Glenn Youngkin’s PAC launches first TV ad in November election, focused on abortion
New restrictions on abortion are at the center of the GOP’s bid to take over full control of Virginia’s state government in November. Read more at NBC News
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Conservatives target Ohio to end their losing streak on abortion votes
The state’s six-week near-total ban is enjoined, but GOP officials are appealing and the injunction could be lifted at any time. And Ohio lawmakers at the rally indicated that if they were to revisit the state’s abortion laws, they would try to make them more restrictive, not less. State Sen. Kristina Roegner, a Republican, opened … Read more
‘What am I here for?’: Military families frustrated by delayed promotions, withheld raises and lives put on hold
“He was pretty dismissive,” Jaslow told The 19th. “If you’re one of those people or their families, that’s the last thing you want to hear. It is your whole world. You’re caught up in this political tantrum, and one senator and his personal political agenda is being prioritized over your family, your life, your livelihoods, … Read more
Idaho Banned Abortion. Then It Turned Down Supports for Pregnancies and Births.
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, the state’s GOP-led Legislature has disbanded a maternal mortality committee, failed to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage and turned down federal grants for child care. Read more at ProPublica
Ohio abortion-rights supporters worry about ballot confusion in November
Abortion-rights groups find that nonchalance suspicious. They have accused LaRose, an abortion opponent, of putting his thumb on the scale by using the powers of his office to make it harder for pro-abortion-rights voters to figure out which way to vote. Read more at NBC News
Tuberville won’t bend on military blockade amid Israel crisis
After Hamas attacked Israel, Senate Democrats said it was past time for several top-level military nominees to be approved. But a Tuberville spokesperson confirmed Sunday that the senator’s position remains: Democrats must move top nominees individually until the Pentagon revokes its policy of covering travel costs for troops seeking an abortion across state lines. Read … Read more
Virginia Could Decide the Future of the GOP’s Abortion Policy
If Youngkin and the GOP win control of both legislative chambers next month behind that message, other Republicans outside the core red states are virtually certain to adopt their approach to abortion. Success for the Virginia GOP could also encourage the national Republican Party to coalesce behind a 15-week federal ban with exceptions. Read more … Read more
Texan Suing Ex’s BFFs Over Abortion Allegedly Promised to Drop Lawsuit for Sex
The lawsuit was filed by Jonathan Mitchell, the former Texas solicitor general who has risen to prominence for his contributions to Senate Bill 8, Texas’ abortion bounty law. The law, which went into effect in September 2021, empowers private citizens to sue anyone they suspect of “aiding or abetting” an abortion. State Rep. Briscoe Cain … Read more
More Latinas are living in states with abortion bans and restrictions
The growing lack of reproductive health and abortion access can increasingly cause mothers and their families to face poorer health outcomes, according to Rodríguez, as more people are forced to travel across multiple state lines to access care in a timely manner. This is a difficult task, she added, considering the costs of travel and … Read more
‘They just tried to scare us’: How anti-abortion centers teach sex ed inside public schools
The groups work in dozens of school districts across Texas, but some public health experts say their curricula are misleading and biased. Read more at The 19th News