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...

TN Bill Would Require Ultrasound Before Abortion

by ICE PAC Staff | Feb 4, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, Ultrasound

Women in Tennessee soon may have to get an ultrasound before an abortion, under a bill filed in the state legislature. State Sen. Jim Tracy, R-Shelbyville, has filed a measure that would require women to undergo a “transabdominal ultrasound” and wait at...

Mississippi’s Only Abortion Clinic Fails to Comply with Law, Faces Shutdown Threat

by ICE PAC Staff | Jan 12, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Mississippi’s only abortion clinic missed a Friday deadline to comply with a 2012 state law that requires each of its physicians to get hospital admitting privileges — a law the governor said he signed with the hopes of shutting the clinic down. The state...

Pro-Life Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood

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

A U.S. Congresswoman has introduced a bill to deny federal family planning funds to Planned Parenthood and anyone who provides elective abortions. Rep. Diane Black, R-TN, introduced H.R. 217, the “Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act.” It would not...

New NH Law Will Ban Partial-Birth Abortion

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

In a largely symbolic move, New Hampshire is adding to its books Jan. 1 its second law limiting abortion – the state’s only such law affecting adults – a ban on partial-birth abortions. It is the only survivor of five major abortion-related bills...

ICE-PAC Applauds McSweeney Victory: 52nd House District Winner Stands for Mainstream Pro-Life Values of Constituents

by ICE PAC Staff | Nov 7, 2012 | Illinois Politics, Issues, News, News & Opinion

Illinois Citizens for Ethics, a statewide political action committee, celebrates the election of David McSweeney as State Representative for the 52nd District. McSweeney defeated Independent Dee Beaubien, who received significant funding from abortion advocacy groups....