Abortion News

Philadelphia - Updated on 5-17-13, 3:10 a.m., EDT Kermit Gosnell, 72, a Philadelphia abortion doctor, was found guilty of first-degree murder. On Wednesday, he was given a third life sentence for killing a baby he described as so big it could "walk to the bus."

Philadelphia - A Philadelphia abortion provider has been convicted of three counts of first degree murder and one count of involuntary manslaughter. The first degree murder convictions were for severing spinal cords of infants born during abortions.

Philadelphia - Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, is facing the death penalty for performing late-term abortions and allegedly killing newborns, as he 'snips' the spinal cords to make sure they are terminated (killed.)

Philadelphia - Those waiting to hear from the defense in the murder trial of Philadelphia abortion provider Kermit Gosnell will have to wait a little longer as a member of the defense team has fallen ill.

A Republican US congressman from Texas is promoting a 'pro-life' political bumper sticker that suggests arming fetuses would prevent abortions.

The Reproductive Parity Act, if passed, would have required almost all health insurers in Washington State to pay for elective abortions.

Ottawa - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is facing a revolt by some of his backbenchers, who wish to reopen the abortion issue. The Members of Parliament (MP) have been told to toe the party line and say their rights as parliamentarians are being violated.

Little Rock - Hundreds gathered at a grassroots "Protest at the Arkansas Capitol" to denounce "extreme reproductive laws in Arkansas," and raised their voices and signs in protest of the war on women being waged by the conservative majority in the state legislature.

Fargo - Last week North Dakota lawmakers passed what is considered to be the strictest of abortion laws. Another bill currently in the making looks at banning all abortions.

Since the introduction of the one-child policy 40-years ago in the Peoples Republic of China Chinese doctors have carried out over 330 million abortions.