Wisconsin judge: Lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue
1 year, 5 months ago

Wisconsin judge: Lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s 173-year-old abortion ban outlaws killing fetuses but doesn’t apply to consensual medical abortions, a judge ruled Friday in allowing a lawsuit challenging the ban to continue in the perennial battleground state. Dane County Circuit Judge Diane Schlipper said the legal language in the ban doesn’t use the term “abortion” so the law only prohibits attacking a woman in an attempt to kill her unborn child. The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion nullified the ban, but legislators never repealed it. Heather Weininger, executive director of Wisconsin Right to Life, a group that advocates against abortion, called the ruling “a devastating setback in our ongoing fight to protect Wisconsin’s preborn children.” The ruling means that the lawsuit will continue in Schlipper’s courtroom.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with whether state’s 175-year-old abortion ban is valid
1 month, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with whether state’s 175-year-old abortion ban is valid

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A conservative prosecutor’s attorney struggled Monday to persuade the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reactivate the state’s 175-year-old abortion ban, drawing a tongue-lashing from two of the court’s liberal justices during oral arguments. Sheboygan County’s Republican district attorney, Joel Urmanski, has asked the high court to overturn a Dane County judge’s ruling last year that invalidated the ban. …

Wisconsin high court to hear arguments on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains valid
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin high court to hear arguments on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains valid

NPR  

Wisconsin high court to hear arguments on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains valid toggle caption Harm Venhuizen/AP MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday on whether a law that legislators adopted more than a decade before the Civil War bans abortion and can still be enforced. Sponsor Message The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1973 …

Iowa Now Bans Most Abortions After About 6 Weeks, Before Many Women Know They're Pregnant
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa Now Bans Most Abortions After About 6 Weeks, Before Many Women Know They're Pregnant

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s strict abortion law went into effect Monday, immediately prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. “I’m glad that the Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the will of the people of Iowa.” Now, across the country, four states ban abortions after about six weeks …

Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided Tuesday to consider two challenges to a 175-year-old law that conservatives maintain bans abortion without letting the cases wind through lower courts. The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion nullified the statutes, but legislators never repealed them. The decision emboldened Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions in …

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect

LA Times  

Protesters and counterprotesters argue over a strict abortion ban in Iowa’s state Capitol in Des Moines last year. The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday said the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to dissolve a temporary block on the law and allowing Iowa to ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy — before many …

Iowa Supreme Court upholds state’s 6-week abortion ban
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa Supreme Court upholds state’s 6-week abortion ban

CNN  

CNN — The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday to uphold the state’s abortion ban, which prohibits most abortions in the state as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Kim Reynolds celebrated the ruling Friday, saying she is glad the state’s high court “upheld the will of the people.” “As the heartbeat bill finally becomes law, we are deeply committed to …

Wisconsin Supreme Court seeks investigation after abortion draft order leaks
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court seeks investigation after abortion draft order leaks

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court called for an investigation Wednesday after the leak of a draft order that showed the court would take a case brought by Planned Parenthood that seeks to declare that access to abortion is a right protected by the state constitution. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has not said whether it …

Liberal Judge Susan Crawford enters race for Wisconsin Supreme Court with majority at stake
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Liberal Judge Susan Crawford enters race for Wisconsin Supreme Court with majority at stake

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A liberal judge who previously represented Planned Parenthood in a case related to abortion access entered the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, with majority control of the battleground state’s highest court on the line. AP AUDIO: Liberal Judge Susan Crawford enters race for Wisconsin Supreme Court with majority at stake Wisconsin’s Supreme Court is once …

Arizona’s top court allows near-total 1864 abortion ban to go into effect
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona’s top court allows near-total 1864 abortion ban to go into effect

Al Jazeera  

The conservative-stacked court ruled 4-2 that the century-old law would be ‘enforceable’ within 14 days of the ruling. Writing for the majority in the four-to-two ruling, Judge John Lopez explained that Arizona’s legislature had never established a right to abortion access in the state. — Governor Katie Hobbs April 9, 2024 The decision spurred alarm among reproductive health advocates, and …

