WASHINGTON – In a Thanksgiving-eve decision federal district Judge Lee Yeakel struck down part of bill passed earlier this year by the Texas legislature that would have prohibited gruesome dismemberment abortions in the Lonestar State. A temporary restraining order...
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Judge promises quick response in challenge to pro-life Texas law
By Dave Andrusko Yesterday we published a brief overview of the two-hour hearing held before U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel in which pro-abortion plaintiffs asked Yeakel to issue a temporary injunction preventing Texas’ ban on dismemberment abortions from taking...
The Painful Reality of Dismemberment Abortions
By Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director. Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Reality TV can reveal some painful realities at times. I was recently watching a reality television show in which cast members grimaced as they listened to a description of the barbaric...
Pennsylvania Senate Votes to Ban Brutal Dismemberment Abortions
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Senate has approved a ban on the brutal practice of dismemberment abortions. Senate Bill 3 will make it illegal to cause “the death of an unborn child by means of dismembering the unborn child and extracting the unborn child one...
Pennsylvania Senate Committee Votes to Ban Brutal Dismemberment Abortions
HARRISBURG, Pa. –A ban on the brutal practice of dismemberment abortions has been approved by the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee. The measure, Senate Bill 3, would make it illegal to cause “the death of an unborn child by means of dismembering the unborn...
Arkansas lawmaker introduces measure to ban dismemberment abortions
By Dave Andrusko Arkansas, which has been very aggressive in its pro-life outreach, has filed a bill in the state House that would ban the grisly practice of dismemberment abortions. Six states currently forbid an abortion “technique” that uses sharp metal clamps and...
Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Applauds House for passage of ban on dismemberment abortions
By Matthew Wagner The Pennsylvania Pro Life Federation would like to congratulate the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for passing, in a bipartisan vote of 132 to 65, House Bill 1948, a common sense piece of legislation which bans brutal dismemberment abortions....
Ban on Brutal Dismemberment Abortions Introduced in Pennsylvania Senate
HARRISBURG, Pa. –A ban on brutal dismemberment abortions has now been introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate. The measure, Senate Bill 888, is sponsored by Senator Michele Brooks (R-Crawford, Erie, Mercer, and Warren Counties) and has 19 co-sponsors. The bill would...
Over the weekend, ban on Dismemberment Abortions in West Virginia takes effect
By Dave Andrusko Hat’s off to West Virginians for Life who reminded pro-lifers that it was not until Sunday that the state’s Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Act actually took effect. The law passed in early February was vetoed March 9 by Earl Ray Tomblin...
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life backs effort to ban dismemberment abortions
Legislation addresses cruel abortion method used in Minnesota ST. PAUL — An initiative aimed at ending a particularly gruesome method of abortion was introduced Thursday in the Minnesota Legislature. The bill to ban dismemberment abortions has the strong support of...