Archive for July 28th, 2008
Kansas Legislators Win Victory against Tiller Today
Monday, July 28th, 2008Kansas legislators won a significant victory today over notorious abortionist George Tiller. Tiller, who has been charged with 19 misdemeanors for violating the state’s late-term abortion law, had argued that certain provisions of the law were unconstitutional, and that therefore the case against him should be dismissed. Judge Owens denied that motion today.
With the help [...]
CIANA: Protecting Minors from Sexual Predators and Fostering Respect for State Laws
Monday, July 28th, 2008The Situation
On Thursday, July 10, 2008, Congressman Trent Franks and Congresswoman Iliana Ros-Leightenen held a public forum discussing the Federal Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA), HR 1063. CIANA would prohibit the illegal transportation of minor girls across state lines — unbeknownst to parents — in order to circumvent abortion parental notification laws in a [...]
Fourth Circuit Will Rehear Partial Birth Abortion Case
Monday, July 28th, 2008In an important 6-4 decision today, the Fourth Circuit announced that it will rehear en banc a case involving the constitutionality of Virginia’s partial birth abortion ban. The original panel of three appellate judges had originally declared the statute—with provisions nearly identical to that of the Supreme Court-affirmed federal ban—unconstitutional.
Despite the statute’s clear provision excluding [...]
Heightened Risk of Pre-Term Birth Study
Monday, July 28th, 2008This is the fourth of a series of posts highlighting various studies that document medical risks from abortion.
Rooney & Calhoun, Induced Abortion and Risk of Later Premature Births, 8 J. Am. Physicians & Surgeons 46 (2003)
Abstract:
At least 49 studies have demonstrated a statistically significant increase in premature births (PB) or low birth weight (LBW) risk [...]
