by APFLI | Jan 28, 2006 | Legislation / Court Cases
For more than 30 years since the U.S. Supreme Court declared unconstitutional state laws prohibiting abortion abortion opponents have debated, protested and worked to reverse the legal status of abortion. During this time, the Supreme Court has granted states...
by APFLI | May 5, 2004 | Legislation / Court Cases
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has signed into law a bill (HB 1525) that requires doctors to report any physical or psychiatric problems caused by abortions to the State Department of Health. Doctors must report “primary, secondary or...
by APFLI | Mar 3, 2004 | Legislation / Court Cases
For an undisclosed amount (17Oct03, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas). The plaintiff was a 17-year-old PA resident when a second-trimester abortion was performed in NJ without parental knowledge/consent. Although she hasn’t developed breast cancer, she...
by APFLI | Mar 3, 2004 | Legislation / Court Cases
Abortion provider Hern says he performs abortions up to 26 or even 34 weeks of pregnancy. In a recent column on Slate.com, Hern questions whether the congressional ban on partial-birth abortion might impact his practice. That ban specifically talks about abortions in...
by APFLI | Mar 3, 2004 | Legislation / Court Cases
The proposed RU-486 Suspension and Review Act of 2003 would suspend use of the drug until a complete investigation of the approval process has been completed. The bill has been introduced in the House (HR 3453) and Senate (S 1930). The bill is the result of concerns...
