by admin | Feb 14, 2012 | News, Politics / Govt
The Catholic Church says a federal mandate regarding insurance coverage for contraceptives is an attack on religious liberty. Catholic doctrine opposes the use of contraception and the church says the mandate forces church-affilated charities, hospitals and schools to...
by admin | Feb 19, 2008 | News
House and Senate committees are considering legislation regarding consent requirements for obtaining abortions. Under both the House and Senate versions of the bill ( HB 1831 & SB 1058 ), abortions could not be performed or induced without the voluntary, informed,...
by admin | Dec 3, 2007 | Politics / Govt
Planned Parenthood is circling the wagons against what it sees as an assault on abortion rights. It’s calling on Governor Matt Blunt (R-MO) to disband his Task Force on the Impact of Abortion on Women, calling the 14-member panel a sham organization whose true...
by admin | Sep 24, 2007 | Crime / Courts
Planned Parenthood claims a win in its ongoing legal challenge to a part of HB 1055 , Missouri’s newest abortion law that calls for stricter regulation of abortion clinics. A federal judge has granted the group its preliminary injunction request....
by admin | Sep 11, 2007 | Politics / Govt
A federal judge promises a ruling by September 24th on the court challenge to Missouri’s latest anti-abortion law. Planned Parenthood and a St. Louis-area abortion provider say the law will force closure of three facilities that do legal abortions in...