Category: State Legislation

National Right to Life commends and thanks our affiliate, SC Citizens for Life (SCCL) for their hard work and constancy in making certain this bill became law

By Holly Gatling, Executive Director, South Carolina Citizens for Life COLUMBIA, S.C. (Friday, May 26, 2023) – As Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, accurately predicted, the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act (S474) was stopped from taking effect Friday pending review by the South Carolina Supreme Court. Almost 24 hours to the minute …

By Holly Gatling, Executive Director, South Carolina Citizens for Life Pro-life South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster today signed the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection Act (S474), just hours after the Senate agreed with changes made by the House last week to strengthen the language that protects most unborn children from abortion once the heartbeat can be …

WASHINGTON – Today, pro-life Governor Henry McMaster signed South Carolina’s Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act. “We thank and praise pro-life Governor McMaster for signing the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “South Carolina’s new law will save hundreds of lives each month. We also praise our South …

Numerous friend-of-the-court briefs filed with state’s high court By Alliance Defending Freedom A number of pro-life advocacy groups, Arizona state legislators, and 17 states have united in support of protecting unborn lives and women’s health by filing friend-of-the-court briefs with the Arizona Supreme Court in Planned Parenthood of Arizona v. Mayes. Alliance Defending Freedom [ADF] attorneys representing Dr. …

Assisted Suicide, SB239, passed the Assembly 23-19 yesterday. I am proud to say that opposition was bipartisan with all Republicans and 5 Democrats voting NO and standing for life. Your efforts helped tremendously! Now we need you to act again. The only way to stop this from going into law, is to ask the Governor …

By Kim Schwartz, Texas Right to Life The Texas Senate passed a bill last Thursday substantially reforming the deadly Texas 10-Day Rule and improving protections for hospitalized patients. Current Texas law allows hospitals to remove patients’ life-sustaining treatment against their will with only 10 days’ notice, but House Bill 3162 by Chairwoman Stephanie Klick (R – …

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, by a vote of 27-19, the South Carolina Senate approved the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act (S474). The bill now goes to Governor Henry McMaster for his signature. Tuesday’s vote was the final legislative action needed to protect unborn children in South Carolina when the fetal heartbeat can be detected. On …

By Jennifer Popik, J.D., Federal Legislative Director, National Right to Life Editor’s note. This was originally published in Sebastian’s Point by the Society of St. Sebastian. On April 5, 2023, Governor Little of Idaho signed a bill designed to protect minor girls in the state of Idaho.  HB 242 makes it illegal for an adult to …

By Kim Schwartz, Texas Right to Life Within the last week, Texas lawmakers slashed proposed funding for adoption agencies and pregnancy centers while also diluting the focus of the state’s Alternatives to Abortion program. The Texas House passed a bill last week (Senate Bill 24) that, in part, codifies the Alternatives to Abortion program (renamed …

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Emboldened by a one-seat majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, pro-abortion Democrats are pushing for taxpayer funding of abortion in the Keystone State. State Representative Melissa Shusterman (D-Chester County) has introduced a package of bills designed to initiate large-scale public abortion funding in PA. Taxpayer …

By Holly Gatling, Executive Director, South Carolina Citizens for Life COLUMBIA, S.C. (Tuesday, May 23, 2023) – By a vote of 27-19, the South Carolina Senate approved the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act (S474).  The bill now goes to Governor Henry McMaster for his signature. Tuesday’s vote was the final legislative action needed …