Virginia Democrats Defeat Bills to Limit Abortion Access
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Bill that would have placed the question of abortion access before Louisiana voters fails
A bill that ultimately would have let voters decide whether or not abortions should be legal in Louisiana, a state with a near-total ban, has failed after a Republican-controlled committee rejected itABC News - Health - Abortion -
Supreme Court hearing case on abortion pill access
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could decide if access to the abortion pill mifepristone should be limited. CBS News' Jan Crawford and Shawna Mizelle have more.CBS News - Top stories - Abortion -
How Telehealth Widens Access to the Abortion Pill
Without telehealth, one in seven women would have to drive over 200 miles to the nearest provider.The Wall Street Journal - World - Abortion -
Nevada judge blocks state from limiting Medicaid coverage for abortions
A Nevada judge has ordered the state to grant Medicaid coverage for abortions without any restrictionsABC News - Health - Abortion -
West Virginia governor vetoes bill expanding renewable energy to protect coal
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) on Tuesday vetoed a measure that would raise the allowable size for a solar plant operated by state utilities, citing concerns about its effects on the coal industry. The measure, HB5528, would have expanded the ...The Hill - Politics -
How IVF and abortion access could shape the 2024 election
538's polling column examines Americans' opinions on IVF and abortion access, Trump and Biden's job approval ratings and college athlete unionization.ABC News - Top stories - Abortion -
A 'dangerous precedent': Doctors and patient advocates fear restricted access to abortion pill
Doctors and patient advocates are alarmed over the possibility of the Supreme Court tightening access to the abortion medications mifepristone.NBC News - Top stories - Abortion -
Supreme Court Appears Unlikely to Upend Abortion-Pill Access
The case was the first major abortion issue to reach the Supreme Court after it overruled Roe v. Wade two years ago.The Wall Street Journal - World - Abortion -
Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on abortion pill access
Supreme Court justices will be hearing oral arguments as they weigh whether or not to roll back a move by the FDA that made the abortion pill mifepristone easier to obtain. NBC’s Laura Jarrett reports for TODAY.NBC News - Politics - Abortion -
Supreme Court weighs major changes to abortion pill access: Live updates
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments in a case that could have sweeping consequences for all Americans’ access to mifepristone, a widely used abortion pill. The hearing returns the issue of abortion to the Supreme Court almost two ...The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to the abortion medication mifepristone
The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion case since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years agoABC News - Health - Abortion -
In abortion pill hearing, SCOTUS sounds skeptical of challenge to mifepristone access
A challenge to the FDA's regulation of the abortion pill mifepristone will be heard by the Supreme Court on TuesdayABC News - Top stories - Abortion -
Supreme Court Seems Inclined to Reject Bid to Curtail Abortion Pill Access
A majority of the justices questioned whether a group of anti-abortion doctors and organizations trying to sharply limit availability of the medication could show they suffered harm.The New York Times - Top stories - Abortion -
Morning Report — Justices sound ready to back abortion pill access
In June 2022, a conservative Supreme Court majority ruled that abortion restrictions resided with the states. On Tuesday, abortion made its way back before the justices in a case challenging access to a widely used abortion drug. Most justices ...The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
Key Takeaways From Supreme Court Arguments on Abortion Pill Access
Several justices questioned the remedy of applying nationwide restrictions to mifepristone because it would be the first time a court had second-guessed the F.D.A.’s expert judgment on a drug.The New York Times - Health - Abortion -
Supreme Court signals it is likely to reject a challenge to abortion pill access
The Supreme Court hears arguments on whether to maintain access to abortion pill mifepristone as it weighs a high-stakes challenge to the FDA's drug approval process.NBC News - Politics - Abortion -
West Virginia Gov. Justice vetoes bill that would have loosened school vaccine policies
West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice broke with the GOP-majority Legislature to veto a bill that would have loosened one of the country’s strictest school vaccination policiesABC News - Health -
Teesside body faces potential £4mn legal bill after losing access case
High Court finds regeneration group had believed it could extract ransom payment from Brookfield-owned portFinancial Times - World -
Supreme Court again confronts abortion issue over access to widely used medication
The Supreme Court is considering a new abortion case affecting women across the U.S. Abortion opponents want the high court in arguments Tuesday to ratify a ruling from a conservative federal appeals court that would limit access to a medication ...ABC News - Top stories - Abortion -
Supreme Court considers abortion pill access and major Baltimore bridge collapses: Morning Rundown
The Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether the abortion pill mifepristone should remain on the market.NBC News - Top stories - Abortion -
Judge imposes gag order on Trump in hush-money trial – live
Judge in Trump’s hush-money criminal case imposes gag order to forbid him from attacking witnesses, prosecutors or jurors. The conservative justice Samuel Alito also asked about the role of the Comstock Act, a 19th-century anti-obscenity law that ...The Guardian - World - Donald Trump -
Supreme Court justices appear deeply skeptical of effort to cut access to abortion pill
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled Tuesday it would likely retain widespread access to one of the two common drugs used in medication abortion, in a case that could have nationwide implications for reproductive rights and the authority of federal ...The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
New York attorney general speaks at rally for abortion pill access outside Supreme Court
New York Attorney General Letitia James spoke at a rally outside the Supreme Court in support of access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Justices heard oral arguments over challenges to the medication's access.NBC News - Top stories - Abortion -
The Supreme Court heard arguments to outlaw access to the abortion pill today — here’s what happened
The stakes for Tuesday’s oral argument are both historically and critically important, raising questions about medication abortion access, telehealth options for obtaining mifepristone, and the FDA's regulatory decisions.The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
Abortion pill access seems likely to withstand scrutiny from US Supreme Court
Justices’ scepticism towards disrupting the legal landscape is a potential boon for Republicans ahead of 2024 electionFinancial Times - World - Abortion -
Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over access to widely used medication
The Supreme Court is considering a new abortion case affecting women across the U.S. Abortion opponents want the high court in arguments Tuesday to ratify a ruling from a conservative federal appeals court that would limit access to a medication ...ABC News - Health -
The Supreme Court appeared likely to preserve access to the abortion pill mifepristone after arguments in which justices suggested that protecting doctors who oppose abortion wasn't enough justification to roll it back.
