Toledo’s lone abortion clinic granted new license after securing emergency transfer agreement

By Dave Andrusko When last we reported on Toledo’s lone abortion clinic, the Ohio Supreme Court had just reaffirmed its earlier decision closing Capital Care Network for failing to secure an emergency patient transfer agreement with a local hospital within 30 miles of the abortion clinic. However Jim Provance of the Toledo Blade reported today that … Read more

The license of Virginia abortion clinic owned by Steven Brigham temporarily suspended, 26 deficiencies cited in 52-page report

By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. If you want to peruse stories all day long, go directly to nationalrighttolifenews.org and/or follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/daveha Abortionist Steven BrighamStar-Ledger Photo | TONY KURDZU And the tragic, preventable story continues. After a two-day inspection conducted earlier this month which found 26 deficiencies, the Virginia Department of Health … Read more

Another Florida abortion clinic settles up over allegations it improperly performed second trimester abortions

By Dave Andrusko Pro-life Florida Gov. Rick Scott Perseverance pays off, especially when investigating abortion clinics who tend not to be a font of information to outside agencies. The local CBS affiliate reported today that Aastra Women’s Center agreed to pay a $3,000 fine as part of a settlement in a case brought by the … Read more

Abortion Clinic Closings in Texas – What do they really mean?

  By Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D., NRL Director of Education & Research Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D. By now, you’ve probably seen whatever is the latest story on another three (or whatever number) clinics closing in Texas (or whatever other state but usually Texas), attributed to “onerous” clinic regulations, limitations on “webcam abortions,” or laws that … Read more

The truth about abortion clinics and ultrasounds

  By Dave Andrusko My apologies for not getting to this sooner and my thanks to Sarah Terzo for her “Abortion records, ultrasounds and the truth,” an excellent story which placed a study published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology—“Relationship Between Ultrasound Viewing and Proceeding to Abortion”—in its proper context. Very briefly, “The study claimed … Read more

Lowest number of abortions in North Dakota in more than a decade

  By Dave Andrusko The Red River Women’s Clinic in Fargo Back in December, NRL News Today wrote about the likelihood that North Dakota’s 2013 abortion total would be dramatically down from 2012 (“North Dakota: a state that had fewer abortions in 2013 and vigorously defends its pro-life laws against pro-abortion attacks”). A story that … Read more