Biden says end of Roe left ‘cruel reality’ for women in the US “The cruelty is astounding. An affront to a women’s dignity being told by extreme politicians to wait, to get sicker and sicker to the point where her life may be in danger before you can get the care you need. That cruel … Read more
“It’s crystal clear to me that the GOP is fully committed to a nationwide abortion ban,” Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) said in an interview. “They’re continuing to even more aggressively pursue that, literally choosing a speaker of the House that authored the bill for a nationwide abortion ban. And that would certainly affect New York.” … Read more
“I want to see no abortions be legal, ever” Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America Read more at The Guardian
“This bill … is a thinly veiled attempt to allow men to sue women and doctors in cases of wanted and needed abortion care,” said Lauren Book. Read more at Politico
If you have recently been to a restaurant, you may have been asked to wait for a table, even if the restaurant is nearly empty. In this all-too-common scenario, the problem isn’t space, it’s workers — or lack of them. When I visit businesses throughout south central Kansas, nearly every business owner tells me they … Read more
Johnson highlighted two bills House Republicans passed this week. One would block a proposed federal rule meant to keep states from using money from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF) — one of the programs most often associated with the term welfare — to support anti-abortion centers. Another bill would require that colleges … Read more
Doctors across the country told The 19th that they have struggled to stay on top of the latest developments in abortion lawsuits since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned federal abortion protections. That confusion, some said, could stop physicians even from providing legal pregnancy-related health care. Read more … Read more
“If the Republicans had the House, the Senate, and the White House, if that happened, I don’t think there’s any doubt they’re going for a nationwide abortion ban,” Warren told MSNBC’s Alex Wagner during an interview this week. Read more at The Hill
Both bills are full of anti-choice rhetoric and misinformation that Republicans have used time and time again to quietly roll back the rights of pregnant people. Read more at HuffPost
The state of play is vexing Congress’ anti-abortion stalwarts and influential outside groups, many of whom Johnson is set to face Friday as he addresses the March for Life rally in Washington. Read more at Politico
