Browsing: Abortion ban

Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) signed a law Thursday that removes Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood in the state. The law, which is anticipated to take effect later this year, prohibits any public funds from being sent to any abortion facility or “any affiliate or associate of such abortion facility.” Missouri…

Former Vice President Mike Pence argued that his ex-boss, former President Trump, has betrayed the Republican Party with an aversion to signing a national abortion ban if elected in 2024. Pence said his proudest accomplishment while serving as Trump’s VP was the overturning of Roe v. Wade, adding that it is now “disheartening” for him…

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs expressed confidence on Tuesday that voters will have the chance to make abortion rights a part of the state's constitution in November. This could reverse a decision from the state's Supreme Court that effectively bans nearly all abortions in the state. Hobbs spoke with CNN's Anderson Cooper shortly after the state's highest court dismissed arguments for a 15-week…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, shared her views on abortion in a detailed online post following the national attention to the Arizona Supreme Court's abortion law on Tuesday. “People are asking about my views on abortion,” Shanahan’s post on X, formerly Twitter, began. Shanahan, recently named Kennedy’s vice-presidential candidate, is a mother to one…

The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday confirmed a law from 1864 that makes carrying out an abortion a serious crime. What does this mean? The decision, with a vote of 4-2, dismissed attempts to ban abortions after 15 weeks and effectively makes the medical procedure nearly completely against the law in the state. The law dates back to the time of the Civil War and was passed many years before Arizona became a state in 1912. The…

Doug Ducey, the ex-governor of Arizona who enacted a 15-week abortion restriction, expressed that the state's Supreme Court's decision to ban almost all abortions was not his preferred outcome. “I endorsed the 15-week law as Governor because it is considerate conservative policy and a way to address this very delicate issue that…

President Biden chastised what he called an “extreme” Florida Supreme Court ruling upholding the state’s 15-week abortion ban and triggering an even more restrictive policy. “Yesterday’s extreme decision puts desperately needed medical care even further out of reach for millions of women in Florida and across the South,” Biden said Tuesday in a statement. “The…

The Florida Supreme Court upheld the state’s abortion law Monday, setting up a change to the law in the coming months that will likely be a focus for the November election. The court upheld the state’s current 15-week ban on abortion in the Monday ruling, allowing it to continue to be enforced. The conservative majority…

Former President Trump suggested Tuesday he’s considering support for a ban on abortions at 15 weeks, laying down a potential marker on an issue that has galvanized Democrats following the end of Roe v. Wade. “We’re going to come up with a time — and maybe we could bring the country together on that issue,”…

Former President Trump said Sunday that he will decide “pretty soon” on whether to back a national abortion ban.  Trump’s comments come after reports surfaced last month that he is considering embracing a 16-week abortion ban in federal law for his campaign platform. “We’re going to find out,” Trump told Fox News’ Howard Kurtz on…