7 posts tagged ‘abortion law’
It’s Not Enough for Biden to Say ‘Trump Bad’ on Abortion
Jezebel,
While Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis continued their try-hard, deeply pathetic race for second place during the fifth GOP debate on Wednesday night, Donald Trump held a town hall in Iowa and gleefully declared that he is the one who ended Roe v. Wade. A voter asked about his commitment to ending all abortions (which is… Read more...
Her Story Helped Elect a Pro-Choice Governor. Now She’s Fighting for a Rape Exception to Kentucky's Abortion Ban.
In the summer of 2022, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Hadley Duvall wrote a Facebook post about being impregnated after her stepfather raped her when she was 12 years old. Duvall, who’s now 21, eventually miscarried the rape-induced pregnancy. That was the first time she publicly shared her story, she… Read more...
Kentucky Woman Challenges State's Abortion Ban for Very Valid Reason That She Doesn't Want to Be Pregnant
UPDATE, 12/12/23 at 11:00 a.m.: Lawyers for Jane Doe told the court on Monday that Doe’s embryo no longer had cardiac activity. A lawyer for the ACLU said they welcome additional plaintiffs: “We encourage others in Kentucky who are currently pregnant and seeking abortion to reach out to us if they are interested in… Read more...
Kate Cox Forced to Leave Texas After the State Blocked Her From Getting an Emergency Abortion
UPDATE, 12/11/23 at 2:15 p.m.: A week after Texas resident Kate Cox filed a petition seeking an emergency abortion due to a severe fetal condition, the Center for Reproductive Rights confirmed on Monday afternoon that the mother of two is now being forced to travel out-of-state for care. A lower court judge initially… Read more...
Idaho’s Republican AG Says Professors Can’t Be Criminalized for Mentioning Abortion—in Some Contexts
In a lengthy opinion filed on Thursday, Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador (R) wrote that the state’s No Public Funds for Abortion Act (NPFAA), a statute that was first adopted in 2021, doesn’t prohibit professors from speaking about abortion in certain contexts. The opinion comes about three months after six Idaho… Read more...
Indiana AG Reprimanded for Going After Doctor Who Gave Abortion to 10-Year-Old Rape Victim
On Thursday, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that state Attorney General Todd Rokita violated rules of professional conduct through public comments he made last year about Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the Indiana doctor who provided abortion care to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio last July. As a result of the ruling,… Read more...
Tennessee & Idaho Are Using Cruel Attacks to Dismiss Lawsuits Against Their Abortion Bans
Attorneys general for Tennessee and Idaho both filed motions to dismiss abortion rights lawsuits brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights in their states this week. In both cases, their motions use cruel language and personal attacks against the plaintiffs—women who have been directly impacted by the states’… Read more...