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Apr 11 2024
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Iowa Supreme Court weighs whether 6-week abortion ban can take effect
Iowa’s Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday in a case that could decide the future of abortion in that state, the latest in a series of legal battles that threaten abortion access across the country during a historic election year. At issue is a ban passed by the legislature last July that restricts the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy, the point when fetal cardiac activity can be
Washington PostApr 11 2024
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Shouts of ‘Shame! Shame!’ erupt in Arizona House as fight over abortion ban engulfs lawmakers
The Arizona Legislature devolved into shouts of “Shame! Shame!” on Wednesday as Republican lawmakers quickly shut down discussion on a proposed repeal of the state’s newly revived 1864 law that criminalizes abortion throughout pregnancy unless a woman’s life is at risk.
The state Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for enforcement of the pre-statehood law. Arizona abortion
Associated PressApr 10 2024
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Ariz. Republicans walk back anti-abortion stances after court revives 1864 ban
Arizona Republicans were scrambling Wednesday to disavow or revise long-held anti-abortion stances after the battleground state’s conservative supreme court revived an unpopular strict ban that was enacted in 1864. Staunch opponents of abortion, including U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake and two endangered GOP congressmen, denounced the bombshell ruling even though they all enthusiastically
New York Daily NewsApr 10 2024
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Arizona governor rips GOP hypocrisy after state Supreme Court upholds abortion ban
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D) on Tuesday called out Republican lawmakers who retreated from a state Supreme Court ruling that revived a 160-year-old, pre-statehood law that criminalizes abortion. Hobbs told CNN host Anderson Cooper that Arizonans are "reeling" from the decision, which reinstated a near-total abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest. She called the decision "very
Fox News (Online News)Apr 04 2024
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Court hears arguments to throw out Tennessee abortion lawsuit, block ban in part
A three-judge panel said it would not issue a decision in court Thursday. A three-judge panel heard arguments Thursday on throwing out a lawsuit challenging Tennessee's abortion ban as well as a motion to block part of the ban. The case stems from a lawsuit filed by seven women and two doctors against the state over its abortion bans. The judges are reviewing a motion to dismiss the lawsuit
ABC News (Online)Apr 12 2024
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Trump tells Arizona Legislature to act after GOP blocks bills to repeal 1864 abortion ban
Former President Trump on Friday urged Arizona lawmakers to act “as fast as possible” to adjust the state’s abortion policy after a state Supreme Court ruling upheld an 1864 law and made performing the procedure a felony.
The comments marked the latest fallout of the decision, which has left Republicans scrambling to respond as Democrats relentlessly hammer Trump on the issue of
The HillApr 03 2024
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Florida's abortion fight is headed to voters after court allows for a 6-week ban
Florida's abortion fight is headed to voters after court allows for a 6-week ban TALLAHASSEE – Democrats in the Southeast are setting up abortion as a major election issue after the Florida Supreme Court released two opinions Monday that could change the landscape of abortion access in the region. At the same time Florida justices triggered a six-week abortion ban by upholding the state's 15-
NPR Fact CheckApr 01 2024
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Florida Supreme Court allows one of nation’s strictest abortion bans to take effect
Florida’s conservative Supreme Court ruled Monday that the state’s constitution does not protect abortion rights, allowing one of the country’s strictest and most far-reaching abortion bans to take effect in 30 days. But in a separate decision, the high court also ruled that an amendment to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution can go on the November ballot, for a vote that
Washington PostApr 09 2024
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Arizona Attorney General Says She Won’t Enforce State Supreme Court Ruling Banning Abortion
Democratic Attorney General Kristin Mayes of Arizona announced on Tuesday that she would not enforce a ruling from her state’s supreme court upholding an 1864 law that bans most abortions.
On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a law criminalizing abortions, except in cases where necessary to save the mother’s life, may be enforced following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in
The Daily CallerMar 24 2024
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'Confused and frightened': Texas Medical Board guidance on abortion ban exceptions unveiled
The Texas Medical Board hewed closely to state law in its draft guidelines released Friday outlining medical exceptions to the state's near-total abortion ban, leaving many residents discouraged over what they called a continued lack of clarity about which health conditions must be present to legally terminate a pregnancy. "Putting all the definitions in one place, that’s helpful. But it doesn
Austin American-Statesman