Mary Margaret Olohan A federal judge temporarily blocked the passage of a Missouri law Tuesday banning abortions after eight weeks. Judge Howard Sachs said in his 11-page opinion that the Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act, or H.B. 126, cannot be allowed to go into effect on Aug. 28, as was previously scheduled, according to CNN. “The…
The last Planned Parenthood in the state of Missouri is expected to close its doors sometime this week. The closing of the last remaining Planned Parenthood office is expected to end legal abortions in the state. Dr. Leana Wen, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America released the following statement on their web…
So far this year, six states have passed legislation to restrict the abortion procedure. For every action there is a reaction. When the pendulum swings one direction, it will swing the other. The emergence of these laws being passed is a response to New York and Virginia’s extreme legislation allowing an abortion during delivery. That…
On the last day of the Missouri legislative session, Friday May 17, the Missouri House of Representatives truly agreed and passed a pro-life bill that bans abortion once a heart beat is detected. HB 126, or the Missouri Stands for the Unborn Act, passed out of the Missouri house of representatives, after a much heated…
On Thursday, May 9, Missouri Representative Deb Lavender (D) posted a video to her Twitter, and several other social media accounts, attacking Representative Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R), and her pro-life position. Missouri Senate is currently debating a fetal heartbeat bill (SB 279 – Onder), professing to be for the life of the unborn. Yet when…