Attempt to codify ‘right’ to abortion in federal law defeated in US Senate

Attempt to codify ‘right’ to abortion in federal law defeated in US Senate

WASHINGTON — A bill that sought to codify the so-called “right” to an abortion in federal law was defeated on Wednesday in the US Senate. S. 4132, also known as the “Women’s Health Protection Act,” aimed to “protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy and to protect a health care […]

FDA Lets Patients Receive Abortion Pill By Mail After 21-Year Ban

FDA Lets Patients Receive Abortion Pill By Mail After 21-Year Ban

(Forbes) ⁠— The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it will permanently end a ban on sending an abortion-inducing medication by mail, making it easier for patients to receive the drug without visiting a clinic. When mifepristone was approved by the FDA in 2000, the agency made the medication available only to patients who could pick it up […]

Abortionists Get Supreme Court Backing to Sue Over Texas Restriction on Murdering Babies

Abortionists Get Supreme Court Backing to Sue Over Texas Restriction on Murdering Babies

(Courthouse News) WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court authorized Texas abortion providers on Friday to proceed in their challenge of the state’s near-total ban on abortions, a rule that will remain in place while the case proceeds. Issuing their decision just over a month after oral arguments, the justices still managed a split on somewhat ideological lines. Justice Neil Gorsuch […]

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Case of Miss. Law Allowing Abortion, Except After 15 Weeks

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Case of Miss. Law Allowing Abortion, Except After 15 Weeks

(CNBC) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday appeared poised to side with Mississippi in its bid to uphold a 15-week abortion ban, a ruling that would erode decades-old precedent protecting the right to an abortion before viability. The justices heard oral arguments in the case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, that directly challenged […]

Federal Judge Blocks Texas Abortion Law, Says Constitution Protects ‘Person’s Right’ to Murder Babies

Federal Judge Blocks Texas Abortion Law, Says Constitution Protects ‘Person’s Right’ to Murder Babies

(Austin American-Statesman) — A federal judge late Wednesday temporarily blocked enforcement of a Texas law that bans most abortions, delivering an early victory to the Biden administration in its legal challenge to the law. In a 113-page order, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman of Austin said the law is an “offensive deprivation of such an important right” […]

Lyft, Uber to Pay Legal Fees for Drivers Sued for Transporting Passengers to Murder Babies Under New TX Abortion Law

Lyft, Uber to Pay Legal Fees for Drivers Sued for Transporting Passengers to Murder Babies Under New TX Abortion Law

(FOX Business) — A number of big-name tech companies are expressing their opposition toward Texas’ new abortion law with new policies and offers. Several companies have taken steps to either limit abortion whistleblowers or support women who want to receive abortions in light of the new law banning women from getting abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected around the […]

High Court Won’t Block TX Law Allowing Abortion Up Until 6 Weeks, Prohibiting Thereafter If Heartbeat Detected

High Court Won’t Block TX Law Allowing Abortion Up Until 6 Weeks, Prohibiting Thereafter If Heartbeat Detected

(Business Insider) — The Supreme Court has refused to block a restrictive new law in Texas that bans abortions after six weeks, with no exception for rape or incest. In a 5-4 vote, Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Brett M. Kavanaugh, Neil M. Gorsuch, Samuel A. Alito, Jr., and Clarence Thomas overruled the dissenting votes cast by Justices […]

Biden Admin Clears the Way To Allow Research on Fetal Tissue From Abortions

Biden Admin Clears the Way To Allow Research on Fetal Tissue From Abortions

(The Daily Wire) — On Friday, the Biden administration announced the removal of a previous barrier that restricted certain kinds of research conducted on fetal tissue from elective abortions. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a statement on Friday saying that it was undoing some of the previous administration’s policies regarding research conducted on fetal tissue […]