March 14, 2012
Abortion Bill Gains Little Traction in Alaska
Sen. John Coghill introduced a bill a month ago to require women to get ultrasounds before abortions, but the bill hasn’t moved since and the North Pole Republican doesn’t expect it will before the end of the session. That’s because the Senate leadership, a mixture of Republicans and Democrats, has long shied away from controversial and divisive issues like abortion, Coghill said. That hasn’t stopped Coghill, a long-time pro-life advocate, from trying. Read more...
