Editor’s note: This article has been significantly revised since original publication. Please see correction note below.*One of the first measures that Republicans in the 115th Congress proposed was the “Heartbeat Protection Act.” On January 11, a group led by Steve King of Iowa introduced a bill that would require doctors nationwide to “check for ( Read more... )

WASHINGTON ― With so much attention on GOP efforts to repeal Obamacare this month, there’s a detail to their plan that may slip under the radar: Their bill will strip all federal funding for Planned Parenthood, too ( Read more... )

This Oklahoma anti-abortion law is completely deranged - and comes with a big billIt’s bad enough when the government requires institutions to post political propaganda. Now it wants them to pay for it, too ( Read more... )

OP: This article is depressing af, but this is something real that's going on that I think we all need to be informed about. Especially since things are about to get worse with You-Know-Who about to take office. *gag* “Hello. I just found out that I am four weeks pregnant ( Read more... )

An Indiana lawmaker plans to introduce a bill that would outlaw and criminalize all forms of abortion in Indiana ( Read more... )

Sen. Marco Rubio said Saturday that he doesn’t believe a pregnant woman infected with the Zika virus should have the right to an abortion - even if she had reason to believe the child would be born with severe microcephaly.( Read more... )

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From Texas to Alabama to Wisconsin, more than a dozen Republican-run states in recent years have passed laws requiring that abortion clinics have hospital-grade facilities or use doctors with admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.

Now, Monday’s Supreme Court ruling - that those provisions in a Texas law do not protect women’s health and place ( Read more... )

Oklahoma governor vetoes bill that would make it a felony to perform abortions

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a controversial bill Friday that would have made it a felony for doctors to perform abortions, saying she felt the bill was too vague and unable to withstand a legal challengeFallin’s decision came a day after lawmakers in the state ( Read more... )

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