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Dec 18 2023
News
South Dakota abortion amendment draws mixed support: Poll
Members of Jericho Wall, an all-male anti-abortion prayer group, pray the rosary in 2021 outside Planned Parenthood in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Photo: Sioux Falls Argus Leader) Survey conducted by South Dakota News Watch and the Chiesman Center for Democracy shows that neither side of the constitutional amendment abortion debate has the majority. Editor's note: This is the second in a series of
South Dakota News WatchAug 16 2023
News
Federal Court Sides With Activists Who Chalked ‘Black Pre-Born Lives Matter’ on D.C. Sidewalk
On Tuesday, a federal appeals court unanimously sided with anti-abortion protesters who were arrested in Washington, D.C. after they wrote anti-abortion chalk messages in summer 2020 during the height of the protests following the murder of George Floyd. The anti-abortion protests argued that their First Amendments rights were violated when they were arrested, and the court agreed that their
JezebelNov 08 2023
Opinion
Republicans can’t sugarcoat their losses on abortion rights anymore
Even before Tuesday’s elections, many progressives insisted the question of whether protecting abortion rights wins elections was already asked and answered. Democrats made abortion rights the centerpiece of their campaign advertising during the 2022 midterms, a cycle where Democrats outperformed expectations, kept control of the US Senate, and staved off a red wave. Polls last year also found
VoxNov 30 2023
News
DeSantis vs Newsom face off on abortion, transgenderism, wokeness and more
California Governor Gavin Newsom dodged a question on abortion limits during Thursday's debate.
"My question, very specific. Do you support any restrictions at all on abortion, especially in months seven, eight and nine?" Newsom was asked.
Newsom turned the question to DeSantis, saying that he "signed the most extreme anti-abortion bills in America."
He was asked the
Fox News DigitalNov 02 2023
News
Right-wing media personalities cheer Tommy Tuberville's crusade blocking military promotions
Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) blockade of hundreds of military promotions that require congressional approval has generated intense backlash from Senate Republicans and national security experts. Despite the GOP’s vocal dissatisfaction and warnings of long-lasting consequences for military readiness, many right-wing media figures have thrown their full support behind Tuberville’s anti-woke
Media MattersNov 08 2023
News
Abortion rights win out in 2023 elections, showing GOP hasn't found footing for 2024
Abortion rights won out in several key races in Ohio, Virginia, and Kentucky on Election Day, signaling support for abortion in the 2024 election and a need for the anti-abortion movement to regroup for next year. Ohioans voted on Tuesday to add a comprehensive reproductive rights amendment to their state constitution, enshrining the right to abortion and placing strict restrictions on the
Washington ExaminerNov 07 2023
News
Abortion rights backers extend post-Dobbs winning streak in Ohio
The resounding victory comes despite a myriad of advantages for the anti-abortion camp heading into Election Day. Gov. Mike DeWine cut ads for the “No” campaign calling the ballot measure “extreme,” and suggested he would push the legislature to add rape and incest exemptions to the state’s six-week ban if the referendum were defeated. The official website for the GOP-controlled state
PoliticoNov 02 2023
News
Tuberville spokesperson demands primary challenges for GOPers who oppose military holds
A spokesperson for Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) asked anti-abortion groups to spread the message that GOP senators could be primaried if they support an effort to defeat his military holds regarding a Pentagon abortion policy, Politico reported Thursday. The message pointed out that Tuberville is worried that at least nine Republicans might join Democrats in their effort to bypass his holds. “
Raw StoryNov 08 2023
News
JD Vance: Ohio’s abortion vote ‘was a gut punch’
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) says his state’s vote Tuesday to enshrine abortion rights “was a gut punch” for anti-abortion officials such as himself.
In a lengthy post online, Vance, who campaigned against the effort to ensure abortion access, attempted to parse out why the measure won with support from nearly 57 percent of voters.
“For pro lifers, last night was a gut punch. No sugar
The HillNov 08 2023
News
Virginia Vote Shows the Failure of the Abortion ‘Compromise’
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin had a plan to save his Republican colleagues from the same fate suffered by anti-abortion GOP candidates since the Supreme Court took away the guaranteed right to an abortion: He proposed what he called a "compromise" on the politically volatile issue, a 15-week ban Youngkin said would isolate "extremist" Democrats and give Republicans full control in Virginia
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