Ark. Governor Says He’ll OK Abortion Coverage Ban

by ICE PAC Staff | Feb 8, 2013 | Issues, News, News & Opinion, State Abortion Policy

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said Thursday he’ll sign into law legislation prohibiting insurers from covering most abortions in an exchange created under the federal health care law, as lawmakers advanced a separate measure banning the procedure 12 weeks into a...

North Dakota Senate Passes Personhood Amendment

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

North Dakota may be on the verge of becoming the first state in the union that protects human beings from the moment of conception after the Senate passed the state’s personhood amendment. Similar personhood amendments passed the House of Representatives in 2009...

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...