Alaska Judge Rules That Issues in Abortion Notification Law Should Be Heard at February Trial

by ICE PAC Staff | Oct 3, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, Parental Rights

A judge has decided that opponents of an Alaska law requiring parents be notified when their daughters want abortions will get their day in court and be fully heard. Anchorage Superior Court Judge John Suddock on Friday rejected the state’s attempt to have...

Hyde Amendment Turns 35

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

Friday, September 30, 2011 marked the 35th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment, which bars federal funding for most abortions. Pro-lifers have long supported this policy, while abortion supporters say it places an undue burden on women who rely on government programs...

Rockford Abortion Clinic’s License Suspended Indefinitely

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 30, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

The Illinois Department of Public Health has suspended the operating license for the Northern Illinois Women’s Center, a Rockford abortion clinic. According to a notice written by the state department, it “found conditions that are directly threatening to...

ACLU Challenges New North Carolina Abortion Law in Court

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 29, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy, Ultrasound

The American Civil Liberties Union and four other groups sued to challenge a new North Carolina law requiring abortion providers to display and describe ultrasound images of a fetus. The suit, filed in federal court today, alleges that the statute violates the...

At Flagstaff Clinic, Women Seeking Abortions Told to Go to Phoenix

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 29, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Planned Parenthood halted abortions at clinics in Flagstaff, Prescott Valley, and Yuma because of provisions in state laws that took effect this month. Legislation passed this year requires that only licensed physicians provide abortions, while a 2009 law that Planned...

Judge Lets Kansas Abortion Law Stand During Court Challenge

by ICE PAC Staff | Sep 29, 2011 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

A new Kansas law restricting insurance coverage for elective abortions will remain in effect while a court challenge proceeds. A federal judge on Thursday denied a request by the American Civil Liberties Union to temporarily block the law, which was passed by the...