Abortion News

Gov. Phil Bryant on today signed a bill to ban abortion starting at the midpoint of a full-term pregnancy.

Via MFP , an eyebrow-raiser from yesterday's chat with David Axelrod at the University of Chicago.

It will ban abortion starting at 20 weeks' gestational age. That's defined as 20 weeks since the start of the woman's last menstrual period.

Although there have been dozens of deaths related to the drug around the world, the Turin incident is a first

UPDATE: The headline in this story has been updated to reflect that Latham did not take the girl for the abortion.

In a recent interview with Salon , Oklahoma state Rep. Doug Cox - a self-identified pro-life Republican with a strong voting record in support of reproductive rights - said that many of his colleagues can't seem to help themselves when it comes to passing abortion restrictions that ultimately get struck after being challenged in court.

Oklahoma lawmakers aren't deterred when harsh abortion restrictions get overturned in court for violating the bounds of Roe v.

I support letter writer Bruce Peck's recent list of reasons why we are poorer because of abortion.

Phoenix, Ariz., Apr 23, 2014 / 02:04 am .- Arizona governor Jan Brewer has signed into law a bill that ended special health inspection rules for abortion clinics, an action proponents say will help prevent dangerous conditions at abortion facilities.

A Fort Wayne man is accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl. Ronte Latham, 21, is facing charges of child molestation.

Susan Estrich's commentary in the recent Advocate contains many phrases or terms that are worth debating, including the termination of a life as a "medical procedure."

Jenna Knorr, Erica Knorr and Megan Aiken take part in a rally outside the New Brunswick legislature earlier this month.

Democratic Senator Mark Udall aired the first ad of his closely-watched re-election campaign on Tuesday, highlighting his challenger's opposition to abortion rights.

The House Judiciary committee considered a bill Tuesday that would create a 25 foot buffer zone to keep anti-abortion activists clear of abortion clinic entrances.

Louisiana lawmakers are currently advancing a measure that would require women to receive biased information about the mental health risks of abortion before being allowed to continue with the procedure.

House Speaker John Boehner recently won an endorsement from a local chapter of the National Right to Life, the most prominent anti-abortion group in the country.

Premier Tom Marshall and others are reacting to an unexpected political football in local politics: abortion.

A great catch from our friend Jim Geraghty in a race we haven't covered much - the reincarnation attempt of Charlie Crist in Florida.

Poll after poll over many years has shown that Americans overwhelmingly support legal access to abortion for women impregnated by rape.

Portland pediatric neurosurgeon Monica Wehby, continuing to separate herself from the four other Republican Senate candidates on the abortion issue, told a GOP forum in Baker City that she was personally pro-life but did not want the government involved in a woman's decision on whether to have one.