Study: Abortion Restrictions Led to 9,800 More Births in Texas Over Nine Months
Johns Hopkins University reseach was the first of its kind to investigate how abortion laws impact birth rates.
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Oklahoma Lawmakers Pass Texas-Style 6-Week Abortion Law
The bill is now on the desk of Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who is expected to sign it into law. An emergency clause in the bill means it will take effect immediately.
Federal Court Orders Cases Brought Against Texas Pro-Life Law Dismissed
Texas Alliance for Life characterized the ruling as a victory, but noted that thousands of abortions are still performed each year in Texas because of the legal framework of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that legalized abortion nationwide in 1973.
Pro-Life Leaders Applaud Texas Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Heartbeat Act
The Texas law, which took effect last year, bans abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat.
We All Hear a ‘Heartbeat’ — The New York Times Calls It Something Else
A recent New York Times article attempts to force scientific findings and manipulate the language to reach their own preferred conclusions.
US Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Law Challenge to Stay With State’s Top Court
The Jan. 20 ruling is the latest in a long series regarding the Texas Heartbeat Law. The law will remain in place at least until the Texas Supreme Court responds to the circuit court.
Pro-Life Laws Have Clear Impact on State Abortion Rates
Like other laws intended to reduce abortions, Texas’ new “heartbeat law” has had a real and measurable impact.
BREAKING: Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to Texas Heartbeat Law
On Friday, Oct. 22, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider both challenges to the law and expedited the cases, with oral arguments scheduled for Nov. 1.
US Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Block Texas Heartbeat Abortion Law
The Texas Heartbeat Act, also known as Senate Bill 8, prohibits abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected— around six weeks gestation— except in medical emergencies.
Texas Abortion Law Survives Injunction Effort; Supreme Court Challenge Next
President Joe Biden has called the law “an unprecedented assault on a woman’s constitutional rights” and promised a “whole-of-government” effort to maintain abortion access in Texas.
