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South Dakota’s Abortion Ban Could Head to the Courts
South Dakota Attorney General said if voters approve an abortion ban it may be challenged in court and could be found to violate the U.S. Constitution. Passed by the state legislature and signed into law earlier this year, the law prohibits all safe abortion procedures at all stages of pregnancy and contains only a limited…
Read MoreAnti-abortion Amendment Fails to Make it onto the Ballot in Michigan
Due to a lack of petition signatures, a proposed constitutional amendment will not make Michigan’s November ballot. The amendment would have altered Michigan’s constitution to legally define a person as existing from the moment of conception. >View Associated Press article
Read MoreChallenges to Roe
Challenges to Roe In the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Drs. Alexi Wright and Ingrid Katz report on the lack of abortion access and the Federal Abortion Ban in the U.S. The article notes: As new legislation is passed, the courts will hear more cases that challenge Roe, and physicians may…
Read MoreUncertainty Around Abortion Access in New Brunswick, Canada
Today, the National Abortion Federation issued a statement denouncing the failure of the Honourable Brad Green, QC, the Minister of Health in New Brunswick, to clarify where and how women will be able to access publicly funded abortion services. The Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton, the only facility that regularly provides publicly funded abortions…
Read MoreDangerous Parental Involvement Proposition in California
Last year, California voters considered Proposition 73, which proposed to amend the California constitution to require minors to notify a parent or legal guardian at least 48 hours before an abortion. Californians rejected Proposition 73 recognizing that these measures can endanger teens. Abortion opponents have collected enough signatures for a ballot initiative that will place…
Read MoreAnother Battle Over Abortion in South Dakota
Women’s eNews reports that Cecelia Fire Thunder, the first woman president of the Oglala Sioux Nation, is under attack for advocating for a women’s health clinic that would provide abortion care be built on the Pine Ridge Reservation, located in southwest South Dakota. Fire Thunder has since come under attack from abortion opponents, and the…
Read MoreSupreme Court Declines Review of Anti-Choice License Plates
The Washington Post reports that the Supreme Court denied pro-choice groups’ request that states be blocked from offering specialty license plates that say “choose life.” The cases focused on Louisiana and Tennessee, where drivers can pay extra for anti-choice vanity plates, but are not offered alternative plates that support reproductive freedom. Federal judges in Louisiana…
Read MoreAbortion Policy Report
Stateline.org released an abortion policy report that outlines the history of abortion in the United States. The report, entitled States Probe Limits of Abortion Policy, traces and breaks down states’ past, present and future anti-choice policies. The report explores the various abortion legislation that could potentially threaten the future of choice.
Read MoreCitizens of South Dakota Will Have a Choice in November
South Dakota Secretary of State Chris Nelson certified this week that the required signatures had been gathered and the restrictive anti-abortion repeal initiative would appear on the ballot in November. Citizens of South Dakota will have a chance to repeal the state’s extreme ban on abortion. The South Dakota ban outlaws abortion, making it a…
Read MoreThe New York Sun has a story on NAF’s new report on the deceptive tactics of Crisis Pregnancy Centers. A taskforce of U.S. Catholic Bishops have concluded that the decision to allow pro-choice politicians to receive communion will rest in the hands of local bishops. The Internal Revenue Service is warning churches in South Dakota…
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