Republicans are trying to find a new term for ‘pro-life’ to stave off more electoral losses
Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., summarized the closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill as being focused on “pro-baby policies.” Read more at NBC News
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Pentagon goes on the attack amid Tuberville blockade
In a floor speech condemning Tuberville on Wednesday, Reed estimated that nearly 90 percent of the 852 general and flag officers stand to be impacted by the blockade. An estimated 650 nominees will require Senate confirmation this year. Reed added that a further 110 officers will need to do two jobs or take on a … Read more
The 19th Explains: Abortion in Florida and what’s at stake in the state Supreme Court
If the court upholds the 15-week ban and holds that Florida’s constitution does not protect abortion rights, the six-week ban will take effect 30 days later. The court could also uphold the 15-week ban without changing its interpretation of Florida’s constitution. It could also strike down the current law, allowing abortions once again to be … Read more
Will a ‘brick wall’ against abortion restrictions fall?
Youngkin has been clear that banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for rape, incest and to save the life of the pregnant patient is a key legislative priority. The Youngkin-backed measure that failed in the legislature earlier this year did not include punishments for pregnant people who obtained abortions, but physicians would … Read more
With ‘Goodbye Mary,’ Molly Tuttle extends country music’s lineage of reproductive rights songs to the post-Roe era
In the final analysis, both Tuttle and Isbell have created intimate, intricate portraits of people making decisions that cause them grief and bring them relief. Neither oversimplifies the issues at hand, just as neither artist wavers from the belief in the rightness of the decisions their respective characters make. Put another way, these songs succeed … Read more
Opinion – How the Texas ban on mifepristone could jeopardize telemedicine for everyone
While Texas can ban mifepristone, by what authority can it restrict its order and transportation through the U.S. Postal Service without challenging the way telemedicine works? The looming question for legislators: Is banning a single medication worth jeopardizing the convenient and cost-effective health care telemedicine provides for millions of Americans? Read more at The Hill … Read more
Navy, Air Force, Army secretaries call on Tuberville to end hold on promotions
“Any claim that holding up the promotions of top officers does not directly damage the military is wrong — plain and simple,” the three secretaries wrote in an op-ed published Monday in The Washington Post. Read more at The Hill
Revealed: US pro-birth conference’s links to far-right eugenicists
A high-end hotel in the liberal Texan enclave of Austin is playing host to a conference whose theme is boosting global birth rates, but which will in fact feature racist and eugenicist internet personalities and far-right media figures. Read more at The Guardian
Thousands donate to save Florida abortion clinic amid crippling state fines
The fines arose from a 2015 law that mandated patients wait 24 hours between getting an initial consultation for an abortion and undergoing the procedure. Litigation put that law on ice for seven years, but in April last year, a judge agreed to let it take effect. A few weeks later, that judge issued a … Read more
Texas highways are the next anti-abortion target. One town is resisting.
Antiabortion advocates behind the measure are targeting regions along interstates and in areas with airports, with the goal of blocking off the main arteries out of Texas and keeping pregnant women hemmed within the confines of their antiabortion state. Read more at The Texas Tribune