South Carolina Senate again rejects near-total abortion ban
1 year, 7 months ago

South Carolina Senate again rejects near-total abortion ban

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina senators rejected a bill that would have banned nearly all abortions in a conservative state that has increasingly served patients across a region where Republican officials have otherwise curtailed access. She emphasized her “pro-life” position but said the proposal left “no room for empathy, reality or graciousness.” Republican Sen. Sandy Senn criticized Majority Leader Shane Massey for repeatedly “taking us off a cliff on abortion.” “The only thing that we can do when you all, you men in the chamber, metaphorically keep slapping women by raising abortion again and again and again, is for us to slap you back with our words,” Senn said. “Those who continue to push legislation like this are raping us again with their indifference, violating us again with their righteous indignation, taunting us again with their insatiable need to play God while they continue to pass laws that are ungodly.” Abortion remains legal through 22 weeks in South Carolina — a status that has drawn patients throughout the increasingly restrictive Southeast. Republican Sen. Richard Cash began Wednesday’s debate by expressing disappointment that a majority party that has long waved the “pro-life” banner would not pass a total abortion ban.

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South Carolina GOP bill would allow death penalty as punishment for abortions: report
1 week, 4 days ago

South Carolina GOP bill would allow death penalty as punishment for abortions: report

Raw Story  

A proposed South Carolina bill would extend homicide laws – including the death penalty – to cases of abortion. The "South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act" was pre-filed in the South Carolina Legislature last week by an ultra-conservative group of Republican lawmakers, HuffPost reported Thursday. "If passed, this bill would effectively enact a total abortion ban because it considers all …

Young Women in North Carolina: A Turning Point in the Abortion Debate
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Young Women in North Carolina: A Turning Point in the Abortion Debate

Associated Press  

The article explores how abortion laws in North Carolina will motivate women to vote in the upcoming presidential election. While the state has a 12-week abortion ban, young women are seeing horror stories on social media about denied medical care for miscarriages or failed pregnancies. This has motivated Democrats to target young women under 35 on the issue, with polls …

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 …

Voters oust three GOP Senators who stopped total abortion ban in South Carolina
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Voters oust three GOP Senators who stopped total abortion ban in South Carolina

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The only three Republican women in the South Carolina Senate took on their party and stopped a total abortion ban from passing in their state last year. AP AUDIO: Voters kick all the Republican women out of the South Carolina Senate South Carolina’s state Senate has just two women left, after voters removed three Republicans who stood …

GOP women who helped defeat a near-total abortion ban are losing reelection in South Carolina
6 months, 1 week ago

GOP women who helped defeat a near-total abortion ban are losing reelection in South Carolina

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A near-total abortion ban was defeated in South Carolina with the help of the only three Republican women in the Senate, but after Tuesday’s primary, they’re losing their election bids. “Republican women lose like this over one issue when we fought so hard for other things.” Bucking the tide Voters on Tuesday went against a trend of …

South Carolina governor signs into law ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors
7 months ago

South Carolina governor signs into law ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. “Healthcare is a human right – and it breaks my heart to see lawmakers rip away life-affirming and often life-saving medical care from transgender youth in South Carolina. No one should be forced to leave their home state to access the care that they need and deserve,” Uplift Outreach Center Executive Director Raymond Velazquez …

Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins
7 months ago

Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly defines a heartbeat under the law. The law says abortions cannot be performed after an ultrasound can detect “cardiac activity, or the steady and repetitive rhythmic contraction …

Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion law, leaving state with 15-week ban
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion law, leaving state with 15-week ban

LA Times  

The Arizona Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the state’s 1864 abortion ban, sending a measure to the Democratic governor that would end weeks of turmoil and keep in place a 15-week abortion limit enacted in 2022. “Unfortunately, on this side of the aisle, we are not so good at doing that.” Politics Inside an Arizona abortion clinic: Uncertainty looms and …

Republican Sen. Rick Scott softens his abortion position after Florida Supreme Court ruling
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Republicans breath a sigh of relief at Trump's abortion announcement they can now hide behind in 2024: GOP lawmakers who backed a 15-week ban now say limits should be decided by states
8 months, 1 week ago

