US City Bans Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers

A city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts has an ordinance banning “pro-life pregnancy centers” because they allegedly deceive clients about abortion, Worthy News learned Wednesday.

Kentucky governor vetoes 15-week abortion ban

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a Republican-backed measure on Friday that would ban abortions in Kentucky after 15 weeks of pregnancy and regulate the dispensing of abortion pills.

Oklahoma House passes bill sentencing doctors who perform abortion to jail

The Republican-led Oklahoma House has given final approval for a bill that criminalizes performing an abortion, sentencing doctors who carry out the procedure to jail terms of up to 10 years and a $100,000 fine, the Associated Press reports. The bill passed 70-14 with no debate and has been sent to Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt for signing into law.

California introduces bill that legalizes infanticide

In a move that pro-life groups have decried as legalizing infanticide, California has introduced a bill that would absolve parents and medical staff of any criminal or civil liability for the death of a newborn baby in their care, even if the cause of death is suspicious, Christian Headlines reports. The hearing for a similar bill in Maryland was recently canceled after a public outcry.

Idaho Governor Signs Abortion Ban Modeled on Texas Law

Idaho on Wednesday became the first state to enact a law modeled after a Texas statute that bans abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and that can be enforced through lawsuits to avoid constitutional court challenges.

Colorado: House passes bill allowing abortion to nine months for any reason

The Colorado House of Representatives has passed a bill that would permit abortion through the whole nine months of pregnancy, for any reason including on grounds of sex, race, or disability, Christian Headlines (CH) reports. Titled the Reproductive Health Quality Act (HB 1279), the bill passed on Tuesday by 40-24.

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