‘It’s demoralizing’: Idaho abortion ban takes toll on medical providers State’s OB-GYN numbers are dwindling in the face of a legal onslaught amid fears that patients will be unable to access care The Guardian - US · Jul 16, 2023
Jonathan Bernstein: Kevin McCarthy appeases the radicals again The House bill that sets Pentagon policies for the next year, which began as mundane and bipartisan, passed on Friday on a party-line vote. The bill received a 58-to-1 vote in committee, but radical Republicans offered dozens of amendments on such issues as abortion, book banning, bases named after Confederate… Tribune News Service · Jul 16, 2023
Lawsuit over Idaho anti-abortion law Advocates challenge a law that forbids helping teens obtain abortion pills or leave the state for abortion care Salon · Jul 15, 2023
Republican congresswoman accused of hypocrisy for anti-abortion vote Nancy Mace calls measure to block reimbursement of travel costs for military seeking procedure ‘asshole move’ then votes for it The Guardian - US · Jul 15, 2023
Mike Pence’s 2024 strategy? Become the most anti-abortion candidate out there The Republican field is full of anti-abortion ideologues – but Pence has positioned himself as a candidate with unpopular and extremist views The Guardian - US · Jul 15, 2023
Tuberville is showing how much power one lawmaker wields under Senate rules Sen. Tommy Tuberville has been blocking every U.S. military personnel move that needs Senate confirmation since February. Here, a look at why and how he can bend the will of the Senate to his own. WEKU · Jul 15, 2023
Why a single senator is blocking US military promotions and what it means for the Pentagon Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is waging an unprecedented campaign to try to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2023
DeSantis makes play for evangelical voters to chip away at Trump Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said signing a law restricting abortion in his state had cost him donors and support, defending the decision as he sought to burnish his credentials with evangelical voters in Iowa. Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2023
Iowa governor signs 6-week abortion ban into law, but judge could block it by early next week Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed one of the country’s most restrictive abortion bans, though a judge could soon block the bill while legal challenges play out in court. Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2023
California voters will be asked to reaffirm gay marriage protections on 2024 ballot Californians will vote on a proposal to amend the state Constitution on the 2024 ballot to reaffirm gay marriage rights — a cautious move that comes amid national anxiety after recent rulings by the conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court, including overturning Roe vs. Wade protecting the right to an abortion. Los Angeles Times · Jul 14, 2023
House Republicans pass defense bill, setting up clash on abortion policy Senate must now consider bill to fund US military containing amendments on abortion, transgender healthcare and diversity The Guardian - US · Jul 14, 2023
Defense bill caught in abortion fight passes House in win for far-right Republicans U.S. House Republicans approved the annual defense authorization bill on a tight, largely party-line vote after Democrats rebelled against the measure, which bans the Pentagon’s travel policy for abortions and includes other social issues. Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2023
US Republicans pass defence bill with anti-abortion, LGBT add-ons Democrats say legislation, which is all but assured to fail in the US Senate, is ‘an ode to bigotry and ignorance’. Al Jazeera · Jul 14, 2023
House Republicans push through defense bill limiting abortion access and halting diversity efforts The House has passed a sweeping defense bill that provides a pay raise for service members but strays from traditional military policy with Republicans add-ons blocking abortion coverage, diversity initiatives at the Pentagon and transgender care The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023
WEKU · Jul 14, 2023 House passes defense bill mostly along party lines with culture war measures attached What's normally a bipartisan piece of legislation has turned into a culture war battleground.
Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2023 House backs defense bill with abortion restriction, setting up Senate showdown WASHINGTON — The House signed off on an annual defense policy package that includes provisions ending diversity and inclusion programs, prohibiting services for transgender individuals and banning payments to service members for travel to obtain abortions.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 14, 2023 Buffer Zones Bill gets green light and set to be introduced after summer recess THE Buffer Zones Bill has been given the green light for formal introduction and will be brought forward after summer recess has finished, the MSP…
Reason · Jul 14, 2023 FTC Investigates OpenAI Over Inaccurate Information From ChatGPT Plus: Few Americans support full abortion bans, a win for cryptocurrency in Ripple case, and more...
WEKU · Jul 14, 2023 Rural voters lean red, young voters lean blue. So what's a young, rural voter to do? Democrats are aiming to make gains in North Carolina in 2024. And that path to victory in the state runs through its small towns and youngest voters. Here's where some of them stand.
WEKU · Jul 14, 2023 Evangelical Christian voters in Iowa love Trump. Can another Republican win them over? At the Family Leader summit in Des Moines, GOP presidential hopefuls will try to convince Iowa's influential evangelical voting bloc they have the conservative credentials to win the caucuses.
Los Angeles Times · Jul 14, 2023 Editorial: Ohio lawmakers want to subvert democracy to stop voters from protecting abortion access. Shame on them Ohio is the latest state in which voters will decide whether to enshrine in the state constitution the right to abortion that was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court last year.
The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023 Iowa's restrictive abortion measure faces legal challenge as governor prepares to sign it into law An Iowa judge will consider a request to postpone the state’s new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, just as Gov. Kim Reynolds is scheduled to sign the measure into law
The Texas Tribune · Jul 14, 2023 U.S. House adopts Texas Republican’s amendment blocking Pentagon abortion policy Under U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson’s change to the annual defense policy bill, service members could no longer be paid travel expenses if they are stationed in a state where abortion is not available.
The Conversation · Jul 13, 2023 FDA approves first daily over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill – a pharmacist and public health expert explain this new era in contraception On July 13, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a drugmaker’s application for the first daily over-the-counter birth control pill for people seeking to prevent pregnancy.
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023 Republican senator should drop his 'irresponsible' protest and OK military nominees, Biden says President Joe Biden says it is “irresponsible” of an Alabama senator to block confirmation of military officers in protest of a Defense Department policy that pays for travel when a service member has to go out of state to get an abortion or reproductive care