Republicans breath a sigh of relief at Trump's abortion announcement they can now hide behind in 2024: GOP lawmakers who backed a 15-week ban now say limits should be decided by states

Daily Mail  

Senator Lindsey Graham has increasingly found himself on an island when it comes to the issue of abortion as he continues to push for federal restrictions. Other congressional Republicans have fallen in line behind former President Donald Trump's newly publicized view that he believes ending a pregnancy should be an issue left to the states. Whether they fear the wrath …

Tennessee women fight to block state’s abortion ban after being denied treatment for dangerous pregnancies
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Tennessee women fight to block state’s abortion ban after being denied treatment for dangerous pregnancies

The Independent  

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Florida's stricter ban on abortions could put more pressure on clinics elsewhere
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Florida's stricter ban on abortions could put more pressure on clinics elsewhere

Associated Press  

The drive to Bristol, Virginia, from Jacksonville, Florida, takes more than eight hours. “I think that Florida will just become another one of the states that we serve.” On Monday, the Florida Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. That step allows another, stricter ban to take effect on May 1, making abortion illegal …

Democrats Say Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Is A ‘Reality Check’ Ahead Of November
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Democrats Say Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Is A ‘Reality Check’ Ahead Of November

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Florida Supreme Court handed down two rulings on Monday with vastly different effects on abortion rights in the Sunshine State: One gave the go-ahead for a six-week abortion ban to take effect in less than a month, and the other approved a statewide vote in November on whether to enshrine abortion care in the Florida constitution. …

Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week abortion ban, but voters will soon have a say
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week abortion ban, but voters will soon have a say

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the state to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant, while also giving voters a chance to remove restrictions in November. But under a separate 4-3 ruling, the court allowed a ballot measure to go to voters that would enshrine …

Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week ban on most abortions
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week ban on most abortions

LA Times  

Participants wave signs as they walk back to Orlando City Hall during the March for Abortion Access, Oct. 2, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. The Florida Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant, while also giving voters a chance to remove restrictions in November …

Opinion: How the GOP fixation on abortion could help Democrats retake the House
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: How the GOP fixation on abortion could help Democrats retake the House

LA Times  

Republicans are the gift that keeps on giving — to Democrats. About 72% of the district supports abortion rights, Suozzi pollster Mike Bocian recently told the New Republic’s Daily Blast podcast, but that didn’t guarantee voters would turn out. “The challenge in New York and in California has been that while voters are very pro-choice,” he said, “they’re not really …

Bill filed in Kentucky House would ease near-total abortion ban by adding rape and incest exceptions
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Bill filed in Kentucky House would ease near-total abortion ban by adding rape and incest exceptions

Hindustan Times  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Legislation aimed at easing Kentucky's near-total abortion ban by creating limited exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest was introduced Monday in the GOP-dominated House, as lawmakers wrangle with an issue at the forefront of last year's campaign for governor. Kentucky's near-total abortion ban has been in place since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. …

'Something needs to change.' Woman denied abortion in South Carolina challenges ban
10 months ago

'Something needs to change.' Woman denied abortion in South Carolina challenges ban

NPR  

'Something needs to change.' Woman denied abortion in South Carolina challenges ban Enlarge this image toggle caption James Pollard/AP James Pollard/AP Taylor Shelton said she isn't ready to be a mother. In South Carolina, the Republican-dominated General Assembly passed an abortion ban after a "fetal heartbeat" is present. Even as the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld the law six months …

South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors
11 months ago

South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Hindustan Times  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors was overwhelmingly approved Wednesday by the Republican-led South Carolina House. COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday debated proposed restrictions on health care for transgender youth, while a Missouri legislative committee discussed a slew of like-minded proposals. Democratic South Carolina Rep. Marvin Pendarvis said Republicans should stick …

South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Missouri panel sees similar bills
11 months ago

South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Missouri panel sees similar bills

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Republican-led South Carolina House overwhelmingly approved a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors on Wednesday, while a Missouri legislative committee discussed a slew of like-minded proposals. But Republican South Carolina Rep. John McCravy, a co-sponsor of the bill, said Wednesday that “unpublished evidence” shows puberty blockers increase self-harm and decried the banned treatments as irreversible. …

