Category: State Legislation

By Dave Andrusko Utah’s pro-life Gov. Spencer Cox has signed HB 467 which had overwhelming support in both houses of the legislature. HB 467 “requires all abortion procedures, whether through surgery or medication, to be performed by hospitals,” Cami Mondeaux reported. “The legislation discontinue abortion clinic licensing for new centers after May 2 and block …

The House Health Committee heard HB883 on March 15th. As amended, HB883 is an entirely new bill, which clarifies but does not weaken Tennessee’s pro-life law. It explicitly clarifies that treatments of ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage are in no way considered criminal abortions under the Human Life Protection Act, and it would change the affirmative …

By Casey Romanoff Coffin, Legislative Assistant, Department of State Legislation Editor’s note. This story appears in the current edition of National Right to Life News, “the pro-life newspaper of record.” Please share with your pro-life family and friends. The first few months of 2023 have been busy for pro-life state legislators as they work to …

By Florida Right to Life Tallahassee FL – Thursday morning at 8 AM sharp, the Healthcare Regulation Committee heard HB 7 sponsored primarily in the House by Representative Mulicka. The bill had a fair hearing and as usual the pro-abortion lobby was there in full force to spread misinformation and lies about the Bill and …

 By Holly Gatling, Executive Director, South Carolina Citizens for Life COLUMBIA, S.C. (Tuesday, March 14, 2023) – Six young pro-life women all engaged in professional right-to-life work held a press conference today calling on the South Carolina Senate to pass the Human Life Protection Act (H3774) that one month ago sailed through the House of …

A vote on this amendment to the constitution would be on the November 2024 general election ballot By Maryland Right to Life ANNAPOLIS, MD – This week the Maryland General Assembly is expected to pass a bill to amend the Maryland Constitution and create a state fundamental right to “reproductive freedom”. If enacted, the state …

By Tennessee Right to Life NASHVILLE — Tennessee Right to Life is in support of Senate Bill 983 sponsored by Senator Yager as amended by Amendment #005051. We have maintained throughout this session that we would work with legislators to clarify the Human Life Protection Act without weakening it, and that is what this amendment …

By Cassy Fiano-Chesser Two Illinois bills are taking aim at life-affirming pregnancy resource centers (PRCs), allowing state investigations to be launched under mere suspicion of undefined ‘deception’ or wrongdoing, even if no violations have been reported. HB 2463, or the Deceptive Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers Act, asserts that these centers offering free services to women and …

Earlier last week, the Kansas House Health and Human Services committee passed two important pieces of pro-life legislation out of committee and to the full chamber for consideration: House Bill 2313 and House Bill 2429. The meeting began with a hearing on House Bill 2313 which would create the born-alive infants protection act to provide …

By Dave Andrusko “Never enough.” The motto of most, if not all, “blue states” should be “Never enough” unborn babies killed. Yesterday the New Hampshire Senate narrowly defeated a proposal (stop me if you’ve heard this before) to “codifying abortion rights.” The vote was 14-10. The House is yet to take up a similar bill …

By Justin Hageman, Public Affairs Specialist Oregon Right to Life There are two bills in the Oregon House right now that are a serious danger. House Bill 2002, a bill that specifically targets minors for abortion, and HB 2279, which will repeal the residency requirement for the so-called “Death with Dignity” Act. Email committee about …

By Alliance Defending Freedom A federal district court issued an order Wednesday that allows the president of the Arizona State Senate and the speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives to intervene in defense of a state law that prevents children from being aborted simply for having a disability. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing Speaker …