by ICE PAC Staff | Oct 22, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
A federal judge ruled Friday that Arizona may not stop funding Planned Parenthood with taxpayer dollars, as a court case against a new state law proceeds. The law, signed by Gov. Jan Brewer in May, says the state will not give any public funds to subsidize abortions,...
by ICE PAC Staff | Oct 13, 2012 | Illinois Politics, Issues, News, News & Opinion
The candidates for the 52nd House District seat say their top priority in Springfield would be improving the state’s economic climate, and yet social issues like abortion at times have taken center stage in the heavily contested race. Whereas Republican David...
by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 27, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s office Wednesday gave its stamp of approval to new abortion clinic regulations that will compel existing clinics to retrofit their facilities to meet standards for new hospital construction. Cuccinelli’s certification of...
by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 21, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy
An Illinois appellate court Friday affirmed a lower court finding that the state cannot force pharmacies and pharmacists to sell emergency contraceptives – also known as “morning after pills” – if they have religious objections. In 2005, former...
by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 20, 2012 | ICE-PAC's Advocacy, Issues, News, News & Opinion, Parental Rights
The Illinois Supreme Court today heard arguments over the constitutionality of a seventeen-year-old parental notification law that never went into effect because of a legal challenge brought immediately upon enactment. The case has bounced around the state’s...
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...