South Carolina Republican agenda includes energy resilience, gender care, Black history and guns
11 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina Republican agenda includes energy resilience, gender care, Black history and guns

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican lawmakers who pull all the levers of the South Carolina Legislature want to dispense with so-called “social issues” and focus this session on matters hitting residents’ pocketbooks. The 170-seat General Assembly reconvened Tuesday after last year’s work stretched into June with a prolonged debate over contentious new abortion restrictions, leaving part one of the two-year session …

Virginia Democrats Keep Control Of Senate, Promise Continued Abortion Protections
1 year, 1 month ago

Virginia Democrats Keep Control Of Senate, Promise Continued Abortion Protections

Huff Post  

Tuesday night's election outcome is a huge win for Democrats in the state who centered abortion care in every competitive down-ballot race this election season. Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images Virginia Democrats kept their critical majority in the state Senate Tuesday night, thwarting Republican Gov. “It’s official: there will be absolutely no abortion ban legislation sent to Glenn Youngkin’s desk …

Opinion: How Republicans intend to bounce back from devastating losses on abortion
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: How Republicans intend to bounce back from devastating losses on abortion

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Mary Ziegler is the Martin Luther King Professor of Law at UC Davis. The beauty of these plans, for Republicans and for leaders in the antiabortion movement, is that they rely not on voters but on a 2024 victory for former President Donald Trump and the control of the Supreme Court that his first term already guaranteed. The …

Abortions in the US rose slightly overall after post-Roe restrictions were put in place, study finds
1 year, 1 month ago

Abortions in the US rose slightly overall after post-Roe restrictions were put in place, study finds

Associated Press  

The total number of abortions provided in the U.S. rose slightly in the 12 months after states began implementing bans on them throughout pregnancy, a new survey finds. The changes reflect major shifts after the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2022 handed down its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling, overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that had …

Judge blocks 2 provisions in North Carolina’s new abortion law; 12-week near-ban remains in place
1 year, 2 months ago

Judge blocks 2 provisions in North Carolina’s new abortion law; 12-week near-ban remains in place

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge on Saturday blocked two portions of North Carolina’s new abortion law from taking effect while a lawsuit continues. U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles issued an order halting enforcement of a provision to require surgical abortions that occur after 12 weeks — those for cases of rape and incest, for example — be performed only …

Nikki Haley’s approach to abortion is rooted in her earliest days in South Carolina politics
1 year, 3 months ago

Nikki Haley’s approach to abortion is rooted in her earliest days in South Carolina politics

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. “Nikki’s doing what she’s always done,” said Nathan Ballentine, a South Carolina lawmaker who served with Haley in the Legislature and has endorsed her presidential bid. “She’s being honest with the people and will just let it go from there.” Haley has urged Republicans to not push for a national …

South Carolina women senators who fought abortion ban to receive JFK Profile in Courage award
1 year, 3 months ago

South Carolina women senators who fought abortion ban to receive JFK Profile in Courage award

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Five women state senators from South Carolina who formed a bipartisan coalition to filibuster a near-total abortion ban in their state have been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year. A special International Profile in Courage Award will honor South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for …

‘Sister senators’ who fought abortion ban to receive JFK Profile in Courage award
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Sister senators’ who fought abortion ban to receive JFK Profile in Courage award

LA Times  

Five women state senators from South Carolina who formed a bipartisan coalition to filibuster a near-total abortion ban in their state have been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year. A special International Profile in Courage Award will honor South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for working to improve …

Opinion: Abortion foes have a new strategy to fight women’s right to choose
1 year, 3 months ago

Opinion: Abortion foes have a new strategy to fight women’s right to choose

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Mary Ziegler is the Martin Luther King Professor of Law at UC Davis. CNN — The South Carolina Supreme Court’s recent abortion decision is a reminder of the importance of state constitutional law in the post-Roe era. Mary Ziegler Bill Lax/Bill Lax/FSU Photography Service But the court’s decision — and the legislative strategy behind the law that the …

