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Two States See Record Legislator Support for Equal Protection as Abolition Movement Grows
There has been a tangible groundswell of support for equal protection bills, both in the conservative movement and among Republican state legislators. There are now states witnessing record levels of support for equal protection bills as large portions of their Republican caucuses sign onto the efforts as sponsors.
Foundation to Abolish Abortion Presents Equal Protection to Pregnancy Help Leaders
The Foundation to Abolish Abortion had a booth last week at the Heartbeat International conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, presenting us with the opportunity to reach hundreds of pregnancy help leaders and provide a defense for equal protection.
Bill to Abolish Abortion Introduced in Kansas
The measure ensures that all image-bearers of God, from the moment of fertilization, are protected with “the same criminal and civil laws protecting the lives of born persons.”
Tennessee Republicans Refuse to Hear Equal Protection Bill
Republican members of the Tennessee House Population Health Subcommittee refused to make the motion that would enable House Bill 570 to be heard, causing the failure of the equal protection legislation.
Action Alert: Help Us Abolish Abortion in Tennessee
House Bill 570, which would establish equal protection of the laws for preborn babies, has been assigned to the Tennessee House Population Health Subcommittee. We need your help contacting the lawmakers who will be considering the legislation.
Bill to Abolish Abortion Introduced in Kentucky
This is the only legislation that would truly abolish abortion in Kentucky, requiring that preborn babies are “protected with the same homicide laws protecting all other human persons.”
Equal Protection Bills Filed in Tennessee
This is the first equal protection legislation ever filed in Tennessee and would become the strongest anti-abortion legislation in state history if passed into law.
Bill to Abolish Abortion Filed in Illinois
Under this legislation, anyone who willfully takes part in murdering a preborn baby can be subject to criminal and civil penalties, including the father, the mother, and the third-party abortionist.
Equal Protection Bill Narrowly Fails in South Dakota Amid Pro-Life Opposition
House Bill 1212 would have established equal protection of the laws for preborn babies by safeguarding their lives with the same homicide, assault, and wrongful death laws already protecting born people. The legislation was the first equal protection measure in the history of South Dakota.
Bill to Abolish Abortion Filed in Iowa
House File 2316 would recognize that “innocent human life, created in the image of God, should be equally protected under the law from fertilization to natural death.”
Equal Protection Bill Filed in South Dakota
House Bill 1212 would establish equal protection of the laws for preborn babies, ensuring that the same laws already protecting born persons are applied to preborn persons as well.
Equal Protection Bill Filed in South Carolina Senate for the First Time
S. 783 would establish equal protection of the laws for preborn babies, ensuring that the same homicide, assault, and wrongful death laws already protecting born persons are applied to preborn persons as well.
Abolitionists Go on Offense in South Carolina
There were significant strides made toward that objective this week as an equal protection bill was introduced for the very first time in the South Carolina Senate, while an equal protection bill was heard for the first time in the South Carolina House.
Bill to Abolish Abortion Filed in Oklahoma
House Bill 3038, which is co-sponsored by Oklahoma State Senator Warren Hamilton, would acknowledge the sanctity of life made in the image of God and the protections that must be extended to all persons under the Fourteenth Amendment.
Abolitionist Legislators File Equal Protection Bill to Abolish Abortion in Missouri
Missouri State Senator Mike Moon and Missouri State Representative Burt Whaley filed the Missouri Prenatal Equal Protection Act this week in their respective chambers to completely abolish abortion in the state.
Texas Pro-Life Bill Fails to Adequately Address Self-Induced Abortion Epidemic
We project that this legislation would be unlikely to have any material impact on the flow of abortion-inducing drugs into Texas and would produce virtually no reduction of the overall number of preborn children murdered by abortion in the state.
Rep. Brent Money Files Bill to Abolish Abortion for Texas Special Session
Texas State Rep. Brent Money filed House Bill 163, which would establish equal protection of the laws for every preborn baby in Texas and abolish abortion.
Representative Schriver Files Bill to Abolish Abortion in Michigan
Michigan State Representative Josh Schriver filed House Bill 4671, the Justice for Babies in the Womb Act, which would abolish abortion in the state of Michigan by establishing equal protection of the laws for preborn children.
Equal Protection for Preborn Babies Sees Record Progress in 2025 Legislative Sessions
As many state legislative sessions draw to a close in the first half of 2025, the Foundation to Abolish Abortion is rejoicing over record progress for equal protection.
Across the country, the Foundation to Abolish Abortion has assisted lawmakers and grassroots advocates with drafting 16 equal protection bills across 14 states, with more on the way.