House Passes Anti-Abortion Funding Bill
227-188 vote
Supreme Court's landmark decision was made in 1973
Reaffirms "commitment to our steadfast commitment to protecting a woman's access to safe, affordable health care"
March for Life being held this week
35-foot zone around abortion clinics
A Massachusetts law established 350 foot buffer zones around abortion clinics
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals halted implementation of the law after it was signed into law by Gov. Jan Brewer
Don't expect liberals to share this one on Facebook
Required doctors to affiliate with local hospitals
Cartoonist Peter Bagge on the life of birth control rights pioneer Margaret Sanger
She's forced onto life support until baby can be delivered
Only in cases of rape or serious health to the mother
Conservatives are pushing costly business regulations they usually abhor. Is it an end run around the Constitution?
Despite popular misconception, this is not a pro-choice vs. pro-life situation.
Leaves in place ruling striking down mandated ultrasounds before terminating pregnancies
Previous rulings invalidated state ban on RU-486
Says 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals went too far
Justices not commenting on the dismissal
Only days after a federal judged the restrictions were unconstitutional
Limits how much medication can be used to induce an abortion
Heard three days of testimony
During the first trimester
Running for governor of Texas. Presumably there will be other issues to discuss at some point?
Passed over the summer during a special session
Comes shortly after he criticized the Catholic Church's obsession with "small-minded rules"
Issued anti-abortion message after comments on misplaced focus on "small-minded rules"
Came to national attention after 11-hour filibuster of abortion bill
Tell the government busybodies to back off.
Sex-selective abortions are illegal in the U.K.
Plaintiffs still look to permanently block the law
Probably had enough ridicule
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