Three Republican-led states this week enacted abortion bans triggered after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, while a judge on Aug. 25 blocked an abortion ban in North Dakota a day it was set to take effect. Idaho, Tennessee, and Texas have joined eight other states that have abortion laws that kicked…
3 More States Enact Abortion Trigger Laws While North Dakota Judge Put State’s Trigger Law on Hold
August 26, 2022
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Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction to Bar Enforcement of Michigan Abortion Law
A circuit court judge has entered a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Michigan law (MCL 750.14) that bans abortion except to save the life of the mother. The Aug. 19 action by Oakland County Circuit Judge Jacob Cunningham was in response to a request by Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, to enjoin 13…
Abortion Drug Maker Drops Challenge to Mississippi Ban
A manufacturer of the drug used in medication abortions on Thursday dropped its bid to sell mifepristone in Mississippi despite the state’s recently enacted abortion ban. GenBioPro Inc. said it was voluntarily dismissing its case in a filing in federal court in Jackson. The company had argued that federal regulators’ approval of mifepristone to induce…
South Carolina Supreme Court Blocks Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Ban
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Aug. 17 temporarily blocked the state’s law banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is at about six weeks gestation. South Carolina’s abortion ban was signed into law by Republican Gov. Henry McMaster in February 2021 but was blocked from being enforced soon after by an Obama-appointed federal judge….
Federal Judge Reinstates 20-Week Abortion Ban in North Carolina
August 17, 2022
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A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina’s law banning abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, except in an urgent medical emergency, is back in force. U.S. District Judge William Osteen’s decision on Aug. 17 eliminates an injunction he had issued against the 20-week abortion ban in 2019. He said that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on June 24 in…
Idaho Supreme Court Decides Not to Block Near-Total Abortion Ban
The Idaho Supreme Court on Friday said it will not block a trigger law that bans nearly all abortions in the state slated to take effect Aug. 25, as well as a separate law that bans abortion after about six weeks set to take effect Aug. 19, amid ongoing litigation. The court also allowed a civil enforcement…
San Clemente Blocks Abortion Ban Proposal
August 6, 2022
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—The San Clemente City Council voted 3–1 on Aug. 6 to remove a resolution from its Aug. 16 meeting that sought to ban abortions in the city, after hearing from mostly outraged citizens during a public comment period that lasted about two hours. The majority of residents who addressed the council during Saturday’s…
Indiana Legislature Approves Ban on Most Abortions
The Indiana legislature on Aug. 5 became the first state legislature in the country to approve a bill banning most abortions, following the overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in late June. The legislation, SB1, bans all abortions, except in the case of incest, rape, a diagnosis of…
Indiana Becomes First State to Approve Ban on Most Abortions After Fall of Roe
The Indiana legislature on Aug. 5 became the first state legislature in the country to approve a bill banning most abortions, following the overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in late June. The legislation, SB1, bans all abortions, except in the case of incest, rape, a diagnosis of…
Indiana Becomes First State to Pass Ban on Most Abortions After Fall of Roe
Indiana on Aug. 5 became the first state in the country to approve and pass a bill into law banning most abortions, following the overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in late June. The legislation, SB1, bans all abortions, except in the case of incest, rape, a diagnosis…
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