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Apr 01 2024
News
Constitutional right to abortion falls short in Maine Senate
AUGUSTA — A proposed constitutional right to abortion failed to get the two-thirds support of Maine senators needed to send it to voters for approval in a referendum. In a party-line vote, the Senate voted 20-13 in support of L.D. 780, falling short of the 24 votes needed to advance a constitutional amendment. Democrats voted in support of the measure while Republicans were opposed, and two
Portland Press HeraldApr 17 2024
News
Nonprofit San Francisco bakery supports abortion rights "one bite at a time"
The debate surrounding abortion access has only heated up after the recent Arizona Supreme Court ruling upholding a 160-year-old law banning nearly all abortions. Governor Gavin Newsom says California is ready to help people from the state who need reproductive health care. Here in the Bay Area, the growing threat to abortion rights has inspired people to get involved in some creative ways. A
CBS News (Online)Apr 11 2024
News
Biden campaign hosts discussion of abortion rights in advance of presidential election
The Biden campaign hosted a number of North Carolina student journalists Thursday morning for a virtual discussion of the role reproductive rights will play in the upcoming presidential election. Moderated by Natalie Murdock, Democratic state senator representing North Carolina’s 20th district, the event featured insights from Amanda Zurawski and Kaitlyn Joshua — two women who were personally
Duke ChronicleApr 14 2024
News
Biden lawsuit 'subverting states rights' to regulate abortion heads to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is set to consider a second abortion case this term, this time dealing with claims by a Republican-led state that the Biden administration is attempting to wield a 40-year-old federal law as an "abortion mandate." On the heels of a debate over the Federal Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of an abortion pill, the high court will consider later this month whether the
Fox News (Online News)Apr 10 2024
News
Right to abortion unlikely to be enshrined in Maine Constitution after vote falls short
An effort to enshrine the right to abortion in the Maine Constitution appears to have failed after a vote to send the proposal to voters for ratification fell short in the House. Hours after a court ruling set the stage for a near-total ban on abortions in Arizona, the Maine House voted 75-65 Tuesday night in favor of the amendment — but it fell short of the necessary two-thirds majority. For
Associated PressMar 22 2024
News
This abortion rights ad was rejected from Times Square
Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants the SEC to investigate Tesla’s board, physicians are warning against hormonal birth control misinformation, and an abortion rights campaign struggled to place an ad in Times Square. Have a great weekend. – Top billing. Earlier this month, the coalition Don’t Ban Equality, which rallies businesses to support abortion rights, began
FortuneApr 09 2024
News
Women's studies conference to attack 'right wing' laws on abortion, trans issues
(THE COLLEGE FIX) – The University of Kentucky will soon hold its 5th annual Gender and Women’s Studies conference, with this year’s theme focused on decrying so-called “right-wing … injustices.” “Justice on Trial” is the theme for the Aug. 31 conference, as “right-wing parties” have “paved the way for conservative laws that harm the bodily autonomy of women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people,
WNDApr 01 2024
News
Florida Supreme Court allows abortion-rights amendment to appear on ballot
The Florida Supreme Court approved the language of an abortion rights amendment slated to be on the ballot for the general election this fall, a victory for abortion rights activists and Democrats, who hope it will provide an advantage to their candidates.
The court split in a 4-3 decision released on Monday found that the abortion rights amendment is clear despite its broad-reaching
Washington ExaminerApr 11 2024
Opinion
The Man Who Snuffed Out Abortion Rights Is Here to Tell You He Is a Moderate
Donald Trump does not speak from conviction. He does not speak from belief or at least any belief other than self-obsession. He certainly does not speak from anything we might recognize as reason; when he’s holding forth at a microphone, even the most careful students of Trump the rhetorician will struggle to find the light of complex thought.
You should think of Trump instead as a
Jamelle BouieApr 05 2024
News
Gov. Youngkin signs a measure backed by abortion-rights groups but vetoes others
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed 88 bills Friday and vetoed 11 others, including legislation that advocates said would help protect women and medical practitioners from potential extraditions related to abortion services that are legal in Virginia. Youngkin said in a statement that the measure would undermine the nation’s longstanding legal framework for extraditions
Associated Press