Wisconsin Legislature sends abortion bills to governor
5 years, 7 months ago

Wisconsin Legislature sends abortion bills to governor

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday sent four abortion bills to Democratic Gov. Evers’ win last year allows him to block these abortion bills that likely would have been signed into law by Walker. Wisconsin Right to Life, which supports the bill, said it hasn’t heard of any cases in Wisconsin since the Wisconsin State Journal reported in 1982 that two babies survived abortion attempts in Madison and later died. Other bills passed would cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, prohibit abortions based on the fetus’ race, sex or defects and require providers to tell women seeking abortions using the drug mifepristone that the process may be reversed after the first dose.

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Wisconsin’s Evers revives plan to enable voters to repeal and create state laws
4 days, 1 hour ago

Wisconsin’s Evers revives plan to enable voters to repeal and create state laws

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is reviving his plan to let voters repeal and create state laws without legislative involvement, this time through the state budget. Evers told reporters Friday that the state budget he plans to unveil next month will include a mandate that legislators take up a constitutional amendment allowing voters to petition for ballot proposals …

Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with whether state’s 175-year-old abortion ban is valid
1 month, 4 weeks 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, 4 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 …

Rise in pregnancy terminations in US after verdict favouring abortion overturned
5 months 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 …

Alarm sounded on 'cruel future' Republicans want for the entire nation
5 months, 1 week ago

Alarm sounded on 'cruel future' Republicans want for the entire nation

Raw Story  

As Iowa's six-week abortion ban took effect on Monday after a June ruling by the state Supreme Court, reproductive rights advocates pointed to the law as the latest proof of the importance of opposing anti-choice Republicans in the November elections. READ: 'Ironic twist': Expert says Harris is slaying Trump team with his own campaign tactic Although Trump has at times …

Iowa Now Bans Most Abortions After About 6 Weeks, Before Many Women Know They're Pregnant
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Harris slams Trump on abortion issue as six-week ban takes effect in Iowa
5 months, 1 week 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 law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday
5 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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 An Iowa judge has ruled …

Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday
5 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
6 months, 1 week 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 Supreme Court upholds state’s 6-week abortion ban
6 months, 1 week 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
6 months, 2 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, 4 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 …

Bill that would have placed the question of abortion access before Louisiana voters fails
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Bill that would have placed the question of abortion access before Louisiana voters fails

Associated Press  

— A bill that ultimately would have let voters decide whether abortions should be legal in Louisiana, a state with a near-total ban, failed after a Republican-controlled committee rejected it Monday. The legislation proposed an amendment to Louisiana’s constitution that would enshrine reproductive rights for women, including allowing contraceptives such as birth control, access to abortions and infertility treatments. Freeman …

Wisconsin governor promises to veto transgender athlete ban passed by Republican Legislature
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Wisconsin governor promises to veto transgender athlete ban passed by Republican Legislature

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers renewed his promise Tuesday to veto a bill passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that would ban high school transgender athletes competing on girls teams, saying he will be “damn proud to do it.” Evers, a Democrat, repeated his earlier veto promise moments after the state Senate passed the measure on its final planned …

Trump winning Wisconsin could hinge on an insidious voting practice
10 months, 1 week ago

Trump winning Wisconsin could hinge on an insidious voting practice

Raw Story  

Democrats are understandably excited by the upcoming death of the Republican gerrymander in Wisconsin. Democrats will have a chance to retake the state Assembly in 2024 and the state Senate in 2026 — if the new maps aren’t overturned in federal court. Nationally, the implications could be even greater: Republicans likely won’t be able to impose any new voter suppression …

Planned Parenthood asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to find 1849 abortion law unconstitutional
10 months, 2 weeks 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, …

Wisconsin bills to fight ‘forever chemicals’ pollution, speed ballot counting in jeopardy
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin bills to fight ‘forever chemicals’ pollution, speed ballot counting in jeopardy

