"Stop talking about that": Trump snaps at reporter when asked about Florida's abortion ban
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

"Stop talking about that": Trump snaps at reporter when asked about Florida's abortion ban

Salon  

Former President Donald Trump snapped at a reporter on Election Day when asked about Florida’s abortion ballot measure. The measure, Amendment 4, would prohibit laws preventing abortion and reverse the state’s strict six-week abortion ban that went into effect earlier this year. Currently, Florida’s post-Dobbs abortion law makes it a felony to perform or actively participate in an abortion six weeks after gestation. In August, he told NBC he would vote to extend Florida’s restrictive six week ban.

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'The threat is dire': Abortion pill orders skyrocket after Trump elected
1 month, 1 week ago

'The threat is dire': Abortion pill orders skyrocket after Trump elected

Raw Story  

Women are reportedly stockpiling abortion pills ahead of a second Trump administration, with the head of one provider noting they feel he poses a "very real" threat. Another organization called Just the Pill said now receiving orders for abortion drugs from people who aren't pregnant — a "rarity," Julie Amaon, the nonprofit's interim executive director, told the Post. “People understand …

Editorial: Abortion was on ballots across the country in this election. The results are encouraging
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Editorial: Abortion was on ballots across the country in this election. The results are encouraging

LA Times  

Ever since the Supreme Court took away the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, the people have been taking it back state by state. Before last week’s election, voters in six states had either enshrined abortion rights in their state constitutions or defeated ballot measures that would have restricted them. Ballot measures in New York, Maryland, Colorado and Montana enshrined …

What does Trump win mean for immigration, abortion, taxes and democracy?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What does Trump win mean for immigration, abortion, taxes and democracy?

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. Immigration The first two points on Trump’s 2024 …

Florida defeats abortion ballot measure to keep six-week ban in place
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Florida defeats abortion ballot measure to keep six-week ban in place

Daily Mail  

An amendment to protect abortion rights in Florida and end the state's six week abortion ban failed to pass meaning the state's ban will remain in place. 'Yes on 4' campaign material to end Florida's six week abortion ban with an amendment to the state's constitution. The amendment failed to reach the 60 percent threshold to pass The amendment would …

Florida Voters Reject Abortion Rights Initiative
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Florida Voters Reject Abortion Rights Initiative

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ― Florida voters on Tuesday are projected to reject a pro-choice constitutional amendment that would have repealed the state’s six-week abortion ban and restored access to the procedure until about 24 weeks into a pregnancy. Amendment 4, or the Right to Abortion Initiative, sought to add language to the Florida Constitution stating that “no …

How both Trump and abortion access won the 2024 election
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How both Trump and abortion access won the 2024 election

LA Times  

Abortion rights protesters rally near the Arizona Capitol after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. “People, I don’t think, felt they had to choose between Trump and their position on abortion,” said Mary Ziegler, a legal historian and author of several books on abortion, including the forthcoming book “Personhood: The New Civil War Over Reproduction.” “They thought …

Most abortion ballot measures pass, but it didn’t translate to a victory for Democrats
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Most abortion ballot measures pass, but it didn’t translate to a victory for Democrats

Salon  

This week, abortion was on the ballot in 10 states, but even in places where it wasn't, Democrats were hoping the fight for reproductive rights could give them an edge. Missouri has one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the country where abortion is mostly entirely prohibited but only allowed "in cases of medical emergency.” “Missouri has been labeled …

'Just stop talking about that': Trump snaps at reporter at polling place press conference
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Just stop talking about that': Trump snaps at reporter at polling place press conference

Raw Story  

During an impromptu press conference at his West Palm Beach polling location, Donald Trump snapped at a reporter for pressing him on how he voted on one of Florida's most controversial ballot initiatives. At issue is Florida's Amendment 4, which would prohibit any law that would "penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient's …

Florida amendment to expand abortion access fails. A six-week ban remains
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Florida amendment to expand abortion access fails. A six-week ban remains

NPR  

Florida amendment to expand abortion access fails. The vote means the state’s current law that bans most abortions after six weeks will stay in place, which abortion access supporters worry will delay care and endanger the lives of women. Florida was one of 10 states voting on abortion rights — part of a trend set in motion after the U.S. …

