On abortion, the Supreme Court shows it doesn’t care about democracy after all
in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health, the Supreme Court famously declared that it would return the abortion issue to voters. Citizens could decide whether to ban abortion in their state. So when federal law required hospital emergency rooms to provide abortions to women who faced imminent medical consequences if they continued with their pregnancies, the […]
Justice Alito Asks Biden DOJ Point-Blank Why Statute Gov Argues Requires Abortion Uses The Phrase ‘Unborn Child’
Justice Samuel Alito asked Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar why the statute the government argues mandates emergency room doctors to perform abortions in a state that bans them uses the phrase “unborn child.” The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Moyle v. United States, the Biden administration’s challenge to Idaho’s Defense of Life Act, which […]
National Abortion Ban Not Likely, Will Be ‘Sorted Out at the State Level’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that a national abortion ban would not get 60 votes in the Senate, so the issue would have to be decided by individual states. He said it would be resolved. Host Kristen Welker said, “I want to talk about abortion, and as […]
Abortion threatens GOP’s chances in Florida statehouse races
Abortion policy threatens to hurt Florida Republicans’ chances in the state’s state legislative elections amid widespread voter backlash. The Florida Supreme Court upheld a 15-week limit on abortions earlier this month, paving the way for a six-week ban passed by the state Legislature last year to take effect soon. Now, the small number of vulnerable […]
Support for Abortion at Two-Decade High
A new Quinnipiac University poll found that two-thirds of voters think abortion should be legal in all or most cases. According to the survey, 34% of American adults say abortion should be legal in all cases, and 32% say it should be legal in most cases. Quinnipiac University, a left-leaning polling organization, said support for […]
Biden sparks Christian group’s anger after making sign of the cross at abortion rally: ‘Disgusting insult’
President Biden sparked outrage on Tuesday by making the sign of the cross during a rally against abortion regulations. Biden was ostensibly pious in Tampa, where Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried complained about Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s tightening of the state’s six-week abortion ban. “We came back here to the state of […]
Arizona House lawmakers pass bill to repeal 1864 abortion ban
Arizona House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would repeal the state’s near-total abortion ban, which dates back to 1864. The bill will now go to the state Senate after all 29 House Democrats and three Republicans voted in favor of repeal. The ban was put on hold by the Arizona Supreme Court earlier […]
Hillary Clinton attacks ‘MAGA’ Supreme Court and blames Trump for ‘horrifying’ abortion possibility
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denounced former President Donald Trump over what she sees as a likely Supreme Court decision on abortion. Clinton was referring to oral arguments in the Supreme Court over whether Idaho’s near-total prohibition of abortions conflicts with federal emergency medicine statutes. The former unsuccessful presidential candidate laid the blame for the possible decision […]
Arizona House Passes Bill to Scrap 1864 Near-Total Abortion Ban
Arizona House members on Wednesday voted in favor of repealing an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions, after several Republicans joined Democrats in passing the bill. The vote is the third attempt in three weeks to lift the abortion restriction, since the Arizona Supreme Court ruled earlier this month to uphold the state’s new […]
Arizona House votes in favor of repealing abortion law
Arizona House of Representatives I voted They voted 32 to 28 in favor of repealing the law banning abortion, except in cases where the mother’s life is in danger. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled: decision The law could go into effect this month, but the state attorney general, a Democrat, claimed The earliest it will […]