Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors
1 year, 7 months ago

Nebraska governor signs 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

— Republican Nebraska Gov. “Just as we have seen in other states, these bans will result in significant harm, most intensely hurting already vulnerable communities.” Nebraska had not passed a new abortion ban since 2010, when it became the first state to limit the procedure at around 20 weeks of pregnancy. Planned Parenthood, which operates two of Nebraska’s three abortion clinics, said the new law increases the burden on women who need abortions, forcing more of them to travel out of state. “It’s heartbreaking that we have to tell patients that they cannot receive their health care here in Nebraska anymore,” said Andi Curry Grubb, Nebraska executive director for Planned Parenthood North Central States. Pillen said he didn’t want Nebraska families considering gender-affirming medical care to be “duped into the silliness that if you do this, you’re going to become happy.” ___ Funk contributed to this story from Omaha, Neb.

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Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors
1 week, 6 days ago

Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

— A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors will remain temporarily blocked, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, after justices unanimously agreed with a lower court judge who found the law likely violates the state’s constitutional right to privacy. “In upholding the district court’s flawed decision to temporarily block a duly enacted law, the Supreme Court put …

Abortion opponents prepare to undermine just-passed ballot measures
1 month, 1 week ago

Abortion opponents prepare to undermine just-passed ballot measures

Politico  

While President-elect Donald Trump and other Republicans campaigned on a promise to leave abortion policy to the states, Students for Life is lobbying allies on Capitol Hill to ban telehealth prescriptions of abortion pills and slash funding for colleges and universities that provide abortion pills through student health centers. “The federal government has a sacred duty to protect the right …

The Majority Of States' Abortion Rights Amendments Won
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Majority Of States' Abortion Rights Amendments Won

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Nearly everywhere abortion was on the ballot, Americans voted to protect it. A slim majority of Nebraska voters supported an anti-abortion amendment to codify the state’s current 12-week abortion ban, beating out the state’s competing abortion rights measure. “.A bipartisan group of voters today sent a clear message to the Florida legislature.” Despite 7 out of 10 …

Nebraska voters opt to keep 12-week abortion ban in place
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nebraska voters opt to keep 12-week abortion ban in place

NPR  

Nebraska voters opt to keep 12-week abortion ban in place toggle caption Bonnie Ryan/FR172075 AP OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska voters chose to back the state’s 12-week abortion ban over a competing proposal to allow abortion until fetal viability, according to a call by the Associated Press. While voters passed the amendment for the 12-week ban, they defeated the one allowing …

Nebraska to Hold Ballot Measures on Abortion Rights and Marijuana
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nebraska to Hold Ballot Measures on Abortion Rights and Marijuana

Associated Press  

Nebraska will have a record number of ballot measures on the ballot Tuesday, including two competing ones that address abortion rights. Initiative 434 would enshrine in the state constitution Nebraska’s current 12-week abortion ban, while Initiative 439 would amend the constitution to guarantee the right to have an abortion until viability.

Abortion rights: How states voted on ballot initiatives
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Abortion rights: How states voted on ballot initiatives

NPR  

Abortion rights: How states voted on ballot initiatives toggle caption Angela Weiss/Getty Images This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. Voters in Missouri have overturned their state's near-total abortion ban, while similar ballot measures in Florida and South Dakota failed to secure enough votes, keeping abortion restrictions in place. The ballot initiative presented …

Missouri Voters Decide on Abortion Ban Override
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Missouri Voters Decide on Abortion Ban Override

CNN  

Missouri voters will decide whether to overturn their state's near-total abortion ban in a ballot measure this election. The measure would establish the right to make reproductive care decisions, including about abortion, without interference up to fetal viability, around 22 to 24 weeks into pregnancy.

Voters appear ready to reject Arizona’s abortion ‘compromise’
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Voters appear ready to reject Arizona’s abortion ‘compromise’

Politico  

Passage of Arizona’s measure would undermine the argument from the country’s biggest anti-abortion groups and leading GOP officials — including Virginia Gov. “It’s a new paradigm we’d have to overcome.” In the final weeks of the election, despite polls showing the initiative is far more popular than either presidential candidate, Arizona conservatives insist the state’s current law is their secret …

A record number of states are voting on women’s bodily autonomy. How did it come to this?
2 months ago

A record number of states are voting on women’s bodily autonomy. How did it come to this?