Trump snaps at reporter when asked about abortion: ‘Stop talking about that’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump snaps at reporter when asked about abortion: ‘Stop talking about that’

LA Times  

Former President Trump speaks as former First Lady Melania Trump listens after they voted Tuesday at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center in Palm Beach, Fla. Donald Trump is refusing to say how he voted on Florida’s abortion measure — and getting testy about it. He said instead that he did “a great job bringing it back to the …

Donald Trump's plan to "protect" women in action: Two dead, another arrested for miscarriage
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump's plan to "protect" women in action: Two dead, another arrested for miscarriage

Salon  

Donald Trump's favorite word when talking about abortion bans is "beautiful." When asked in June on Fox News about the states passing abortion bans after his Supreme Court nominees overturned Roe v. Wade, Trump declared "it’s a beautiful thing to watch." We were reminded again this week of what Trump's "protection" of women looks like in the aftermath of Dobbs …

Abortion Rights Are on Every Swing-State Ballot Come Tuesday
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Abortion Rights Are on Every Swing-State Ballot Come Tuesday

Slate  

In almost all of the swing states this election cycle, abortion remains legal and available through the first trimester and beyond. First, as Project 2025 details, as president, Trump would use the tools of federal agencies to restrict abortion access everywhere. A Trump FDA might try even more aggressive measures to attack mifepristone, or the agency could refuse to vigorously …

Florida abortion ballot: They think they know how to end the state’s abortion ban. It involves Trump voters.
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Florida abortion ballot: They think they know how to end the state’s abortion ban. It involves Trump voters.

Slate  

On a sunny Saturday afternoon in October, Ana Perez stood under a tree dripping Spanish moss on the University of Florida campus and taught eight of her peers how to talk about abortion. Aleu asked if they supported Amendment 4, which, she explained, would “put medical decisions back in the hands of women and their doctors, instead of extreme politicians.” …

Judge continues to block Florida from threatening TV stations over abortion ads
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge continues to block Florida from threatening TV stations over abortion ads

NPR  

Judge continues to block Florida from threatening TV stations over abortion ads toggle caption John Raoux/AP TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge who recently chastised Florida officials for "trampling" on free speech rights continued to block the head of the state's health department from taking any more steps to threaten TV stations that air commercials for an abortion rights measure …

Donald Trump abortion: The most deeply cynical attempt yet to hide the truth about his stance.
54 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump abortion: The most deeply cynical attempt yet to hide the truth about his stance.

Slate  

During this exhausting presidential campaign, Donald Trump has been talking out of both sides of his mouth about abortion, an issue that could cost him the election. A political action committee called RBG PAC—yes, after the former Supreme Court justice—started spending $20 million Friday on a campaign claiming that Trump has been clear that he opposes a national abortion ban …

Judge continues to block Florida officials from threatening TV stations over abortion ads
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge continues to block Florida officials from threatening TV stations over abortion ads

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis holds up legislation in 2022 that banned most abortions in the state after 15 weeks of gestation. A federal judge on Tuesday continued to block the head of Florida’s health department from taking any more steps to threaten TV stations that air commercials for an abortion rights measure on next week’s ballot. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker extended …

Florida abortion amendment could backfire on Ron DeSantis
2 months ago

Florida abortion amendment could backfire on Ron DeSantis

Salon  

Caroline, a woman in Tampa, Florida, was diagnosed with brain cancer when she was 20 weeks pregnant with her second child. According to the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab, 70 percent of Florida voters said they would vote “yes” on Amendment 4. “I don't know if his intimidation tactics will backfire,” Keisha Mulfort, the senior communications strategist …

Harris to Campaign in Texas to Highlight State's Abortion Ban
2 months ago

Harris to Campaign in Texas to Highlight State's Abortion Ban

Associated Press  

Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign in Texas to highlight the state's restrictive abortion laws. She will visit Houston to tell a story about Donald Trump's role in eliminating Roe v. Wade, what that's meant for people in a state like Texas, and the stakes — if you live in a state currently without an abortion ban — that could …

Column: Inside the abortion case that prompted a federal judge to call Florida officials ‘stupid’
2 months ago

Column: Inside the abortion case that prompted a federal judge to call Florida officials ‘stupid’

