Committee advances bill adding pregnancy ultrasound video to Indiana sex ed requirements

Free ultrasound scans available to expecting mothers at LCCC

CHEYENNE – Expecting mothers can receive a free OB ultrasound scan at Laramie County Community College through May 8.

Committee advances bill adding pregnancy ultrasound video to Indiana sex ed requirements

Hoosier elementary school students could be required to watch a pregnancy ultrasound video as part of their curricula if a bill moving through the House keeps its momentum.

New Alabama law would update how sex ed classes handle topics of abstinence, abortion

Bills that would change Alabama’s sex education standards and restrict certain LGBTQ topics in the classroom are advancing in the state legislature once again.House and Senate committees approved Senate Bill 277, an abstinence-only sex ed bill, and House Bill 244, which aims to expand Alabama’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, after public hearings this month. They will head to their respective chambers for a full vote.

Now Alabama Wants to Charge Abortion Patients With Homicide

On March 31, Jezebel published a story about the 10 states that have introduced legislation that could charge abortion patients with homicide—a crime that, in some of these states, comes with the threat of the death penalty. Barely two weeks later, and there’s already another state to add to the list. This week, Alabama Republicans filed a new anti-abortion bill, joining the ranks of Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, …

NC Republicans introduce bill to ban nearly all abortions statewide

HB 804 revives a post-Roe battle over reproductive rights, with penalties that could include prison time and six-figures fines. On Monday, Republican lawmakers in North Carolina filed a bill that would ban virtually all abortions in the state, reviving a legislative battle over reproductive rights with new legal consequences for providers, advocates, and potentially even patients’ families. If passed, House Bill 804 would mark one of the stricte…

Alabama lawmaker files bill to jail women for abortions

The bill is out of step with some anti-abortion advocates who have said the focus should be on criminalizing providers, not women who seek abortions.