The Independent  

As Americans prepare to cast their ballots in a historic presidential election, a record number of voters will determine the future of abortion access in their home states. In Florida, where abortion is banned after six weeks gestation — before many people even know they’re pregnant — voters will decide on Amendment 4, which if passed will prohibit the government …

There Are More Abortion Rights Ballot Measures Than Ever Before
2 months, 1 week ago

There Are More Abortion Rights Ballot Measures Than Ever Before

Huff Post  

Eleven abortion referendums will be in front of voters in 10 states this Election Day — the largest number of pro-choice amendments the country has ever seen during a single election cycle. Missouri’s Amendment 3 would restore abortion access until viability and protect women from being prosecuted for pregnancy outcomes like miscarriage and stillbirth — a particularly progressive measure in …

Nebraska ballot will include competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights, top court rules
3 months, 1 week ago

Nebraska ballot will include competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights, top court rules

Associated Press  

The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that competing measures that would expand or limit abortion rights can appear on the November ballot. Today, their plans failed.” Matt Heffron, an attorney with the conservative Thomas More Society, which challenged the measure to expand abortion rights, called the court’s ruling “deeply concerning” and said the group fears that if the measure passes, …

In 'win for reproductive freedom,' North Dakota judge strikes down abortion ban
3 months, 1 week ago

In 'win for reproductive freedom,' North Dakota judge strikes down abortion ban

Raw Story  

Two days after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed that "every Democrat, every Republican, liberal, conservative" wanted the federal right to abortion care to be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, a North Dakota judge became the latest on Thursday to strike down a state-level abortion ban, saying it violated residents' constitutional rights. Meetra Mehdizadeh, a staff attorney at CRR, …

North Dakota judge strikes down the state’s abortion ban
3 months, 1 week ago

North Dakota judge strikes down the state’s abortion ban

LA Times  

A state judge struck down North Dakota’s ban on abortion Thursday, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable. The judge acknowledged in his ruling that in the past, the North Dakota courts had relied on federal court precedents on abortion, but said those state precedents had been “upended” by the …

Nebraska Supreme Court will hear lawsuit challenging measure to expand abortion rights
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nebraska Supreme Court will hear lawsuit challenging measure to expand abortion rights

Associated Press  

— The Nebraska Supreme Court has agreed to expedite a hearing on a lawsuit that could keep voters from deciding whether to expand abortion rights in the state. “And it’s without any sort of regulation from the state at all.” Backers of the initiative to expand abortion rights have asked the court for the chance to defend their proposal, which …

Nebraska Supreme Court will hear lawsuit challenging measure to expand abortion rights
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nebraska Supreme Court will hear lawsuit challenging measure to expand abortion rights

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Nebraska Supreme Court has …

Competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will appear on Nebraska’s November ballot
4 months ago

Competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will appear on Nebraska’s November ballot

Associated Press  

— Nebraska voters will choose between two competing abortion measures to either expand abortion rights or limit them to the current 12-week ban — a development likely to drive more voters to the polls in a state that could see one of its five electoral votes up for grabs in the hotly contested presidential race. Nebraska Secretary of State Bob …

Understanding Nebraska’s dueling abortion initiatives
4 months ago

Understanding Nebraska’s dueling abortion initiatives

NPR  

Understanding Nebraska’s dueling abortion initiatives Nebraska voters will face two competing abortion question on the ballot this fall - one in favor of expanding abortion access and another that limits it to the current 12 weeks of pregnancy. Today, the Nebraska Secretary of State confirmed that two petition efforts collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot. Right …

Rise in pregnancy terminations in US after verdict favouring abortion overturned
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rise in pregnancy terminations in US after verdict favouring abortion overturned

India Today  

The number of women getting abortions in the US actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a report released Wednesday found, reflecting the lengths that Democratic-controlled states went to expand access. In March, doctors in states with laws to protect medical providers used telemedicine to prescribe abortion …

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 …

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

The Independent  

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Harris slams Trump on abortion issue as six-week ban takes effect in Iowa
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris slams Trump on abortion issue as six-week ban takes effect in Iowa

Al Jazeera  

Abortion access remains top US election issue as ban on procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy takes effect in Iowa. United States Vice President and the Democratic Party’s likely 2024 nominee Kamala Harris has slammed former President Donald Trump on abortion rights as a stringent, six-week ban on the procedure entered into force in the US state of Iowa. …

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

LA Times  

Tablets of mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions, sit on a counter in a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, 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 …

Minnesota providers prepare for influx of patients from Iowa as abortion ban takes effect
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Minnesota providers prepare for influx of patients from Iowa as abortion ban takes effect

LA Times  

Minnesota providers and public officials are preparing to welcome patients traveling from Iowa, where a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy goes into effect Monday. Sarah Traxler, an ob-gyn based in Minnesota and the chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood North Central States, said Iowa’s law could have ripple effects throughout the region. Across the country, …

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion

Associated Press  

— A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, a majority of the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday. The state’s high court acknowledged in its ruling that abortion and gender-affirming care “are distinct types of medical …

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion

LA Times  

Activists at the Nebraska state Capitol in Lincoln protest a bill last year that combined proposed restriction on abortion and gender-affirming care for people under 19. A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming healthcare for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring bills to stick to a single subject, a majority of …