Lawsuit challenging Indiana abortion ban survives a state challenge
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lawsuit challenging Indiana abortion ban survives a state challenge

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Court of Appeals gave an incremental win Thursday to a group of residents suing the state over its near-total abortion ban, arguing that it violates a state law protecting religious freedom. Indiana’s near total abortion ban went into effect in August after the Indiana Supreme Court upheld it, ending a separate legal challenge. The appeals court …

Planned Parenthood asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to find 1849 abortion law unconstitutional
10 months ago

Planned Parenthood asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to find 1849 abortion law unconstitutional

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to overturn a 174-year-old state law that conservatives have interpreted as an abortion ban. “We’re asking the court to basically say laws related to abortion would be subject to the highest level of scrutiny.” The Supreme Court has not said whether it will accept the case, …

Republican DA asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide abortion lawsuit without lower court ruling
10 months ago

Republican DA asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide abortion lawsuit without lower court ruling

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Republican prosecutor asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to decide whether a 174-year-old state law bans abortion in the state without waiting for a ruling from a lower appellate court. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision legalizing abortion, reactivated an 1849 law that conservatives have interpreted …

Wisconsin Republicans approve bill banning abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Wisconsin Republicans approve bill banning abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly approved a bill Thursday that would call for a binding statewide referendum to ban abortion after 14 weeks of pregnancy. “A vote against is a vote against the will of the people,” Republican Rep. Amanda Nedweski, the bill’s chief Assembly sponsor, said during a news conference before the floor session began. …

Wisconsin Republicans introduce a bill to ban abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy
11 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans introduce a bill to ban abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly introduced a bill Friday that would call for a binding statewide referendum on whether abortion should be banned after 14 weeks of pregnancy. However, the proposal could still galvanize the conservative base after Democrats parlayed anger over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn its landmark 1972 Roe v. Wade ruling, …

Top Wisconsin Republican wants to put abortion laws on a future ballot
1 year ago

Top Wisconsin Republican wants to put abortion laws on a future ballot

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s top Republican wants to let voters decide whether to shrink the window of time in which women can get abortions, but the state’s Democratic governor says he won’t allow it. The state of abortion laws in Wisconsin was thrown into confusion in June 2022 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, …

Wisconsin prosecutor appeals ruling that cleared way for abortions to resume in state
1 year ago

Wisconsin prosecutor appeals ruling that cleared way for abortions to resume in state

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Republican district attorney has appealed a court ruling that determined that an 1849 Wisconsin law does not ban abortions, a decision that cleared the way for abortions to resume in the state. Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski on Tuesday appealed the ruling from a Dane County judge that said there is no state ban on …

Republican prosecutor will appeal judge’s ruling invalidating Wisconsin’s 174-year-old abortion ban
1 year ago

Republican prosecutor will appeal judge’s ruling invalidating Wisconsin’s 174-year-old abortion ban

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Republican prosecutor said Wednesday that he plans to appeal a court ruling that Wisconsin law permits abortions, the first step toward a potential showdown in the state Supreme Court over abortion rights. Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski issued a statement through his attorneys saying that he disagrees with Dane County Circuit Judge Diane Schlipper’s July …

Wisconsin judge reaffirms July ruling that state law permits consensual abortions
1 year ago

Wisconsin judge reaffirms July ruling that state law permits consensual abortions

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday reaffirmed her ruling from earlier this year that state law permits consensual medical abortions, handing abortion rights advocates a massive victory but opening up appellate options for conservatives. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the court’s landmark 1973 decision legalizing abortion, in June 2022 reactivated an 1849 Wisconsin …

Planned Parenthood resumes offering abortions in Wisconsin after more than a year
1 year, 3 months ago

Planned Parenthood resumes offering abortions in Wisconsin after more than a year

