The Arkansas House of Representatives on Monday approved a ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. With a 75-20 vote the bill will now advance to the state Senate, which last week passed a...
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Arkansas senate approves bill banning abortions after fetal heartbeat detected
The Arkansas Senate approved a bill by a vote of 26-8 on Thursday that would prohibit abortions after the first fetal heartbeat is detected, which could be as early as five weeks into the...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri on Friday ended their challenge to a 2011 Kansas law that restricts private health insurance companies from offering coverage for abortions...
Federal appeals court upholds Massachusetts abortion clinic buffer zone
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Wednesday upheld a Massachusetts law that established "buffer zones" for abortion clinics. The buffer zone creates a protected area outside of the abortion...
Federal judge orders trial for Kansas abortion law challenge
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Kansas ruled Monday that a challenge to a 2011 Kansas law prohibiting insurance companies from covering abortions will go...
Supreme Court denies challenge to funding of embryonic stem cell research
The US Supreme Court denied certiorari Monday in Sherley v. Sebelius , which appealed a dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the federal funding of human embryonic stem cell [JURIST...
North Carolina to appeal ruling against 'choose life' license plates
North Carolina on Friday announced plans to appeal a ruling finding "Choose Life" license plates unconstitutional. Judge James Fox of the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ruled in...
Visiting Judge Gary Harger ruled Monday that Texas may defund Planned Parenthood through its Affiliate Ban Rule . The rule denies funding to any organization participating in the state's Women's Health...
Philippines Catholic Church to challenge reproductive health law
The Catholic Church, which remains an influential institution in the Philippines where 80 percent of the population is Catholic, on Saturday announced that it will challenge newly approved birth control legislation before the Supreme Court. The...