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Harris hoped to ride abortion to another post-Dobbs Democratic victory. It didn’t work.
2 months ago

Harris hoped to ride abortion to another post-Dobbs Democratic victory. It didn’t work.

Politico  

Vice President-elect JD Vance, who himself backpedaled after years of supporting federal abortion restrictions, also worked to tamp down widespread outrage from the fall of Roe by promising to preserve federal access to abortion pills and fund more generous social programs for new parents. “President Trump’s first-term pro-life accomplishments are the baseline for his second term.” Most anti-abortion groups stood …

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Abortion could tilt swing states like Pennsylvania for Democrats, experts say
2 months, 1 week ago

Abortion could tilt swing states like Pennsylvania for Democrats, experts say

Salon  

Abortion isn’t technically on the ballot in Pennsylvania this November, but it’s an issue Democrats are still hoping will help them win the election in this important swing state. Elizabeth Moro, the Democrat candidate vying for a seat in the state’s 160th house district, told Salon she’s had interactions with over 10,000 voters and abortion is a “huge issue.” “I …

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All politics are local? Not in this election
2 months, 4 weeks ago

All politics are local? Not in this election

LA Times  

Abortion rights supporters rally near the Georgia state Capitol in Atlanta on May 14. “It’s not racist to want to secure the southern border.” A day earlier, Democratic congressional candidate Janelle Stelson was similarly direct at her debate when asked whether Biden’s border efforts had failed. “We need to send people who cross illegally … back home.” And here’s Democratic …

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‘Nothing persuades anyone anymore’: Trump and Harris insiders get candid
3 months ago

‘Nothing persuades anyone anymore’: Trump and Harris insiders get candid

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. That’s because many of them deeply dislike “turncoats” …

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The inside story of how Sandra Day O’Connor rebuffed pressure from Scalia and others to overturn Roe v. Wade
3 months, 4 weeks ago

The inside story of how Sandra Day O’Connor rebuffed pressure from Scalia and others to overturn Roe v. Wade

CNN  

CNN — During much of the 1980s, Justice Sandra O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, cast a consistent vote against abortion rights. O’Connor wrote in a 1983 case from Ohio that, as medical advances moved the point of viability up earlier in a pregnancy, the trimester approach was “clearly on a collision course with itself.” She reiterated her …

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Where do Kamala Harris and Tim Walz stand on abortion?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Where do Kamala Harris and Tim Walz stand on abortion?

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. Here’s where Harris and her running mate, Minnesota …

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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 …

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Democrats and Republicans keep colliding over contraception
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Democrats and Republicans keep colliding over contraception

Raw Story  

This story was originally published by The 19th, a nonprofit news organization. Democratic efforts to protect contraception access — and Republican opposition — were thrust into the 2024 spotlight last week when Donald Trump told a Pittsburgh CBS affiliate that his GOP White House campaign was “looking at” restrictions on contraception, and that he ultimately expected “some states are going …

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Anti-abortion activists brace for challenges ahead as they gather for annual March for Life
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Anti-abortion activists brace for challenges ahead as they gather for annual March for Life

Associated Press  

A year ago, anti-abortion activists from across the U.S. gathered for their annual March for Life with reason to celebrate: It was their first march since the Supreme Court, seven months earlier, had overturned the nationwide right to abortion. The key consequence of the June 2022 Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling was to return decision-making on …

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The American people understand the stakes of Dobbs. The political class does not.
1 year, 6 months ago

The American people understand the stakes of Dobbs. The political class does not.

Slate  

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. On this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Anat Shenker-Osorio to talk about how the political class largely still hasn’t found a way to communicate or act around the Supreme Court in response to these shifts. Still, in 2020, it’s: “Don’t run …

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Minnesota abortion clinics embrace support in year since Roe fell
1 year, 6 months ago

Minnesota abortion clinics embrace support in year since Roe fell

Al Jazeera  

Abortion providers report increase in patients, public support as US state boosts protections after fall of Roe v Wade. Minneapolis, Minnesota – It’s been one year since the United States Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion across the country, and Paulina Briggs vividly remembers exactly what that day felt like. “Just knowing the impact that would have on …

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Anti-abortion laws threaten millions one year after Roe v Wade fell. The battle for access is far from over
1 year, 6 months ago

Anti-abortion laws threaten millions one year after Roe v Wade fell. The battle for access is far from over

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A decision from the US Supreme Court’s conservative …

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A year since Dobbs, these are the many ways states are protecting abortion
1 year, 6 months ago

A year since Dobbs, these are the many ways states are protecting abortion

NPR  

A year since Dobbs, these are the many ways states are protecting abortion Enlarge this image toggle caption John Rudoff/AFP via Getty Images John Rudoff/AFP via Getty Images In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade, 14 states have banned most abortions, but even more have moved to protect abortion rights in various ways. Maryland trains …

