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A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina ruled Monday that a law preventing abortions after 20 weeks is unconstitutional. Before this ruling, the statute made allowances for abortions after 20 weeks only if a substantial risk “threaten the life or gravely impair the health of the woman.” US District [...]

The Georgia legislature is poised to pass a “fetal heartbeat” law similar to those recently passed in Kentucky and several other states. The bill, which narrowly cleared the House, would prohibit abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected—generally at 6 to 7 weeks into pregnancy. Because pregnancy is generally dated from the last menstrual [...]

Mississippi’s governor, Phil Bryant, signed SB 2116 on Thursday, which bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The bill was approved by the Mississippi Senate on Tuesday. A physician who performs an abortion after detecting a heartbeat in the fetus, or before checking for a heartbeat, can have their license revoked or suspended. The [...]

The US Department of State released its annual human rights country reports for 2018 Wednesday. In an attempt to hold other countries accountable for their human rights records, the State Department publishes annual reports on countries around the world. The goal is to guarantee basic human rights including “freedoms of religion or belief, expression, peaceful [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled 11-6 Tuesday that Ohio can enforce a 2016 law preventing Planned Parenthood, and any other organization that “performs or promotes nontherapeutic abortions” from receiving state funds. The decision by the en banc court overturns a ruling by a three-judge panel that the state could not enforce the [...]

The Arkansas Senate approved a bill Monday that would ban abortions at 18 weeks, making it one of the strictest abortion laws in the nation. After an amendment last week to add exemptions for rape and incest, the Senate voted 28-6 in favor of the measure, called The Cherish Act. It now goes back to [...]

The Tennessee House of Representatives approved an abortion bill 93-73 on Thursday that would ban abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat. The bill provides an exception for medical emergencies that may require an abortion. The bill also states that when the fetal heartbeat is detected, the person who discovers the heartbeat must “ecord [...]

A Georgia House committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would prohibit abortions after the discovery of a fetal heartbeat. The bill is known as the “Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act” and aims to “protect the fundamental rights of particular classes of persons who had not previously been recognized under law.” The bill [...]

The District of Columbia and 21 states filed lawsuits on Monday and Tuesday against the US Department of Health and Human Services over new rules for family planning under Title X. The California lawsuit was filed on Monday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. A second lawsuit, led by Oregon Governor [...]

The US Senate on Monday blocked a bill that would have required health care to be provided to infants born alive following failed abortion attempts. The procedural vote required 60 votes to proceed but received only 53, with the Senate split mainly along party lines. Democrat opposition to the bill emphasized the need for reduced Congressional [...]