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Planned Parenthood resumed offering abortion services in Wisconsin on Monday after halting them for more than a year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. According to Planned Parenthood of Illinois, its clinics have seen a seven-fold increase in patients from Wisconsin since the Supreme Court overturned Roe. Women’s Medical Fund of Wisconsin, which offers …

Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions next week in Wisconsin, citing court ruling
1 year, 3 months ago

Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions next week in Wisconsin, citing court ruling

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Planned Parenthood announced Thursday that it will resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week after a judge ruled that an 1849 law that seemingly banned the procedure actually didn’t apply to abortions. Abortion clinics across the state stopped offering abortions following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade in June 2022. Dane County Circuit Judge …

Indiana’s near-total abortion ban set to take effect as state Supreme Court denies rehearing
1 year, 4 months ago

Indiana’s near-total abortion ban set to take effect as state Supreme Court denies rehearing

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s near-total abortion ban is set to take effect within days after the Indiana Supreme Court on Monday denied a rehearing in the case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana. The ACLU of Indiana’s executive director, Jane Henegar, released a statement saying Monday was “a dark day in Indiana’s history.” “We have seen the horrifying …

Iowa law banning most abortions after about 6 weeks takes effect as judge weighs whether to block it
1 year, 5 months ago

Iowa law banning most abortions after about 6 weeks takes effect as judge weighs whether to block it

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy was signed into law Friday, forcing clinics to scramble to arrange out-of-state care for many women whose access immediately ended as a judge considered whether to temporarily put a hold on the law. The ACLU of Iowa, Planned Parenthood North Central States and the …

Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban, says state constitution gives only limited protections
1 year, 5 months ago

Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban, says state constitution gives only limited protections

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state’s abortion ban doesn’t violate the state constitution, removing a major hurdle to enforcing the ban Republicans approved last summer ahead of a wave of restrictions by conservative states in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Indiana became the first state to enact tighter abortion restrictions, acting in …

Iowa Supreme Court declines to reinstate strict abortion limits, but a new law could be coming
1 year, 6 months ago

Iowa Supreme Court declines to reinstate strict abortion limits, but a new law could be coming

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Abortion will remain legal in Iowa after the state’s high court declined Friday to reinstate a law that would have largely banned the procedure, rebuffing Republican Gov. Reynolds signed Iowa’s 2018 law despite state and federal court decisions at the time, including Roe, affirming a woman’s constitutional right to abortion. In a separate case, the Iowa …

In rare 3-3 vote, Iowa Supreme Court declines to reinstate law banning most abortions
1 year, 6 months ago

In rare 3-3 vote, Iowa Supreme Court declines to reinstate law banning most abortions

LA Times  

Abortion will remain legal in Iowa after the state’s high court declined to reinstate a law, backed by Republican Gov. Abortion will remain legal in Iowa after the state’s high court declined Friday to reinstate a law that would have largely banned the procedure, rebuffing Republican Gov. Reynolds signed the 2018 law despite state and federal court decisions at the …

Wisconsin Republicans look for rebound, Democrats stay on offensive as 2024 fights loom
1 year, 6 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans look for rebound, Democrats stay on offensive as 2024 fights loom

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans still reeling from an April election that saw conservatives lose majority control of the state Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years hope to use their upcoming state convention to unify and refocus on the 2024 presidential race in which Wisconsin will once again be a battleground. “I’m not coming over to put …

GOP prosecutor urges judge to toss Wisconsin abortion suit
1 year, 7 months ago

GOP prosecutor urges judge to toss Wisconsin abortion suit

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Attorneys for a Republican prosecutor urged a judge Thursday to toss out a lawsuit seeking to repeal Wisconsin’s 174-year-old abortion ban, arguing that a newer state law permitting pre-viability abortions complements the ban rather than supersedes it, as Democrats maintain. The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Roe vs. Wade decision in 1973 that legalized abortion statewide effectively voided …

Wisconsin judge to hear first arguments in abortion lawsuit
1 year, 7 months ago

Wisconsin judge to hear first arguments in abortion lawsuit

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Wisconsin judge was set to hear arguments Thursday in …