South Carolina abortion ban with unclear ‘fetal heartbeat’ definition creates confusion, doctors say
1 year, 3 months ago

South Carolina abortion ban with unclear ‘fetal heartbeat’ definition creates confusion, doctors say

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — When the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a ban on most abortions this week, the majority wrote that they were leaving “for another day” a decision on when, exactly, the “fetal heartbeat” limit begins during pregnancy. “This language creates uncertainty among medical providers who may be unsure they’re legally allowed to terminate a pregnancy.” South Carolina and …

The Plan to Claw Back Abortion Rights State by State Just Hit a Major Roadblock
54 years, 11 months ago

The Plan to Claw Back Abortion Rights State by State Just Hit a Major Roadblock

Slate  

In the aftermath of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court’s decision undoing abortion rights, anti-abortion groups have focused more than ever on the federal courts, and with good reason. South Carolina has a capacious privacy right in its state constitutional tradition, and it was for that reason that the state supreme court struck down a six-week ban …

South Carolina’s new all-male highest court reverses course on abortion, upholding strict 6-week ban
1 year, 4 months ago

South Carolina’s new all-male highest court reverses course on abortion, upholding strict 6-week ban

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s newly all-male Supreme Court reversed course on abortion Wednesday, upholding a law banning most such procedures except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy. The continued erosion of legal abortion access across the U.S. South comes after Republican state lawmakers replaced the lone woman on the court, Justice Kaye Hearn, who reached the state’s mandatory retirement …

Judge allows nearly all of North Carolina’s revised 12-week abortion law to take effect
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge allows nearly all of North Carolina’s revised 12-week abortion law to take effect

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge ruled on Friday that nearly all of North Carolina’s revised 12-week abortion law scheduled to begin this weekend can take effect, while temporarily blocking one rule that doctors feared could expose them to criminal penalties. Although a strong abortion-rights supporter, Cooper said it was important to clarify the rules because the original measure was …

North Carolina governor signs law clearing up several aspects of impending abortion law
1 year, 5 months ago

North Carolina governor signs law clearing up several aspects of impending abortion law

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Last-minute revisions to North Carolina’s new abortion restrictions that take effect this weekend were signed into law on Thursday by Gov. Cooper vehemently opposed the underlying abortion law, which creates a ban on most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, replacing the current ban on most abortions after 20 weeks. While the clean-up bill was “important to …

Judge considering blocking parts of North Carolina abortion law won’t halt broader 12-week ban
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge considering blocking parts of North Carolina abortion law won’t halt broader 12-week ban

Associated Press  

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A federal judge said Wednesday that she won’t temporarily block most of a newly revised abortion law from taking effect this weekend in North Carolina, including a near-ban on the procedure after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The 12-week ban, which was approved in the spring by North Carolina’s Republican-controlled General Assembly and includes new exceptions for rape, …

Newly all-male South Carolina Supreme Court scrutinizes abortion ban months after tossing one out
1 year, 5 months ago

Newly all-male South Carolina Supreme Court scrutinizes abortion ban months after tossing one out

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A potential swing vote on the newly all-male South Carolina Supreme Court grilled lawyers over whether patients have enough time to get an abortion after learning of their pregnancy as the justices weighed whether a new ban is similarly unconstitutional to one that got shot down earlier this year. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic’s lawyers argued in their …

Republicans close in on changes to new North Carolina abortion law that could counter a lawsuit
1 year, 5 months ago

Republicans close in on changes to new North Carolina abortion law that could counter a lawsuit

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Late revisions to new North Carolina abortion restrictions scheduled to begin this weekend cleared the state Senate on Monday night, changes that if enacted could frustrate pending litigation seeking to stop the law’s enforcement. The plaintiffs complained last week in a court filing that many provisions in the new abortion law are “riddled with inconsistencies, irrational requirements …

Judge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review
1 year, 6 months ago

Judge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A judge put South Carolina’s new law banning most abortions around six weeks of pregnancy on hold Friday until the state Supreme Court can review the measure, giving providers a temporary reprieve in a region that has enacted strict limits on the procedure. The majority opinion in the South Carolina Supreme Court ruling striking down the 2021 …

