The Missouri General Assembly passed legislation last week that will prevent the spread of telemedicine abortions in Missouri. HB 400, sponsored by Representative Jeanie Riddle (R-Mokane), passed the House by a vote of 115-39 and the Senate by a vote of 23-7. This bill will prevent Planned Parenthood and others from setting up clinics in [...]
Philadelphia abortion provider Dr. Kermit Gosnell was convicted Monday, May 13 of three counts of first-degree murder for the death of three babies that prosecutors said were delivered alive and subsequently killed. The jury also found Gosnell not guilty of third-degree murder but guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 41-year-old woman who died [...]
By a vote of 23-7, the Missouri Senate approved a house bill this week that would effectively ban telemedicine abortions being performed in Missouri. HB 400, sponsored by Representative Jeanie Riddle (R-Mokane), requires any physician ordering an abortion to be physically present when the patient is given medication to terminate a pregnancy. This requirement would [...]
The Office of the Pro-life Secretariat at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement on the FDA’s recent decision to require the emergency contraceptive Plan B be available over the counter for girls as young as 15. The statement argues that widespread use of emergency contraceptives do not reduce abortion rates, [...]
Abortion is an evil that should not be spread by any means, much less by the use of modern technology. When Planned Parenthood started performing telemedicine abortions in Iowa, they increased the number of clinics there from five to 17. Let’s not allow that to happen in Missouri! Next week, the Senate will most likely [...]
HB 400, a bill that would ban telemedicine abortions in Missouri, will be heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday. If the bill is voted out, it could pass the Senate and get to the Governor for his consideration this session. HB 400 would, in its practical effect, ban web-cam abortions. The bill has [...]
The Missouri House of Representatives has given final approval to a bill that would ban telemedicine abortions from being performed in Missouri. HB 400, sponsored by Representative Jeannie Riddle (R-Mokane), would require a physician to be present when a patient is administered RU-486, the abortion drug used to end a pregnancy up to nine weeks [...]
This week the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a House bill that provides conscience protections for healthcare providers. HB 457, sponsored by House Speaker Tim Jones (R-Eureka), would allow healthcare workers to opt out of performing abortion, sterilization, contraception and assisted reproduction procedures, as well as allow medical researchers to opt out of engaging in research [...]
HB 400, a bill that would ban telemedicine abortions in Missouri, is on the Missouri House calendar and will be considered soon. HB 400 is intended to prevent Planned Parenthood from setting up telemedicine clinics in remote portions of Missouri to perform abortions using Internet videophone technology. According to testimony offered by a former Planned [...]
The Senate Appropriations Committee has decided to maintain funding for the Alternatives to Abortion (ATA) program at its present level of $1.58 million. An additional $50,000 is appropriated for an awareness program to promote ATA. This additional money could be used for a variety of promotional activities, such as radio and television spots, creating an [...]