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Women Are Dying in Post-Roe America, and Your Vote Matters
Access to basic women’s health care is under threat on Election Day.Top stories - The New York Times - November 3 -
Michigan's election results could depend on these voting issues
Many voters in Michigan, a key batteground state in the 2024 presidential election, are weighing labor issues, the economy and Israel's war in the Gaza Strip as they cast their Election Day ballot. ...Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
Ireland’s election: the parties, the voting, the issues and the likely result
Fine Gael is seeking an unprecedented fourth successive term in office and could well achieve it on 29 November. Ireland’s voters go to the polls on Friday 29 November, three weeks after the prime ...World - The Guardian - November 20 -
‘I was denied being with her in her last moments’: campaigners on assisted dying bill
As bill to allow terminally ill people in England and Wales to end their own lives enters parliament, supporters of the law change speak out. UK politics live – latest updates Two months after ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
Proposed assisted dying bill for England and Wales rekindles debate over choice and ethics
Details about a proposed law to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales have been published, rekindling debate on the controversial topic ahead of a vote in Parliament later this monthTech - ABC News - November 12 -
'I might be dead before a decision is made': Terminally-ill people on assisted dying
Nik is worried assisted dying could lead to coercion - but Elise, who has cancer, wants the choice.Top stories - BBC News - November 12 -
Proposed assisted dying bill for England and Wales rekindles debate over choice and ethics
Details about a proposed law to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales have been published, rekindling debate on the controversial topic ahead of a vote in Parliament later this monthHealth - ABC News - November 12 -
Ministers speaking out against assisted dying ‘are giving false impression’, says peer
Labour’s Charlie Falconer says vocal opponents are leading voters to think government is against change. ‘Slippery slope’ fears over assisted dying have echoes of abortion debate Senior ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
I have campaigned for assisted dying all my life. This once-in-a-generation chance mustn’t be wasted | Polly Toynbee
This Labour government must be brave enough to stand up for the bill and ensure a legacy of empathy and personal freedom. The time has come for a defining moment early in a Labour era that has so ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Assisted dying could have major impact on courts, says ex-chief justice
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd says details of the legal process have not been worked out. UK politics live – latest updates A former lord chief justice has warned that assisted dying could have a ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Trump urges voters to oust Republican who voted to impeach him
Former President Trump on Tuesday urged voters to oust Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach the former president after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
WATCH: Billie Eilish urges fans to 'vote for women’s rights' at Georgia concert
Billie Eilish encouraged fans to "vote for women’s rights” during her concert in Atlanta on Saturday. The singer previously endorsed Kamala Harris on Instagram in September.Top stories - ABC News - November 5 -
Beyoncé urges fans to vote while dressed as Pamela Anderson in video
Beyoncé is making an Election Day push, dressing up as Pamela Anderson to share a get-out-the-vote message. The "Texas Hold 'Em" singer posted a music video for her 314 million Instagram followers ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
Cynthia Nixon urges Working Families Party vote for Harris in New York
“Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon urged New Yorkers to vote for Vice President Harris on the Working Families Party line in a Monday op-ed for The Nation. “So much is at stake in this election, ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
MPs will vote, but there is a better way to decide who has the right to die | Rafael Behr
In an age of cynicism and mistrust, politicians must work harder to involve the public in difficult decisions. When MPs vote this Friday on assisted dying , they will be trying to answer two ...World - The Guardian - 20 hours ago -
UK will allay Trump concerns over Chagos Islands, says minister, as Priti Patel says Tories opposed to deal– as it happened
Stephen Doughty, foreign office minister, says if UK had not negotiated a deal with Mauritius, ‘a legally binding decision against UK seemed inevitable’. Wes Streeting has now delivered his ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
'I'm not a one-issue voter, but this is huge': Women on how abortion shaped their vote
It is the first presidential election since the top court overturned Roe v Wade, which protected the nationwide right to an abortion.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
In states without abortion on the ballot, the issue is still driving votes
Most states with abortion bans don't allow citizen-led ballot measures. But abortion rights supporters are still finding ways to push for change.Top stories - NBC News - November 2