Neb., Tenn. defund Planned Parenthood
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Nebraska and Tennessee this month joined more than a dozen states that have cut funding for abortion providers like Planned Parenthood, a pro-life campaign that has seen mixed results. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts approved a budget that prohibits Title X funding from going to abortion providers, directing $1.9 million toward centers that neither refer for nor perform abortions.
Ind. approves abortion center oversight
INDIANAPOLIS (BP) -- Indiana now numbers among the majority of states that require annual inspections of abortion centers and classify the murder of an unborn baby as homicide. Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the two pieces of pro-life legislation last week, drawing approval from pro-life advocates and ire from abortion supporters. The first bill expands the state's safe haven law, establishes annual inspections for abortion centers -- something already required in 27 other states -- and mandates all medical doctors report treatment they give women for complications due to abortion, including infections and anxiety.
