Posts Categorized: Abortion Law

Study Finds Restrictive Laws Don’t Reduce Abortion Rates

Abortion rates have reached a historic low in the developed world, according to a recent study published by the World Health Organization and the Guttmacher Institute, but it’s not because of increased restrictions on abortions. The research team that conducted the study used national data from a variety of sources to analyze global trends surrounding… Read more »

European Protestors Fight for Women’s Reproductive Freedom

Here in America, one presidential candidate’s inflammatory comments regarding abortion legislation have given women’s rights activists cause for serious concern. In a number of European countries, meanwhile, another heated battle is being waged in the war for reproductive freedom. In Poland, some citizens and legislators are attempting to strengthen already strict anti-abortion laws. Earlier this… Read more »

SCOTUS Blocks Restrictive Abortion Law in Louisiana

In 2014, Louisian Lawmakers enacted a clinic regulation law which required doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. This law effectively masqueraded as a healthcare measure while profoundly restricting women’s access to essential health services. It was designed to hold abortion clinics to the same standards as ambulatory surgical centers in… Read more »

In Texas, Defunding Planned Parenthood Harms Women’s Health

In January of 2013, Texas eliminated Planned Parenthood clinics from their Medicaid program. In an effort justify the move, state legislators cited an undercover video recording that purportedly showed Planned Parenthood employees discussing the sale of fetal tissue. The video has since been discredited as a heavily-edited hoax designed to villainize Planned Parenthood. In 2011,… Read more »

Supreme Court Rejects Two Restrictive Abortion Laws

More than 40 years after their landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, the United States Supreme Court is continuing to defend the reproductive rights of women from repressive pieces of state legislation. This month, two of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country were thrown out by the Supreme Court after being deemed unconstitutional…. Read more »