Abortion 20 Weeks

Laura Bassett

20-Week Abortion Ban Proposed For D.C. Sparks Fierce Debate In Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.18.2012

A nationwide ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy would be difficult to push through both chambers of Congress, but Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz....

Laura Bassett

Arizona Congressman Goes After D.C. Abortion Rights

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.16.2012

Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) is pushing a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy in the District of Columbia, but he has denied Del....

Laura Bassett

Arizona Rep. Authors D.C. Abortion Ban

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 01.25.2012

Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) drew a heap of criticism from Washington, D.C., locals on Monday when he introduced a bill that would ban women there from...

Laura Bassett

State Abortion Restrictions Hit Record High In 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 01.06.2012

Conservative state lawmakers set a record in 2011 for the highest number of anti-abortion and anti-family planning provisions enacted in a single year...

Laura Bassett

Ohio Abortion Ban Challenges Terms Of Roe v. Wade

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 09.20.2011

Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) signed a bill on Wednesday that bans abortions after 20 weeks if the fetus is determined to be viable, making Ohio the lates...

Abortion Is Slowly Becoming Legal In Name Only

Sally Steenland | Posted 08.31.2011

Sally Steenland

States across the country are denying women what they need to protect their health and plan their families. And they're often doing so in the name of religion and God.

Watch: States Move To Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks

Posted 08.27.2011

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