Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is vowing to veto the bill if it makes it to his desk. Supporters say the measure would give a couple who has lost a child options that may help them grieve.
In the House Health Committee on Tuesday, Republicans passed two bills to further restrict abortion rights. One would restrict abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat. The other bill would prohibit an abortion on the basis of a Down syndrome diagnosis.
The lawsuit, filed in 2019, is asking courts to order the state’s Medicaid program to begin covering abortions, without restriction.
The appeals court said the city can restrict congregating, picketing, patrolling and demonstrating in the immediate vicinity of clinics, but the zone restrictions do not apply to “calm and peaceful” one-on-one conversations by anti-abortion activists seeking to speak with women entering a clinic.
Without Ginsburg’s reliable liberal vote there are fears about the future of Roe v. Wade
