Posts Tagged ‘TRAP bills’
Virginia City Council Passes Resolution to Target Abortion Provider
On Tuesday, the Manassas, Va., City Council passed a resolution that would create a committee to study what regulations and guidelines abortion clinics in the city operate under and to determine if stricter guidelines are needed. The resolution’s author incorrectly claims there are no health and safety requirements for the city’s one abortion provider, NAF…
Read MoreTemporary Injunction Issued in Missouri
A federal judge issued a temporary injunction Monday to stop the enforcement of a Missouri law, which would impose new regulations on abortion providers. The new law would require any facility that performs more than five first-trimester abortions a month, or any second- or third-trimester abortions, to meet the licensure requirements for an “ambulatory surgical…
Read MoreClinic Files Federal Lawsuit over Missouri Law
Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri has filed a federal lawsuit claiming a new Missouri law infringes on a constitutional right to abortion. They say the law could eliminate abortion services in large parts of the state by subjecting clinics to special regulations. The new law would require any facility that performs more than five…
Read MoreGood News to Start the Weekend: Virginia Kills TRAP Bill
Here’s some good news from Virginia to start your weekend: The Virginia Legislature killed a Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) bill in committee yesterday. The bill would have required abortion providers to follow a series of politically motivated regulations that could have forced some of the state’s clinics to close. But Senators on the…
Read MoreMifepristone in Australia and TRAP in Indiana
Australia moved one step closer to approving mifepristone today, as the Australian parliament, after a long and emotional debate, voted to remove the Australian Health Minister’s power to veto the drug. Mifepristone may be available for use in Australia in the coming months. The Indiana based Lafayette Journal and Courier denounced the state’s proposed TRAP…
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