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis speaks out against Amendment 4, which would protect access to abortion, during a news conference with Florida Physicians Against Amendment 4 on Monday in Coral Gables, Fla. “To keep it simple for the State of Florida: it’s the First Amendment, stupid.” This warning from federal Judge Mark Walker of Tallahassee, Fla., to Gov. Florida’s Amendment 4 would place …

'It's the First Amendment, stupid': Federal court smacks down Ron DeSantis
2 months ago

'It's the First Amendment, stupid': Federal court smacks down Ron DeSantis

Raw Story  

A federal court issued an order blocking Florida state officials and in particular Gov. Ron DeSantis' health secretary Joseph Ladapo, from threatening TV stations over ads in support of Amendment 4, the constitutional ballot referendum that seeks to repeal Florida's near-total abortion ban, reported constitutional attorney Adam Steinbaugh. DeSantis' administration sent letters to TV stations threatening to prosecute their employees …

Trump says a national abortion ban is ‘off the table.’ Seconds later, he says ‘we’ll see what happens’
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump says a national abortion ban is ‘off the table.’ Seconds later, he says ‘we’ll see what happens’

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. During an interview on Sunday with Fox News, …

FCC official accuses Ron DeSantis of "dangerous" effort to censor pro-choice campaigners in Florida
2 months, 2 weeks ago

FCC official accuses Ron DeSantis of "dangerous" effort to censor pro-choice campaigners in Florida

Salon  

Ron DeSantis is threatening to criminally prosecute Florida television stations that have run an pro-choice ad, The Miami Herald reported on Tuesday. On Oct. 3, Florida’s Department of Health sent a letter to at least one local television station threatening criminal charges for airing the ad, journalist Jason Garcia first reported. The letter says the ad is “dangerous” and may …

Trump breaks silence over abortion rift with Melania
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump breaks silence over abortion rift with Melania

The Independent  

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“Deadly”: Experts warn Trump and Vance are “backpedaling” on abortion to conceal a darker reality
2 months, 2 weeks ago

“Deadly”: Experts warn Trump and Vance are “backpedaling” on abortion to conceal a darker reality

Salon  

During Tuesday night's vice presidential debate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance conceded that Republicans need to do a better job of regaining Americans' trust on the issue of abortion, delivering a more moderate response to the question of restrictions than the far-right position he previously espoused. I want us as a Republican Party to be pro-family in the fullest sense of …

Pro-life activists react to Melania Trump backing abortion rights in her memoir saying it is 'undercutting President Trump's message'
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Pro-life activists react to Melania Trump backing abortion rights in her memoir saying it is 'undercutting President Trump's message'

Daily Mail  

Pro-life activists have warned that Melania Trump's backing of abortion rights could undercut former president Trump's message on this issue in the lead up to the November election. Kristan Hawkins, president of the Students for Life of America, wrote on Twitter/X: 'It’s hard to follow the logic of putting out the former First Lady’s book right before the election undercutting …

Column: As 10 states prepare to vote on abortion rights, Texas shows that abortion bans kill women
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: As 10 states prepare to vote on abortion rights, Texas shows that abortion bans kill women

LA Times  

Rob Bonta, left, at a news conference Monday with Anna Nusslock, who says she was illegally denied an emergency abortion at a Catholic hospital in Eureka this year. — Nancy L. Cohen, president, Gender Equity Policy Institute There can no longer be any doubt that the abortion bans enacted in more than 20 states threaten women’s health. The bellwether state …

Trump: Women won't even think about abortion once I'm elected again
3 months ago

Trump: Women won't even think about abortion once I'm elected again

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump declared in a late Friday screed that women are sicker, poorer and more depressed than they were in 2020, and vowed that once he's re-elected they won't even be "thinking about abortion" they'll be so "happy." The MAGA leader then vowed to "fix all of that" — "fast" — and said American women will finally get …

Trump says if he wins, women would ‘no longer be thinking about abortion’
3 months ago

Trump says if he wins, women would ‘no longer be thinking about abortion’

LA Times  

Former President Trump holds his grandson Luke Trump as he speaks at a campaign event in Wilmington, N.C., on Saturday. Robinson has denied writing the posts, which include lewd and racist comments, saying Thursday that he wouldn’t be forced out of the race by “salacious tabloid lies.” Trump’s campaign has appeared to distance itself from Robinson in the wake of …

