Abortion Law

Utah Passes Stricter Abortion Measure

Posted 03.21.2012

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SALT LAKE CITY--Utah's Republican governor signed a law extending a required waiting period for women seeking an abortion to 72 hours on Tuesday, ...

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Idaho Votes On Strict New Abortion Measure

Posted 03.20.2012

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By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho--The Idaho Senate on Monday approved a measure requiring women seeking abortions to undergo an ultrasound befo...

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House Bill: Docs Must Describe Fetal Pain To Mother Before Abortions

Posted 03.01.2012

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The Florida House of Representatives has approved a bill prohibiting abortions after the fetus has attained viability -- often reached around 24 weeks...

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Judge Makes Decision On Texas Abortion Law

AP | JIM VERTUNO | Posted 04.07.2012

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AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge on Monday upheld the Texas law requiring women to have a sonogram before having an abortion, saying an appeals c...

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Stringent Abortion Measure Stirs Controversy

AP | ANN SANNER | Posted 02.06.2012

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio lawmaker on Wednesday touted the importance of the fetal heartbeat as an indicator of life as he urged a legislative pa...

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Controversial Anti-Abortion Bill Advances In Ohio

Posted 08.29.2011

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COLUMBUS (Reuters) - The Ohio House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detectable, which can be as ea...

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Finally, A Win For Planned Parenthood

AP | CHARLES WILSON and DEANNA MARTIN | Posted 08.24.2011

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana is not allowed to cut off Planned Parenthood's public funding for general health services solely because the organization...

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Roe v. Wade: 38 and Under Attack

Cecile Richards | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thirty-eight years after Roe gave America's women the right to plan for their families and control their reproductive health, this tenet of modern American rights is under assault.

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Cook County Judge To Rule On Illinois Parental Notification Law

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Cook County Circuit Court judge is expected to make his ruling today on whether to lift a restraining order on an abortion law. A 1995 Illinois law...

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Lynne Slepian, Widow of Slain Abortion Doctor, Praises Tougher Penalties

AP | CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — The widow of a doctor who was shot to death in his New York home in 1998 by an abortion protester said Thursday the new state la...

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State Gets Go-Ahead To Enforce Controversial Teen Abortion Law

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Just hours after a state board voted Wednesday to allow the enforcement of a long-debated Illinois law requiring a teenage girl's pare...

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