Texas to Fully End Taxpayer Funding of Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood facilities in Texas will no longer receive taxpayer funds through the Medicaid program beginning February 3.
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18 States Ask Supreme Court to Uphold Mississippi 15-Week Abortion Ban
The attorneys general of 18 states are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Mississippi’s law that bans abortions after 15 weeks’ gestation.
Pennsylvania Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf: ‘Appalled’ by Pro-Life Legislation
Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania tweeted a video message Thursday in which he vowed to veto any bill to restrict abortion that passes the legislature in his state.
Planned Parenthood Demands Trump Official Who Characterized Abortion as ‘Violence’ Be Fired
Planned Parenthood is demanding the Trump administration’s Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) director be fired after he declined to approve a late-term abortion for an illegal immigrant teen.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Vetoes Dismemberment Abortion Ban: ‘Extreme Anti-Choice’
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill Monday that would have banned late-term dismemberment abortions in his state, calling the ban “extreme” and “restrictive” for women.
Federal Judge Overturns Texas Ban on Dismemberment Abortions
A federal judge has struck down a Texas law that bans second-trimester dismemberment abortions, those in which an unborn baby is “torn limb from limb” and then evacuated from the uterus.
ACLU Attorney: Dismemberment Abortion Not ‘Inhumane’
An ACLU attorney says the second-trimester abortion procedure known as Dilation & Evacuation (D&E), or “dismemberment” abortion, is not “inhumane.”
Alabama Gov. Bentley Signs Into Law Dismemberment Abortion Ban
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signed legislation that bans dismemberment abortions, a procedure during the second trimester of pregnancy in which the unborn baby’s limbs are torn from his or her body.
Abortionist Compares Human Fetus to a Cancerous Breast
Planned Parenthood is retweeting a statement from abortionist Dr. David A. Grimes, who draws a comparison between a healthy unborn human baby and a malignant cancerous breast that requires removal.