Sacramento, California — A bill that would allow nurses, midwives and physician assistants to perform abortions is advancing in California’s state legislature. AB 154 was recently approved by the Assembly Committee on Business, Professions and Consumer Protection by a 9-4 vote. The legislation, introduced by Assembly member Toni Atkins, seeks to further and increase abortion in […]
Sacramento, California — Lawmakers in California are considering a bill that would mandate insurance companies, under criminal penalties, to offer coverage for infertility treatments for homosexuals. AB 460 was recently proposed by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano of San Francisco, who notes that while insurance companies in the state currently cover infertility treatments for couples, some “are […]
Tallahassee, Florida — A Senate committee in Florida has voted unanimously to approve a bill that requires abortionists to provide medical care to babies that are born alive after abortion attempts. The House version of the bill had been strongly opposed by Planned Parenthood, and as previously reported, representative Alisa LaPolt Snow attended a recent […]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — An unlicensed assistant to a notorious abortionist testified Thursday in court against his former mentor, stating that dozens of babies were “beheaded” after their delivery. Stephen Massof was a medical school graduate that spent time shadowing Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell as he performed surgical abortions on women that came to his facility. […]
Richmond, Virginia — The governor of Virginia has introduced an amendment that seeks to bar abortion coverage from being included in health insurance plans in the Commonwealth. “No qualified health insurance plan that is sold or offered for sale through an exchange established or operating in the Commonwealth shall provide coverage for abortions, regardless of […]
Austin, Texas — A legislative committee in Texas has approved a bill that seeks to expel the abortion provider Planned Parenthood from public schools in the state. The bill, introduced by Republican Senator Ken Paxton, was approved in the Senate Education Committee by a 6-2 vote. The two dissenting senators were both Democrats: Royce West […]
CNN recently reported a story of a woman who defied the demands of a couple to abort the baby that she was carrying for them as a surrogate. The woman’s name is Crystal Kelley, who at age 29, was seeking to be a surrogate for a couple that was struggling with infertility. In addition to […]
HANOVER, N.H. — Former United States Surgeon General and abortion opponent C. Everett Koop passed away Monday morning at his home in New Hampshire. Koop was nominated as surgeon general in 1981 by then President Ronald Reagan after concluding a successful career as a pediatric surgeon. He became known as the first surgeon to separate […]
Madison, Wisconsin — Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin has refiled a lawsuit in an attempt to overturn a Wisconsin law that regulates medication-induced abortions in the state. The abortion provider first filed suit against the government in federal court last year after a new law was passed that required abortionists to first determine whether or not […]
A mother told by doctors she should have an abortion because her unborn son had his heart in the wrong place is celebrating after finally being allowed to take him home. Jade Clarke has been able to take little Riley out of hospital after ignoring doctors who told her he had “no chance” of survival. Riley […]