North Dakota judge will decide whether to throw out a challenge to the state’s abortion ban
5 months ago

North Dakota judge will decide whether to throw out a challenge to the state’s abortion ban

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — Attorneys argued Tuesday over whether a North Dakota judge should toss a lawsuit challenging the state’s abortion ban, with the state saying the plaintiffs’ case rests on hypotheticals, and the plaintiffs saying key issues remain to be resolved at a scheduled trial. State District Judge Bruce Romanick said he will rule as quickly as he can, but …

Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday
5 months ago

Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. There are limited circumstances under the Iowa law that would allow for abortion after six weeks of pregnancy: rape, if reported to law enforcement or a …

Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday
5 months ago

Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday

LA Times  

Iowa’s strict abortion law is expected to take effect Monday, banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. There are limited circumstances under the Iowa law that would allow for abortion after six weeks of pregnancy: rape, if reported to law enforcement or a health provider within 45 days; incest, if reported …

National abortion ban "hidden in plain sight" in revised RNC agenda, legal experts say
5 months, 1 week ago

National abortion ban "hidden in plain sight" in revised RNC agenda, legal experts say

Salon  

Earlier this week, the Republican Party released its 16-page “Make America Great Again” policy platform ahead of its national convention. “The key to their true agenda here is the suggestion that the 14th Amendment of the federal constitution somehow empowers states to ban abortion,” Kolbi-Molinas said. The 14th Amendment grants citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United …

Abortion measures could be on Arizona and Nebraska ballots after organizers submit signatures
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Abortion measures could be on Arizona and Nebraska ballots after organizers submit signatures

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Organizers in Arizona and Nebraska said Wednesday that they turned in far more signatures than required to get ballot measures on abortion rights before voters in November’s election. “In an abundance of caution, we just wanted to make sure that the voters’ signatures are safe.” Arizona for Abortion Access spokesperson Dawn Penich said it was the most signatures …

Abortion rights advocates in Arizona submit needed signatures to put issue on November ballot
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Abortion rights advocates in Arizona submit needed signatures to put issue on November ballot

LA Times  

Volunteers Judy Robbins, from left, and Lara Cerri collect Grace Harders’ signature on a petition to enshrine the right to abortion in the Arizona Constitution in April in Phoenix. Arizona abortion rights supporters on Wednesday turned in more than double the signatures needed to put the issue on November’s ballot in the key swing state. Politics Meet Arizona’s most powerful …

Some Nebraskans say misleading words led them to sign petitions on abortion they don’t support
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Some Nebraskans say misleading words led them to sign petitions on abortion they don’t support

Associated Press  

— Tea Rohrberg was heading into her county’s treasurer’s office in Omaha, Nebraska, on Monday when she says she was approached by a man and asked if she wanted to sign a “pro-choice petition.” Because she believes access to abortion is a right all women should have, she readily signed. But Rohrberg soon learned from a different volunteer that she …

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 …

It’s been two years since Roe v Wade was overturned. Here’s how far we’ve gone back
5 months, 4 weeks ago

It’s been two years since Roe v Wade was overturned. Here’s how far we’ve gone back

The Independent  

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The anti-abortion movement is making a big play to thwart citizen initiatives on reproductive rights
6 months, 1 week ago

The anti-abortion movement is making a big play to thwart citizen initiatives on reproductive rights

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Reeling from a string of defeats, anti-abortion groups and their Republican allies in state governments are using an array of strategies to counter proposed ballot initiatives intended to protect reproductive rights or prevent voters from having a say in the fall elections. “They’re using everything they can to prevent a vote on this issue.” An Arkansas “Decline to …

Judge won’t block North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for children
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge won’t block North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for children

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota law banning gender-affirming care for children will continue to be enforced pending a court challenge, but any kids whose treatments began before the law took effect in April 2023 can keep getting the care, according to a judge’s ruling released Wednesday. “The longer this law is allowed to remain in effect, the more North …

Ohio voters approved reproductive rights. Will the state’s near-ban on abortion stand?
7 months ago

Ohio voters approved reproductive rights. Will the state’s near-ban on abortion stand?

