As recent polls have shown, American confidence in the Supreme Court is at an all-time low, presumably something to do with the Court’s conservatives’ decision to impose their medieval notions of bodily autonomy on the country and end the national right to abortion in June. Could it also have something to do with one of … Read more
The right wing of Europe applauds Giorgia Meloni’s expected victory in the Italian elections. Everyone else looks anxiously at what is about to happen. Meloni will lead Italy’s most right-wing government since Benito Mussolini, after the coalition led by her Brothers of Italy party won about 44 percent of the vote on Sunday. On Monday … Read more
With control of Congress on the line, Republicans and Democrats are neck and neck in the weeks leading up to November’s midterm elections, according to a poll released on Sunday. Registered voters give the GOP the edge over inflation, economics and crime, while giving Democratic candidates an edge over abortion and climate change, according to … Read more
when i was 8 years old, my mother, who was about 20 weeks pregnant, flew to Boston with my then stepfather. She returned without a bump or a baby. When she got home, she was devastated. Me too, because I always wanted to have a sister. I had been very happy when my mother’s belly … Read more
On Tuesday afternoon, less than a month and a half after the words “states must decide … the issue of abortion” came out of his mouth, Lindsey Graham introduced legislation that would ban the medical procedure at the federal level after 15 weeks of pregnancy. While the South Carolina senator’s bill allows for exceptions in … Read more
A Louisiana woman carrying a fetus with a deadly congenital condition was forced to travel more than 2,200 miles to New York to have an abortion after doctors at her local hospital refused to perform the procedure over fear that she would have an abortion. would be prosecuted under the ambiguously worded laws of their … Read more
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Some pastors in North Texas say the state’s new abortion laws infringe on their right to practice religion freely. Reverend Rachel Baughman, Senior Pastor at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas, says state laws don’t allow her to counsel women seeking advice about abortion. “I am not afraid, but I am … Read more
President Joe Biden said Thursday that the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has energized women across the country, with midterm elections now just months away. “Republicans have awakened a powerful force in this country: women,” Biden said during a speech at the summer Democratic National Committee meeting in Maryland. “Republicans have no … Read more
Chloe Akers considers herself a grizzled criminal defense attorney. Until a few months ago, she didn’t spend much time thinking about abortion — for all her 39 years, abortion was not a crime, so she’d never imagined having to defend someone accused of performing one. That changed in June, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. … Read more
Just a few months ago, Republicans seemed poised to flip the House and Senate in a “red wave” sparked by Joe Biden‘s dismal approval ratings, soaring inflation and a stalled legislative agenda. But the political landscape looks significantly less favorable for Republicans today, especially after the Supreme Court’s decision in June to undo *Roe v. … Read more