By Dave Andrusko A tip of the hat to Life News for reporting this morning that a Cole County Circuit judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a New York-based group called the Satanic Temple that challenged Missouri’s 72-hour waiting period/informed consent laws on...
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Kentucky Gov. says PP “operating unlicensed abortion facility,” orders PP to cease performing abortions
Legislature moving on bill to strengthened informed consent law By Dave Andrusko In a typical in your face gesture, Planned Parenthood announced yesterday it was offering abortions in Louisville on the same afternoon lawmakers in the House were debating a bill that...
Pro-Life Bills Given Ceremonial Signing by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam
Governor, Legislators, and Grassroots Advocates Join to Mark Enactment To the cheers of onlookers, Governor Bill Haslam added his signature on Wednesday to long-sought pro-life policies during a ceremonial bill signing at Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium. Bills...
Tuesday a banner day in Tennessee for unborn children and their mothers
By Dave Andrusko Tuesday was a banner day for women and unborn children in Tennessee. There were strong favorable votes in support of informed consent, a 48 hour waiting for women and girls considering abortion, and a requirement that abortion facilities be inspected...
The profound complexities of informed consent to abortion
By Margaret Somerville Anna (not her real name) came to see me to discuss the research she was doing on abortion. We talked about the articles she’d read, when I asked her, “How did you become interested in this topic?” She hesitated, then said, “I’ve just had...
Federal judge to hear Planned Parenthood lawsuit against Kansas info weblink law
Federal Judge Kathryn Vratil has scheduled a hearing for December 8 on a lawsuit brought by two abortion clinics against a Kansas law intended to provide women with medically accurate facts before they enter any abortion clinic. The Kansas Attorney General’s...
One simple trick to make abortion rare… tell women the truth!
By Béatrice Fedor A tip for those who want to make abortion rare: Tell women the truth. Tell them the truth about human development, tell them the truth about the violence of abortion procedures; tell them the truth about potential risks for their reproductive...
The profound complexities of informed consent to abortion
By Margaret Somerville Anna (not her real name) came to see me to discuss the research she was doing on abortion. We talked about the articles she’d read, when I asked her, “How did you become interested in this topic?” She hesitated, then said, “I’ve just had...
Planned Parenthood lawsuit hopes to undermine Kansas informed consent and pain law
By Kathy Ostrowski, legislative director, Kansans for Life Kansas is playing a role in the national abortion drama in which laws passed in ‘red’ states with pro-life legislatures and executive branches are sued by abortion activists to find ‘blue’ courts willing to...
Governor signs a bill to strengthen Informed Consent in South Dakota
By Dave Andrusko PIERRE, S.D. -- Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced today that he has signed HB 1237, a bill that modifies and strengthens South Dakota’s informed consent law. The measure passed the State Senate a week ago Thursday 24-9, after passage in the House the...