Religious leaders sue to block Missouri’s abortion … ST. LOUIS (AP) — A group of religious leaders who support abortion rights filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging Missouri’s abortion ban, saying lawmakers openly invoked their religious beliefs while drafting the measure and thereby imposed those beliefs on others who don’t share them. The lawsuit filed in St. Louis is the latest of many to […]
These House Democrats supported GOP-sponsored abortion … Four House Democrats voted with Republicans on Wednesday to support GOP-sponsored abortion measures, crossing the aisle to help pass the first anti-abortion pieces of legislation in the House Republican majority. The first bill, titled the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, passed in a 220-210-1 vote. The legislation would require that all infants born after attempted […]
OR lawmakers push for amendment protecting same-sex … A push for an Oregon constitutional amendment was introduced on Wednesday by state Senate Democrats that, if approved, could guarantee constitutional equality for those seeking marriage or health care, regardless of an individual’s sex or gender.
McConnell opposes Alabama Republican’s blockade of … WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that he won’t support a fellow GOP senator’s blockade of military nominees, backing Democrats and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin who have said that the holdup is harming national security. Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is objecting to the normally routine practice of confirming dozens of military […]
Feds: Woman charged in Wyoming clinic fire opposes … CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A woman accused of setting fire last year to a Wyoming abortion clinic that was under construction told investigators she opposed abortion and was experiencing anxiety and nightmares over the facility opening, authorities say in court documents. According to the court filing, Lorna Roxanne Green, of Casper, told Matthew T. Wright, […]
Four things to know about the Texas abortion pill … The Texas ruling against the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of mifepristone, a pill that can be used for an abortion up to 10 weeks of pregnancy, could have major implications for abortion access throughout the country. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued his ruling, which could stop the prescribing and distribution of mifepristone, […]
Harris traveling to Iowa for first trip to the state … Vice President Harris will travel to Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday for her first trip to the state as vice president. In Iowa, the vice president will meet with local leaders to discuss Democrats’ fight to protect reproductive rights and participate in a roundtable, her office announced on Tuesday. Harris has traversed the country in […]
Harris says challenge to abortion pills an attack … Vice President Kamala Harris warned Friday that a looming Texas court decision threatening access to abortion pills is an attack on a “fundamental freedom” of access to health care. Speaking to abortion rights advocates, Harris said the lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone was a partisan attack on science and medicine. […]
Five things to know ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme … Wisconsinites will weigh in on a consequential state Supreme Court election on Tuesday in a race that will ultimately determine the partisan tilt of the high court and have significant implications on key issues such as abortion and redistricting. Voters are heading to the polls to weigh in on four judicial candidates — two liberal […]
Abortion-rights proposal moves a step closer to Ohio … COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Backers of a proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the Ohio Constitution can begin collecting the more than 413,000 voter signatures required to put the issue before voters this fall, after the petition cleared another hurdle Monday. The constitutional amendment moves to the signature-gathering phase after the Ohio Ballot Board confirmed […]
