Abortion

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Washington (BP) – A budget reconciliation bill defunding Planned Parenthood and enacting several other Southern Baptist priorities was signed into law Friday (July 4) by President Trump.

Last week marked the third anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the historic Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and returned the question of abortion to the people and their elected representatives. While that decision opened up the possibility for significant pro-life advances at the state level, there is still much work to be done at the federal level.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Thousands took part in more than 200 demonstrations nationwide Saturday, June 28, calling on Congress to defund Planned Parenthood.

WASHINGTON (BP) – The United States Supreme Court ruled Thursday (June 26) that South Carolina can continue its effort to defund Planned Parenthood by barring abortion clinics in the state from participating in Medicaid programs.

NASHVILLE (BP) – According to the latest figures compiled by Gallup, the rate at which an individual attends church still indicates his or her stance on abortion.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) – A lawsuit attempting to overturn the state’s near-total abortion ban was withdrawn Friday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky said.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Planned Parenthood halted abortions in Missouri on Tuesday (May 27) after the state's top court ordered new rulings in the ongoing legal wrangling over the state’s abortion ban, which was voted down in last November’s election.

NASHVILLE (BP) – The number of women suffering from “serious adverse reactions” to the abortion pill mifepristone could be as much as 22 times higher than the rate claimed by the drug’s manufacturer, said a cultural watchdog group in a report published Monday (April 28).

WASHINGTON (BP) – The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday (April 2) in a case that will decide the fate of South Carolina’s effort to defund Planned Parenthood by barring abortion clinics in the state from participating in Medicaid programs.