Advisory

by ICE PAC Staff | Jul 24, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a South Dakota law requiring doctors to advise women seeking abortions that they face an increased risk of suicide after the procedure. The 7-4 ruling by the full 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision by a...