Abortion

Why overturning Roe v. Wade causes so much rage

by Rob Natelson | Jul 7, 2022 | Abortion, Court Cases, Current Events

To understand the rage over the Supreme Court’s long-overdue abandonment of Roe v. Wade (pdf), you have to think how political operatives do. It’s not how the rest of us think. To the rest of us, whatever our position on legalized abortion, the anger at the court’s...

Judicial oligarchy is the wrong way to decide abortion policy

by Rob Natelson | Jun 26, 2019 | Abortion, State Bills

Nine state legislatures recently have passed laws restricting abortion. Those laws may be good or bad. That’s a different question from whether they violate the Constitution. Part of being an adult is knowing the difference between what you’d like the law to be and...

Mississippi Heartbeat Law Seeks to Ban Most Abortions; Is the State Just Grandstanding?

by Mike Maharrey | Mar 22, 2019 | Abortion, State Bills

JACKSON, Miss. (March 22, 2019) – Yesterday, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill into law prohibiting abortions if doctors can detect a fetal heartbeat in most situations, defying a Supreme Court opinion effectively barring states from regulating...

Signed by the Governor: Iowa Law Bans Abortions After a Heartbeat Is Detected, Setting Foundation to Nullify Roe v. Wade

by Mike Maharrey | May 4, 2018 | Abortion, State Bills

DES MOINES, Iowa (May 4, 2018) – Today, Iowa Gov. Reynolds signed a bill into law that bans most abortions after a fetal heartbeat becomes detectable, setting the foundation to nullify the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade. The Senate Human Resources...

Missouri House Passes Bill Banning Abortion After 20 Weeks, Defying Supreme Court Precedent

by Mike Maharrey | Apr 4, 2018 | Abortion, State Bills

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (April 4, 2018) – Yesterday, the Missouri House passed a bill that would prohibit most abortions after 20 weeks, defying a Supreme Court opinion prohibiting states from regulating abortions before 24 weeks. Rep. Donna Lichtenegger (R-Cape...

Ohio Bill Would Ban Abortion; Set Foundation to Nullify Roe v. Wade in Practice

by Mike Maharrey | Mar 22, 2018 | Abortion, State Bills

COLUMBUS, Ohio (March 22, 2018) – A bill filed in the Ohio House would ban all abortions in the state, nullifying the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade. Rep. Ron Hood (R-Ashville) and Rep. Nino Vitale (R-Urbana) introduced House Bill 565 (HB565) on March 19....

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