States' fight over abortion information catches tech in crossfire Both sides aim to shape what kind of online information about abortion users can access. Axios · Aug 3, 2022
Biden to sign executive order to protect travel for abortion President Joe Biden will sign an executive order aimed in part at making it easier for women seeking abortions to travel between states to obtain access to the procedure The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022
Samuel Alito, a workhorse on the Supreme Court, shapes its conservative path The justice has played a key role on the court, often leading the charge not just on abortion, but for expanded religious rights, against LGBTQ rights, against expanded voting rights, and more WEKU · Aug 3, 2022
Biden signs second executive order to protect US abortion access The directive equips the Heath and Human Services department to expand coverage for patients seeking out of state care The Guardian - US · Aug 3, 2022
Kansas votes to preserve abortion rights in ‘wake up call’ for opponents The vote will prevent the Republican-led legislature from passing severe abortion restrictions Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2022
Abortion court battles press on, even in deep red states In deeply conservative Idaho, it's expected that abortion will be banned eventually, but abortion rights advocates are continuing their legal challenges The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022
US Senate election results: Murray, Smiley advance in Washington state SEATTLE — U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat seeking a sixth term, led Republican challenger Tiffany Smiley in primary election results Tuesday, with most counties reporting. Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022
Davids and Adkins set for November rematch in key Kansas suburban swing district It’s a rematch. Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022
Kansas Voters Reject Repeal of State Constitutional Abortion Rights, by >58%-42% Margin In 2019, the Kansas Supreme Court held (in Hodes & Nauser, MDs, P.A. v. Schmidt) that the Kansas Constitution's opening provision ("All men are possessed of equal and inalienable natural rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness") protected abortion rights. Today, Kansas voters overwhelming voted to… Reason · Aug 3, 2022
US Justice Department sues Idaho over abortion ban The DOJ announced the lawsuit on Tuesday, saying the state’s ban would prevent doctors from providing medical treatment. Al Jazeera · Aug 3, 2022
Takeaways: Abortion backlash in Kansas, Greitens' collapse In one of the biggest days of this year's primary campaign season, red-state Kansas rejected a measure that would have made it easier to restrict abortion, and voters in Missouri repudiated a scandal-tarred former governor seeking a Senate seat The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022
Voters reject attempt to strip state abortion protections in Kansas; Trump influence tested in primaries After a relatively quiet July, the midterms came roaring back Tuesday, with primaries across five states that commanded national attention. Los Angeles Times · Aug 3, 2022
Kansas rejects constitutional amendment removing the state level right to an abortion The right to an abortion will remain in the Kansas Constitution. Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022
Kansas voters protect abortion rights in America’s first post-Roe referendum Voters overwhelmingly believe the state constitution protects the right to abortion, blocking anti-abortion state lawmakers from restricting access The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022
Axios · Aug 3, 2022 Kansas voters reject anti-abortion constitutional amendment It's the first time since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade that U.S. voters cast ballots on abortion.
The Guardian - US · Aug 3, 2022 Kansas votes to protect abortion rights in state constitution Kansas is the first state to put abortion rights to a vote since the supreme court overturned Roe v Wade
WEKU · Aug 3, 2022 Voters in Kansas decide to keep abortion legal in the state, rejecting an amendment In the first test of its kind since the Dobbs ruling, Kansas voters have decided not to amend the state constitution, keeping abortion legal in the state — for now.
Los Angeles Times · Aug 3, 2022 Trump’s influence is tested in Tuesday’s primaries, and abortion rights are on the ballot in Kansas After a relatively quiet July, the midterms came roaring back Tuesday, with primaries across five states that commanded national attention.
Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022 Stevens declares victory over Levin in US House primary in Oakland County, Michigan DETROIT — U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens declared victory Tuesday night as she held a double-digit lead in early returns in her primary battle against a fellow Democratic member of Congress, U.S. Rep. Andy Levin.
WEKU · Aug 3, 2022 Tudor Dixon will face Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan race for governor Republican Tudor Dixon, who is an abortion rights opponent and is backed by former President Trump, will face Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the Michigan race for governor in November.
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 3, 2022 Bailey tries to explain past Holocaust remark after Pritzker, Jewish leaders and others denounce it “The attempted extermination of the Jews of World War II doesn’t even compare on a shadow of the life that has been lost with abortion since its legalization,” Bailey said in a 2017 video. On Tuesday, Bailey tried to smooth out his earlier comments, saying in a statement the Holocaust…
WEKU · Aug 3, 2022 Voters in Kansas are the first to decide on abortion post-Roe The question before voters in Kansas is whether to add an amendment to the state constitution that would say there is no right to an abortion there.
Chicago Tribune · Aug 2, 2022 Illinois Gov. Pritzker launches ad criticizing GOP rival for saying Holocaust ‘doesn’t compare’ to lives lost to abortion CHICAGO — Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker launched a TV spot on Tuesday criticizing Republican challenger Darren Bailey for a 2017 statement in which the wealthy downstate farmer contended the Holocaust during World War II pales in comparison with lives lost through abortion.
Los Angeles Times · Aug 2, 2022 LAPD confronted federal officials after agents escalated tensions at LA abortion protest LOS ANGELES — A confrontation between U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents and a group of abortion rights protesters in downtown Los Angeles in May prompted L.A. police officials to call a meeting a week later to discuss how federal officers should respond at street protests, according to emails obtained…
Tribune News Service · Aug 2, 2022 PAC headed by ex-Kansas Rep. Tim Huelskamp paid firm that leased phone numbers used to send misleading texts on abortion A political action committee chaired by former U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp spent more than $26,000 on Alliance Forge, the Republican-linked tech firm that leased the phone numbers used to send misleading text messages advocating for an amendment stripping abortion rights from the Kansas Constitution.