Up until recently, Johnson was a low profile member of Congress, but he has been a staunch supporter of anti-abortion efforts. For example, Johnson is one of 29 co-sponsors for a January 2023 bill aiming to defund Planned Parenthood. He also voted against the Right to Contraception Act — which still managed to pass in … Read more
The ADF has always been opposed to privacy rights, abortion and birth control. Now Roe is gone, the group is laying the groundwork to end protection for birth control. Those who thought Roe would never be overruled should understand that the reasoning in Dobbs v Jackson is not tailored to abortion. Dobbs was explicitly written … Read more
“This election, Pennsylvania voters have a choice between Carolyn Carluccio, who has tried to hide her anti-abortion positions and dodge questions about the judiciary’s role in protecting abortion rights, and Daniel McCaffery, a proven champion of reproductive freedom,” said Breana Ross, campaigns director of Planned Parenthood Votes Pennsylvania. Read more at The Guardian
If Issue 1 fails, supporters of the proposal believe the state’s supreme court will reinstate a six-week abortion ban Read more at The Guardian
Tensions are boiling among female veterans (and on Capitol Hill) over the Alabama senator’s blockade of almost 400 military officers. Read more at Vanity Fair
“There’s no excuse for being, or supporting, an anti-abortion election-denying conspiracy theorist, and our fundamental rights are in jeopardy with this extremist and his supporters in office,” Mackler continues. Read more at The Hill
Mistruths and outright lies abound in Republican advertising as the state gears up for crucial vote on abortion rights, say critics Read more at The Guardian
Voting rights groups say move by Republican secretary of state lacked transparency and did not follow established practice Read more at The Guardian
Ohio Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno falsely claimed in a recent interview that Issue 1 — the ballot measure seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution — would allow a rapist to “force” a woman to have an abortion. Read more at NBC News
Specialists are becoming even less available now that abortion bans limit certain types of reproductive care, she added. “We’re starting to see graduating medical students choose not to go into OBGYN, and then we’re starting to see OBGYN residents choose not to train in states where it is hard for them to get comprehensive training,” … Read more
