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Virginia attorney general pushes law that forces abortion clinics to close
Republican Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli refused on Monday to certify regulations put forward by the Virginia Board of Health granting exceptions to existing abortion clinics from new building regulations passed by the legislature, according to the Virginian-Pilot. The new regulations would otherwise have forced most, if not all, existing clinics…
Doctors say anti-abortion activists could exploit UK clinic inspections
Recent inspections of abortion clinics by the Care Quality Commission could be used by politically motivated groups and “recruited into an orchestrated approach to restrict abortion”, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has privately warned the NHS’s medical director. The Guardian has seen strongly worded correspondence to Professor Sir…
British abortion providers fear for safety in face of U.S.-style protests
Doctors who help women end unwanted pregnancies are growing concerned for their own safety as anti-abortion groups step up protests outside clinics, a specialist in women’s health has warned. Tony Falconer, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, described the American-style protests outside abortion clinics as distressing and…
Alabama House panel approves two anti-abortion bills
The Alabama House House Health committee approved two pieces of legislation on Thursday that would restrict women’s access to an abortion. The Montgomery Bureau reported that one bill would place new regulations on abortion clinics. The other would allow the state to opt out of providing health insurance for abortions…
Newly-Passed Abortion Clinic Bill Puts Mississippi’s Sole Abortion Provider in Danger
Women in Mississippi may not have access to any in-state abortion clinics once Governor Phil Bryant signs into law HB 1390. The bill requires that all physicians who perform abortions have admitting privileges at a local hospital, and be board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. While this seems like a…
40 Days for Life promises to continue UK anti-abortion vigils
The group behind a US-style Christian protest outside an abortion clinic in central London was urged on Thursday to stop harassing women but vowed to continue its daily vigils. Campaigners from 40 Days for Life were “haranguing” women as they approached the building in Bedford Square in Bloomsbury, said Ann…
South Dakota legislators move to legalize some terrorism and domestic violence
Anti-choicers are really on the march lately, but even I was shocked by this latest news: South Dakota legislators are trying to amend some changes to the “justifiable homicide” definition to include killing someone to prevent the killing of a fetus. This proposed change is one of the best exposures…
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