GOP governors who passed abortion bans hit Trump for calling restrictions ‘a terrible thing’
“It’s never a ‘terrible thing’ to protect innocent life,” Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said. Read more at Politico
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Ohio Court Greenlights Anti-Abortion Language In Banner Ballot Amendment
“They obfuscated the actual language of the proposed state constitutional amendment by substituting their own language and creating out of whole cloth a veil of deceit and bias in their desire to impose their views on Ohio voters about what they think is the substance of the proposed amendment,” Justice Jennifer Brunner wrote. Read more … Read more
Tuberville blockade continues – News Round-Up
Tuberville refuses to budge on military promotions despite growing GOP pressure But Tuberville is standing firm and says he will only release the holds if the Biden administration reverses its policy of paying for service members to travel across state lines to obtain abortions. Read more at The Hill Why Tuberville breakthrough isn’t breaking military … Read more
The GOP Is Coming After Your Birth Control (Even If They Won’t Admit It)
Last November, voters in Kentucky turned out in large numbers to reject the idea of adding an amendment outlawing abortion to the state constitution. But almost a year later abortion is still illegal in Kentucky — thanks in large part to Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who defended against a challenge to the state’s existing abortion … Read more
Opinion – The war on abortion pills takes a terrifying new turn | Arwa Mahdawi
In the past, trying to prove someone had taken abortion pills was tricky. It was impossible to tell whether a woman had experienced a miscarriage or had a medical abortion: the symptoms are the same and the technology didn’t exist to find evidence mifepristone and misoprostol had been ingested. Now, however, a government intent on … Read more
Post-Roe, anti-abortion groups target law protecting clinics from violence
The Face Act penalizes people for blockading and threatening abortion clinics. Anti-abortion activists want it repealed Read more at The Guardian
Troops avoid abortion travel policy fueling Tuberville blockade
A dozen DOD officials, current and former service members and military spouses said in interviews that troops are nervous about seeking the benefit because they say it could compromise their privacy and open them up to retaliation. Read more at Politico
‘It will take years to recover’ from Tuberville blockade, top Navy nominee says
More than 300 general and flag officer nominees have no clear path to confirmation over Tuberville’s objections, which he put in place over his opposition to the Pentagon’s policy that reimburses troops who need to travel to seek abortions and other reproductive care. The Pentagon is standing by the policy and Tuberville has vowed to … Read more
Republican demands Congress vote on Pentagon abortion policy: ‘We are not a communist country’
Tommy Tuberville aims to block policy offering aid to service members and dependents forced to travel for abortions Read more at The Guardian
He Voted to Ban ‘Abortion Trafficking’ — But Doesn’t ‘Know Why It Was Necessary’
In July, Mitchell became the first county in Texas to pass a measure declaring it a crime for any person seeking an abortion to do so using a road that runs through it. The ordinance — adopted unanimously by four men who serve on the county commission — declares it illegal to “knowingly transport any … Read more