Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden said Saturday if elected he would “codify” legalized abortion into federal law in case the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden said Saturday if elected he would “codify” legalized abortion into federal law in case the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
A small Texas town became a “sanctuary city of the unborn” Tuesday night when the city council passed an ordinance banning abortion within the city limits.
A female pro-life Democrat who supported a Louisiana bill banning most abortions is speaking out, saying the party should change its stance on the contentious issue.
The goal of the new, strict Alabama abortion law is to potentially overturn Roe v. Wade. The law would penalize abortion doctors, and it contains no exception clauses, except for the life and health of the mother.
On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a near-total abortion ban into law, effectively making it one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the nation.
Pro-life supporters and pro-life state and national leaders say state amendments recently passed in Alabama and West Virginia may be a way for states to deny abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned in the future. In November 2018, Alabama and West Virginia passed state constitutional amendments that deny the right to an abortion.
The Alabama Supreme Court approved the capital punishment of a man who killed his pregnant wife in 2009, stating that under Alabama’s law, “the value of the life of an unborn child is no less than the value of the lives of other persons.”
Fearful of a future where Roe v. Wade is overturned, abortion rights activists have announced a three-prong plan to guarantee access to abortion in what one supporter labeled an “abortion underground railroad.”
Abortion may be legal nationwide, but voters in three states – Alabama, West Virginia and Oregon -- will decide in November whether to curtail the right to end an unborn baby’s life.
America has been focused on the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Meanwhile, you may have missed this in the news: Chelsea Clinton claims it would be “unchristian” to end abortion in America.
