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UN Encourages New York to Update Reproductive Health Law

Posted June 21st, 2017 by south ave & filed under Abortion Law.

New York State’s legislative session is drawing to a close and the Senate is running out of time to pass the Reproductive Health Act, which would update antiquated abortion policies that have been in place since before the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade. In particular, the bill would eliminate two long-standing statutes… Read more »

“Global Gag Rule” Threatens Health of World’s Poorest Women

Posted February 9th, 2017 by south ave & filed under Abortion Law.

January 23 marked President Donald Trump’s first full workday in office, and at the top of his list of things to do: restore and expand the so-called Mexico City policy, or “global gag rule,” an order that prohibits international NGOs from receiving U.S. aid if they provide abortion services, or even “promote” abortion as a… Read more »

Arkansas Law Lets Spouses, Parents Sue Abortion Providers

Posted February 2nd, 2017 by south ave & filed under Abortion Law.

On Thursday, February 02 Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed a bill prohibiting clinics in the state from performing dilation and evacuation procedures—the safest and most common procedures used in second-trimester abortions. The law makes no exceptions for cases of rape and incest. While second-trimester abortions are occasionally conducted by medically inducing labor, the dilation and… Read more »

Ohio’s “Heartbeat Bill” Makes It to Governor’s Desk

Posted December 12th, 2016 by south ave & filed under Abortion Law, abortion news.

Last week, the Ohio state legislature passed a bill that would ban abortions after just six weeks of pregnancy. The bill makes no exceptions for cases of rape or incest – only cases where the mother’s life is at stake. The bill is known as a “heartbeat” bill because a fetal heartbeat can first be… Read more »

Federal Judge Blocks Abortion Restrictions in Alabama

Posted October 28th, 2016 by south ave & filed under Abortion Law, abortion news.

In spite of the fact that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade has guaranteed American women the right to an abortion for over 40 years, some states continue to try to pass restrictive legislation designed to make it harder for women to seek safe abortions. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court blocked… Read more »

United Nations Urges Countries to Repeal Anti-Abortion Laws

Posted October 3rd, 2016 by south ave & filed under Abortion Law.

Here in the United States, we’re fortunate that a woman’s right to an abortion has been protected by the Supreme Court ruling of Roe v. Wade for over four decades. In other countries like Poland and Northern Ireland, however, women can still face stiff prison sentences for seeking abortions. As a result, women in these… Read more »

Democrats Move to Repeal the Hyde Amendment

Posted August 18th, 2016 by south ave & filed under Abortion Law.

A law that once had widespread bipartisan support in Congress is now being challenged by some Democrats, including presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. It’s called the Hyde Amendment, and it prohibits federal funding of abortion except in cases of rape or incest, and cases where a woman’s life is in danger. The Hyde Amendment is a… Read more »

House Passes Controversial Conscience Protection Act

Posted July 14th, 2016 by south ave & filed under Abortion Law.

Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill in a party-line vote that has serious implications for women seeking abortions. The bill, called the Conscience Protection Act, is a TRAP (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers) law. These laws are designed to deliberately limit women’s access to abortions. The Conscience Protection Act was drafted by… Read more »

Activists Use Drone to Fly Abortion Pills to Northern Ireland

Posted July 5th, 2016 by south ave & filed under Abortion Law, abortion news.

For the last several months, legislators in Northern Ireland have been engaged in a heated debate regarding one of the harshest anti-abortion laws in Europe. Under the current law, women in Northern Ireland can face up to 14 years in prison for receiving abortions. The law is so strict that the United Nations recently declared… Read more »

The UN Declares Irish Abortion Law a Human Rights Violation

Posted June 10th, 2016 by south ave & filed under Abortion Law.

In Ireland, a woman can face up to 14 years in prison for receiving an abortion except in cases where her own life is threatened by complications. This law was established in 1986 by an amendment to the Irish Constitution. In recent years it was received widespread criticism, both in Ireland and among the international… Read more »

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