ABC News debate moderator slams Donald Trump’s false claim that babies being aborted after birth
3 months, 1 week ago

ABC News debate moderator slams Donald Trump’s false claim that babies being aborted after birth

The Independent  

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Trump Hit With An Instant Fact-Check Mid-Debate
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump Hit With An Instant Fact-Check Mid-Debate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ABC anchor and moderator Linsey Davis promptly clocked Donald Trump’s lies about abortion on the spot during the presidential debate on Tuesday. Asked about abortion rights and his support for a six-week abortion ban, Trump spewed an outlandish claim about Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz. They even have, you can look at the governor of West …

Donald Trump Gets Fact-Checked On Abortion During Heated Presidential Debate With Kamala Harris
3 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump Gets Fact-Checked On Abortion During Heated Presidential Debate With Kamala Harris

ABP News  

The much-awaited presidential debate between candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris was held on Wednesday with an intense discussion on abortion rights, economy, and border issues. Discussing one of the most important issues for the voters in the US, abortion rights, Kamala Harris claimed that Donald Trump would ban abortion and would make no exceptions for even "rapes and incest". …

Trump repeats the false claim that Democrats support abortion 'after birth' in debate
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump repeats the false claim that Democrats support abortion 'after birth' in debate

NPR  

Trump repeats the false claim that Democrats support abortion 'after birth' in debate toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images This story first appeared in NPR's live blog of the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. In Tuesday's presidential debate, former President Donald Trump again falsely claimed that Democrats support abortions "after birth" and "executing" babies. Harris warned …

Abortion quickly emerges as a flashpoint between Harris and Trump
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Abortion quickly emerges as a flashpoint between Harris and Trump

LA Times  

Abortion quickly emerged as a flashpoint in the first presidential debate between former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Republican falsely arguing that Democrats support killing babies after birth and the Democrat saying Trump can’t be trusted because of his dizzying statements on the matter. “It’s an execution,” Trump said, claiming that Harris, running mate Tim Walz and …

Police are questioning Florida voters about signing an abortion rights ballot petition
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Police are questioning Florida voters about signing an abortion rights ballot petition

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — State police are showing up at Florida voters’ homes to question them about signing a petition to get an abortion rights amendment on the ballot in November, and a state health care agency has launched a website targeting the ballot initiative with politically charged language. “This is their latest desperate attempt before Election Day.” The ballot initiative …

Trump Will Likely Have To Clarify His Abortion Stance
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump Will Likely Have To Clarify His Abortion Stance

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump has said more on abortion in the past few weeks of his presidential campaign than he has in the last two years. ABC moderators and Vice President Kamala Harris are likely to push Trump to clarify his stance on abortion during Tuesday night’s highly anticipated presidential debate. Trump has “changed his position four times on …

Florida voters who oppose the state's 6-week abortion ban say they are being visited by police
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Florida voters who oppose the state's 6-week abortion ban say they are being visited by police

Salon  

Florida voters who signed a petition to place a pro-choice abortion referendum on the ballot this November say they have been visited by police who are investigating claims of fraud at the behest of Gov. Isaac Menasche, a voter who signed a petition to place the abortion referendum on the ballot, told the Times that he too was contacted by …

'Unhinged and undemocratic': Florida cops question abortion petition signers
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Unhinged and undemocratic': Florida cops question abortion petition signers

Raw Story  

Floridians and reproductive rights advocates responded with alarm on Friday to Tampa Bay Times reporting that Florida law enforcement officers have been sent to the homes of multiple voters who signed a petition to get an abortion rights measure on the November ballot. While Department of State spokesperson Ryan Ash said the agency has "uncovered evidence of illegal conduct with …

'Unhinged and undemocratic': Florida cops question abortion petition signers
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Unhinged and undemocratic': Florida cops question abortion petition signers

Raw Story  

Floridians and reproductive rights advocates responded with alarm on Friday to Tampa Bay Times reporting that Florida law enforcement officers have been sent to the homes of multiple voters who signed a petition to get an abortion rights measure on the November ballot. While Department of State spokesperson Ryan Ash said the agency has "uncovered evidence of illegal conduct with …

Watch Donald Trump's interview with the Daily Mail at Mar-a-Lago in FULL
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch Donald Trump's interview with the Daily Mail at Mar-a-Lago in FULL

