The State of the Union will be held on Tuesday at 9pm Eastern Standard Time. President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear before a joint session of the 116th Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives. Trump's first State of the Union address was the third-longest ever delivered, clocking in at 1 hour and 20 minutes. The … [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...]
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...]
Judge Slaps Down Pre-Viability Abortion Law
“This court follows the commands of the Supreme Court and the dictates of the United States Constitution, rather than the disingenuous calculations of the Mississippi Legislature”, Reeves wrote in a scalding decision protecting abortion rights until the fetus is viable at between 23 and 24 weeks, as stated in the historic 1973 decision, Roe v. … [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 Court Partially Overturns St. Louis’ Ordinance Related to Women’s Issues
The City of St. Louis’ governing body is called the Board of Aldermen, which is similar to a town council, town board, or city council. It is the governing body that creates and enforces ordinances, or laws, within a city, town, or municipality. In February of 2017, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen passed Ordinance No. 70459, which is described … [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...]
Ballot Measures Take Aim at Abortion Rights
On October 6, 2018, Brett Kavanaugh was officially confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as the 114th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. While his confirmation was hotly debated by Senators on both sides, it was abundantly clear that he would be a conservative justice. And long before Kavanaugh’s swearing in made it official, states were … [Read more...]
Federal Judge Strikes Down Abortion Restriction
Women and pro-choice advocates are celebrating a small victory after U.S. District Judge Greg Stivers in Louisville, Kentucky struck down an abortion restriction that would have required abortion providers to sign advance agreements with hospitals and ambulance services for emergency patient care. Judge Stivers’ ruling allows the last open … [Read more...]
Texas Fetal Tissue Burial Law Suffers a Blow
Abortion-related topics are taking front and center lately with the confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh, a conservative United States appeals court judge nominated by President Trump to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. Meanwhile, in Texas, U.S. District Judge David Ezra (Austin, Texas) issued a permanent injunction against Texas laws … [Read more...]
