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May 30 2023
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Two anti-abortion protesters beaten outside Planned Parenthood in Baltimore
Two senior citizen anti-abortion protesters were outside of a Planned Parenthood clinic in North Baltimore on Friday morning, sending one to the University of Maryland Medical Center. “Please pray for my dear friend, Mark Crosby,” President of the Baltimore County Right to Life organization Jay Walton said on Facebook Friday. “He was viciously attacked yesterday, May 26, 2023 while he was
Washington ExaminerMay 26 2023
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South Carolina GOP helps complete a regional anti-abortion sweep
It wasn’t long ago when the very idea of six-week abortion bans was considered radical. After all, these are policies that prohibit abortions before many women even know they are pregnant. But after Republican-appointed U.S. Supreme Court justices overturned Roe v. Wade, and GOP policymakers at the state level got to work, six-week bans became quite common. Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed
MSNBCMay 16 2023
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NC GOP will attempt override of governor's veto on anti-abortion bill
Republicans in North Carolina will attempt to override the state's governor after an anti-abortion bill was executive vetoed last week. The GOP-backed bill was vetoed by on Saturday in a public rally outside the North Carolina Legislative Building. "The House will vote to complete the override of the Governor's veto of Senate Bill 20 tomorrow evening sometime after the conclusion of the Senate
Fox News (Online News)Mar 13 2021
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Anti-abortion bills abound; their fate in court is unknown
At an intense pace, lawmakers in Republican-governed states are considering an array of tough anti-abortion restrictions they hope might reach the Supreme Court and win approval from its conservative majority, overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established a nationwide right to abortion.
A sweeping ban already has been signed into law in South Carolina, only to be swiftly
Associated PressMay 18 2023
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Mark Gietzen, 69, Dies; Zealous Lieutenant in the Anti-Abortion Movement
Mark Gietzen, who gained prominence as one of the nation’s most zealous grass-roots opponents of abortion, died on Tuesday. He was 69. The Kansas Republican Party announced his death. The Wichita Eagle reported that Mr. Gietzen died when his Cessna 172 crashed a few miles northeast of Chambers, Neb. Last August, in what would turn out to be his final large-scale political initiative, Mr.
New York Times (News)Aug 17 2023
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Appeals court sides with anti-abortion protesters in D.C. First Amendment dispute
A federal appeals court this week sided with a group of pro-life protesters who claim the city of Washington, D.C., discriminated against them by arresting them for anti-abortion messages they had written with chalk in 2020. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said in its ruling Tuesday that the Frederick Douglass Foundation (FDF) and Students for Life of America (SFLA) had
Catholic News AgencyOct 18 2023
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San Antonio Sued by Texas Anti-Abortion Groups for Creating a Reproductive Health Fund
In September, the San Antonio City Council passed a record $3.7 billion budget, which included approval of $500,000 for a reproductive health fund. The fund is intended to help cover out-of-state travel for abortion patients, but could also cover things like STD testing and health training, according to Axios. The budget took effect October 1 and, on Tuesday, a bunch of anti-abortion groups
JezebelAug 05 2023
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A judge just blocked the Texas law allowing vigilante anti-abortion enforcement
Late on Friday, a judge in Texas issued an pre-trial injunction limiting the reach of the state’s recent anti-abortion measures. While Texas law technically allows ending a pregnancy in emergency, medically necessary situations, patients seeking care under that provision have been denied, as doctors fear fines, imprisonment, or the loss of their license for being involved in any kind of
Mother JonesJul 14 2020
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White House Installs Anti-Abortion Loyalist at USAID
The Trump White House has added another political loyalist and anti-abortion advocate to its roster of political hires at America’s premier international development agency, expanding the role and influence of the religious right in shaping U.S. priorities on global health and development, U.S. officials told Foreign Policy.
Patrina Mosley, who has been named advisor to the director of
Foreign PolicyAug 08 2023
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The Hard-Right, Anti-Abortion “Box Billionaires” Behind Ohio’s Special Election
On Tuesday, Ohio is holding a special election over a constitutional amendment that would make it harder for citizen-led ballot measures to pass in the state. It may sound technical, but it’s actually quite sinister: Republicans are gunning hard to pass this proposed amendment, called Issue 1, because it could help them thwart an extremely important abortion rights vote in November. As a
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