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Apr 04 2024
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Groups sue to block new restrictions on voting assistance
Civil rights, voting rights, and disability rights groups announced that they are filing a lawsuit to block Alabama’s new law restricting certain forms of assistance with absentee voting. The Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, Greater Birmingham Ministries, the League of Women Voters of Alabama and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program are challenging the new law that makes it a crime
AL.comApr 30 2024
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Kansas has new abortion laws while Louisiana may block exceptions to its ban
TOPEKA, Kan. – Kansas is requiring abortion providers to share patient information with the state and increasing funds to anti-abortion centers, while in Louisiana bills to loosen its restrictive ban face an uphill battle, thanks to Republican supermajorities in their Legislatures. Democratic lawmakers in Louisiana are pushing bills to add exceptions, including in cases of rape and incest, to
KSATApr 15 2024
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Venezuelans abroad want to vote in their country's presidential election but face restrictions
MEXICO CITY — Giovanny Tovar left Venezuela five years ago in search of a job after his country came undone under the watch of President Nicolás Maduro. He now sells empanadas and tequeños in the streets of Peru’s capital, where he pushes around a small cart outfitted with a deep fryer. Tovar wants nothing more than to vote Maduro out of office. He sees an opportunity for change in July’s
NBC News (Online)Aug 16 2023
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Infamous 5th Circuit upholds some abortion pill restrictions
On Wednesday, conservatives on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld portions of a ruling that restricts access to mifepristone, a widely used abortion pill. The matter is likely bound for the Supreme Court after the Justice Department quickly said that it will appeal the ruling. Legal experts reacting to Wednesday’s news said Americans shouldn’t expect a change in access to the pill
MSNBCApr 16 2024
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The GOP playbook: Ignore abortion
An earlier version of this article was published in the On the Trail 2024 newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox on Tuesday and Friday mornings here. To submit a question to next week’s Friday Mailbag, email onthetrail@deseretnews.com. Good morning, friends. I’m writing today from Phoenix, where the state’s abortion ruling adds fuel to an already simmering U.S. Senate race
Yahoo NewsAug 11 2023
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Nebraska judge allows abortion limits and restrictions on gender-affirming surgery
A Nebraska judge on Friday rejected an effort to block a ban on abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy and restrictions on gender-affirming surgery. Lancaster County District Court Judge Lori Maret sided with the state and allowed a law approved by the Nebraska Legislature earlier this year to remain in effect. The law outlaws abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for rape,
The StateAug 11 2023
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Nebraska Judge Allows Abortion Limits and Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Surgery
A Nebraska judge on Friday rejected an effort to block a ban on abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy and restrictions on gender-affirming surgery. Lancaster County District Court Judge Lori Maret sided with the state and allowed a law approved by the Nebraska Legislature earlier this year to remain in effect. The law outlaws abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for rape,
U.S. News & World ReportAug 11 2023
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Nebraska judge allows abortion limits and restrictions on gender-affirming surgery
A Nebraska judge on Friday rejected an effort to block a ban on abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy and restrictions on gender-affirming surgery. Lancaster County District Court Judge Lori Maret sided with the state and allowed a law approved by the Nebraska Legislature earlier this year to remain in effect. The law outlaws abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for rape,
WRALJan 11 2023
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House Republicans turn their attention to restricting abortion rights
Today, the Republican-led House is poised to vote on two abortion-related measures. One would condemn attacks “on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches,” while the other would force medical practitioners to provide care to infants who survive an abortion — a very rare occurrence. Neither is expected to advance in the Senate, but the measures underscore a marked change in messaging on the
Washington PostApr 21 2024
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Newsom set to propose legislation to help Arizonans get abortions in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Sunday that state lawmakers will introduce a bill this week to assist women traveling from Arizona seeking abortion care in response to the roll-out of one of the strictest abortion restrictions in the country. An Arizona Supreme Court decision earlier this month implemented an 1864 abortion law, preventing access to the procedure in nearly all
The Hill