Legislative Topic: Pro-Life/Abortion

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul calls for Facebook to crack down on abortion-related ‘misinformation’

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling upon Facebook to take steps to counter abortion-related “misinformation.” In a letter to Facebook founder, chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the governor requested “information on any and all existing efforts to combat misinformation regarding abortion laws, procedures, and their availability.” She also pressed for Zuckerberg to, “Take additional action to … Continued

Students at Ohio University: Pro-Life Group ‘a Danger to the Student Body’

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The student newspaper editorial board at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio criticized the school for allowing a pro-life group to be established on campus because it poses “a danger to the student body.” The Observer newspaper titled its editorial, “Case For Life is a danger to the student body — the failure of CWRU to protect its community.” … Continued

Biden Admin Prepares to Sue Texas Over Abortion Law 

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The Biden administration is preparing to sue Texas over its new law banning most abortions, people familiar with the matter said, an action that would set off a federal-state clash at a time when the future of abortion rights becomes an ever-more-pressing question before the courts. The Justice Department could file a lawsuit as soon … Continued

Justice Department Looks for Ways to Challenge Texas Abortion Law

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The Justice Department won’t tolerate violence or threats against people seeking abortions in Texas, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said, as the Biden administration considers ways to challenge a new state law banning most abortions. Mr. Garland said Monday that the department was “urgently” exploring its options to challenge the new law, which bars most abortions … Continued

Texas Ban on Common 2nd-Trimester Abortion Method Upheld by Appeals Court

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A Texas law effectively banning an abortion procedure commonly employed during second-trimester pregnancies in the United States was upheld by the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday, reversing a ruling last year by a three-judge panel of the same court. The 2017 law, which imposes civil and criminal penalties on physicians who perform dilation and evacuation abortions after 15 weeks of … Continued

Senate passes nonbinding budget amendment restoring Hyde and conscience protections… but the fight isn’t over

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A Senate budget amendment to preserve the Hyde Amendment and also protect conscience rights for health care providers narrowly passed the Senate by a margin of 50 to 49 late Wednesday. The amendment to the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget resolution proposed by Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) includes the Hyde Amendment’s prohibition on federal funding … Continued

Lankford Protects Lives of the Unborn, Successfully Prevents Taxpayers from Being Forced to Fund Abortions

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Senator James Lankford (R-OK) this evening offered an amendment, which he introduced earlier today, to the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion Fiscal Year 2022 budget to prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars for funding of abortions and abortion-related discrimination. The amendment ensures that the budget will comply with the long-standing Hyde Amendment, which bars the use of federal dollars to … Continued

Family Research Council Files Amicus Brief at US Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health

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Family Research Council filed an amicus brief yesterday with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, in one of the most significant challenges to the Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade. The Court’s decision in Roe held that a woman had a constitutional right to abortion under the Fourteenth Amendment, striking down … Continued

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