by APFLI | Nov 26, 2014 | Right to Life - Archive
Late in the day on Friday, November 21st, 2014 the Department of Health and Human Services issued a proposed rule that outlines ways in which insurance companies can avoid collecting separate payments for the abortion surcharge. “Instead of addressing the significant...
by APFLI | Jul 16, 2009 | Abortion - Archive, Legislation / Court Cases, Right to Life - Archive
Legislators also add text defending marriage The Mexican state of Yucatan became the fourteenth to pass a pro-life amendment to its constitution yesterday, adding to a wave of opposition to Mexico City’s policy of permitting and funding abortion on demand. The...
by APFLI | Sep 22, 2005 | Legislation / Court Cases
On January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court in two separate decisions (Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton) ruled that any state abortion law in the future would have to meet the following guidelines: First Trimester: During the first three months of pregnancy, the state...
by APFLI | Mar 19, 2005 | Legislation / Court Cases
UPDATE- The U.S. Supreme Court refused to grant Norma McCorvey’s request to review Roe v. Wade on 22Feb05. McCorvey was “Roe” in this 1973 decision that legalized abortion on demand in the USA.These are remarks by Congressman Trent Franks of Arizona...
by APFLI | Aug 31, 2004 | Responses - Defending Life / Rebuttals / Advocacy / Dating / Adoption
In 1972, a standard obstetrical textbook stated, "…[T]he more extreme view is that abortion should be available to any woman who does not wish the pregnancy to continue. The latter is obviously more a social than a medical issue or indication."1 The...
