Federal court approves Trump admin ban on Title X funds to abortion providers, counselors
An appeals court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration can ban taxpayer-funded abortion clinics from performing abortions or making abortion referrals.
Texas town declares sanctuary city for the unborn, outlaws all abortion
“All organizations that perform abortions and assist others in obtaining abortions are now declared to be criminal organizations in Waskom, Texas,” Dickson added.
Gov. Scott vetoes gun-purchase waiting period, signs unlimited abortion
Taking action on two of the most controversial pieces of legislation this session, Gov. Phil Scott has signed an unlimited abortion bill and vetoed a gun control bill.
Bucknam: A constitutional amendment for Vermont’s kids
Lawmakers should pass in the next legislative session a proposal for a Vermont Constitutional Amendment patterned after the abortion rights amendment giving parents the liberty to choose the appropriate education for their children.
Letters to legislators: Humanistic metaphysical thinking behind abortion bill
An ideology that denies natural law’s order of nature is an ideology that can then deny this amendment to Vermont’s H.57 abortion bill: “The State of Vermont recognizes that a viable human fetus is a person under Vermont law.”
Gov. Scott takes heat from both sides on abortion bill
Gov. Phil Scott’s office has indicated that the governor will let a controversial abortion rights bill become law, but how he goes about it has become a hot topic for abortion proponents and pro-life groups alike.
Vast majority of women affected by Alabama, Georgia laws are black
The majority of women who obtain abortions in Georgia and Alabama are black, making black women the primary demographic affected by 2019 abortion legislation, data show.
Democrats say Alabama is killing people by banning abortion
Democrats claimed the abortion ban is sentencing women to death. “Alabama’s law won’t stop abortion, but it will kill women,” Democratic California Rep. Harley Rouda wrote on Twitter.
Frenier: Abortion amendment is too one-sided
Luckily, we have two more stages in this constitutional amendment process — another legislative round in 2021, and a full-fledged referendum to the public if the legislation passes a second time. Time to start talking to our neighbors.
House votes for constitutional amendment to allow abortion until moment of birth
The Vermont House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 106-38 for a constitutional amendment that would give Vermonters a fundamental right to kill a fetus at any stage of pregnancy up until the moment of birth, unless infringement of that right is “justified by a compelling State interest.”
In Vermont and Kansas, babies aren’t people until they leave their mothers’ wombs
Kansas wishes to ignore fetal personhood in the name of women’s second-trimester abortions, no matter how much the babies suffer. Vermont seeks to blindly do the same, through the third trimester and delivery. But not all Americans are blind.
Statehouse Headliners: UVM Medical Center backs abortion constitutional amendment, announces new abortion practice policy
The state’s largest hospital on Thursday sent employees a letter describing its new abortion policy and its support for a constitutional amendment enshrining the unlimited right to abortion.