First Amendment

Florida threatens news stations over ad in favor of abortion rights measure

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On Tuesday, Jessica Rosenworcel, the Federal Communications Commission chair, condemned the cease-and-desist letters. “The right of broadcasters to speak freely is rooted in the first amendment,” Rosenworcel said in a statement. “Threats against broadcast stations for airing content that conflicts with the government’s views are dangerous and undermine the fundamental principle of free speech.” Read … Read more

DeSantis threatens criminal charges for airing abortion rights ads in Florida – news round-up

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Ron DeSantis’ Administration Is Threatening to Prosecute the Media for Airing Pro-Choice Ads The problem is especially acute for cancer patients, like Caroline, who must undergo an abortion in order to receive chemotherapy. Florida’s exception does not clarify when a patient’s cancer is severe enough to justify termination. These women may have to wait until … Read more

The Rise of the Right-Wing Tattletale

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Mitchell declined to comment for this article. But his work on the Silva case and the bounty law, among other matters, reflects a tactic that conservatives have recently embraced in a range of social battles, including those over abortion, LGBTQ issues, and school curricula. Across the nation, Republican-controlled state legislatures and conservative activists have passed … Read more

Inside One Governor’s Crusade to Tear Down the Wall Between Church and State

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Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood, tells me: “Gov. Landry is leading a race to the bottom. The results have been catastrophic for women in Louisiana, and there is no doubt in my mind that everything he’s doing in this state will ultimately serve as a model for anti-abortion politicians across the country.” Read … Read more

A Plan to Outlaw Abortion Everywhere

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The hopes of some activists go further. Their ultimate aim in reviving the Comstock Act is to use it to shut down every abortion facility “in all 50 states,” Mark Lee Dickson, a Texas pastor and anti-abortion advocate, told me. Taken literally, Comstock could be applied to prevent the transport of all supplies related to … Read more

Opinion – She performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim. The right vilified her

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In Texas, doctors are “speaking in code” to their patients about leaving the state for abortions – frightened not just out of performing the procedures, but out of giving true, medically useful information about them. The extremism of the anti-abortion movement has not just eliminated women’s freedom of choice; it is increasingly curtailing their freedom … Read more