Bill allows Virginia women to see ultrasound at abortion facilities.
The California Department of Public Health has begun a program of providing free condoms by mail to children as young as twelve.
Bill allows Virginia women to see ultrasound at abortion facilities.
Governor Bob McDonnell signed into law a bill that allows women in Virginia to see the ultrasound that is routinely performed by abortion facilities prior to an abortion. Abortion advocates in Virginia came under heavy criticism for equating the ultrasound legislation to rape. Yet, a 2003 study shows 99% of Planned Parenthood abortion facilities do them prior to performing an abortion but do not allow the women to see the images.
Oregon reports that there were “71 known assisted suicide deaths in 2011, up from 65 the year before.” Wesley Smith notes that the reports are based solely on self-reporting by doctors, because there are no mandatory reporting requirements.
New Law: Alabama offenders can be tried civilly for the death of an unborn child regardless of viability.
Governor signs bills to protect unborn children in Louisiana.
Missouri joins Oklahoma in passing a law that extends both legal recognition and legal protection to an unborn child.
Lawmakers vote to pass the Women's Right to Know Act, a law which is expected to reduce abortions by 10 percent in North Carolina.
