On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed one of the country’s most restrictive abortion laws, which for the most part bans the practice in the state. Anti-abortion activists are optimistic that this is another step leading up to a Supreme Court challenge to overturn Roe vs. Wade. Ivey said in a statement, “To the bill’s many supporters, […]

he Alabama state Senate yesterday approved the most restrictive bill that will ban abortions in the state and challenge Roe v. Wade in the Supreme Court. The bill effectively puts an end to the procedure in all cases except ones in which the mother’s health is at risk. Democrats in the Senate tried to include cases […]

One of the nation’s strictest anti-abortion bills was signed into law on Thursday by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, as those against it vowed to challenge it in court. The new law outlaws abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected, which, according to doctors, can come after five or six weeks of pregnancy. During a ceremony to […]

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Kermit Gosnell, the doctor convicted in 2013 of killing live babies with scissors, is reaching out to Will Smith.

McCorvey, who went public with her experiences in the 1980’s, later converted to Christianity in the 1990’s and had regretted her role in the ruling.   KATY, TEXAS – Norma McCorvey, known as “Jane Roe,” the anonymous plaintiff in Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court case that established a constitutional right to abortion, has […]

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Social media was in a frenzy on Wednesday after news spread that President-elect Donald Trump was selected as TIME’s “Person of the Year."

Despite the possibility of the law being rejected nationally in court, the Ohio Right to Live is supporting another bill that involves abortion.   COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio senators voted Tuesday for a bill that could effectively outlaw abortions. The Heartbeat Bill bans the procedure once a heartbeat can be detected – usually about six […]

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Three weeks after a court demanded that the state of Michigan send bottled water to residents who are still impacted by contaminated water, state officials are still trying to fight that order.

Former video vixen Karrine Steffans is grasping on to the fumes rising from the ashes of her expired 15-minutes of fame by once again over-sharing details about her personal life. The “Confessions of a Video Vixen” author revealed in a new op-ed for XO Jane that she had a couple of abortions from her ex […]

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In a recent XO Jane piece, Steffans claimed she has had three abortions, two of which occurred during her abusive relationship with Short.

The decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt means a lower court's decision to uphold the law has been reversed.