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States aim to chip away at abortion rights with Supreme Court in mind Justin Franz - Kaiser Health News When Rep. Lola Sheldon-Galloway introduced a bill in the Montana House two years ago that would have prohibited abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, the Republican legislator knew it was unlikely to survive the veto pen of the Democratic governor. Sure enough, then-Gov. Steve Bullock vetoed that bill and two other anti-abortion measures passed by the Republican-led state legislature. In his veto message, Bullock wrote that “for over 40 years, the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized that t...

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signs into law a measure Feb. 18 banning almost all abortions in that state Thursday. Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit to stop the South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act from taking effect. Jeffrey Collins / AP When Montana state Rep. Lola Sheldon-Galloway introduced a bill two years ago that would have prohibited abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, the Republican legislator knew it was unlikely to survive the veto pen of that state’s Democratic governor. Sure enough, then-Gov. Steve Bullock vetoed that bill and two ot...

A push is on in conservative legislatures across the country to overturn — or at least chip away at — legal abortion.

Some conservative-leaning states are pushing bills to restrict abortion. With the current Supreme Court, they could erode abortion protections under Roe v. Wade.

Joe Scheidler and Mike Busse, R.I.P. By January 20, 2021 Two pro-life stalwarts died recently: notable veteran activist Joseph M. Scheidler (Jan. 18), the founder and national director of the Chicago-based Pro-Life Action League, and Michael C. Busse Jr. (Jan. 4). I worked for the Pro-Life Action League for several months about 20 years ago. I’m glad I had that opportunity. You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone more dedicated to fighting the evil of abortion than Joe Scheidler. He was far more thick-skinned than I am, and – let’s face it – being thick-skinned is a requirement to be an ef...