Police are searching for a man who attacked two men who were praying outside a Planned Parenthood clinic on May 26 in Baltimore.
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Court Puts Temporary Hold On South Carolina Abortion Ban A Day After Governor Signed Bill
A judge put a temporary hold on South Carolina’s six-week ban on most abortions May 26, a day after Republican Gov. Henry McMaster signed the measure into law.
South Carolina Governor Approves Six-Week Abortion Ban
With South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signing into law a bill banning most abortions in the state May 25, there are now 25 U.S. states that “have laws to protect life between conception and 12 weeks,” Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, said in a statement praising the South Carolina bill’s approval.
Despite FDA Safety Claims, Abortion Pill Opponents Concerned Increase Use Will Lead to More Women Harmed by Complication
Chemical abortion in the form of the “abortion pill” now accounts for 54% of U.S. abortions in 2022, up from 39% in 2017, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization with historical ties to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider.
South Carolina Lawmakers Advance Six-Week Ban On Most Abortions
The South Carolina House of Representatives approved on May 17 a ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, paving the way for a significant change to the legality of abortion in one of the few Southern states that has not yet added restrictions to the procedure after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer.
Appeals Court Hears Abortion Pill Case, Next Stop Supreme Court
A federal appeals court in Louisiana is hearing arguments May 17 about the accessibility of the abortion drug mifepristone.
North Carolina Lawmakers Uphold Abortion Ban Legislation
Legislation in North Carolina that bans most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, which the state’s bishops say “represents progress toward building a culture of life,” will now become law after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly overrode the Democratic governor’s veto.
FDA Panel Backs Over-the-Counter Birth Control Sales
An advisory panel of the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on May 10 to recommend that a birth control pill be sold in the U.S. without a doctor’s prescription.
New Barbie Seen as Affirmation of Children With Down Syndrome Even While Abortion Claims More of Them
When Mattel announced the release of a Barbie doll portrayed with Down syndrome April 25, the global toymaker explained the addition to its product line is intended “to allow even more children to see themselves in Barbie.”
N.C. Poised to Enact 12-Week Abortion Ban Over Governor’s Objections
North Carolina legislators appear poised to pass a ban on abortions after 12 weeks despite objections from the state’s governor.