Mississippi is voting on a measure that could make it the first US state to define a fertilized human egg as a person. The measure would confer rights on an embryo from the moment of conception, effectively outlawing abortion, even…
A US District Court judge has blocked Nebraska’s new abortion law from going into effect, saying that the law would create "substantial, likely insurmountable" obstacles to women seeking abortions. The law requires doctors to do extensive screening of women prior…
The State of Louisiana will now require that all women seeking to have abortion must have an ultrasound prior to the procedure. The bill passed with a 79-0 vote, and nobody spoke out against the bill. In fact, the bill…
Oklahoma has passed new anti-abortion laws that are so harsh they are likely to be challenged on Constitutional grounds. The Governor initially vetoed the new laws, but the Republican controlled Senate had enough votes to override his veto. The new…
The Utah legislature is strongly considering legislation that would seek criminal penalties for women who seek illegal abortions. The legislation is being considered in part because of the case of recent woman who paid a stranger $150 to assault her,…
How much information should be known about who has abortions–and why they do it? What if the questions are so specific that they might reveal the identity of the woman involved? The state of Oklahoma is being forced to grapple…