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6/7/2013 - Scott Roeder Disciplined For In-Prison Comments
Scott Roeder, the anti-abortion extremist who murdered Dr....
4/2/2013 - KS State Senate Poised to Pass Life at Fertilization Bill
The Kansas state Senate gave first round approval to an anti-abortion bill that would define life as beginning at the point of fertilization with a voice vote yesterday....
3/29/2013 - Pro-Life America Network Director Nominated to MS Board of Health
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant (R) announced that he has nominated Terri Herring to the state's Board of Health Wednesday....
8/8/2012 - Anti-Abortion Activist to Face Jury Trial in Harassment of Doctor
US District Judge J....
6/26/2012 - KS Doctor Loses License
A Kansas doctor's medical license was revoked on Friday over allegations that she did not provide adequate mental health exams on patients she referred to the late Dr....
2/29/2012 - KS Judge Orders Revocation of Medical License
Judge Ed Gaschler, a state administrative judge, ordered the revocation of Dr....
9/13/2011 - Anti-Abortionists Protest at Robert Frost Middle School
Last Thursday, anti-abortion advocates protested at Robert Frost Middle School in Rockville, Maryland....
9/13/2011 - Hearing Begins Against KS Doctor for Abortion Referrals
On Monday, a disciplinary hearing began in Kansas for Dr....
8/1/2011 - Summer Celebration of Choice Kicks Off at Carhart Clinic
On Sunday, nearly 200 abortion rights activists gathered at the Reproductive Health Services in Germantown, MD to kick off the Summer Celebration of Choice week in support of abortion provider Dr....
5/3/2011 - Ms. Magazine Wins Prestigious Maggie Award
On Friday night, Ms. magazine was awarded the Maggie Award for Best Feature Article/Consumer from the Western Publishing Association, which represents the publishing industry west of the Mississippi River....
4/21/2011 - Wichita Judge fails to issue Preliminary Injunction against Anti-Abortion Activist
U.S....
4/19/2011 - Wichita Doctor Targeted By Anti-Abortion Activist
The Justice Department filed a civil complaint last week against an anti-abortion activist for sending a threatening letter to Dr....
4/1/2011 - Anti-Abortion Center Opens Near Dr. Carhart's Clinic
Two anti-abortion groups, Operation Rescue of Wichita, Kansas and Maryland Coalition for Life, have rented the building across the street from the Reproductive Health Services Clinic in Germantown, MD to open what appears to be a crisis pregnancy center (CPC)....
2/18/2011 - South Dakota "Justifiable Homicide" Bill Struck Down in House
The South Dakota anti-abortion bill (HR 1171) that would have altered the definition of "justifiable homicide" to include killings aimed to prevent harm to an unborn child failed yesterday in the state's House by an overwhelming vote of 61-4....
2/17/2011 - Wichita Dr. Seeking to Provide Abortion Blocked
Following a lawsuit filed by Foliage Development Inc., Dr....
2/15/2011 - SD "Justifiable Homicide" Bill Could Endanger Abortion Providers
In South Dakota, an extreme anti-abortion bill (HR 1171) that would alter the definition of "justifiable homicide" to include killings aimed to prevent harm to an unborn child passed out of the state's House Judiciary Committee by a vote of nine to three....
11/10/2010 - Doctor to Open Three New Clinics
Dr....
11/8/2010 - North Carolina Anti-Abortion Leader Tried for WANTED Posters
Flip Benham of Operation Rescue/Operation Save America, goes to trial today for stalking and distributing WANTED posters with the names, pictures, and home and office addresses North Carolina abortion doctors....
11/3/2010 - Probation Sentenced for Man Terrorizing Abortion Doctor
Last Thursday, a federal court in Eastern Washington sentenced Donald Hertz to be confined to his home for 180 days and receive five years probation for threatening Colorado abortion provider, Dr....
9/28/2010 - Dedicated Abortion Provider Dr. William Harrison Dies
Dr....
8/18/2010 - KS Official Admonished for Abortion Investigation Misconduct
The Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys has administered an informal admonition of former Deputy Attorney General Eric Rucker because of allegations of misconduct in an abortion investigation....
6/7/2010 - Judge Dismisses Roeder's Petition for Release
A Sedgwick County Kansas judge dismissed a petition for release filed by Scott Roeder, the convicted murderer of George Tiller, MD, on Friday at the request of Roeder's attorney....
6/2/2010 - Tiller Honored on Senate Floor
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) made a floor statement late last week honoring abortion provider George Tiller, MD, who was murdered by Scott Roeder one year ago, on May 31, 2009....
5/6/2010 - Kansas Senate Votes Against Veto Override of Anti-Choice Bill
The Kansas state Senate failed yesterday to override Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson's (D) veto on an anti-choice bill that would have altered the definition of a viable fetus and required medical documentation for a late-term abortion if enacted....
5/4/2010 - Kansas House Votes to Override Abortion Bill Veto
The Kansas state House voted yesterday to override Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson's (D) veto on an anti-choice bill that would alter the definition of a viable fetus and require medical documentation for a late-term abortion if enacted....


