On a 5-4 vote Court grants procedural stay Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch Would Have Allowed the Law to Go Into Effect Louisiana State Rep. Katrina Jackson (D-Monroe), who authored the admitting privileges law. On Thursday the U.S. Supreme Court granted a Shreveport,...
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Pro-abortionists appeal Louisiana law requiring admitting privileges to Supreme Court
By Dave Andrusko On Friday we posted about how the abortion industry in Louisiana was lamenting that a bill requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at a local hospital was going into effect January 28. Of course, we knew that they could always appeal the...
Judge declines to block law’s safety requirement, Missouri down to one abortion clinic in St. Louis
By Dave Andrusko Following on the heels of a pro-life decision by the 8th District Court of Appeals, U.S. Western District Court Judge Brian Wimes on Tuesday refused to block Missouri’s law that requires abortionists to have admitting privileges at a hospital within...
Louisiana Pro-Life Leaders Celebrate Ruling Upholding Admitting Privileges Law
On Wednesday, a federal appeals court panel ruled that a 2014 Louisiana law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital passes constitutional muster. The 2-1 ruling reverses the 2017 ruling of federal district court Judge John...
8th Circuit rules that Missouri can enforce protective abortion law
By Dave Andrusko Back in May 2017, pro-life Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley asked the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a ruling by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs that blocked state laws requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at a...
Pro-lifers win again in Court in Missouri
By Dave Andrusko Pro-lifers in Missouri are on a roll in the courts, specifically as it relates to SB 5 which was passed this summer in a special session called by Gov. Eric Greitens. The most recent victory came Friday afternoon when U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips...
AG appeals to 8th Circuit to save Missouri pro-life law
By Dave Andrusko Characteristic of his aggressive posture, last week, one day after U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs refused to delay enforcing the preliminary injunction he issued last month in favor of Planned Parenthood, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley...
Federal Judge permanently enjoins Louisiana law requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges
By Dave Andrusko It’s not as though U.S. District Judge John deGravelles hadn’t already signaled where he stood, but his decision Wednesday to permanently enjoin Louisiana’s law that requires abortionists to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles was...
Missouri AG vows to appeal pro-abortion ruling by federal judge
By Dave Andrusko The tweet yesterday from Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley was short and to the point: Josh Hawley @HawleyMO Wrong decision from judge striking down MO laws protecting health & safety of women. I will appeal. Hawley was referring to the...
Federal Judge preliminary enjoins Missouri abortion law
By Dave Andrusko U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs has granted a preliminary injunction that blocks a Missouri law requiring abortionists to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles and abortion clinics to meet the requirements of ambulatory surgical...