Legislature reconvenes for Round 2 of Texas abortion battle
Texas Filibuster in Progress AUSTIN, Texas — Less than a week after a one-woman filibuster and a raucous crowd stymied new abortion legislation that would have been among the most restrictive in the...
View ArticleTexas abortion bill advances after limited testimony
Contentious Texas anti-abortion legislation previously blocked by a marathon delaying speech has advanced amid vigorous demonstrations. A state House committee passed the bill after Republicans...
View Article2,300 sign up to testify on Texas abortion bill
Click photo to enlarge Supporters of an abortion bill demonstratet5 outside of a hearing for the bill at the state capitol, Tuesday, July 2, 2013, in Austin, Texas. Gov. Rick Perry has called...
View ArticlePerry’s contradiction on abortion, West explosion and ‘public...
Let me see if I get this straight. According to our governor and his like-minded ilk in the Legislature, you just can’t be too careful when it comes to protecting women’s health and safety. Before...
View ArticleTexas House Committee Approves Late-Term Abortion Rules
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Texas Republicans voted early Wednesday to move forward with new abortion restrictions, after limiting testimony at a public hearing, refusing to consider Democratic amendments...
View ArticleTexas House committee approves abortion rules
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans voted early Wednesday to move forward with new abortion restrictions, after limiting testimony at a public hearing, refusing to consider Democratic amendments and...
View ArticleAbortion bill clears NC Senate as protesters watch
Senate Republicans gave their final approval Wednesday to legislation requiring additional rules for abortions in North Carolina, even as hundreds of angry protesters descended on the legislature to...
View ArticleTexas Abortion Law: House Committee Approves New Restrictions After Limiting...
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Republicans voted early Wednesday to move forward with new abortion restrictions, after limiting testimony at a public hearing, refusing to consider Democratic amendments and...
View ArticleTexas lawmakers reconvene for new abortion fight
Click photo to enlarge Pro-abortion rights supporters cheer during a rally outside the Texas capitol, Monday, July 1, 2013, in Austin, Texas. The Texas Senate has convened for a new 30-day special...
View ArticlePro-Abortion Supporters Chant ‘Hail Satan’ While Anti-Abortion...
As the battle over a woman’s right to choose heats up in Texas, a shocking video has emerged of pro-abortion protestors screaming “Hail Satan” at a group of pro-life supporters. The pro-life group was...
View Article>2,300 sign up to testify on Texas abortion bill
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More than 2,300 people signed up to testify about proposed abortion restrictions before a Texas House committee on Tuesday, but rules imposed by the panel's top Republican mean no...
View ArticleOpponents of Texas abortion restrictions rally at Capitol
Protesters rally before the start of a special session of the Legislature in Austin, Texas July 1, 2013. (Mike Stone/Reuters) (MIKE STONE) Thousands of opponents of a Texas proposal to tighten...
View ArticleNearly 2,000 people want to testify at Texas abortion hearing
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Nearly 2,000 people, some with babies in strollers and slings, signed up to testify at a hearing on Tuesday about a Texas proposal that would ban most abortions after 20...
View ArticleSenate votes to restrict abortion as women yell 'shame'
RALEIGH — The Senate, after a long debate that invoked faith, constitutional rights and health statistics, approved a bill that would restrict abortions by stepping up requirements for clinics and...
View ArticleSenate votes to restrict abortion as women yell shame
RALEIGH The Senate, after a long debate that invoked faith, constitutional rights and health statistics, approved a bill that would restrict abortions by stepping up requirements for clinics and...
View ArticleAmericans United for Life Outlines the Life and Death Issues for Women at...
"Since the trial of 'house of horrors' Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell, the nation has focused on what all too often takes place behind the closed doors of abortion clinics across America,"...
View ArticleN.C. state Senate votes to restrict abortion
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The North Carolina state Senate, after a long debate that invoked faith, constitutional rights and health statistics, approved a bill Wednesday that would restrict abortions by...
View ArticleWomen protest as N.C. Senate OKs new abortion restrictions
By Gary D. Robertson RALEIGH — N.C. Senate Republicans gave their final approval Wednesday to legislation requiring additional rules for abortions in North Carolina, even as hundreds of angry...
View ArticleRepublicans revive bill to severely curb abortion rights in Texas
She stood, she talked and she conquered but barely two weeks after Democrat State Senator Wendy Davis filibustered to death a bill in the Texas legislature to severely curb abortion rights for women...
View ArticleProtesters watch as abortion bill passes NC Senate
RALEIGH, N.C. Senate Republicans gave their final approval Wednesday to legislation requiring additional rules for abortions in North Carolina, even as hundreds of angry protesters descended on the...
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