South Carolina judge halts six-week abortion ban as state Supreme Court set to review new law
1 year, 6 months ago

South Carolina judge halts six-week abortion ban as state Supreme Court set to review new law

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 One day after the state’s Republican governor signed the ban …

As South Carolina governor signs new law, abortion restrictions strain providers in US South
1 year, 6 months ago

As South Carolina governor signs new law, abortion restrictions strain providers in US South

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A wave of newly approved abortion restrictions in the Southeastern United States has sent providers scrambling to reconfigure their services for a region with already severely limited access. Black, who oversees the organization’s work in North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and parts of Virginia, said providers have had to quickly determine how to comply with the …

South Carolina moves closer to abortion ban, a Southern trend that puts pressure on Virginia
1 year, 6 months ago

South Carolina moves closer to abortion ban, a Southern trend that puts pressure on Virginia

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — South Carolina became the latest state to move toward a near total abortion ban Wednesday with legislation that if enacted would leave Virginia an outlier in the South as a place that allows relatively permissive access to abortions amid a rapid rise in restrictions in the year since Roe v. Wade was overturned. “It would be just …

South Carolina ignores objections from all its female senators to pass six-week abortion ban
1 year, 6 months ago

South Carolina ignores objections from all its female senators to pass six-week abortion ban

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 The South Carolina Senate on Tuesday passed a six-week abortion …

South Carolina ready to renew abortion ban around 6 weeks of pregnancy after Senate vote
1 year, 6 months ago

South Carolina ready to renew abortion ban around 6 weeks of pregnancy after Senate vote

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Abortion will soon be severely restricted in one of the last bastions for legal access in the U.S. South. Any challenge that reaches the South Carolina Supreme Court would also face a new bench, as the lone woman who authored the leading opinion in the abortion case had reached the court’s retirement age. It’s something that’s going …

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 …

Lizzo blasts Nebraska bill banning abortion access and gender-affirming care: ‘You deserve to be protected’
1 year, 7 months ago

Lizzo blasts Nebraska bill banning abortion access and gender-affirming care: ‘You deserve to be protected’

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. The bill’s passage comes roughly three months after …

This Was A Very Bad Week For Abortion Rights And Democracy
1 year, 7 months ago

This Was A Very Bad Week For Abortion Rights And Democracy

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In the past week, Republican lawmakers across multiple states took aggressive aim at reproductive rights, craftily using the legislative process to revive restrictive abortion bans. Jane Kleeb, chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party, slammed the combining of those efforts on Wednesday as “twisting the rules to merge two awful bills.” During Friday’s debate, several Nebraska Democrats accused …

How one North Carolina lawmaker’s defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections
1 year, 7 months ago

How one North Carolina lawmaker’s defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Mere weeks before North Carolina’s GOP-controlled legislature enacted a 12-week abortion limit over the Democratic governor’s opposition this week, state Republican lawmakers appeared just one vote shy of an override. While Cotham had voted in favor of further restrictions when the measure initially cleared the House May 4 — a move many Democratic constituents denounced as a …

How one North Carolina lawmaker's defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections
1 year, 7 months ago

How one North Carolina lawmaker's defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections

The Independent  

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North Carolina’s Devastating New Abortion Ban and the Fight Ahead
1 year, 7 months ago

North Carolina’s Devastating New Abortion Ban and the Fight Ahead

Slate  

On Tuesday night, over the cries of hundreds of protesters, Republican lawmakers in North Carolina overrode the Democratic governor’s veto to enact an unpopular 12-week abortion ban, a bill that they refused to debate in a public hearing. Barber said that he began this work after the Legislature’s “mean-spirited quadruple attack” on poor people: raising taxes on working-class families, cutting …

North Carolina Republicans approve 12-week abortion ban as sweeping restrictions spread across US South
1 year, 7 months ago

North Carolina Republicans approve 12-week abortion ban as sweeping restrictions spread across US South

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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 Republican lawmakers in North Carolina voted to override the governor’s …

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