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A county judge could rule as early as Monday on Ohio’s law banning virtually all abortions, a decision that will take into consideration the decision by voters to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution. A group of abortion clinics sought to overturn the law even before voters approved Issue 1, which gives every person in Ohio …

Florida: Doctors raise concern as 6-week abortion ban approaches
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Florida: Doctors raise concern as 6-week abortion ban approaches

Associated Press  

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care. “And it’s just horrifying when you could take care of it at 20 weeks, and …

Tennessee lawmakers OK bill penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Tennessee lawmakers OK bill penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse on Thursday gave their final approval to legislation penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent, clearing the way for the first-in-the-nation proposal to be sent to Gov. “At the end of the day, parents should have final say what medical procedures their children are receiving, and nobody else.” The Human …

Arizona House advances a repeal of the state’s near-total abortion ban to the Senate
8 months ago

Arizona House advances a repeal of the state’s near-total abortion ban to the Senate

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions won approval from the state House Wednesday after two weeks of mounting pressure on Republicans over an issue that has bedeviled former President Donald Trump’s campaign to return to the White House. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the vote is a sign that “we’re moving forward in …

Maine’s governor signs bill to protect providers of abortion, gender-affirming care
8 months ago

Maine’s governor signs bill to protect providers of abortion, gender-affirming care

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s Democratic governor has signed a bill designed to protect providers of abortion and gender-affirming care from legal action brought by other states. The proposal created a disagreement between Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and attorneys general in several other states, including Tennessee. Representatives for Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund said Tuesday the signing of the bill …

Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills
8 months, 1 week ago

Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ governor on Friday vetoed a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a measure to require more reporting from abortion providers and what she called a “vague” bill making it a crime to coerce someone into having an abortion. In rejecting an attempt to have Kansas join at least 24 other states in banning or restricting …

Maine lawmakers approve shield law for providers of abortion and gender-affirming care
8 months, 1 week ago

Maine lawmakers approve shield law for providers of abortion and gender-affirming care

Associated Press  

The Democratic-controlled Maine Legislature gave final approval Friday to a bill that would protect health care workers who provide abortion and gender-affirming care from legal action brought in other states. Janet Mills, Maine would join more than a dozen states that shield medical providers and others from out-of-state investigations regarding abortions. The votes came after attorneys general in 16 states, …

Arizona just revived an 1864 law criminalizing abortion. Here’s what’s happening in other states
8 months, 1 week ago

Arizona just revived an 1864 law criminalizing abortion. Here’s what’s happening in other states

Associated Press  

Developments this week in Arizona underscored something that was already apparent about the 2024 elections in the United States: Abortion is going to loom large as an issue in state and federal elections — including the presidential race — and directly in the form of referendums in some states. An Arizona Supreme Court ruling that allows enforcement of a ban …

Iowa asks state Supreme Court to let its restrictive abortion law go into effect
8 months, 1 week ago

Iowa asks state Supreme Court to let its restrictive abortion law go into effect

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to let its blocked abortion law go into effect and uphold it altogether, disputing abortion providers’ claims it infringes on women’s rights to exercise bodily autonomy. Most Republican-led states have limited abortion access following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and 14 states have …

Fiery debate over proposed shield law leads to rare censure in Maine House
8 months, 1 week ago

Fiery debate over proposed shield law leads to rare censure in Maine House

Associated Press  

AUGUSTA, Maine — Fiery debate over a bill to protect health care workers who provide abortion and gender-affirming care from out-of-state lawsuits crossed a line in the Maine House, leading lawmakers to formally censure a pair of colleagues on Thursday. Rep. Michael Lemelin, R-Chelsea, said the mass shooting last October in Lewiston, Maine, that claimed 18 lives and recent storms …

The Shock Arizona Ruling Shows Why Trump’s Abortion ‘Middle Ground’ Is No Compromise
8 months, 1 week ago

The Shock Arizona Ruling Shows Why Trump’s Abortion ‘Middle Ground’ Is No Compromise

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING “Many states will be different, many will have a different number of weeks or some will have more conservative than others and that’s what they will be,” Trump said in a Monday statement. “Those networks that we’ve already worked really hard to create are now going to be the lifeline for the patients in Arizona who need …

Federal appeals court hears arguments on nation’s first ban on gender-affirming care for minors
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Federal appeals court hears arguments on nation’s first ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Arguments before a federal appeals court that is considering whether to reinstate Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation ban on gender-affirming care for minors focused Thursday on whether it and similar restrictions adopted by two dozen states discriminate on the basis of sex. Judge David Stras, who was appointed to the court by former President Donald Trump, asked attorneys on both …

Republican Sen. Rick Scott softens his abortion position after Florida Supreme Court ruling
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Republican Sen. Rick Scott softens his abortion position after Florida Supreme Court ruling

Associated Press  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Sen. Rick Scott of Florida this week joined the ranks of Republican incumbents scrambling to strike a balance on reproductive rights, saying he opposes a November ballot initiative to strike down his state’s six-week abortion ban but thinks Congress should leave those decisions to the states. After the Florida Supreme Court approved the abortion amendment …

Trump Claims He Won’t Sign National Abortion Ban
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump Claims He Won’t Sign National Abortion Ban

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he won’t sign a national abortion ban if elected in November — but cleared up nothing about whether he or his appointees would implement a backdoor ban. When asked in a press gaggle in Georgia if he would sign a federal abortion ban, Trump responded “no” and shook his head, …

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