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Measures that would legalize medical marijuana, spend $125 million to combat pollution from “forever chemicals” and allow election officials to speed up the counting of absentee ballots all appear to be doomed as the Wisconsin Legislature approaches the end of its session for the year. — ABSENTEE VOTING: Vos on Tuesday urged the Senate to pass a …

Republican DA asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide abortion lawsuit without lower court ruling
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Iowa’s abortion providers now have some guidance for the paused 6-week ban, if it is upheld
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa’s abortion providers now have some guidance for the paused 6-week ban, if it is upheld

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s medical board on Thursday approved some guidance abortion providers would need to follow if the state’s ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy is upheld by the Iowa Supreme Court. The rules instruct physicians to make “a bona fide effort to detect a fetal heartbeat” by performing a transabdominal pelvic ultrasound “in …

Wisconsin Republicans seek to curtail governor’s veto power
11 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Republicans seek to curtail governor’s veto power

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans proposed a constitutional amendment Wednesday that would curtail the governor’s veto powers by prohibiting a veto to increase any tax or fee. Tony Evers used his partial veto in July to increase school funding for public schools for the next 400 years. Republicans proposed a similar amendment in 2019 after Evers used his partial veto …

Wisconsin Republicans approve bill banning abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy
11 months, 2 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Some state abortion bans stir confusion, and it’s uncertain if lawmakers will clarify them
1 year ago

Some state abortion bans stir confusion, and it’s uncertain if lawmakers will clarify them

Associated Press  

Ever since the nation’s highest court ended abortion rights more than a year ago, vaguely worded bans enacted in some Republican-controlled states have caused bewilderment over how exceptions should be applied. “We have black and white laws on something that is almost always multiple shades of gray,” said Kaitlyn Kash, one of 20 Texas women denied abortion who are suing …

Republicans can’t make abortion go away in 2024
1 year ago

Republicans can’t make abortion go away in 2024

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Republicans failed to flip a single Senate seat …

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

Anti-abortion groups demand liberal Wisconsin prosecutors charge abortion providers despite ruling
1 year, 3 months ago

Anti-abortion groups demand liberal Wisconsin prosecutors charge abortion providers despite ruling

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A coalition of anti-abortion organizations on Tuesday demanded that prosecutors in Wisconsin’s two largest counties bring charges against abortion providers who have resumed practicing following a court ruling that consensual abortions are legal in the state. Wisconsin Right to Life, Wisconsin Family Action and Pro-Life Wisconsin held a news conference in the state Capitol to call for …

Abortions resume in Wisconsin after 15 months of legal uncertainty
1 year, 3 months ago

Abortions resume in Wisconsin after 15 months of legal uncertainty

NPR  

Abortions resume in Wisconsin after 15 months of legal uncertainty Enlarge this image toggle caption Margaret Faust/ WPR Margaret Faust/ WPR After more than a year, Planned Parenthood is once again providing abortions in Wisconsin. "In consultation with attorneys, physicians, partners and stakeholders, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is confident in our decision to resume abortion care in Wisconsin," Planned Parenthood …

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 …

Abortion in Iowa is legal again, for now, after a judge blocks new restrictions
1 year, 5 months ago

Abortion in Iowa is legal again, for now, after a judge blocks new restrictions

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa judge on Monday temporarily blocked the state’s new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, just days after Gov. There are limited circumstances under the law that would allow for abortion after the point in a pregnancy where cardiac activity is detected: rape, if reported to law enforcement or a health …

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 …

Iowa Republicans passed a strict abortion bill last night. A legal challenge was filed by morning
1 year, 5 months ago

Iowa Republicans passed a strict abortion bill last night. A legal challenge was filed by morning

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s new ban on most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy was challenged in court on Wednesday, launching what will likely be a lengthy and emotional legal battle just hours after the Legislature approved it in a late-night vote. The challenge, brought by the ACLU of Iowa, Planned Parenthood North Central States and the Emma …

Iowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks, governor to sign on Friday
1 year, 5 months ago

Iowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks, governor to sign on Friday

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy during a marathon special session Tuesday that continued late into the night. “The Iowa Supreme Court questioned whether this legislature would pass the same law they did in 2018, and today they have a clear answer,” Reynolds said in a statement. …

Wisconsin judge: Lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue
1 year, 6 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 …

Wisconsin Republicans look for rebound, Democrats stay on offensive as 2024 fights loom
1 year, 7 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 …

South Carolina Legislature Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban
1 year, 7 months ago

South Carolina Legislature Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING South Carolina’s legislature has passed a bill that would ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, which is around the time most people find out they are pregnant. It’s a non-starter.” Five women in the state Senate — three of whom were Republicans — tried to block the bill, but the filibuster failed, The New York Times …

South Carolina Senate passes abortion ban around 6 weeks of pregnancy, governor promised to sign
1 year, 7 months ago

South Carolina Senate passes abortion ban around 6 weeks of pregnancy, governor promised to sign

LA Times  

South Carolina state Sen. Penry Gustafson speaks during a Senate debate on whether to pass a stricter law on abortion on May 23, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. The proposal restores a ban South Carolina had in place when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade last year — a ban that, once it took effect, was overturned by the …

NC lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban; governor vows veto
1 year, 8 months ago

NC lawmakers pass 12-week abortion ban; governor vows veto

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday approved and sent to the governor a ban on nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, down from the current 20 weeks, in response to last year’s overturning of Roe v. Wade at the U.S. Supreme Court. He called the abortion vote “one of the most consequential things we have done …

GOP prosecutor urges judge to toss Wisconsin abortion suit
1 year, 8 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, 8 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 …

Bill to ban nearly all abortions advances in North Dakota
1 year, 8 months ago

Bill to ban nearly all abortions advances in North Dakota

Associated Press  

Lawmakers in North Dakota’s House passed a bill on April 17 that would ban abortions at all stages of pregnancy with some narrow exceptions, the Bismarck Tribune reported. Opponents of the bill said six weeks is too early to ban abortions for victims of rape or incest, because many women don’t know they are pregnant by that time. The House …

North Dakota’s abortion ban bill becomes veto-proof
1 year, 8 months ago

North Dakota’s abortion ban bill becomes veto-proof

Associated Press  

North Dakota state senators overwhelmingly passed a bill that would ban abortion at all stages of pregnancy. Last month, the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled a state abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds. Lawmakers have said they are passing this abortion bill and sending a message to the state’s Supreme Court that the people …

Abortion bans fail in conservative South Carolina, Nebraska
1 year, 8 months ago

Abortion bans fail in conservative South Carolina, Nebraska

Associated Press  

— Abortion bans in Nebraska and South Carolina fell short of advancing in close votes amid heated debates among Republicans, confounding conservatives who have dominated both legislatures and further exposing the chasm on the issue of abortion within the GOP. And in South Carolina, where abortion remains legal through 22 weeks of pregnancy, the vote marked the third time a …

Sen. Ron Johnson renews call for Wisconsin abortion vote
1 year, 8 months ago

Sen. Ron Johnson renews call for Wisconsin abortion vote

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson on Monday renewed his call for a statewide vote in Wisconsin on abortion rights, saying he thought most voters would support a ban after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Johnson won reelection to a third term in November, one of only two Republicans to win statewide in Wisconsin since the U.S. Supreme Court …

DeSantis signs Florida GOP’s 6-week abortion ban into law
1 year, 8 months ago

DeSantis signs Florida GOP’s 6-week abortion ban into law

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican Gov. The policy would have wider implications for abortion access throughout the South in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last year overturning Roe v. Wade and leaving decisions about abortion access to states. “This ban would prevent four million Florida women of reproductive age from accessing abortion care after six weeks — before …

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