PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionThese Women Are Not Abortion HeroesA group of Republican lawmakers in South Carolina are being widely praised for standing up against abortion bans.…BySusan RinkunasUpdatedMay 9, 2023Comments (6)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionJudge Set to Hear Abortion Pill Case Was Sworn in at Billionaire Harlan Crow’s LibraryTrump-nominated federal judge James Ho, who once wrote that abortion is "immoral, tragic, and violent," will hear…BySusan RinkunasPublishedMay 8, 2023Comments (15)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionNorth Carolina Lawmaker Who Gave Pro-Abortion Speeches Just Voted for Abortion BanState Rep. Tricia Cotham switched parties last month, but that doesn't explain her about-face on abortion after…BySusan RinkunasPublishedMay 4, 2023Comments (29)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionRight-Wing Doctors' Org Accidentally Leaks Massive Trove of Sensitive DocumentsThe anti-LGBTQ American College of Pediatricians published an unsecured Google Drive link containing 10,000 files…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedMay 3, 2023Comments (9)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionNorth Carolina Lawmakers Introduce Abortion Ban They Debated in SecretRepublicans plopped the legislation, which they claim represents the views of most state residents, into an…BySusan RinkunasPublishedMay 3, 2023Comments (13)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionTexas Prison Guards Put Woman in Isolation for Talking About AbortionKwaneta Harris, a nurse, says she's being punished for (correctly) telling other incarcerated women that there's no…ByKylie CheungUpdatedMay 2, 2023Comments (19)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionA Man Sued His Ex's Friends for Helping Her Get Abortion Pills. They're Countersuing."Silva did not file this lawsuit because he is interested in 'protecting life.' Instead, he wanted to control a…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedMay 2, 2023Comments (4)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionHospitals That Denied Woman Life-Saving Abortion Broke Federal Law, Biden Agency RulesMylissa Farmer was forced to travel from Missouri to Illinois to be treated for life-threatening pregnancy…ByKylie CheungUpdatedMay 1, 2023Comments (22)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionGood News: Abortion Bans Just Failed in 2 Republican-Controlled StatesAbortion remains legal in Nebraska and South Carolina after Thursday's votes—for now, at least.BySusan RinkunasPublishedApril 28, 2023Comments (1)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionTexas House Votes to Remove Elected Prosecutors Who Won't Enforce Abortion LawsThe move retaliates against district and country attorneys in blue-leaning districts who've said they won't…ByLaura BassettPublishedApril 27, 2023Comments (3)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionNebraska Republican: ‘No One’s Forcing Anyone to Be Pregnant'State Sen. Steve Halloran seemed utterly confused about the difference between sex and pregnancy.ByKylie CheungPublishedApril 27, 2023Comments (42)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionSen. Mike Lee Posts Angry Rant on Military Women Getting Paid Leave for Abortion Travel“What message does this Pentagon policy send to female service members who are or may become pregnant? he wrote in a…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedApril 26, 2023Comments (26)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionWoman with Cancerous Pregnancy Was Told to Wait in Parking Lot Until She Was 'Crashing'"We can't touch you unless you're crashing in front of us or your blood pressure goes so high that you're fixing to…ByKylie CheungPublishedApril 25, 2023Comments (48)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionAre Republicans Only Just Pretending to Fight Over Abortion?"They are simply scared for their jobs—as they should be,” Planned Parenthood Action Fund told Jezebel.BySusan RinkunasPublishedApril 24, 2023Comments (19)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionLindsay Graham Shouts at CNN Anchor After She Fact Checks Him on Abortion"You [in the] media keep covering for these guys," Graham yelled at Dana Bash, referring to Democrats, after she…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedApril 24, 2023Comments (33)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionSupreme Court Blocks Abortion Pill Restrictions—Likely a Temporary, Strategic MoveMifepristone access in blue states is safe for now; but this is likely part of a larger strategy to help Republicans…BySusan RinkunasPublishedApril 21, 2023Comments (18)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionLet's Look at Senator Josh Hawley's Connections to the Abortion Pill CaseJudge Matthew Kacsmaryk donated to Hawley's campaign in 2018, but that donation went missing from Open Secrets.…BySusan RinkunasUpdatedApril 21, 2023Comments (20)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionDonald Trump Pisses Off Powerful Anti-Abortion Group: 'Morally Indefensible'"We will oppose any presidential candidate who refuses to embrace at a minimum a 15-week national standard," said…BySusan RinkunasPublishedApril 20, 2023Comments (62)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionAnti-Abortion Activist on 10-Year-Old Rape Victim: ‘A Woman’s Body Is Designed to Carry Life’Laura Strietmann, head of Cincinnati Right to Life, referred to the child as a "woman" in arguing that she should've…ByKylie CheungPublishedApril 19, 2023Comments (77)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionSupreme Court Punts Abortion Pill Case to Friday, Which Is Not a Good SignIt should be the world’s easiest call to smack down the disingenuous lawsuit against mifepristone. SCOTUS needing a…BySusan RinkunasPublishedApril 19, 2023Comments (34)