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Abortion State law in Ohio Goes Into Effect
By micro99 at 15 April, 2009, 4:15 pm
A new state abortion law went into effect in Ohio last week which requires clinics performing the procedure to post notifications informing patients of their rights.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the bill stems from a lawsuit in which a 14-year-old girl was impregnated by her 21-year-old soccer coach and had an abortion procedure at a [...]
Utah Governor Signs Three Abortion Bills Into Law
By micro99 at 25 March, 2009, 4:59 pm
Last week Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr. sat down for a frenzied bill signing session which resulted in 103 bills including three new abortion state laws.
The 103 bills were part of more than 450 bills passed by the state legislature during its recent session and included three related to abortion issues in the state including [...]
Kentucky Abortion Bill Fails
By micro99 at 11 March, 2009, 4:43 pm
Kentucky Abortion Bill Fails
Legislators in Kentucky failed to pass a bill that would have required women to have an ultrasound and view the images at least 24 hours prior to an abortion procedure.
Opponents of the bill noted that while women currently have the choice to view the images, ultrasounds are regularly performed prior to abortions. [...]
California DMV Changes Medical Marijuana Policy
By micro99 at 4 March, 2009, 5:02 pm
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will not revoke the driver’s licenses of state drivers just because they are a medical marijuana patient.
A new training manual from the DMV tells staff to treat prescriptions for marijuana just as they would other prescription drugs when considering the renewal of a California driver’s license.
The changes come [...]
Kansas Bills Would Change State Abortion Laws
By micro99 at 4 March, 2009, 5:02 pm
The Kansas state House passed two bills this week which could affect the abortion state laws.
One bill would require that physicians inform women who seek an abortion that they have the option of seeing a fetal sonogram prior to the procedure.
A second bill would force doctors to inform state officials of the diagnosis for late-term [...]
N. Dakota House Passes ‘Personhood’ Law
By micro99 at 3 March, 2009, 12:57 pm
A new bill passed last week by the North Dakota House says that a fertilized egg has the same rights as a fully developed human.
Republican state representative Dan Ruby, who sponsored the bill said it is not meant to be a ban on abortion in the state.
“This is very simply defining when life begins, and [...]
Arkansas House Passes Abortion Ban
By micro99 at 13 February, 2009, 4:46 pm
The Arkansas state House passed a bill on Thursday that will ban late-term abortions in the state, making it a felony for doctors to perform the procedure.
In an 84-6 vote yesterday the state legislature passed with no debate and no one speaking on the House floor about the bill.
“I was very excited and surprised,” representative [...]
Indiana Considers Fetal Homicide Bills
By micro99 at 3 February, 2009, 4:30 pm
Two legislators in Indiana have proposed bills that would increase the penalties for a crime in which a fetus dies, but they say the bills are not an attempt to change abortion state laws.
According to the Indianapolis Star, the bills would add up to 55 years in prison to a person convicted of a crime [...]
South Dakota’s Abortion Rate Falls to Lowest Level since 1973
By micro99 at 9 December, 2008, 5:10 pm
The number of abortions in South Dakota in 2007 fell to the lowest number recorded since the procedure was legalized in 1973, according to information released from the state’s Department of Health.
Information on the abortion drop comes on the heels of the November vote which rejected an abortion ban in the state, the second rejection [...]
Wisconsin Legislator Seeks To Repeal Abortion Law
By micro99 at 13 November, 2008, 12:16 pm
Although abortion was legalized across the country with the Roe v. Wade decision, a state law making the procedure a crime has remained on the books in the state of Wisconsin. It’s a law State Representative Terese Berceau wants to abolish.
A bill repealing the law, which dates to the 1800s, failed to pass last year, [...]
