Nebraska Sen. Ricketts donates $500K to anti-abortion ballot campaign
The conservative effort to put an abortion ban on the ballot in Nebraska has been bankrolled entirely to date by Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.). Read more at The Hill
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Rick Scott Does Damage Control On His Abortion Anxiety Spiral
Rick Scott: Sure. Well, as governor, I was governor for eight years. I signed every abortion, you know, pro-life bill. You know, I signed every pro-life bill that came in front of me. And if I was the sitting governor and the six-week abortion ban came in front of me, I would sign it. I’ve always said I … Read more
Kari Lake downplays 1864 abortion law, says Arizonans can travel ‘3 hours’ for procedure
Lake, the Republican Senate primary front-runner, seemed to downplay Arizona’s recently upheld strict 1864 abortion ban by telling people “you can go three hours that way, three hours that way, and you’re going to be able to have an abortion.” Read more at USA Today
Arizona GOP block second attempt by democrats to repeal the 1864 abortion ban – news round-up
Arizona Republicans again quash effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban The bombshell decision also added the swing state to the growing lists of places where abortion care is effectively banned — and set off an explosion of political activity. Democrats furiously undertook efforts to repeal the ban, while Republicans scrambled feverishly to offset the political … Read more
Abortion bans likely to become more severe under a Trump presidency – news round-up
Where the Future of Abortion Access Lies Trump, for his part, has taken policy advice in the past from a group of anti-abortion activists and attorneys, and Elaine reminded me that they will seek to influence his policy decisions if he wins. A major focus of some anti-abortion activists’ efforts, as Elaine has written, would … Read more
Rick Scott Makes It Pretty Obvious Republicans Are Anxious About Florida, Too
Just two weeks after the Florida Supreme Court upheld a 15-week abortion ban and cleared the way for a six-week one to take effect, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is publicly attempting to soften his stance on abortion. Read more at Talking Points Memo
Arizona abortion ban – fallout – GOP and anti-abortion groups on offense, bans harm women and doctors, codifying rights – news round-up
Arizona anti-abortion activists aren’t letting up after Supreme Court victory “There’s no penalization of women,” Baird lamented. “Women are free, under the law, to do a DIY abortion without any repercussions from the law. We want the law to protect these babies just like the law protects you and I.” Read more at NBC News … Read more
Trump claims he’s a moderate on abortion after taking credit for stacking the courts with extreme anti-abortion judges – news round-up
Women won’t be ‘conned’ by Trump’s abortion dance, Sen. Tina Smith says In the video announcing his position on the divisive issue, Trump did not rule out signing a national abortion ban. And he didn’t mention executive actions he could take without Congress that could curb access to abortion, even in blue states. Read more … Read more
California saw a surge in abortions after Dobbs. Providers are bracing for more
“THIS is the ‘future’ the GOP are fighting for,” Newsom said Tuesday on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. “Abortion rights. Civil rights. Voting rights. They want it all wiped away. Remember that in November.” Read more at the Los Angeles Times
Conservatives clash with Trump on leaving abortion up to voters
Their array of tactics includes several bills and ballot measures that would raise the signature-gathering or vote threshold for changing state constitutions, lawsuits to block the initiatives, bureaucratic maneuvers to insert anti-abortion language into the proposals, and street-level confrontations to dissuade voters from signing petitions to put abortion on the ballot. Read more at Politico … Read more