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Kansas Legislators Supporting Abortion Reporting Bill Unsure of Override
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Supporters of a bill that would require Kansas doctors to report more information to the state about abortions they perform were unsure Monday if they would try to override Governor…
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Oklahoma Legislature Sends Parental Consent Abortion Bill to Governor
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The Oklahoma Legislature approved an anti-abortion bill on Friday that includes a requirement that minors can obtain an abortion only with parental consent. The measure was approved 38-8 and send…
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Kansas Governor Vetoes Late-Term Abortion Bill
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Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius vetoed a bill on Friday that would have required the state to collect more data on late-term abortions. The legislation would required that the state be…
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Judge Closes Courtroom; Press, Public Not Allowed in Abortion Records Proceedings
The judge in charge of the case in which Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline is seeking medical records from two abortion providers has now closed all proceedings to the public.…
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Colombian Court Finds Exceptions to Application of Strict Abortion Law
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Colombia's Supreme Court ruled this week that abortions can be allowed in certain limited cases, if incest or rape is involved or if the fetus is so deformed that it…
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Kansas Senate Sends Abortion Information Bill to Governor
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The Kansas Senate approved a bill that requires doctors who perform abortions to provide state health officials detailed information about each late-term abortion and whether the fetus was abnormal. Opponents…
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Louisiana Senate Approves Strict Abortion Ban – Measure Moves to House
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The Louisiana State Senate approved a near-total ban on abortion on Wednesday of this week, allowing abortion only to save a woman's life. A person who performs an abortion in…
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California Lawmakers Defeat Fetus Pain Proposal
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California lawmakers on Tuesday defeated legislation that would have informed women considering an abortion that a fetus feels intense pain during the abortion procedure. The measure would have also provided…
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Michigan Attorney General Files Reply Brief in Case Challenging Ruling on Partial Birth Abortion Ban
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The Michigan Attorney General announced Friday that he has filed an appellate reply brief with the United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the decision issued in September by…
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Kansas Federal Judge Rules Abortion Clinic Doctors Not Required to Report Underage Sex between Consenting Youths
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A Federal District Court Judge ruled Tuesday that abortion clinic doctors and other professionals are not required under Kansas law to report underage sex between consenting youths. In making its…