Abortion facility licensing, taxpayer funded abortion ban bills passed by Mn. Senate panel

Legislation would apply state licensing, federal funding standards to abortion industry Andrea Rau ST. PAUL — Two key pro-life measures were approved by the Minnesota Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy committee last night. It was the second hearing for both S.F. 704 and S.F. 702, which have the strong support of Minnesota … Read more

Virginia AG adopts pro-abortion position on abortion clinic regulations

By Dave Andrusko Pro-abortion Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring In arguably the least surprising legal opinion of 2015, pro-abortion Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) issued an opinion today that adopts the abortion industry’s position on a 2013 law intended to upgrade abortion clinics and make them safer for women. Abortion clinics have moaned and … Read more

Opening arguments delivered in trial challenging Texas’ pro-life HB 2

  By Dave Andrusko Jan Soifer, representing the Center for Reproductive Rights A trial that challenges two components of Texas’ HB 2 passed in 2013 that began yesterday in the court of United States District Judge Lee Yeakel is expected to continue through Thursday. One—the requirement that abortionists have admitting privileges at a local hospital—has … Read more