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
By Dave Andrusko Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson had five days to sign House Bill 1032- the Arkansas Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act. Yesterday, mere hours after the state Senate joined the state House in overwhelmingly approving a ban on this heinous abortion “technique,” Gov. Hutchinson signed the bill into … Read more
WASHINGTON – The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) today commended the 238 members of the U.S. House of Representatives who voted to pass the landmark No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7), but directed sharp criticism at the 183 House members who voted against the bill. The White House issued a statement, in … Read more
By Dave Andrusko Florida State Sen. Joe Gruters Movement to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act is picking up momentum. Ohio passed its version-SB 127-last month, raising to 15 the number of states that ban abortions performed on pain-capable unborn children. This week Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed his state’s bill, increasing the number to … Read more
By Dave Andrusko Kentucky Speaker of the House Jeff Hoover The encouraging lead sentence from Jack Brammer of the Lexington Herald-Leader read “Kentucky could have two new laws that restrict abortions in effect by this weekend.” Brammer was referencing SB5, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, and House Bill 2, the requirement that abortionists make … Read more
By Dave Andrusko Ohio Gov. John Kasich today signed SB 127, called the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. His signature raises to 15 the number of states that protect unborn babies capable of experiencing pain from the excruciating agony of abortion. Such a law is already on the books in 14 states— Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, … Read more
By Dave Andrusko As NRL New Today has written about on numerous occasions, 2016 is the 40th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment. Appropriately, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution today held a hearing, “The Ultimate Civil Right: Examining the Hyde Amendment and the Born Alive Infants Protection Act.” First enacted in 1976, the Hyde Amendment … Read more
By Texas Right to Life On Thursday, the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) heard public testimony related to proposed rules to establish more humane procedures for handling the remains of preborn children who have fallen prey to the abortion industry. The proposed rule change came in response to the horrors revealed in a series … Read more
By Evan Lips State Rep. Louis Kafka (D-Stoughton) testifies in support of his proposal in November.(Evan Lips – New Boston Post) BOSTON — A controversial bill aimed at legalizing physician-assisted suicide in the Bay State appears to be off the table for the current legislative session. The proposal was facing a key Thursday deadline, in … Read more
Alabama Pro-Life Gov. Robert Bentley WASHINGTON – Earlier today, pro-life Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) signed into law the groundbreaking Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act. The bill passed the state House of Representatives, 74-26, last week, and the state Senate, 30-2, in April. The law, which will go into effect in August, will … Read more