Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Friday vetoed five abortion-related bills passed by the Republican-controlled legislature. The bills would have created additional requirements on what abortion providers must tell women seeking an abortion as well as details those providers must provide the Department of Health Services for its annual reports. The …
Read More »Supreme Court Signals Willingness To Rolling Back Abortion Rights
The United States Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in what will likely become a landmark abortion rights case. The court’s conservative justices, who have a 6-3 majority, gave hints that they are considering weakening or even overturning Roe v. Wade, a 48-year-old decision that held that women have …
Read More »Ohio GOP lawmakers introduce Texas-style abortion ban bill
Two Ohio state representatives have introduced an abortion bill that would allow for civil lawsuits against people who “purposely perform or attempt to perform an abortion.” House Bill 480 was introduced Tuesday by GOP Rep. Jena Powell and GOP Rep. Thomas Hall. The bill would allow for civil penalties of …
Read More »Supreme Court to hear oral arguments Monday over Texas abortion ban
On Monday, The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on Texas’ six-week abortion ban. The controversial law, which took effect in September, makes it illegal for a woman to get an abortion after six weeks– a period in which women typically aren’t aware that they are pregnant. In addition, the …
Read More »Texas Six-Week Abortion Ban Reinstated By Federal Appeals Court
A federal appeals court has temporarily reinstated a Texas law that bans abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which is considered the most conservative federal appeals court in the country, granted the state’s request for a temporary halt to a lower …
Read More »Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Texas’ Six-Week Abortion Ban
A federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of Texas’s controversial six-week abortion ban late Wednesday, delivering an early victory to the Biden administration in its legal challenge to the law. In a 113-page order, U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman of Austin said the law is an “offensive deprivation of such an …
Read More »Biden administration reverses Trump rule banning abortion referrals
On Monday, the Biden administration reversed a Trump-era policy that blocked federal funding to family planning clinics that give referrals to patients for abortions. Under former President Donald Trump, clinics were banned from referring patients for abortions. The Department of Health and Human Services said the new regulation would restore …
Read More »A Preview Of The Supreme Court’s Upcoming Term
The United States Supreme Court‘s new nine-month term begins on Monday, October 4, and it could be one of the most significant terms in years. The Justices are poised to decide major cases that could roll back abortion rights and broaden gun and religious rights. “It’s a hugely important term,” …
Read More »A Look Inside One of South Texas’ Last Abortion Clinics
In Texas’ Rio Grande Valley — one of the poorest regions in the country — getting an abortion was already difficult. Now, it’s nearly impossible. Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th McAllen, TX — Karla S. knew she was pregnant almost right away. She could tell by the smells: …
Read More »House Passes Legislation To Protect Abortion Rights
The House passed the Women’s Health Protection Act on Friday as part of the Democrats’ efforts to protect abortion rights established under the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. As a federal law, the bill would overrule and pre-empt restrictive abortion-related laws at the state level, such as Texas’ …
Read More »Senator Susan Collins Won’t Back Abortion Rights Bill
Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) says she will not support Democrat’s Women’s Health Protection Act, an abortion rights bill “which would prohibit states from enacting restrictions on abortion through fetal viability,” according to the Los Angeles Times. It comes in response to a controversial Texas law banning abortion once cardiac activity is detected, which …
Read More »Florida GOP Lawmaker Files Texas-Style Abortion Bill
A Florida State Representative filed a Texas-style abortion bill on Wednesday prohibiting abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The bill, filed by Florida GOP Rep. Webster Barnaby, is deemed the “Florida Heartbeat Act.” It states that once a heartbeat is detected, abortions will not be allowed unless the mother’s …
Read More »20 States Are Challenging South Carolina Abortion Ban
Attorneys General in 20 states and Washington D.C. on Wednesday filed an amicus brief in support of a legal challenge against South Carolina’s controversial abortion ban. The Attorneys General says that the fetal heartbeat law is unconstitutional and harms women. “The unlawful efforts by South Carolina and other states to …
Read More »House To Vote On Abortion Bill In Response To New Texas Law
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that the House would vote on a bill to guarantee individuals have access to abortions later this month. The announcement was made in response to the Supreme Court failing to block Texas’ six-week abortion ban. The bill was introduced by Representative Judy Chu of …
Read More »Supreme Court Refuses To Block Texas’ Six Week Abortion Ban
The United States Supreme Court has refused to block Texas‘ new abortion ban, inflicting a severe blow to abortion rights by upholding the state law, which outlaws the vast majority of abortions. The ruling represents a watershed moment in the abortion debate, as opponents have pushed to restrict access to the …
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