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House panel backs bill to ban later-term abortions

The bill, named the "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act," was approved by the House Judiciary Committee on a party-line 20-12 vote and could get a vote in the full House as early as next week. (Associated Press)

Keepin’ the Faith, Behind Closed Doors Only

Erik Stanley, Pro-Life Revolution’s lawyer, says an IRS agent insisted on shielding proponents of legal abortion from potential communications from a pro-life group (National Review Online)

Irish Government Proposes Allowing Abortion in Emergencies

The Irish government has proposed legislation to allow abortion in cases where a threat exists to a woman’s life, including from suicide. (The New York Times)

Online Furor Draws Press to Abortion Doctor’s Trial

Following accusations that the case was being ignored by the national news media, reporters descended Monday on Philadelphia, where Dr. Kermit Gosnell was on trial (The New York Times)

Obama backs Planned Parenthood in political fight

States want to turn women's health back to the 1950s, he said (Associated Press)

Abortion bill in Legislature has rare bipartisan support

Florida lawmakers are poised to pass an abortion-related bill this year that would require doctors who provide abortions to offer emergency medical care in the unlikely event a baby is born alive. Even Planned Parenthood withdrew its initial opposition (Tampa Bay Times)

Lawmakers give final approval to abortion clinic legislation, bill goes to Gov. Robert Bentley

New rules require that doctors who perform abortions must have admitting privileges at a local hospital (Al.com)

In Washington State, Abortion Debate Counters Trend

Washington, the only state ever to have legalized abortion through a popular vote, is now debating a law that would require health insurers to pay for an elective abortion. (The New York Times)

New Laws Ban Most Abortions in North Dakota

Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed the nation’s toughest abortion restrictions into law on Tuesday, including a measure that bans the procedure as soon as six weeks into a pregnancy (The New York Times)

Former Gosnell employee offers disturbing testimony

A former employee and patient who got abortions from Dr. Kermit Gosnell gave a Philadelphia jury Tuesday a graphic and sometimes grisly inside view of his West Philadelphia clinic (The Philadelphia Inquirer)