Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has rejected the suggested name for and language used in a proposed ballot measure that sought to codify abortion rights within the state’s constitution. The measure was submitted earlier this month by Arkansans for Limited Government, a ballot question committee (BQC) formed by the left-leaning nonprofit organization For AR People. […]
The percentage of abortions in the United States increased in the year before Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022, according to figures released in a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A total of 622,108 abortions were reported to the CDC across 46 states […]
A judge in Nevada has struck down a petition from pro-abortion groups to place a question on the 2024 ballot aiming to make access to abortion a constitutional right across the battleground state. In an opinion handed down Tuesday, District Court Judge James Russell ruled that the proposed measure—which would amend the Nevada Constitution to […]
About 32,000 additional babies are being born per year following the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade last year, according to an analysis. “Our primary analysis indicates that in the first six months of 2023, births rose by an average of 2.3 percent in states enforcing total abortion bans compared to a control group […]
A divided federal appeals court has denied pro-life campaigner Lauren Handy’s appeal of a lower court’s finding that her actions at a Washington abortion clinic protest constituted a “crime of violence.” Ms. Handy and her co-defendants—who are facing up to 11 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to […]
A federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily limited Idaho’s near-total abortion ban during ongoing legal proceedings involving a challenge from the Biden administration. Last month, a three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had allowed the state to enforce its ban. However, the court has now chosen to hear the […]
Several Republican senators have called on President Joe Biden honor Respect Life Month in October by flying the Pro-Life Flag at the White House and other government buildings. In a letter to President Biden on Sept. 21, Sens. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) wrote, “As Respect Life Month approaches, we […]
A Nebraska mother who pleaded guilty to giving her teenage daughter pills for an abortion and helping to burn and bury the fetus was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. Jessica Burgess, 42, pleaded guilty in July to tampering with human remains, false reporting, and providing an abortion after at least 20 weeks of […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said that if reelected, he would shift resources from federal law enforcement agencies and send thousands of overseas-based troops to secure the southern border. President Trump addressed supporters in the city of Dubuque, Iowa, on Sept. 20. Iowa will host the Republican Party’s first nominating contest for the November 2024 […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is advancing votes on three military nominees, amid a Senate standoff over a Department of Defense policy that compensates service members for abortion-related travel. On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Schumer filed a cloture motion for the Senate to vote on the nomination of Air Force Gen. Charles “C.Q.” Brown to […]
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a federal lawsuit Sept. 15 against the state’s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws when a doctor publicly shared the story of an Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion. The lawsuit (pdf) filed in Indianapolis federal court alleges Indiana University Health and IU […]
Several Republican presidential candidates gathered in Iowa recently and reaffirmed their pro-life position for the more religiously focused caucus voters. The GOP has maintained a general anti-abortion stance for decades. But, the eight men and one woman bidding for its nomination who appeared at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s 23rd Annual Fall Banquet clarified […]
Former Vice President Mike Pence is commending Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) for continuing to place a hold on military promotions and nominations as a means of forcing the Department of Defense (DOD) to withdraw a new abortion travel policy. Mr. Tuberville has maintained a hold on the Senate nomination process for several months, preventing the […]
An undercover video and allegations of late-term abortions motivated pro-life activists to protest outside an abortion clinic. Now, however, some critics are calling the conviction of the 5 pro-life activists—and the 11 years in prison they face—as a weaponization of the Department of Justice. NTD’s Daniel Monaghan spoke with 2 attorneys about the case. […]
Five pro-life activists are looking at over a decade behind bars for a protest at an abortion clinic in Washington in 2020. Steve Crampton, a lawyer with the group that’s representing one of the demonstrators, spoke more about the case.
South Carolina’s highest court on Tuesday declined to reconsider a recent ruling upholding the state’s ban on abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected—a signal that can be observed approximately six weeks into a pregnancy. In a 4-to-1 vote, the South Carolina Supreme Court rejected a request by Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers […]
Pro-life activist Lauren Handy, who was convicted this week of conspiring to obstruct access to an abortion clinic in Washington, will appeal her conviction and is asking the court to release her from pre-sentencing detention, her lawyers say. The government has until 10 a.m. on Aug. 31 to file its response to the request. Ms. Handy […]
Five pro-life activists have been found guilty on charges of stopping women entering a Washington abortion clinic in 2020. They face up to 10 years in prison for conspiring to prevent someone else from exercising their rights. Lawyers with The Thomas More Society said that the protesters—members of the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU)—were also found guilty […]
The South Carolina Supreme Court has decided to uphold a revised state law that bans abortions if a heartbeat can be detected, after having objected to a previous version of the legislation. On Wednesday, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled 4-1 (pdf) in favor of a law that was passed in the Republican-majority state legislature […]
