Tag Archives: Abortion

Biden At Campaign Rally Warns National Abortion Ban Is Next

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Jennifer Shutt, New Jersey Monitor President Joe Biden pledged Friday to hold the line against attempts to restrict reproductive rights and abortion access during a campaign rally with the country’s leading abortion rights organizations. “The court got Roe right 50 years ago, and I believe Congress should restore the protections …

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Abortion Bans Are Unpopular, Republicans Are Passing Them Anyway

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Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th With abortion bans becoming increasingly unpopular, Republican-led statehouses are walking a delicate line: Trying to advance bills that would restrict access to the procedure without drawing attention, circumventing normal processes to cram new policies through as legislative sessions come to a close. Last …

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North Carolina Republicans Set To Pass 12-Week Abortion Ban

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Grace Panetta, Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th Republican lawmakers in North Carolina, one of the few Southern states where abortion remains legal and accessible, are proposing a 12-week abortion ban that could further weaken access in the region. Republican legislative leaders in the state recently gained a supermajority …

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Advocates Warn Abortion Pill Access Still at ‘Severe Risk’ Despite Supreme Court Reprieve

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Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams “Mifepristone remains safe, effective, and AVAILABLE.” However, access to medication abortion remains at “severe risk.” That was the message Friday from reproductive rights advocates after the United States Supreme Court temporarily blocked a ruling by a Texas federal judge that would effectively end access to abortion …

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