Texas Fights for the Right to Deny Women Life-Saving Abortion Care
A judge ruled Friday doctors may use “good faith judgment” in emergency situations. Texas’ AG challenged the ruling instantly Read more at Rolling Stone
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Vote tomorrow on whether Ohio can make it more difficult for ballot initiatives protecting abortion to pass
The election that could determine the future of democracy in Ohio In May, Republicans who control the state legislature abruptly sent a proposal to the ballot called Issue 1 that would make it much harder to change the constitution. If approved, a constitutional amendment would need 60% of the vote to pass instead of a … Read more
Texas abortion bans are back in place after state appeals judge’s order
The Texas attorney general’s office has filed an appeal with the state Supreme Court, effectively blocking a judge’s hours-old order that temporarily lifted a ban on emergency abortions. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.
Texas temporary injunction allowing women with difficult pregnancies to have abortions – News Round-Up
Judge temporarily exempts women with complicated pregnancies from Texas abortion ban The temporary injunction will stand until the lawsuit against Texas is complete, unless a higher court intervenes. The injunction is expected to be appealed. Read more at NBC News Judge rules Texas’ abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications The court … Read more
In Alabama, Trump, Tuberville, and supporters steer clear of military promotion blockade
“They are funding abortion tourism, which is not an appropriate thing for the military to be doing,” DeSantis said. “So I think our Republicans in the Congress should just take a stand on this. The [Pentagon] should stand down.” Read more at NBC News
Ohio attempt to make abortion protective ballot initiatives more difficult to put in place
Multimillion-Dollar ‘Disinformation Campaign’ Seeks To Make Ohio’s Big Abortion Vote About ‘Sex Change’ Operations “There is absolutely nothing in the amendment that mentions or supersedes Ohio’s parental consent laws,” Beene said. “Their intentionally deceptive ad is the beginning of a multi-million-dollar disinformation campaign designed to raise unsubstantiated fears and distract from the fact that the … Read more
Senator Tuberville military promotions blockade – update
Army chief retires as Tuberville hold snarls the Pentagon’s top ranks “The failure to confirm our superbly qualified senior uniformed leaders undermines our military readiness,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at the changeover ceremony at an Army installation just outside Washington on an uncharacteristically cool and rainy morning. “It undermines our retention of some of … Read more
The Democrat running against the woman who ended Roe
Greta Kemp Martin, a lawyer who works as a litigation director for Disability Rights Mississippi, said she decided last year that she couldn’t let Republican Attorney General Lynn Fitch, whose office represented Mississippi in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization before the Supreme Court, go unopposed. Read more at 19th News
Global AIDS program targeted in abortion battle gets new home in State Department bureau
President George W. Bush started PEPFAR in Africa in 2003. The program retains bipartisan support. But anti-abortion groups and some House Republicans, including Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey, are pushing to attach abortion-related limits on U.S. health support overseas to the reauthorizing legislation. They are also seeking yearly votes on PEPFAR’s continuance. Read more at … Read more
‘It’s a crisis’: Maternal health care disappears for millions
“Abortion providers, OB-GYNs, nurse practitioners are being pushed out of certain parts of the country that do have these restrictive abortion laws. That’s having a spillover effect for those that want to continue their pregnancies,” said Jamila Taylor, president and CEO of the National WIC Association. Read more at Politico