abortion

Here’s a prediction: If North Dakota voters reject Measure 1 in November, it’ll be in large part because of the issue presented on this page. In other words, it’ll be because enough voters fret that the measure could interfere with end-of-life decisions such as living wills...

BISMARCK — Supporters of a North Dakota ballot measure aimed at banning abortion are preparing to distribute a “white paper” to counter what they claim are misleading statements by opponents about the measure’s potential impact on end-of-life health care decisions. Voters...

Measure 1 will be on the ballot in November. It would insert language into the North Dakota Century Code stating, “The inalienable right to life of any human being at any stage of development must be recognized and protected.” Measure 1 itself does not make law but instead gives...

NEW ORLEANS - Oklahoma, soon to be followed by Louisiana, has joined other socially conservative states in adopting laws that place new restrictions on abortions, measures that critics say are aimed at shutting abortion clinics. Legislation in the two states require physicians...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon said on Thursday he has "profound concerns" about a bill state lawmakers approved this week requiring women to wait 72 hours for an abortion, even in cases of rape or incest. Nixon, a Democrat, did not say whether he would...

BISMARCK — North Dakota is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that permanently blocked a state law that would have banned abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem filed a notice of appeal here Wednesday to U.S. District Court...

BISMARCK -- North Dakota is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that permanently blocked a state law that would have banned abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The appeal was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bismarck on behalf of Attorney...

BISMARCK — More than 60 North Dakota lawmakers are urging Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that permanently blocked a state law that would have created the strictest abortion ban in the nation. In his order filed April 16 in Bismarck, U.S. District...

BISMARCK – More than 60 North Dakota lawmakers are urging Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that permanently blocked a state law that would have created the strictest abortion ban in the nation. In his order filed April 16 in Bismarck,...

A counselor at a New Jersey women's clinic says she filmed her own abortion to show that the procedure is "safe" and to help support other women through the process. Emily Letts, a 25-year-old former professional actress, had been working at the Cherry Hill Women's Center for...

I am writing as a response to a letter to the editor, “‘Pro-lifers’ are hypocrites not concerned for human life,” that ran in The Jamestown Sun on Tuesday. I would like to point out a number of things that make the letter not credible. “Pro-lifers” are all lumped together....

You really have to wonder what motivates the thinking of Brad Mills when he writes some of his letters to the editor. I am referring to his recent letter that appeared in The Jamestown Sun on April 29 where he viciously attacked people who support pro-life issues and legislation. Forget...

In response to the April 19 letter, “Too many children have been lost to abortion” from Jack Docktor, let me say this: When I start seeing the same zealotry for living people that these so-called “pro-lifers” demonstrate for the unborn with their anti-abortion crusade, then...

As I picked up the paper on Thursday, I noticed the glaring headline was “N.D. law struck down” concerning a strict ban on abortions at the time when a heartbeat has been detected banning all abortions as early as six weeks of pregnancy. Judge Daniel Hovland has superseded a ruling...