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Mar 28 2023
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Woman in Wyoming abortion fire case returning to court
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — She posted on social media about competing in a bike race, losing her pet hedgehog and visiting a butterfly garden but gave no sign of the anti-abortion views investigators say drove her to set fire to a Wyoming abortion clinic. On Tuesday, Lorna Roxanne Green, 22, is scheduled for a preliminary and detention hearing in Cheyenne before U.S. Magistrate Stephanie Hambrick,
The Seattle TimesMar 23 2023
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Wyoming judge blocks state abortion ban, citing anti-ObamaCare amendment pushed by conservatives
A judge in Jackson, Wyoming, on Wednesday temporarily blocked a state abortion ban that took effect Sunday, saying it ran afoul of a constitutional amendment voters approved in 2012 that guarantees "each competent adult shall have the right to make his or her own health care decisions." Anti-abortion lawmakers had declared in the new law that abortion is not health care, in an attempt to get
The Week - NewsMar 22 2023
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Kansas House set to vote on 'born-alive infant protection' bill
A Kansas proposal based on the disputed idea that providers leave newborns to die after unsuccessful abortions is nearing legislative approval, as Republicans pursue limited anti-abortion measures following a decisive statewide vote last year protecting abortion rights. The Kansas House was set to take a final vote Wednesday on a bill declaring that when an abortion procedure inadvertently
Fox News (Online News)Apr 05 2023
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Abortion rights enjoy a double-digit victory in contentious Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Supporters of reproductive rights enjoyed a major victory in Wisconsin when, on Tuesday, April 4, liberal Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz was elected to the state's supreme court and defeated far-right MAGA Republican Dan Kelly by double digits. Protasiewicz campaigned aggressively on the abortion issue, stressing that Kelly was vehemently anti-abortion and would, if
AlterNetApr 04 2023
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Liberal judge wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat ahead of abortion ruling
MADISON, Wis. — A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge won the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday, ensuring liberals will take over majority control of the court for the first time in 15 years with the fate of the state’s abortion ban pending. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz defeated former Justice Dan Kelly, who previously worked for Republicans and had support
Baltimore SunApr 04 2023
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Democratic-backed Janet Protasiewicz wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat ahead of abortion ruling
MADISON, Wis. - A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge won the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday, ensuring liberals will take over majority control of the court for the first time in 15 years with the fate of the state's abortion ban pending. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet Protasiewicz defeated former Justice Dan Kelly, who previously worked for Republicans and had support
CBS News (Online)Mar 20 2023
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Gives Her Blessing to a Memorial for Arkansas' Abortions
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) on Friday night signed into law a useless bill that approved the building of a monument to memorialize the number of abortions that took place in the state before Roe v. Wade was struck down. The bill—which cites the Dobbs decision to overturn Roe as well as a lecture from 1790 to let you know it’s serious—says Arkansas was “prevented” from being anti-
JezebelMar 20 2023
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Gov. Huckabee Sanders allows forced birth monument to stand on Arkansas' Capitol grounds
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law earlier this month allowing a monument that promotes forced births to stand on the state's Capitol grounds. Last year, all abortions — even in cases of incest, rape, and rape of minors — became illegal in Arkansas, except in cases of medical emergencies which threaten the mothers' life. The privately funded, anti-abortion "monument to the
Boing BoingMar 15 2023
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Tennessee GOP advance new narrow abortion exemption bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican lawmakers on Wednesday took another swing at adding a narrow exemption to one of the strictest abortion bans in the United States. Nearly a month ago, a Republican legislative panel defied political threats made by the state's influential anti-abortion lobbying group and advanced legislation clarifying situations where abortion could be allowed in
San Antonio Express-NewsFeb 27 2023
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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Dan Kelly reportedly gave legal advice to pro-life group
The Republican-backed candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court provided legal advice to one of the state's leading anti-abortion groups, work that Wisconsin Right to Life and Dan Kelly have not detailed, but that is being used against Kelly by his liberal opponent. The high-stakes race, expected to shatter national spending records, will determine majority control of the court and likely the
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