ICE-PAC’s Smashing Soiree with Congressmen Hultgren, Lipinski and Rep. Morrison

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 10, 2011 | Events, News, News & Opinion

ICE-PAC’s recent End-of-Summer Soiree at Glen Oak Country Club in Glen Ellyn was a beautiful evening featuring distinguished pro-life legislators from both political parties on the state and national levels. The terrace overlooking the golf course provided a...

Mississippi Voters Can Decide Personhood of the Unborn, Court Rules

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 9, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

The Mississippi Supreme Court late Thursday allowed Measure 26, also known as the Personhood Amendment, to appear on the state ballot November 8. The measure would amend the constitution to extend personhood to the unborn, likely rendering abortions illegal in the...

Alaska Judge Hears Arguments in Parental Notification Lawsuit

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 9, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, Parental Rights, State Abortion Policy

Alaska’s parental notice law for minors undergoing abortions has been the focus of a lengthy legal battle. The lawsuit, which was brought by Planned Parenthood and two doctors, is expected to reach the Alaska Supreme Court. A provision in the law requires...

Kansas Moves Forward With Abortion Clinic Regulations

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 7, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

A set of temporary regulations for abortion clinics in Kansas received a public hearing today – the next step toward making them permanent. Under a law passed this summer, all hospitals, doctors’ offices and clinics performing five or more surgical...

Webcam Abortions Stopped in Nebraska

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 6, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Nebraska lawmakers passed a law banning abortions in which a patient communicates via webcam with an abortionist, who may be in another town or city. Simply put, the doctor asks the patient a few questions and then presses a button, which activates a drawer that opens...

Court Upholds Most of South Dakota Abortion Law

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 2, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

An appeals court today upheld much of a South Dakota law setting out what a pregnant woman should be told 24 hours before an abortion, including that the procedure would “terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being.” The 8th Circuit...