Although it is “easy to hoot with derision” at the “awfully complicated positions” on abortion rights taken by former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (R) and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R), the two possible Republican presidential candidates “make sense” when listened to “with a decent sympathy,” Ann Althouse, a law professor at the [click link for full article]

The following highlights recent news of state actions on abortion legislation. Alabama: The Committee on Public Health on Wednesday gave final approval to a proposal that sets standards for follow-up care and equipment maintenance at clinics that offer abortions, as well as increases the role of a clinic’s medical director, the [click link for full article]