U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann Introduces Heartbeat Informed Consent Act in Congress

by ICE PAC Staff | Oct 12, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, Ultrasound

A new bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn, would require abortion providers to make an unborn child’s heartbeat visible and audible to its mother in order for her to give her informed consent for an abortion. “A pregnant woman who enters...

ACLU Challenges New North Carolina Abortion Law in Court

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 29, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy, Ultrasound

The American Civil Liberties Union and four other groups sued to challenge a new North Carolina law requiring abortion providers to display and describe ultrasound images of a fetus. The suit, filed in federal court today, alleges that the statute violates the...

Pro-Life Group to Perform Live “Real Time” Ultrasounds on Capitol Hill

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 23, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, Ultrasound

A pro-life campaign called “Voices from the Womb” will perform live ultrasounds on pregnant women on Capitol Hill as part of the launch of a national campaign in October. All 535 members of Congress and the public will be invited to the presentation. After...

Texas Ultrasound Law Struck Down

by Eleanore Strong | Aug 31, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy, Ultrasound

Texas cannot require women to view an ultrasound 24 hours before undergoing an abortion, a federal judge in Austin ruled Tuesday. The law, which would have taken effect on Thursday, required physicians to describe in detail the size of the fetus and its organs and...

Texas Legislators Defend Pro-Life Ultrasound Bill in Court

by Eleanore Strong | Aug 5, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, Ultrasound

Texas state legislators are defending in court a bill that allows women the option of seeing an ultrasound of their baby before an abortion. The bill was to go into effect September 1 and is now the subject of a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights,...

Florida Governor Rick Scott Signs Four Pro-Life Bills into Law

by Eleanore Strong | Jul 30, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy, Ultrasound

Today, at a ceremonial bill-signing at the governor’s mansion, Florida governor Rick Scott signed four pro-life bills into law. The bills included House Bill 97, which strips abortion coverage from health insurance exchanges created through the Affordable Care...