A walkout by most Republicans and two independent members of the Oregon Senate starting May 3 delayed action by the majority Democrats on bills related to restricting access to guns, and increasing access to abortion, and gender-transition services. Because Oregon’s legislative rules require a two- thirds quorum to conduct business, the session ground to a […]
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Thursday she has directed the state to obtain a supply of the most commonly used abortion medication in the U.S. amid fears that a Supreme Court ruling could restrict access to it. The Democratic governor said regardless of the court’s decision about mifepristone’s availability, patients in Oregon will have access […]
Defense lawyer David Kallman on Aug. 8 filed a subpoena against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Whitmer filed a restraining order against two county prosecutors to prevent them from enforcing an existing state statute prohibiting abortions. Kallman says the governor claims she would be irreparably harmed if the existing state law is enforced, and he wants […]
Protests broke out across the country over the Roe v. Wade leak. Like many recent protests, it turned violent. A district attorney announced murder charges against three suspects involved in the Northern California gang shooting last month. Two suspects are in jail, and the police are searching for the third. The Golden State saw its […]
Inflation hits its worst peak since the 1980s but an expert tells NTD monetary intervention by the Federal Reserve would only do more harm, the Supreme Court is allowing a strict Texas abortion law to stand, and New York’s governor revives the city’s mask mandate for indoor venues.
The Supreme Court had their first hearing on the argument of the Mississippi law that would ban almost all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. All six conservative Justices, including three appointed by former President Donald Trump, indicated they would uphold Mississippi’s law.
The Texas Heartbeat Act, a law that bans most abortions, is temporarily back in effect after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by the state to set aside a lower court judge’s decision while the case is reviewed. The Texas law, also known as Senate Bill 8, bans abortions after a heartbeat is detected, which […]
The White House says government workers must get vaccinated or be fired, two companies are developing a new vaccine that would combine COVID-19 and flu shots into one, and the Department of Justice is taking action against Texas over the state’s new abortion law.
Moments after South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed the “fetal heartbeat” bill into law, Planned Parenthood sued—effectively preventing the abortion law from taking effect. The CEO of Planned Parenthood South Atlantic calls the bill “blatantly unconstitutional.” Planned Parenthood has similarly challenged other states trying to pass laws restricting abortion. Many lawsuits are still tied up […]
Presidential candidate Joe Biden made clear he will push for federal abortion legislation if he is elected to office. He announced this after he was asked on NBC how he would respond if the supreme court were to overturn Roe Versus Wade, that controversial ruling stated that access to abortion is a constitutional right.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas believes the nation’s top court will soon need to consider the constitutionality of laws which prohibit abortions in cases where mothers are basing their decision to abort solely on unwanted characteristics in the child, such as race, gender, or disability. Thomas penned an extensive commentary (pdf) on the link between […]
The full Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill to ban abortions after an unborn baby’s heartbeat is detected, a day after a House panel passed the legislation and the same day the Tennessee House passed a similar bill. The legislation will now move to the Georgia Senate. House Bill 481 is also known as Living […]
