Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent Missourians will have the opportunity to vote to enshrine abortion in the state constitution this November, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. In a decision published less than three hours before the constitutional deadline to remove a question from the ballot, the Supreme Court reversed a …
Read More »A Policy Cheat Sheet: Where Trump and Harris Stand On These Six Issues
Originally published by The 19th Last month, we asked you, our readers, to tell us the top three issues that are motivating you to vote in November. We received over 150 responses on a broad range of topics. Once we landed on the six that were most mentioned — abortion, …
Read More »New Audio Reveals North Carolina GOP Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Pushing for “Zero” Weeks Abortion Ban
Jimmy Williams In a newly surfaced audio recording, North Carolina’s Republican Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson is heard outlining his desire to restrict abortion access to “zero” weeks, challenging the state’s current 12-week abortion law. The recording, dated September 3, was made public by a Democratic group aiming to hold Robinson …
Read More »The 10 States Where Voters Could Decide On Abortion Directly
Elisha Brown After legal fights, counter-campaigns and bureaucratic wrangling all year long, as things stand today, abortion questions in 10 states are heading to ballots in November. After abortion rights were upended federally in June 2022, Kansas voters got a chance to weigh in on a ballot measure that was …
Read More »Trump Says He Wants IVF Covered And Supports ‘more weeks’ of Abortion Access in Florida
Mariel Padilla Originally published by The 19th Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would ensure the government or insurance companies would fully pay for people’s IVF treatments, without providing details on how. He also indicated he would vote for a Florida ballot measure that would overturn a six-week …
Read More »Donald Trump Says Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Law Is ‘too short’
Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that Florida’s law banning most abortions after six weeks is “too short,” but was cagy about whether that means he will vote for Amendment 4 this fall, which would enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the state’s Constitution. …
Read More »Arkansas Supreme Court Blocks Abortion Amendment from November Ballot
Jimmy Williams In a closely divided 4-3 ruling, the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday effectively blocked an amendment aimed at legalizing abortion from appearing on the state’s November ballot. The court ruled that signatures collected by paid canvassers, which made up a portion of the petition drive by Arkansans for …
Read More »Arizona and Montana Voters to Decide on Abortion Rights in November
Jimmy Williams Voters in Arizona and Montana will have the opportunity to protect abortion rights in their state constitutions this November, as both states have cleared the path for the issue to be placed on the ballot. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the 200-word summary used by …
Read More »Missouri Voters Will Decide Whether To Legalize Abortion In November
Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent Abortion will be on Missouri’s statewide ballot in November. An initiative petition to enshrine the right to abortion up until the point of fetal viability received final approval Tuesday, securing a place on the general election ballot. If the measure receives a majority of votes, Missouri …
Read More »Trump Says Abortion Will Be A ‘small issue’ In November, Leaves Door Open To Federal Restrictions
Mel Leonor Barclay Originally published by The 19th Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he believes abortion will be a “small issue” in the November elections now that the power to ban abortion is in the hands of state lawmakers, but added that he is open to federal restrictions …
Read More »Document Indicates Supreme Court Will Punt Idaho Emergency Abortion Case For Now
A document inadvertently uploaded to the U.S. Supreme Court’s website on Wednesday appears to indicate the court will send a case regarding emergency abortion care in Idaho back to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rather than make a decision, according to reporting from Bloomberg Law. Rather than rule on …
Read More »Democrats Use Second Anniversary Of Dobbs To Reaffirm Support For Abortion Rights
Lynne Terry, Oregon Capital Chronicle A slew of Democratic politicians have fired off campaign statements and staged events in Oregon and across the country to mark the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision against abortion rights. On June 24, 2022, the conservative court ruled 6-3 in favor of …
Read More »Despite GOP Headwinds, Citizen-led Abortion Measures Could Be On The Ballot In 9 States
Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline For abortion rights supporters in Florida, it was a tumultuous day of highs and lows. On April 1, the Florida Supreme Court paved the way for the state to ban nearly all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. But it also OK’d a ballot measure that …
Read More »Rights Defenders ‘Relieved’ But ‘Not Celebrating’ Supreme Court Abortion Pill Ruling
Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams While welcoming the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to preserve access to mifepristone, a medication commonly used for abortion care, rights advocates on Thursday also stressed that the six conservative justices who reversed Roe v. Wade are no allies to reproductive freedom. “We are relieved by …
Read More »Trump Says He’ll Work ‘side by side’ With Group That Wants Abortion ‘eradicated’
Jennifer Shutt, South Dakota Searchlight Former President Donald Trump said Monday that if reelected he plans to work “side by side” with a newly formed religious organization that says abortion is the “greatest atrocity facing” the United States and should be “eradicated entirely.” During two-minute recorded remarks played at The …
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