‘Back Door Ban’ on Abortion Takes Effect Today
A law deemed a ‘Back Door Ban’ on abortion rights in Pennsylvania has partially gone into effect today. The law, formerly Senate Bill 732, requires “that clinics renovate their buildings to adhere to the architectural codes and staffing requirements of ambulatory surgical facilities,” as Philadelphia Weekly reported last fall. As of today, 14 of the state’s...
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PA House to Vote on Bill Aimed at Regulating Abortion
State Sen. Vincent Hughes State Rep. Matt Baker “We’ve had enough,” the protesters chanted on the sweeping marble staircase of the Capitol rotunda in Harrisburg yesterday, and around the podium, where they chanted in chorus with the speakers. Like a wife disgusted with an unfaithful husband, or a mother who can’t take a wayward son in anymore, the protesters...
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