The Supreme Court appeared likely to preserve access to the abortion pill mifepristone after arguments in which justices suggested that protecting doctors who oppose abortion wasn’t enough justification to roll it back.The Wall Street Journal - World - Abortion -
Kansas legislators pass a bill to require providers to ask patients why they want abortions
Republican legislators have approved a bill that would require Kansas abortion providers to ask their patients why they want to terminate their pregnancies and then report the answers to the stateABC News - Health -
Kansas Republicans advance bill requiring abortion providers to state reason for patient's procedure
The Republican-controlled Kansas state Legislature passed a bill Tuesday requiring abortion providers to ask patients the reason for their procedure and report the information to the state, a move critics say creates an unnecessary hurdle for ...The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
Israel politics trigger Democrats to withdraw support from sexual violence bill
Several House Democrats have withdrawn their support for legislation condemning sexual violence, claiming they were unaware the measure was amended to include controversial language on Israel. But an email obtained by The Hill shows the lawmakers ...The Hill - Politics - Israel -
Democrat Bush calls to repeal 'zombie statute' raised in abortion pill case
Democratic Rep. Cori Bush (Mo.) called for the Comstock Act to be repealed following the Supreme Court's oral arguments over mifepristone Tuesday, calling the 1873 bill a "zombie statute." The Supreme Court heard arguments from the federal ...The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
Democrat wins Alabama special election after focusing on IVF, abortion
Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands is projected to win the special election in Alabama state House District 10, according to Decision Desk HQ. Lands, a licensed professional counselor, beat Republican Teddy Powell, a Madison City Council member, ...The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
Democrats' Alabama win underscores political staying power of abortion, IVF
A special election in Alabama is the latest sign for Democrats that reproductive rights are a major motivating force for voters ahead of this fall’s elections. Democrat Marilyn Lands beat Republican Teddy Powell in a special election for a state ...The Hill - Politics - Abortion -
N.J. Democrat targets Sen. Bob Menendez's access to classified information — as well as Trump's
A new bill would prevent Sen. Bob Mendnez and Donald Trump from accessing classified information due their indictments on federal charges.NBC News - Politics - Donald Trump -
Murray in dramatic defeat by Machac in Miami
Andy Murray is knocked out of the Miami Open in a dramatic match against Tomas Machac, while British number one Cameron Norrie is also out in the last 32.BBC News - Top stories -
Democrat to introduce bill that would bar Menendez, Trump from receiving classified information
New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D) has drafted legislation to bar federal officeholders and candidates who are charged with certain criminal offenses from having access to classified information, a bill aimed squarely at former President Trump and ...The Hill - Politics - Donald Trump -
Democrats cheer surprise win in Alabama special election for candidate vowing to protect abortion rights and IVF – live
Marilyn Lands’s victory suggests reproductive rights are key issue for voters ahead of Biden-Trump rematch in November. Democrat wins in Alabama after focus on abortion and IVFSpeaking of Donald Trump, he has once again been gagged under an order ...The Guardian - World - Abortion -
Instagram moves to limit political content
Instagram has moved to limit political content, with users now having to go into their settings on the app to turn the limiting feature off. Users of the popular social media platform now have to go into their settings under “[c]ontent ...The Hill - Politics -
Church limited Clapham attacker's attendance
Abdul Shokoor Ezedi's won asylum in 2020 but new documents detail a sexual assault conviction in 2018.BBC News - Top stories -
Virginia Tech Shootings Fast Facts
Read Fast Facts from CNN about the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of the deadliest mass shootings in US history.CNN - Top stories