Category: Legislation

Highly Successful Oklahoma Legislative Session Concludes with Crucial Pro-Life Bills Becoming Law

By Tony Lauinger, State Chairman, Oklahomans for Life The last of the pro-life bills Oklahomans For Life has worked to have enacted during this session has now passed the Oklahoma legislature and gone to Governor Kevin Stitt for his signature. He has indicated his support for the bill. A two-million-dollar appropriation for the Choosing Childbirth …

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Missouri Governor Mike Parson Signs “Missouri Stands For the Unborn Act,”

By Missouri Right to Life Today, Governor Parson signed into law the “Missouri Stands For the Unborn Act,” SS SCS HB 126. This is groundbreaking legislation that will save lives and set the standard for pro-life legislation nationwide. ​​​​​​​​​ SS SCS HB 126, the strongest pro-life bill in Missouri history, will: ban abortion at detection …

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URGENT ILLINOIS ACTION ALERT – Possible Vote Very Soon on Pro-Abortion Bills in Illinois

Time is ticking for the pro-abortion legislators to pass their bills attacking life in Illinois. The House and Senate sessions will adjourn for the summer on May 31st. This only gives them a week and they may be getting desperate. To do this they may be attaching their pro-abortion bills to other bills in the …

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The House Approves So-Called Equality Act (H.R. 5) — Poses Grave threat to Unborn Children

By Jennifer Popik, JD, Director, Federal Legislation Late last week, the House of Representatives voted on H.R. 5, the so-called Equality Act. H.R. 5 passed the House over the objection of National Right to Life as well as numerous other life and value-based organization by a vote of 236-173, on May 16. The bill was …

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Louisiana Senate Passes Love Life Amendment

BATON ROUGE – On Tuesday, the Louisiana Senate passed HB 425, the Love Life Amendment, authored by Rep. Katrina Jackson (D-Monroe) and carried on the Senate floor by Senator Beth Mizell (R-Franklinton). It now heads to the House for concurrence. HB 425, the Love Life Amendment to the Louisiana Constitution, passed the Louisiana Senate by …

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Texas House tanks Pro-Life priorities, ignores grassroots supporters and the cries of the unborn

By Texas Right to Life The Texas House of Representatives killed all but one Pro-Life priority bill, shirking their responsibility to protect Life. While other states and the Texas Senate besieged abortion and euthanasia this year with life-saving legislation, the Texas House stopped zero abortions and again green-lighted the 10-day countdown on the lives of …

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Wisconsin governor threatens to veto several pro-life bills, including born-alive protections

By Calvin Freiburger MADISON, May 22, 2019 – Multiple pro-life measures have recently made their way through Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled state Assembly, but Democrat Gov. Tony Evers is threatening to veto all of them. Like several states, Wisconsin is currently considering a range of pro-life legislation. The Assembly has passed bills to require basic medical care …

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SB 179 Passes In Nevada Assembly: Urge Gov. Sisolak to Veto

On Tuesday the Nevada Assembly passed the abortion bill SB179. The vote was 27-13. All Republicans voting voted no. John Hambrick was excused. All Democrats except Dina Neal voted yes. SB179 has now passed both the Assembly and the Senate and heads to governor Sisolak. Anticipating yesterday’s vote, Nevada Right to Life launched a statewide …

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URGENT ILLINOIS ACTION ALERT–Possible Vote Very Soon on Pro-Abortion Bills in Illinois

Time is ticking for the pro-abortion legislators to pass their bills attacking life in Illinois. The House and Senate sessions will adjourn for the summer on May 31st. This only gives them about a week and a half and they may be getting desperate. To do this they may be attaching their pro-abortion bills to …

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Louisiana Senate to Consider Love Life Amendment

Editor’s note. According to today’s Times Picayune, the Love Amendment is set to go the Senate today. The Love Life Amendment, HB 425, authored by Rep. Katrina Jackson, is headed to the Louisiana Senate and should be voted on soon after the Louisiana Senate Judiciary A Committee approved it on May 7. The bill passed …

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Missouri Legislature Passes the “Missouri Stands For the Unborn Act,” SS SCS HB 126

After 18 hours of negotiation and passage in the Senate Wednesday and Thursday by a vote of 24 to 10, today the Missouri House has truly agreed and finally passed SS SCS HB 126 by a vote of 110 to 44. This is groundbreaking legislation that will save lives and set the standard for pro-life …

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