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US House votes for 20-week abortion ban
June 19, 2013 by G. Redd
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US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted in favor of a bill that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The bill passed by a vote of 228-196 mainly along party lines. The White House on Monday expressed opposition to the legislation: "If the President were presented with.... [more]
Wisconsin state house passes law requiring pre-abortion ultrasound
June 15, 2013 by G. Redd
The Wisconsin State Assembly approved a bill Friday that will require those women seeking abortions to review an ultrasound of the fetus before having the procedure. The technician would have to display an image of the fetus, as well as report its health status. Similar to other recent state.... [more]
Federal appeals court allowed asylum for victims of forced abortions [this day at law]
June 6, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On June 6, 2007, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that victims of forced abortions had the right to protest deportation by requesting asylum under the Immigration and Nationality Act. The court reversed an immigration court's finding that called into question whether the Chinese.... [more]
UN rights experts urge El Salvador to reconsider abortion policy
June 5, 2013 by Laura Klein Mullen
A group of independent UN experts on Tuesday urged the government of El Salvador to reconsider its strict abortion ban in light of a recent ruling by its Supreme Court The decision denied a 22-year-old woman, Beatriz, the right to an abortion. Beatriz's pregnancy puts her life at risk, and.... [more]
Rights court urges El Salvador to allow abortion to save woman's life
May 31, 2013 by Lauren Laing
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) on Thursday urged El Salvador to allow doctors to perform medical procedures necessary to saving a 22-year-old woman's life, including an abortion, despite the country's Supreme Court decision Wednesday denying the woman's appeal. El Salvador banned.... [more]
Ninth Circuit strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban
May 22, 2013 by G. Redd
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Arizona law banning abortions at 20 weeks violates women's rights, making it "per se unconstitutional." The opinion, authored by Judge Marsha Berzon, focused on balancing fetal viability and a woman's right to medical autonomy. The.... [more]
Federal judge blocks Arkansas 12-week abortion ban
May 17, 2013 by Jaclyn Belczyk
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas on Friday temporarily blocked enforcement of a law law banning abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy. US District Judge Susan Webber Wright granted a motion for preliminary injunction against the Arkansas Human Heartbeat.... [more]
Federal judge allows challenge to Arkansas abortion law to proceed
May 17, 2013 by Kimberly Bennett
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas on Wednesday rejected Arkansas' attempt to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state's law banning abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy. US District Judge Susan Webber Wright denied the motion to dismiss, ruling that the lawsuit.... [more]
North Dakota abortion law challenged
May 16, 2013 by G. Redd
The Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) on Wednesday challenged a North Dakota law that places additional requirements on abortion clinics. SB 2305, passed in March, restricts abortion providers to those doctors recognized by a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic. Although the providers at.... [more]
In Alabama, "Back Door" Restrictions on Abortion and Roe [op-ed]
May 15, 2013 by Alex Ferraro
JURIST Guest Columnist LaJuana Davis of the Cumberland School of Law evaluates the implications of legislative efforts in Alabama and other states to restrict access to abortions...Alabama's recent passage of the Women's Health and Safety Act joins a wave of state abortion reform laws requiring.... [more]
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