Jennifer Shutt, Idaho Capital Sun The U.S. House passed legislation Friday that would reinstate access to abortion, though it’s highly unlikely the two bills approved on mostly party-line votes — or more that will come in the weeks ahead — would clear the 50-50 Senate. One measure that House members …
Read More »Texas Sues Biden Administration Over Emergency Abortion Rule
By Reese Oxner, The Texas Tribune Texas is suing the Biden administration over guidance released Monday telling the nation’s doctors they’re protected by federal law to terminate a pregnancy as part of emergency treatment — and threatening to defund hospitals that don’t perform these procedures. The Biden administration’s guidance states …
Read More »Vice President Kamala Harris Talks Abortion, Voting Rights In Midterm-Focused Florida Trip
Errin Haines Originally published by The 19th ORLANDO, Fla. — Addressing thousands of her cheering sorority sisters at their annual convention Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered an emotional and fiery speech, thanking them for generations of service and calling for them to join the fight ahead. Her remarks were …
Read More »Over 80 House Dems Call on Biden to Declare Federal Emergencies on Abortion
Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams Nearly seven dozen House Democrats on Tuesday demanded the Biden administration declare national and public health emergencies on abortion access in response to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Two Texas Democrats—U.S. Reps. Lloyd Doggett and Lizzie Fletcher—led 81 of their colleagues in making …
Read More »Senate Panel Fight Over Effects Of Abortion ruling on Black patients
by Jennifer Shutt, Nebraska Examiner The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday began wading through the dozens of state laws that have taken effect in the two weeks since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion and heard from witnesses who said the effect on Black patients …
Read More »Biden Administration Clarifies Pregnant People Can Receive Abortions For Emergency Care
Candice Norwood Originally published by The 19th The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday clarified its guidance by explicitly stating that abortion can be considered a stabilizing treatment for pregnant people experiencing medical emergencies. The news comes three days after President Joe Biden issued an executive order, …
Read More »As Abortion Crisis Engulfs Red States, Advocates Press White House For A Bolder Plan
by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Frustrated abortion rights advocates are imploring President Joe Biden to make sweeping moves to protect abortion access, saying now is the time for Democrats to be bold as Republican-led states rapidly implement restrictions and outright bans. Stymied in the U.S. Senate by the filibuster, congressional …
Read More »Biden Unveils Executive Order On Abortion Access, Cites Case Of 10-year-old Ohio Rape Survivor
by Jennifer Shutt, Michigan Advance President Joe Biden, who has repeatedly been criticized as slow to respond to a widely expected U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended the nationwide right to an abortion, signed an executive order Friday that could preserve some access to abortion in states where the procedure …
Read More »Biden To Sign Executive Order On Abortion Access And Legal Backing
Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Friday designed to expand access to medication abortion and education about legally available abortion options, as well as provide legal backing for people seeking or providing abortions. The president is expected to speak in more …
Read More »What Would It Mean To Codify Roe Into Law – And Is There Any Chance Of That Happening?
by Linda C. McClain, Florida Phoenix Abortion rights advocates are looking for alternative ways to protect a woman’s right to the procedure following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Responding to the ruling by the majority conservative justices, President Joe Biden called on lawmakers to act. “Let …
Read More »Google To Delete Location Data Of Those Visiting Abortion Providers
Google will delete location data showing when users visit an abortion clinic, the company said, after concern that a digital trail could inform law enforcement if an individual terminates a pregnancy illegally. The update on Friday came as US Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling that …
Read More »Texas Can Enforce 1925 Abortion Ban, State Supreme Court Says
By Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune Texas can enforce its abortion ban from 1925, the state Supreme Court ruled late Friday evening, a decision that exposes abortion providers to lawsuits and financial penalties if they continue to perform the procedure. The court overruled a district judge in Houston, who on …
Read More »Democratic Governors Call On Biden To Use Federal Facilities For Abortion Access
by Jacob Fischler, Florida Phoenix A group of Democratic governors urged President Joe Biden on Friday to use federal facilities to provide access to abortions, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade last week. In a video conference with nine governors, including Kate Brown of Oregon, Roy …
Read More »Biden Says He Supports Changing Senate Filibuster Rules To Protect Abortion Rights
Originally published by The 19th Amanda Becker President Joe Biden said Thursday that he supports changing Senate filibuster rules to pass a bill codifying abortion rights. “I believe we have to codify Roe v. Wade into law, and the way to do that is to make sure that the Congress …
Read More »AROUND THE U.S.: Leaders React, Mobilize In States In Wake Of Supreme Court Decision
Les Zaitz, Tennessee Lookout Reaction was swift across the U.S. Friday as the U.S. Supreme Court erased almost 50 years of abortion law. Here is look at reports from states as reported by independent newsrooms affiliated with States Newsroom: COLORADO: Colorado abortion rights advocates face new, post-Roe reality In a landmark …
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