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Apr 23 2024
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The man who's blocking a repeal of Arizona's abortion ban
Republican Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma is determined to do all he can to continue blocking legislation to repeal the state's pre-Roe abortion ban recently reinstated by the state Supreme Court. Why it matters: There's a widespread sense at the state Capitol that while enough Republicans support repealing the ban in the House, not enough are willing to overrule Toma to do so. • The speaker
AxiosApr 09 2024
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Arizona abortion ruling, which Democrats decry, splits Republicans and abortion opponents
Kari Lake said she opposes the decision but previously supported the law. The Arizona Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday to uphold a near-total abortion ban predating Arizona's statehood has drawn differing reactions from state Republicans who previously claimed to be "100% pro-life" while both local and national Democrats vowed to push to protect abortion access in one of the most
ABC News (Online)Apr 11 2024
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Mississippi transgender bathroom bill advances; restricts locker rooms, dorms
Mississippi’s Republican-controlled House voted Wednesday in favor of a measure that would restrict transgender people’s use of bathrooms and locker rooms in public buildings, including university dormitories. The bill, which now goes back to the Republican-led Senate, says people are either male or female “as observed or clinically verified at birth” and must use the corresponding facilities
AL.comApr 23 2024
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Biden To Push Abortion Rights In FL Campaign Stop
President Joe Biden will appear in Tampa on April 23, a week ahead of the state implementing a strict abortion ban six weeks into pregnancy. That’s no coincidence. Officials with the Biden-Kamala Harris campaign reiterated to press ahead of the visit that the new law makes Florida a battleground, regardless of solid GOP performance here in recent election cycles. “We take Florida very
JoeMyGodApr 19 2024
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Biden Administration Announces Anti-Oil Restrictions on 13 Million Acres of Alaskan Petroleum Land
The Biden administration has announced restrictions on oil and gas leasing on more than 13 million acres of an Alaskan petroleum reserve to conserve land valuable to the “Alaska Native people” and “important fish and wildlife,” as Republican lawmakers protest the “illegal” move. The U.S. Department of the Interior, led by Biden appointee Secretary Deb Haaland, celebrated the restrictions on
Breitbart NewsApr 16 2024
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Democrat Kansas Governor Vetoes GOP-Led Transgender, Abortion Bills
Democrat Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed several bills on Friday, including one that would protect minors from sex-change drugs and procedures, and two others related to abortion. Substitute Bill for Senate Bill 233 would have outlawed so-called “gender-affirming care” for sex-confused minors, including the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and mutilating surgeries. The bill also
Breitbart NewsApr 11 2024
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Abortion: How do Trump and Biden's policies compare?
Abortion is arguably the most divisive issue in US politics and with a Supreme Court seat now vacant, the stakes have never been higher.
With President Trump in the White House, and following the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, anti-abortion activists are energised.
Republican-controlled states have tightened restrictions on abortion in recent years.
And
BBC NewsApr 01 2024
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Florida voters to decide on abortion, pot
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court issued rulings Monday allowing the state’s voters to decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational use of marijuana, rejecting the state attorney general’s arguments that the measures should be kept off the November ballot. The proposed amendment would protect the right to an abortion after the state in back-to-back years
Boston HeraldApr 15 2024
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A 19th-century law could threaten abortion access in WA
Last week a decision by Arizona’s Supreme Court sent shock waves across the country. The ruling, which upheld a law that dated back to 1864, outlawed Arizona abortions in all circumstances except to save a mother’s life. Doctors who perform abortions under the law could be fined and face two to five years in prison. It is much more restrictive than the state’s previous ban on abortion after 15
The Seattle TimesApr 12 2024
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Abortion initiative meets signature quota to get on Colorado ballot
Abortion initiative clears signature threshold to get on Colorado ballot A reproductive rights campaign working to enshrine abortion into Colorado’s constitution announced Friday it had collected enough signatures to get its measure on the November ballot. Abortion is legal in Colorado, and there is no gestational age limit for the procedure. But there’s also no constitutional amendment
The Hill