Abortion drives liberal’s win in Wisconsin court election
1 year, 8 months ago

Abortion drives liberal’s win in Wisconsin court election

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic-backed candidate Janet Protaswiecz’s victory in Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court election is a fresh example of the enduring political power of abortion rights in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s reversal. “Wisconsinites are committed to reproductive freedom and upholding our state’s proud tradition of civic engagement.” Protasiewicz leaned into the high stakes during her campaign, announcing in …

Wisconsin Voters Just Took Their Democracy Back
1 year, 8 months ago

Wisconsin Voters Just Took Their Democracy Back

Slate  

In what was likely the most important election of the year, Wisconsin voters elected liberal-leaning judge Janet Protasiewicz to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday. And it’s worth noting that in 2020, it was due only to the defection of one conservative justice that the state Supreme Court narrowly upheld President Joe Biden’s Wisconsin win amid Donald Trump’s legal crusade …

Democrats’ choice wins key Wisconsin Supreme Court race
1 year, 8 months ago

Democrats’ choice wins key Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge won the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday, ensuring liberals will take over majority control of the court for the first time in 15 years with the fate of the state’s abortion ban on the line. The victory speaks to the importance of abortion as an issue for Democrats in a key …

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race centred on abortion
1 year, 8 months ago

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race centred on abortion

Al Jazeera  

Election of Janet Protasiewicz gives liberals a majority on the court ahead of upcoming ruling on state abortion ban. Voters in Wisconsin have elected Judge Janet Protasiewicz to the state Supreme Court, creating a liberal majority on the bench in a key swing state ahead of the 2024 United States presidential election. Protasiewicz put abortion at the centre of her …

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat ahead of abortion ruling
1 year, 8 months ago

Liberal wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat ahead of abortion ruling

LA Times  

A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge won the high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race on Tuesday, ensuring liberals will take over majority control of the court for the first time in 15 years with the fate of the state’s abortion ban pending. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz defeated former Justice Dan Kelly, who previously worked for Republicans and had support from the …

Abortion Rights And Democracy Are On The Line In Wisconsin Court Race
1 year, 8 months ago

Abortion Rights And Democracy Are On The Line In Wisconsin Court Race

Huff Post  

MILWAUKEE ― Wisconsinites are set to elect a new justice to the state’s Supreme Court on Tuesday. The combination of a “tipping point” election for control of the state Supreme Court and its relevance for “hot-button issues” like abortion rights and gerrymandering, “make this maybe the biggest Wisconsin Supreme Court race that we’ve ever had,” said Robert Yablon, a constitutional …

Wisconsin Supreme Court control, abortion access at stake
1 year, 8 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court control, abortion access at stake

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and likely the future of abortion access, Republican-drawn legislative maps and years of GOP policies in the key swing state rests with the outcome an election Tuesday that has seen record campaign spending. “The policy direction of Wisconsin is going to be determined in large part by this Supreme Court race,” …

Wisconsin Supreme Court control, abortion access at stake
1 year, 8 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court control, abortion access at stake

LA Times  

Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and probably the future of abortion access, Republican-drawn legislative maps and years of GOP policies in the key swing state rests on the outcome of an election Tuesday that has seen record campaign spending. It’s the latest election where abortion rights has been the central issue since the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade …

Judge halts Wyoming abortion ban days after it took effect
1 year, 9 months ago

Judge halts Wyoming abortion ban days after it took effect

Associated Press  

— Abortion will again be legal in Wyoming — at least for now — after a judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a ban that took effect a few days earlier. Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens’ decision halts the ban amid a challenge in her court to a law that took effect Sunday. While the new overall abortion ban …

Abortion ban injunction upheld by N. Dakota Supreme Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Abortion ban injunction upheld by N. Dakota Supreme Court

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds. But a district judge had put it on hold this summer while the Red River Women’s Clinic pursued a lawsuit arguing the state constitution protected a right to an abortion. He said in a statement …

