Pink out for Planned Parenthood March, New York, New York (Photo Credit: INeverCry, CC 2.0) A federal judge in Washington State recently issued an injunction preventing the Trump Administration’s changes to Title X from taking effect as planned on May 3. Title X is a federal grant program used to provide funding to clinics that provide health … [Read more...]
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Fifth Circuit Strips Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid Funding in Texas
(Photo Credit: Chris Waits, CC 2.0) In Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas v. Smith, videos released by right-to-life group, American Center for Medical Progress, allegedly showing a Planned Parenthood lab technician negotiating the sale of fetal organs to an undercover journalist, resulted in the January 20th ruling handed down by the U.S. … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Refuses To Hear States’ Case To Defund Planned Parenthood
The nation's top court refused to hear a case that carried big implications for Planned Parenthood's Medicaid funding, according to Business Insider, . Officials in Louisiana and Kansas, two Republican-led states, contended that health providers can't go to court if they are blocked from Medicaid. The Supreme Court's decision lets stand … [Read more...]
Federal Judge Blocks Mississippi Law That Defunds Planned Parenthood
Senate Bill 2238, passed earlier this year during the Legislative session, prohibits Medicaid reimbursement for any organization that performs (or is affiliated with) abortion. This new bill has provided challenges for Mississippi’s Planned Parenthood clinic, which provides cancer screenings, birth control and testing for sexually transmitted … [Read more...]
Judge Rejects Motion to Dismiss Planned Parenthood Claims
On Friday, Us District Court Judge William Orrick rejected a request to dismiss claims against the Center for Medical Progress brought forth by Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood filed several claims against the Center, including a claim that it doctored and posted videos that accused Planned Parenthood of selling fetal remains. Planned … [Read more...]
Will Chief Justice John Roberts Protect Abortion Precedent?
Event Description: The Supreme Court held a special sitting on November 8, 2018, for the formal investiture ceremony of Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended as guests of the Court. Photo Caption: Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh (left) and Chief Justice John G. Roberts, … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Rebuffs Anti-abortion Activists
According to Reuters, on Monday The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by anti-abortion activists to narrow a Planned Parenthood lawsuit accusing them of illegally recording video of abortion providers to try to falsely show the illicit sale of aborted fetal tissue for profit. The justices declined to hear an appeal by the activists of a lower … [Read more...]
Ohio’s Down Syndrome Abortion Ban Heads to Federal Court
In December 2017, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed into law House Bill 214, which prevented any physician from performing an abortion if he knew that one of the reasons the woman sought the abortion was because her baby had Down syndrome. Planned Parenthood and Preterm-Cleveland, however, joined forces and challenged the law almost immediately. … [Read more...]
“Fetal Heartbeat” Law Unconstitutional, Rules Iowa Judge
In a recent controversial decision in Iowa, Polk County District Judge Michael Huppert ruled that Iowa’s fetal heartbeat law, which is the most restrictive abortion limit in the country, violates the Iowa Constitution and cannot be legally enforced. Citing the Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling in 2018 related to a different abortion restriction, the … [Read more...]
Roe v. Wade and The Mid-Term Elections
One week after the 2018 elections proved to be a referendum on Justice Brett Kavanagh’s fitness to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, and on the future of U.S. abortion rights, the nation lies in wait for the ill-fated case that will afford Kavanagh the opportunity to cast the decisive 5th vote overturning Roe v. Wade that could be heard as early as … [Read more...]
