Abortion

“The Iowa legislature on Wednesday approved a measure to ban abortions once a heartbeat is detected, or as early as six weeks of gestation.” Jurist

“Pennsylvania House Speakers Mike Turzai and Judy Ward, sponsors of the bill, argued that the bill is an concerned effort to reduce the number of abortions based on the diagnosis of Down syndrome, which is at almost 90 percent. A similar bill was passed in Ohio and was temporarily blocked by a federal judge.” Jurist

“Nebraska and Tennessee this month joined more than a dozen states that have cut funding for abortion providers like Planned Parenthood, a pro-life campaign that has seen mixed results.” BPNews

“House Bill 1266, known as the ‘Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,’ was sponsored by Republican House Member Donna Lichtenegger. The legislation includes language defining the pain capable gestational age as … 20 weeks following fertilization.” Jurist

“The procedure dilation and evacuation accounts for about 16 percent of Kentucky’s abortions. HB 454 deems it illegal to perform the procedure after the eleventh week of the gestation period.” Jurist

Jim Sedlak of the American Life League: “It means that the government – which was elected in 2016 on the pretense that it would stop the funding of Planned Parenthood – simply has not taken money away from them ….They are going to give them another half a billion dollars in 2018.” OneNewsNow

“California’s law faced its Supreme Court test. While one must always exercise caution in predicting case outcomes, the argument very effectively highlighted California’s extremism, and Justices Samuel Alito and Anothony Kennedy were the principal inquisitors.” National Review

“The Iowa Senate on Wednesday voted 30-20 to approve a draft of an anti-abortion bill that would ban most abortions at the first detectable fetal heartbeat.” Jurist

“The bill sets up a reimbursement program for women, including non-citizens, who are without insurance or on Medicaid to help alleviate the cost of an abortion.” Jurist

“According to a new study by Pew Research Center, the majority of Americans stance on abortion stems from their religious affiliations. The starkest contrast was between atheists and the majority of faith groups on the banning of abortion.” WRN