Abortion ban injunction upheld by N. Dakota Supreme Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Abortion ban injunction upheld by N. Dakota Supreme Court

Firstpost  

The ban was designed to take effect once the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. But a district judge had put it on hold this summer while the Red River Women’s Clinic pursued a lawsuit arguing the state constitution protected a right to an abortion. Bismarck: The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state abortion ban will …

Wisconsin Republicans propose abortion ban exceptions
1 year, 9 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans propose abortion ban exceptions

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature unveiled a bill Wednesday that would create rape and incest exceptions to the state’s 1849 abortion ban and clarify when abortions that protect the health of the mother would be allowed. “I won’t sign a bill that leaves Wisconsin women with fewer rights and freedoms than they had before the U.S. …

Wisconsin Republicans Propose Abortion Ban Exceptions
1 year, 9 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans Propose Abortion Ban Exceptions

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MADISON, Wis. — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature unveiled a bill Wednesday that would create rape and incest exceptions to the state’s 1849 abortion ban and clarify when abortions that protect the health of the mother would be allowed, but would not return the same rights that were in place under Roe v. Wade. Evers soundly …

Ohio Supreme Court to review block of near-ban on abortion
1 year, 9 months ago

Ohio Supreme Court to review block of near-ban on abortion

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to review a county judge’s order that is blocking enforcement of the state’s near-ban on abortions, and to consider whether the clinics challenging the law have legal standing to do so. In its split decision, the court, however, denied Republican Attorney General Dave Yost’s request to launch its own review of …

Debate on abortion access turns to Wisconsin high court race
1 year, 10 months ago

Debate on abortion access turns to Wisconsin high court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — National groups on both sides of the abortion fight on Wednesday pledged significant spending in the race for a pivotal seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, tossing the perennial battleground state into the spotlight of the searing debate over abortion access. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz, who campaigned as an abortion rights supporter and received the …

Abortion among major issues at stake in Wisconsin court race
1 year, 10 months ago

Abortion among major issues at stake in Wisconsin court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A conservative tilt on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has given Republicans victories on voting restrictions, gerrymandered legislative districts and other high-stakes cases in recent years. “But in Wisconsin, this race is at least as important as all the battles of the last two years.” The Supreme Court election campaign could break national spending records if a conservative …

Abortion front and center in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
1 year, 10 months ago

Abortion front and center in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A liberal judge running in a pivotal race to determine majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court touts her support for abortion rights in the first two television ads of the closely watched race launched Thursday. Protasiewicz faces another liberal, Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell, and two conservative candidates: former Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly and …

Women's marches to draw thousands on 50th anniversary of Roe
1 year, 11 months ago

Women's marches to draw thousands on 50th anniversary of Roe

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Women’s marches demanding the protection of abortion rights are set …

US divided over Roe’s repeal as abortion foes gird for march
1 year, 11 months ago

US divided over Roe’s repeal as abortion foes gird for march

Associated Press  

Anti-abortion activists will have multiple reasons to celebrate — and some reasons for unease — when they gather Friday in Washington for the annual March for Life. The march, which includes a rally drawing abortion opponents from across the nation, has been held annually since January 1974 — a year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision established …

Iowa judge blocks effort to ban most abortions in the state
2 years ago

Iowa judge blocks effort to ban most abortions in the state

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — An effort to ban most abortions in Iowa was blocked Monday by a state judge who upheld a court decision made three years ago. Reynolds argued that because of decisions earlier this year by the U.S. Supreme Court and the Iowa Supreme Court that found woman have no constitutional right to abortion, the Iowa judge should …

Judge overturns Georgia’s ban on abortion around 6 weeks
2 years, 1 month ago

Judge overturns Georgia’s ban on abortion around 6 weeks

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A judge overturned Georgia’s ban on abortion starting around six weeks into a pregnancy, ruling Tuesday that it violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court precedent when it was enacted three years ago and was therefore void. McBurney wrote in his ruling that when the law was enacted, “everywhere in America, including Georgia, it was unequivocally unconstitutional …

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