Two years after Dobbs decision, North Carolina abortion law among strictest
Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ruling returning abortion law to the states, North Carolina is one of two states that restrict abortion at 12 weeks after fertilization. It’s been a hot topic of discussion since the June 24, 2022 announcement, and one that political campaigns have grappled with, with Democrats using […]
Trump, Censorship And Abortion: Here Are The Final Big Rulings SCOTUS Is Expected To Release This Week
The Supreme Court is expected to announce all remaining decisions by the end of this week. Upcoming opinions include an appeal of former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity, an Idaho abortion case, and an eventual challenge to the Biden administration’s censorship. schedule on wednesday. Below are some of the most important issues the justices will […]
30,000 Protest ‘Barbaric Practice’ of Abortion in Rome March for Life
ROME, Italy — Around 30,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Rome on Saturday, calling for an end to the “barbaric practice” of abortion and the protection of all human life from conception to natural death. More than 130 pro-life organizations and many families with small children braved Rome’s 90ºF heat to stand up for […]
Dobbs ruling keeps abortion backers energized as opponents grasp for messaging
The Dobbs decision two years ago woke Democrats and reproductive rights activists, and the dramatic changes made possible by the Supreme Court’s action were immediately inspiring. The decision flipped the battle in one fell swoop, galvanized abortion rights supporters, and became an election issue, and since then the anti-abortion movement has been grappling with a […]
Abortion focus on Biden team on Dobbs anniversary
PHOENIX – Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is just one of several senior Biden administration officials milling around the Grand Canyon State this month as part of a campaign to highlight the upcoming two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. Haaland spoke to a group of activists at a coffee shop in Phoenix’s midcentury modern […]
Democrats target 'zombie law' to shield against abortion ban
health care Full text Kelly and Giffords share IVF journeys, highlighting challenges to reproductive rights Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and his wife, former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.), have opened up about their past struggles with fertility treatments and highlighted the importance of alternative fertility options that they say are being undermined by politicians. In […]
Democrats make election-year push to undo ban on mailed abortion pills
Democrats are bringing an 1873 law that bans the mailing of abortion-related materials into the spotlight as the party makes access to the procedure central to their election messaging. The Comstock Act was enacted to ban people from sending anything “obscene, lewd or lascivious” in the mail, including “any article or thing designed or intended […]
Democrats introduce bill to repeal Comstock abortion law, guard against Trump actions
Democrats in the House and Senate introduced bills Thursday to reform the long-neglected law, which they fear could be used by a future Trump administration to severely restrict abortion or effectively ban it altogether. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), would repeal the abortion provisions of the Comstock Law, an 1873 federal law […]
‘Inflation and Economy’ Top Priority for Americans, Abortion Last
A June Signal poll found that “inflation and the economy” were Americans’ top priorities, with abortion coming in last. investigation Asked When respondents were asked about their top priorities, a majority (27.9%) chose inflation and the economy as their top priority. Illegal immigration, another pet pat of former President Donald Trump, emerged as the second […]
Dem Governors Stockpile Abortion Pills in ‘Resistance to Trump Admin’
Some Democratic governors are stockpiling abortion pills in case former President Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election, despite Trump saying abortion should be left to the states. The Supreme Court last week rejected a challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) overturning of safety regulations on mifepristone, the first drug used in a […]