Georgia Moves to Ban Most Abortions After 5 Months

by ICE PAC Staff | Feb 29, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Most abortions would be banned five months into a pregnancy under legislation passed Wednesday by Georgia lawmakers. It’s part of a national effort to halt the procedure at the point when the unborn can feel pain. Lawmakers in the Republican-dominated House...

Action Alert: House Bill 4085, Ultrasound Opportunity Act

by ICE PAC Staff | Feb 21, 2012 | ICE-PAC's Advocacy, Issues, News, News & Opinion, Ultrasound

On Tuesday, February 21, House Bill 4085, the Ultrasound Opportunity Act, passed a House committee by a vote of 10 to 2. The bill now goes to the full House of Representatives for their consideration. We expect a vote in the next few weeks. This bill simply requires...

Illinois Cracks Down on Abortion Clinics

by ICE PAC Staff | Jan 21, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Illinois regulators have quietly increased their scrutiny of abortion clinics after realizing some had gone without inspections for up to 15 years. An analysis of state documents by The Associated Press finds the state is catching up with a backlog of neglected...

Nebraska Law on Abortion Screenings to Remain Blocked

by ICE PAC Staff | Dec 16, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a lower court’s decision to block a 2010 Nebraska law that would require mental health screenings for women seeking abortions. Last year, U.S. District Judge Laurie Smith Camp granted a preliminary injunction to...

St. Paul Hospital to Stop Providing Elective Abortions

by ICE PAC Staff | Nov 25, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Regions Hospital in St. Paul said Friday that it will stop performing elective abortions after Dec. 9, when it closes its reproductive GYN Special Services Clinic. The hospital said it reached the decision because the number of abortions has been falling for years and...

New Abortion Regulations on Virginia Governor’s Desk

by ICE PAC Staff | Nov 23, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

New state rules that would regulate abortion clinics like hospitals have landed on Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s desk, awaiting his signature. Having cleared two commonwealth departments – Planning and Budget and Health and Human Resources –...