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump sat down for a no-holds barred interview with DailyMail.com in the living room of his Mar-a-Lago home and political headquarters. He used the interview to float the idea that he may vote in favor of a Florida referendum to expand abortion access beyond six weeks after conception. Former President Donald Trump sat down with DailyMail.com amid the finery …

Byron Donalds scrambles to change topic as CNN host puts him on spot over Trump flip-flop
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Byron Donalds scrambles to change topic as CNN host puts him on spot over Trump flip-flop

Raw Story  

Rep. Byron Donalds defended Donald Trump after the former president said he planned to support Florida's abortion ban despite saying six weeks did not give women enough time to make a decision. During an interview on Tuesday, CNN host Phil Mattingly told Donalds that Trump had sent mixed messages on abortion because of a "gut instinct" that it was problematic …

Trump will vote against Florida amendment enshrining abortion rights
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump will vote against Florida amendment enshrining abortion rights

The Telegraph  

Donald Trump said on Friday that he would vote against an amendment in his home state of Florida that would enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution and overturn a current six-week abortion ban. “So I’ll be voting no for that reason.” The Florida ballot measure would legalise abortion until fetal viability, a term used by health care providers to …

Trump says he’ll vote to uphold Florida abortion ban after suggesting he’d support repeal
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump says he’ll vote to uphold Florida abortion ban after suggesting he’d support repeal

LA Times  

Former President Trump has held shifting views on abortion over the years. Former President Trump said he will vote no on a Florida ballot measure that would repeal the state’s six-week abortion ban, a day after he seemed to indicate he would vote in favor of the measure. Trump has said he thinks Florida’s ban is a mistake and said …

After years of flip-flopping, Trump weighs in on his abortion vote
3 months, 3 weeks ago

After years of flip-flopping, Trump weighs in on his abortion vote

NPR  

After years of flip-flopping, Trump weighs in on his abortion vote SCOTT DETROW, HOST: When Donald Trump first ran for president, he did so promising to appoint conservative Supreme Court justices, justices who would overturn the right to abortion access in the United States. DETROW: Let's talk about Donald Trump, who is voting in Florida this year but also running …

'He’s in trouble': Scaramucci says Trump navigates 'vexing' dilemmas using contradictions
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'He’s in trouble': Scaramucci says Trump navigates 'vexing' dilemmas using contradictions

Raw Story  

Former Donald Trump communications director Anthony Scaramucci tried to explain his old boss's longstanding pattern Friday on CNN over the MAGA leader's waffling around whether he'd vote against a measure in Florida that would expand abortion rights. Trump, said spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, "has not yet said how he will vote on the ballot initiative in Florida," and "simply reiterated that …

Trump says he will vote to keep Florida’s six-week abortion ban — 24 hours after calling it ‘too short’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump says he will vote to keep Florida’s six-week abortion ban — 24 hours after calling it ‘too short’

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. On Thursday, the former president told NBC News …

Why nobody believes Trump’s flip-flop on abortion and IVF
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Why nobody believes Trump’s flip-flop on abortion and IVF

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. He responded by saying the state’s six-week ban …

Donald Trump says Florida’s 6-week abortion law is ‘too short’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump says Florida’s 6-week abortion law is ‘too short’

Raw Story  

Update: A spokesperson for Donald Trump said Thursday night that the former president had not said how he’ll vote on Amendment 4. “President Trump has not yet said how he will vote on the ballot initiative in Florida, he simply reiterated that he believes six weeks is too short,” said Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign national press secretary. Former President …

Trump says Florida’s six-week abortion ban is ‘too short’ and suggests he will vote to amend it
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump says Florida’s six-week abortion ban is ‘too short’ and suggests he will vote to amend it

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. Trump, who is registered to vote in Florida, told NBC News on Thursday that …

Trump Suggests He Will Support Florida’s Pro-Choice Amendment
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump Suggests He Will Support Florida’s Pro-Choice Amendment

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly bragged about his role in overturning Roe v. Wade, seemed to suggest on Thursday that he will vote in favor of Florida’s pro-choice amendment that will be in front of voters in November. “I think the six weeks is too short, it has to be more time,” Trump told NBC …

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