“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The attorney and architect of the Texas six-week abortion ban has asked several Texas abortion funds to hand over information about every abortion that they have “assisted or facilitated in any way” over the last two years, including details about the abortion provider, the city and state where the abortion patient lived, as well as … Read more
“No matter who’s taking the lead, or what they’re saying, their goal has been and remains a total ban on abortion with no exceptions,” she said. “What they’re arguing about is strategy, tactics for holding onto voters who are not on their side.” Read more at the Los Angeles Times
