[ President Biden will deliver a speech in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday focused on reproductive rights, taking center stage on abortion about one week ahead of the state’s six-week ban taking effect. Biden is expected to place the blame for the state’s abortion restrictions squarely on former President Trump, who has repeatedly taken credit … Read more
[ Arizona House Republicans blocked an attempt Wednesday to repeal the state’s 1864 near-total abortion ban, the second time in as many weeks Democrats were unable to get a vote on their repeal bill. The move came despite pressure from influential conservatives including former President Trump and a top Trump ally, Senate hopeful Kari Lake, … Read more
[ U.S. workers who have abortions must be provided with accommodations like time off and flexible breaks under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), according to a final rule released Monday. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the rule said employers must provide the same accommodations to workers who have “limitations related to … … Read more
[ Rates of people seeking permanent contraception spiked after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, new research shows. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Boston University looked at rates of tubal ligations and vasectomies among 18- to 30-year-olds between 2019 and 2022 using the TriNetX platform and compared them with … Read more
[ Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) took aim at GOP lawmakers who criticized a court ruling Tuesday that held up an 1864 law that made performing an abortion a felony in the state. Hobbs said in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper that the decision was “very harmful” for the state, noting that Arizonians are … Read more
[ The Biden campaign on Monday ripped into former President Trump’s stance on abortion in a new ad blaming the former president for the near-death of a Texas woman after she was denied an abortion following a miscarriage. The 60-second ad, titled “Willow’s Box,” features an emotional interview with the woman, Amanda Zurawski, who discussed … Read more
[ Women living in states where abortion is restricted or banned are more likely to report either they or someone they know had difficulty accessing abortion services, according to a new survey published Friday from health research group KFF. Nearly two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated federal constitutional protections … Read more
[ Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer predicted Wednesday that the high court will see a jump in abortion-related cases in the future. Breyer told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that the “harmful” decision in 2022 that overturned Roe v. Wade — ending the federal right to abortion access — would not reduce the number of abortion-related cases brought … Read more
[ Thirteen activists were arrested Tuesday morning outside the Supreme Court, ahead of oral arguments in a case that could dramatically limit access to mifepristone, a widely used abortion pill. At approximately 8:45 a.m. EDT, U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) arrested 13 people who, a police spokesperson said in a statement, were “illegally blocking roads and … Read more
[ How big an issue will abortion be in the presidential election? “Abortion is the number one issue in the 2024 campaign,” Gov. J. B. Pritzker (D) told the New York Times last year. Since then, former President Trump has been at work countering the powerful momentum behind the abortion rights message to voters. His strategy for … Read more
