Abortion Policy News

As the sun set over Washington, D.C., hundreds of pro-abortion demonstrators stood chanting and holding signs outside the Supreme Court.  Rally speakers called for protesters to “take to the streets” in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling Friday that overturned Roe v. Wade.  >>> Facing an Unexpected Pregnancy? Here’s Help In the majority opinion, Justice Samuel…

“We are, apparently, on the cusp of a great achievement. The crowning achievement of the conservative legal movement,” Ed Whelan said in a speech Thursday at The Heritage Foundation, on the pending Supreme Court ruling that could overturn Roe v. Wade.  “Overruling of opinions that epitomize the worst of judicial activism. Roe, written some 50 years ago,…

A statement that appears to be from the violent pro-abortion group Jane’s Revenge was posted online Tuesday, saying “the leash is off” for attacks on pro-life operations, declaring violence until pro-life groups shut down. The statement was posted to Abolition Media, an “online news source for revolutionary movements,” and promised violent attacks on pro-life organizations such as crisis…

Liberal prosecutors in red states have pledged to not enforce abortion bans that could be enacted in the likely event that the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and allows states to restrict abortions. Several state and local attorneys general have made public commitments to decline prosecuting individuals who break abortion laws by providing or…

A little bit of logic and brain power might go a long way in solving the controversy over abortion, Ben Carson says.   “I wish people would just take a step back from all this emotional rhetoric, and just use their brain, and look and see what is in that mother’s womb,” Carson, a renowned…

If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, an unborn baby in Alaska still could be aborted up to the moment of birth. But in Tennessee, the life of an unborn child would be protected from the moment of conception in almost all circumstances.   How could two states in the U.S. treat their unborn…

The San Diego City Council passed a resolution Tuesday declaring itself a “safe city” for abortion after a leaked draft opinion indicated the Supreme Court may be overturning Roe v. Wade. The resolution passed 8-0 in the San Diego City Council, with members arguing the city has a responsibility to show it is a safe place for reproductive freedom, according to…

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration shut down an abortion clinic Friday with an emergency order for allegedly failing to follow safety protocols after two women were hospitalized following their second-trimester abortions. The Agency for Health Care Administration shut down the American Family Planning Abortion Clinic following an investigation triggered by complaints from anti-abortion…

Pro-abortion activists gathered on the National Mall Saturday in support of Roe v. Wade. “Abortion is freedom,” Sonja Spoo, director of the pro-abortion group UltraViolet, shouted from stage to the crowd of thousands preparing to march to the Supreme Court.  The protest, organized in part by the Women's March, comes in response to a leaked…

In the heart of the nation’s capital on Saturday, thousands of pro-abortion protesters gathered to continue ongoing demonstrations against a likely Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The “Bans Off Our Bodies” protest was co-sponsored by abortion-friendly groups, including the Women’s March, Emily’s List, and Planned Parenthood. The protest comes on the heels…