Pro-Life Legislative Progress in 2013

by Eleanore Strong | Jan 24, 2014 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Professor Michael J. New has written an excellent piece at the National Review Online about the progress pro-lifers made in calendar year 2013, particularly in state legislatures. Some highlights: A Texas bill was passed that banned abortions after 20 weeks gestation...

Report: Record 87 Surgical Abortion Clinic Closures in 2013

by Eleanore Strong | Dec 30, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

A survey of abortion clinics in the United States has concluded that a record number of 87 surgical abortion clinics closed in 2013. The survey, conducted by pro-life organization Operation Rescue, found that the total number of surgical abortion clinics remaining in...

U.S. House OKs 20-week Abortion Ban Bill

by ICE PAC Staff | Jun 18, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

The House Tuesday passed a bill that would ban most abortions nationwide after 20 weeks. The most far-reaching abortion legislation in the House in a decade, it was passed 228-196, mostly along party lines. Source: Politico.com

House Committee Passes Bill Banning Abortions at 20 Weeks of Pregnancy

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

With Republicans supporting it and Democrats opposed, a House committee has passed a bill that would ban abortions nationwide at 20 weeks of pregnancy. Much of the debate focused on amendments by Democrats who hoped to gut the bill and allow late-term abortions in...

Only Mississippi Abortion Clinic Gets License Reprieve

by ICE PAC Staff | Apr 16, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Mississippi from revoking the license of the state’s only abortion clinic. U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III extended an injunction he issued several months ago, which blocks the state from closing the clinic...

North Dakota Governor Signs Abortion Bill

by ICE PAC Staff | Apr 16, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law a measure that outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the premise that at that point a fetus can feel pain. Dalrymple already has signed a law that bans abortion as early as six weeks, or when a fetal...