Jul 13, 2013 – Dewhurst is obviously delighted with the passage of the late-term abortion ban, although the event itself was “anti-climatic,” Dewhurst … an adequate blood supply in case of unexpected hemorrhaging, and a backup generator in case power goes out in the middle of an abortion … “If they’re not going to upgrade their abortion [clinics] to put them at the standard of care, as I said, where you have your child…

Jul 13, 2013 – The Texas legislature has finally passed a late-term abortion ban — as it would have last month, had a mob not taken over the upper … Thanks to the tactics of the pro-abortion forces in this case, that extreme has been clear from the beginning.  … The pro-abortion activist front may have set back their own cause by decades. …

Jul 12, 2013 – Our intellectual betters and self-proclaimed civility police came to the Texas state house today ready to make their point, with poop: The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) today received information that individuals planned to use a variety of items or props to disrupt legislative proceedings at the Texas...

Jul 11, 2013 – Turns out, when it comes to late-term abortion, America is a red state. (So is Europe, for that matter. Really red.) … abortion decisions generally should be left to a woman and her doctor, and lots of national polls show support for abortion rights … TWS: Are there any legal limits you do support on abortion, Ms. Richards? She wouldn’t answer.…

Jul 11, 2013 – The mother had less than a week before she would no longer have been able to have an abortion, but allowed the church time to find … The mother was quickly approaching the last days she could legally procure an abortion. … founder of the International Down Syndrome Coalition, Diane Grover, stressed the importance of informing couples who are considering abortion…

Jul 10, 2013 – Can you think of anything that kills the vibe faster than a woman fearing a back-alley abortion? … Making abortion essentially inaccessible in Texas will add an anxiety to sex that will drastically undercut its joys. … Most abortion warriors blanch at the accusation that they’re willing to flush a human life out of pure inconvenience; they’ll tell…

Jul 10, 2013 – What’s been the impact of pro-abortion agitation outside the special session of the Texas legislature in Austin?  … After defeating a series of amendments designed to weaken the late-term abortion ban the session was called to debate, the core bill … support a 20-week abortion ban nationwide, according to a National Journal poll last month.…

Jul 25, 2013 – .”… “We have a vast majority of support among most Americans, irrespective of how people may feel about the issue of abortion,” Rubio … his staff weren’t as committed to it as the Standard thought, which makes sense given how fraught with political danger a big abortion … He could argue that, precisely because there’s so much public opposition, there’s little chance of Congress banning abortion in the…

Jul 25, 2013 – A month ago, a poll from National Journal showed that Americans generally supported bans on abortion after the 20-week gestation mark … Even nearly one in five who call themselves abortion rights supporters are in favor of a ban after 20 weeks. … Among those who believe abortion legislation should be a high priority for state and federal lawmakers, a combined 70 percent say abortion…

Jul 23, 2013 – Davis, a previously unheard of Texas state senator, staged a filibuster last month in a successful bid to derail a late-term abortion … Cheered by rowdy pro-abortion activists, Davis spoke for 11 hours against a bill outlawing abortions after 20 months of pregnancy and … mandating that abortion clinics meet the same sanitary and safety standards as any other Texas medical facility.…

Aug 8, 2013 – They spent the day at the Capitol, then headed to the Y all dressed in blue T-shirts — the color representing anti-abortion advocates … We have no problems with you, in particular, however there were some people that support abortion who talked to our staff, intimidated…

Aug 8, 2013 – with the abortion industry.” … of abortion advocates.” … fast and loose with the facts of abortion.…

Aug 7, 2013 – Iowa is Rubio’s best bet and Iowa famously has a lot of social conservatives, which is why you’re seeing him sponsor that Senate abortion…

Aug 6, 2013 – willing to nominate candidates with deficient conservative credentials, so long as they don’t violate a few sacred rules about abortion…

Aug 5, 2013 – During a speech and press conference today, pro-abortion Texas lawmaker Wendy Davis said she would consider running for governor. … , especially given the polling in the state before and during the battle over the late-term abortion ban. … What is the difference between those two, between legal abortion at 23 weeks and what Gosnell did?…

Aug 2, 2013 – I’m not after Blake, in particular on this point, but the entire media makes it its mission to characterize any restriction on abortion … They are supported by a majority of Americans, even many of those who believe abortion should be legal in the first trimester, and … Previously: Polls: Americans favor abortion bans after 20 weeks…

Aug 1, 2013 – But, why on earth bring up abortion as a libertarian disqualifier in a conversation in which we’re discussing the two sides of the … pretty sure if Howard Dean thought about it for a moment, he could rationally conceive of why there’s still plenty of debate on abortion…

Aug 16, 2013 – Chris Smith (R-NJ), who authored statutes explicitly to stop federal funds from being used to pay for abortion coverage.  … But the proposed regulation did not explicitly address abortion coverage. … Chris Smith, R-N.J., author of abortion funding ban for federal employee plans.…

Aug 15, 2013 – It’s not like the abortion business is hurting for revenue. There’s still time left to comp him. Who knows? … Speaking of profiting from abortion, enjoy Vogue’s new profile of pro-choice hero Wendy Davis, who, despite her Harvard Law pedigree…

Aug 15, 2013 – Disgusted by the spectacle of the celebration of abortion at the Democratic National Convention in 2012 and the recent passage of same-sex … “I just said I can’t be associated structurally with that group, in terms of abortion and NARAL and Planned Parenthood and [the] same-sex … How a Catholic priest could ever support a president, let alone a political party, that increasingly supports abortion-on-demand is…

Aug 14, 2013 – floor vote on an amendment that would have barred any funds allocated in the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges from being given to abortion … back yard, the Washington Examiner discovered: Washington, D.C.’s health insurance exchange has awarded a $375,000 grant to abortion … announced that it will investigate Planned Parenthood’s use of taxpayers’ dollars amid recent cases against abortion providers that…

Aug 27, 2013 – in the first trimester: Nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants could perform a type of early abortion … Joel Anderson, R-Alpine, said legalized abortion was supposed to end the days when women’s lives were put at risk. … In some states, notably conservative Mississippi, so few abortion providers exist that abortion-rights activists might well demand…

Aug 27, 2013 – It becomes even more ironic if one considers that the left is all about “choice”, except when it comes to anything but abortion and…

Aug 25, 2013 – In wide-ranging remarks in her chambers on Friday that touched on affirmative action, abortion and same-sex marriage, Justice Ginsburg…

Aug 23, 2013 – But I told my editor early on that I could not, in conscience, write an editorial supporting abortion rights, which the paper backs…