Missouri Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto of Bill to Stop HHS Mandate and Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 13, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

In a vote as close it could possibly be, the Missouri legislature yesterday overrode Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of SB 749, a bill that allows individual and group insurance consumers to opt out of paying for coverage, such as coverage for abortion, that violates...

Abortionists Don’t Need a Doctor’s License: Bill Passed California Senate

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 7, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

The California Senate last week passed a bill allowing abortionists to practice without a doctors license, which now awaits approval from Governor Jerry Brown. Senate Bill 623, introduced by Christine Kehoe, D-San Diego, extends a program run by the University of...

U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Arizona 20-week Abortion Ban

by ICE PAC Staff | Aug 3, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily prohibited Arizona from enforcing its new ban on most abortions starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its order two days after a trial judge ruled that...

D.C. Late-Term Abortion Ban Fails in the House

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

A bill banning late-term abortions in Washington, D.C. failed to garner enough support Tuesday. House lawmakers voted 220 to 154 to pass the bill, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass the measure under the suspension of normal rules. A bill banning...

Appeals Court Upholds South Dakota Abortion Law’s Suicide Advisory

by ICE PAC Staff | Jul 24, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a South Dakota law requiring doctors to advise women seeking abortions that they face an increased risk of suicide after the procedure. The 7-4 ruling by the full 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision by a...

Medicaid Official Rules Against Ind. Abortion Law

by ICE PAC Staff | Jul 8, 2012 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Indiana’s decision to deny Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds because it performs abortions denies women the freedom to choose their health care providers, a federal hearing officer said. The state had asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in...