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Mar 28 2023
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Man charged with firebombing Wisconsin anti-abortion office had traveled to Maine
MADISON, Wis. — After nearly a year of searching, investigators used DNA pulled from a half-eaten burrito to capture the man they believe firebombed a prominent Wisconsin anti-abortion lobbying group’s office. The U.S. attorney’s office in Madison announced that police arrested 29-year-old Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury at Boston’s Logan International Airport on Tuesday. He was charged via the
Portland Press HeraldAug 20 2018
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California bill seeks to restrict restaurants serving kids sugary drinks
A California bill seeking to limit restaurants to serving children water or unflavored milk with their meals passed the Assembly this week and is now making its way to Gov. Jerry Brown's (D) desk.
The HillAug 12 2021
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Texas Senate Passes Restrictive Voting Bill After Democrat’s 15-Hour Filibuster
The Texas state Senate voted Thursday morning to advance a bill that would make voting more difficult statewide after one Democratic member spent 15 hours delaying its passage by filibuster.
The Democrat, state Sen. Carol Alvarado of Houston, began speaking early Wednesday evening, clad in running shoes and a back brace on Day 5 of a special legislative session convened by Gov. Greg
HuffPostJul 29 2022
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In Georgia, Democrats look to abortion rights to lure votes
If it was up to Mary Paris, Georgia’s 2022 elections would be a referendum on abortion.
As she watched her grandchildren play in a park in an upscale Atlanta suburb, the nurse practitioner said forcing women to give birth to unwanted children is “despicable.”
Paris is one of many women mobilized into politics by the 2016 election of Donald Trump. Now she knocks on doors for
Associated Press Fact CheckMay 07 2023
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12-week abortion ban will do great harm, North Carolina's governor says
Cooper has vowed to veto the bill, but Republican legislators hold large majorities in both the General Assembly and state Senate and could override the veto. “They ran through a bill in 48 hours with no public input, with no amendments, that drastically reduces access to reproductive freedom for women,” said Cooper of the Republican lawmakers. North Carolina’s laws, until now at least, have
PoliticoMay 06 2023
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Florida advocates fight for abortion rights ballot initiative 'without interference from politicians'
Abortion rights groups, led by Planned Parenthood are aiming to get abortion rights on the ballot, The Washington Post reports. First reported by Politico, the initiative "would roll back one of" Florida Governor Ron "DeSantis’ signature policies by allowing abortion until a fetus is viable at about 24 weeks of pregnancy." The announcement also comes just a few weeks after the GOP governor
AlterNetMar 07 2013
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Arkansas Abortion Law Is Now Nation's Strictest
Arkansas lawmakers voted Wednesday to bar most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, overriding a veto by the state's governor to set the most-stringent abortion restrictions in the nation.
The Arkansas House of Representatives voted 56 to 33 to enact the legislation, a day after the Senate voted 20 to 14 in favor of overruling Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe. Both chambers are controlled
Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 06 2023
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‘You Are Not Alone’: Gov. Kevin Stitt Announces Pro-Life Resource Site After Banning Abortion
Republican Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt announced a pregnancy resource website more than a year after signing a law banning nearly all abortions in the state. The Oklahoma State Department of Health launched the website Thursday. In June 2022, Governor Stitt signed a bill prohibiting abortion in all cases except when there is a medical emergency, threatening abortionists with up to 10 years
The Daily CallerJul 18 2013
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Rick Perry Signs Abortion Bill Into Law
Following weeks of heated protests at the state capitol, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) signed into law on Thursday a package of abortion restrictions that is expected to drastically reduce access to abortion across the state.
House Bill 2 bans abortions 20 weeks after fertilization, four weeks earlier than the standard set by Roe v. Wade. It may also lead to the closure of all but five
HuffPostNov 09 2022
Analysis
Abortion Rights Triumphed in Michigan and Almost Everywhere Else in the Midterms
Abortion rights supporters notched an enormous victory in the post-Roe v. Wade abortion wars in the early morning hours of Wednesday, as Michigan voters embraced a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
The ballot initiative, known as Proposition 3, has the potential to shift the center of gravity of abortion access in the Midwest, which has largely become
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