Tag: Abortion controversy
Oklahoma governor signs 3 anti-abortion bills into law
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed three anti-abortion bills into law on Monday, including ones to criminalize the procedure in certain cases...
Appeals court reinstates Tennessee abortion waiting period
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal appeals court has reinstated a 48-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions in Tennessee as the state appeals a...
Tennessee could require fetal remains be buried or cremated
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It will now be up to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to decide whether some medical providers will be required to cremate...
Tennessee House: Fetal remains must be buried or cremated
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Medical providers in Tennessee would be required to cremate or bury fetal remains from surgical abortions under legislation advanced by the...
Indiana lawmakers send abortion ‘reversal’ bill to governor
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers have approved a bill requiring doctors to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions about a disputed treatment that could stop the...
Some GOP-led states target abortions done through medication
About 40% of all abortions in the U.S. are now done through medication — rather than surgery — and that option has become all...
Dems blast Oklahoma lawmaker who compared slavery, abortion
OKLAHOMA CITY — A white Republican lawmaker from southeast Oklahoma is facing criticism for comparing lawmakers' efforts to end abortion to the fight against...
Indiana Senate approves ‘abortion reversal’ requirement
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature on Tuesday voted to advance a bill that tightens state abortion laws despite objections that it would force doctors...
Utah dads to be required to pay half of pregnancy costs
SALT LAKE CITY — Biological fathers in Utah will be legally required to pay half of a woman’s out-of-pocket pregnancy costs under a new...
Indiana Senate panel backs ‘abortion reversal’ requirement
INDIANAPOLIS — A bill requiring Indiana doctors to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions about a disputed treatment that could stop the abortion process ...