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Democratic governors form alliance on abortion rights
1 year, 10 months ago

Democratic governors form alliance on abortion rights

Associated Press  

Democratic governors in 20 states are launching a network intended to strengthen abortion access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision nixing a woman’s constitutional right to end a pregnancy and instead shifting regulatory powers over the procedure to state governments. to have more of a national voice.” That includes, organizers said, sharing model statutory language and executive …

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Democratic governors form alliance on abortion rights
1 year, 10 months ago

Democratic governors form alliance on abortion rights

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, shown speaking in Sacramento last month, is among the Democratic governors seeking to strengthen abortion access. Democratic governors in 20 states are launching a network intended to strengthen abortion access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision nixing a woman’s constitutional right to end a pregnancy and instead shifting regulatory powers over the procedure to state …

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New Jersey sets aside $15M for abortion provider upgrades
2 years ago

New Jersey sets aside $15M for abortion provider upgrades

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey will award $15 million in zero-interest loans and grants to health care facilities that provide abortion services for facility improvements and increased security, Democratic Gov. New Jersey had pre-empted the Supreme Court’s ruling, with Murphy signing legislation enshrining abortion rights into law last January. Kaitlyn Wojtowicz, an executive with the state Planned Parenthood Action Fund …

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The Backlash To Losing Roe v. Wade Is Just Getting Started
2 years, 1 month ago

The Backlash To Losing Roe v. Wade Is Just Getting Started

Huff Post  

The end of national abortion rights threw a wrench in Republican plans for a “red wave” in the midterm elections by turning the advantages of running against an unpopular president’s party on their head. Similarly, significant percentages of Republicans said they were angry about the court’s decision to overturn Roe and supported abortion rights in the TV network exit poll. …

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What to Make of the Poll That Showed Independent Women Swinging Republican
2 years, 2 months ago

What to Make of the Poll That Showed Independent Women Swinging Republican

Slate  

On Monday, a New York Times/Siena College poll indicated that 49 percent of likely voters would back their district’s Republican congressional candidate—a supposed swing toward red in a close race for control over the House. In the swing voting focus groups Longwell conducts across the country, she hasn’t seen much evidence to suggest that women are swinging back towards Republicans. …

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A hyperpolarized, deeply fragile 2022 election: Democrats’ energy over Roe blunts GOP advantage
2 years, 4 months ago

A hyperpolarized, deeply fragile 2022 election: Democrats’ energy over Roe blunts GOP advantage

LA Times  

Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrated in front of the Supreme Court in December 2021, foreshadowing the political firestorm set off by the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. “The numbers and fundamentals don’t lie,” said Matt Gorman, a GOP strategist and former communications director of the National Republican Congressional Committee, which works to elect Republicans to the House. He …

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Dobbs was a game changer: Democrats eye abortion as key to midterm success
2 years, 4 months ago

Dobbs was a game changer: Democrats eye abortion as key to midterm success

Salon  

Weeks after a draft of Justice Samuel Alito's decision overturning abortion rights leaked in May, an extremely low turnout election in Texas' Rio Grande Valley served as a grand indicator of a massive red wave. Then the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood cases affirming a right to abortion in the …

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NC Republicans ask judge to reinstate 20-week abortion ban
2 years, 5 months ago

NC Republicans ask judge to reinstate 20-week abortion ban

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s Republican General Assembly leaders have asked a federal judge to reinstate a 20-week abortion ban previously thrown out by courts, despite the Democratic attorney general’s refusal to seek enforcement of the ban after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nationwide abortion protections. Outside attorneys for Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore asked U.S. …

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Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, striking down abortion rights across US
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, striking down abortion rights across US

The Independent  

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With Roe dead, Republicans call for abortion bans in all states
2 years, 6 months ago

With Roe dead, Republicans call for abortion bans in all states

LA Times  

Former Vice President Mike Pence says social conservatives “must not rest and must not relent until the sanctity of life is restored to the center of American law in every state in the land.” The Supreme Court’s ruling allowing states to set their own abortion laws will immediately halt the procedure in several states and thrust the issue of reproductive …

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House Democrats, galvanized by Texas ban, vote to legalize abortion nationwide
3 years, 3 months ago

House Democrats, galvanized by Texas ban, vote to legalize abortion nationwide

LA Times  

The House voted Friday to legalize abortion nationwide until fetal viability, and even though the legislation is almost certain to fail in the Senate, it marks a historic victory for abortion rights supporters after a decades-long fight. “Faced with the reality that Roe might no longer be the law of the land in a few months, I have come to …

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