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Nov 10 2023
News
Feds: Alabama can’t enforce abortion travel ban
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said Alabama cannot use conspiracy laws to prosecute people and groups who help women leave the state to obtain abortions. The Justice Department filed a statement of its position in consolidated lawsuits against Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, arguing that such prosecutions would be unconstitutional. The lawsuits, filed by
Minnesota LawyerMar 16 2024
Opinion
The spiritual case for banning TikTok
Four years after Donald Trump’s failed attempt, Democrats and Republicans have just passed a bill which could see social media giant TikTok banned in the US. “We are united in our concern,” said spokesmen for the two parties, “about the national security threat posed by TikTok — a platform with enormous power to influence and divide Americans.” The move was made in response to fears that the
UnHerdJan 23 2024
News
North Dakota court keeps strict abortion ban in place even in cases of medical emergencies
North Dakota court keeps strict abortion ban in place even in cases of medical emergencies A North Dakota state court denied a request to temporarily block the state's strict abortion ban on Tuesday. Plaintiffs challenging the ban had asked the court to allow doctors to resume performing abortions to preserve the life or health of a pregnant person, based on their "good-faith medical judgment
ABC News (Online)Jan 02 2024
News
Idaho Judge Allows Lawsuit Requesting Clarification On Exemptions To State Abortion Ban
Idaho Judge Allows Lawsuit Requesting Clarification on Exemptions to State Abortion Ban (Worthy News) – An Idaho court has denied a request by the State Attorney General to dismiss a lawsuit filed by several doctors and four formerly pregnant women who are seeking clarification of the exemptions to the state’s broad abortion ban, the Associated Press reports. State Attorney General Raul
Worthy NewsMar 25 2024
News
New Jersey Proposes Ban on Cosmetic Alterations to Dogs
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Assemblyman Sterley S. Stanley has introduced legislation aimed at prohibiting the cosmetic cropping of dogs’ ears and tail docking within the state. The bill, targeting these specific types of alterations, deems them as acts of animal cruelty, with violators facing severe penalties. The legislation stipulates that anyone found cropping a dog’s ears or altering its
Shore News NetworkMar 24 2024
News
Future of medication abortion in the spotlight again ahead of SCOTUS case
Future of medication abortion in the spotlight again ahead of SCOTUS case This week, the Supreme Court will take up a case that could have major impacts on women's reproductive healthcare. This week, the Supreme Court will take up a case that could have major impacts on women's reproductive healthcare. This week, the Supreme Court will take up a case that could have major impacts on women's
ABC 11 WTVDMar 24 2024
News
CT Democrats Look to Enshrine Protections for Gender Identity, Abortion
Connecticut Democrats are looking to enshrine discrimination protections for abortion and gender identity into the state Constitution. The measure, Senate Joint Resolution No. 4, would add state’s equal protection clause and bar discrimination “based on pregnancy, including preventing, initiating, continuing, or terminating a pregnancy; sexual orientation; gender identity and expression; and
Breitbart NewsDec 16 2023
News
Ohio abortion ban blocked after high court dismisses appeal
COLUMBUS (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed the state’s challenge to a judge’s order that has blocked enforcement of Ohio’s near-ban on abortions for the past 14 months. The ruling moves action in the case back to Hamilton County Common Pleas, where abortion clinics asked Judge Christian Jenkins this week to throw out the law following voters’ decision to approve enshrining abortion
Lima OhioOct 25 2023
News
Texas counties weigh ‘abortion travel bans’ penalizing people transporting abortion seekers
Lubbock County, Texas Commissioners passed an ordinance on Monday banning transporting another person on their roads for the purpose of getting an abortion. The decision passed 3-0 and makes Lubbock the largest of three other Texas counties where Republicans have led localized efforts to restrict abortion access and maintain their status as so-called “sanctuary cities for the unborn.” Private
Staten Island AdvanceMar 14 2024
News
Pharmacies to begin dispensing abortion pills
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In what President Joseph Biden has called an important milestone for U.S. health care, two of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains – CVS and Walgreens – are going to start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone at select retail locations beginning later this month.
Dr. Sten Vermund, a licensed pediatrician and former dean of the Yale School of Public Health
WTNH