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Nov 10 2023
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Feds: Alabama can’t enforce abortion travel ban
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said Alabama cannot use conspiracy laws to prosecute people and groups who help women leave the state to obtain abortions. The Justice Department filed a statement of its position in consolidated lawsuits against Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, arguing that such prosecutions would be unconstitutional. The lawsuits, filed by
Minnesota Lawyer
Dec 02 2023
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GOP Senators Demand Biden Ban Travel from China in Response to ‘Mystery Illness’
Five Republican senators are demanding that President Joe Biden implement a ban on travel from China in response to reports of a “mystery illness” infecting Chinese children.
In a letter sent Friday, Republican Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott of Florida, J.D. Vance of Ohio, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, and Mike Braun of Indiana called on Biden to help prevent the spread of the
National Review (News)
Oct 26 2023
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Four Texas Counties Now Ban Travel for Abortions
Texas has one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the country, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights. Many Texans are forced to travel out of state—or even out of country—to access an abortion; it is estimated that Texans seeking an abortion have to travel an average of 240 miles each way to access care. Abortion travel bans are enforced through private civil lawsuits filed
The Texas Observer
Oct 26 2023
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Texas' abortion travel bans face a constitutional challenge
It is no longer legal to drive through some parts of Texas on the way to an out-of-state abortion. reported that commissioners in Lubbock County on Monday approved a measure "to ban people from transporting others along local roads for abortions." (Abortion, of course, is already illegal in the state .) Supporters of the effort say that such journeys amount to "abortion trafficking." "This
The Week - News
Oct 24 2023
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In Texas, local governments are banning travel aid for abortions
Abortion rights demonstrators attend a rally at the Texas Capitol in Austin last year. Lubbock County commissioners have voted to ban drivers from transporting a person seeking an abortion. A Texas county near New Mexico — where abortion is legal — has banned helping people traveling to get an abortion in one of the newest strategies conservatives are trying to restrict abortion access since
Los Angeles Times
Oct 24 2023
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Texas counties ban traveling to obtain abortion care
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — After Texas outlawed nearly all abortions after the end of Roe v. Wade, some conservative local governments want to go further — banning their residents from traveling to obtain an abortion anywhere. On Monday, Lubbock County passed an ordinance that prohibits assisting a county resident to obtain an abortion “regardless of the location of the abortion.” It also prohibits
KXAN News
Nov 15 2023
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Mark Jackson Dumped By MSG Network After Receiving Traveling Ban With Knicks
Beef between Mark Jackson and an old co-worker led MSG Network to cut the ex-NBA player and coach from a potential role as the New York Knicks’ game analyst. Jackson is out at MSG Network, according to New York Post’s Andrew Marchand, after being banned from traveling with the New York Knicks over testy history with a current Knicks assistant coach. “We weren’t able to work something out this
OutKick
Oct 24 2023
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Lubbock County's new 'travel ban' makes it 'sanctuary for the unborn'
A county near the Texas panhandle has become the largest in the state to outlaw any out-of-state travel or transportation for abortion procedures. Three of Lubbock County's five commissioners, all men, approved a local ordinance on Monday outlawing the use of county roads for transporting people out-of-state for abortion procedures. The law, similar to Texas law Senate Bill 8, will open
San Antonio Local News
Oct 16 2023
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Trump Goes Full Thought Police With ‘Ideological’ Travel Ban Proposal
Donald Trump’s travel ban is back and more extreme than ever.
The former president rolled out a new and more ideologically-driven version of his 2017 policy at a rally in Iowa on Monday, first revealed in excerpts released by the Trump campaign.
He called for “strong ideological screening” for all immigrants entering the United States, in addition to suspending refugee
Daily Beast
Oct 25 2023
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Texas counties weigh ‘abortion travel bans’ penalizing people transporting abortion seekers
Lubbock County, Texas Commissioners passed an ordinance on Monday banning transporting another person on their roads for the purpose of getting an abortion. The decision passed 3-0 and makes Lubbock the largest of three other Texas counties where Republicans have led localized efforts to restrict abortion access and maintain their status as so-called “sanctuary cities for the unborn.” Private
Staten Island Advance