Respect Life

In a federal suit, the public interest firm Alliance Defending Freedom is suing the state of Vermont over a law, signed in May, that restricts advertising by the centers, considered an alternative to abortion clinics, and prohibits non-licensed health care professionals from working there.

The in-person support group that combines a biblically based curriculum with fellowship and discussion helped the 24-year old “get through times that were not so great, and helped me stay strong in my faith.”

Pro-life groups pushed back on the White House’s support of a Department of Defense policy of providing paid leave and travel reimbursement for service members seeking abortions.

An Iowa judge issued a preliminary injunction July 17 temporarily blocking the state’s new “heartbeat” abortion ban, which prohibits most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, while a legal challenge to that law moves forward.

The Food and Drug Administration announced July 13 it approved the sale of a birth control pill without a prescription for the first time in the United States, a move that will increase the availability of oral contraception and impact ongoing debates about abortion policy post-Dobbs.