The Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved legislation that could make it more difficult for a minor to end a pregnancy by abortion without parental consent.<br />
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Existing state law prohibits clinics from performing an abortion for a minor without obtaining written consent from a parent or a waiver from a judge. But supporters of the law say it contains a loophole allowing minors to &quot;shop&quot; for a waiver, going to court multiple times until they find a judge willing to provide them with the permission they seek.<br />
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For an article on the bill that would require parental consent to for minors to receive an abortion click on the following story link:<br />
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<a href="http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/06/abortion_measure_approved_by_m.html">http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/06/abortion_measure_approved_by_m.html</a><br />
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US HOUSE PASSES ABORTION BILL:<br />
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The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impose a nationwide ban on abortions after 22 weeks of pregnancy over Democratic objections that the bill represents a dramatic attempt by Republicans to restrict abortion rights.<br />
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With limited exceptions, the legislation would ban the abortion of a fetus younger than 20 weeks old, or at 22 weeks of pregnancy under a different measuring system. The ban would be backed by possible fines against doctors, as well as prison sentence of as many as five years.<br />
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However, the Democratic Senate is not expected to consider it at all and President Obama threatened to veto the measure if it passed both houses of congress.<br />
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For an article on the bill that would ban late term abortions click on the following story link:<br />
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<a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/306355-house-passes-controversial-late-term-abortion-ban">http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/306355-house-passes-controversial-late-term-abortion-ban</a><br />
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