On Election Night 2016, Republicans came home for Donald Trump. After nearly a year of expressing disgust and dismay at Trump's rise to prominence, Republicans – both ordinary voters and party elites – swallowed their reservations and came out en masse for their nominee. Why did they do it? And why have Congressional Republicans stayed so loyal … [Read more...]
Georgia Abortion Ban Blocked by Federal Judge
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Georgia law that would ban most abortions as soon as a heartbeat can be detected by a doctor, as early as six weeks into pregnancy. House Bill 481 would have gone into effect January 1, 2020 but will be on hold until the case against it plays out in court. Similar “heartbeat bills” have been passed this … [Read more...]
Alabama Passes Near Total Abortion Ban
Tuesday night, Alabama sent the most restrictive abortion bill in the country to the governor's desk. Alabama's Senate passing legislation that could punish doctors who perform abortions with life in prison. The state's Republican backers have pushed the legislation. The bill amounts to a near-total ban on abortion in the state. The express … [Read more...]
Proposed Changes to Planned Parenthood Funding Blocked by Federal Judge
Pink out for Planned Parenthood March, New York, New York (Photo Credit: INeverCry, CC 2.0) A federal judge in Washington State recently issued an injunction preventing the Trump Administration’s changes to Title X from taking effect as planned on May 3. Title X is a federal grant program used to provide funding to clinics that provide health … [Read more...]
Georgia Signs Heartbeat Abortion Ban, Joining Growing U.S. Movement
According to a report by Reuters, on Tuesday, Georgia became the fifth US state to outlaw abortion after a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, a Republican, said as he signed the bill, "Our job is to do what is right, not what is easy." Reuters reports that Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio have all enacted … [Read more...]
Will Chief Justice John Roberts Protect Abortion Precedent?
Event Description: The Supreme Court held a special sitting on November 8, 2018, for the formal investiture ceremony of Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended as guests of the Court. Photo Caption: Associate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh (left) and Chief Justice John G. Roberts, … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Rebuffs Anti-abortion Activists
According to Reuters, on Monday The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by anti-abortion activists to narrow a Planned Parenthood lawsuit accusing them of illegally recording video of abortion providers to try to falsely show the illicit sale of aborted fetal tissue for profit. The justices declined to hear an appeal by the activists of a lower … [Read more...]
Kentucky Court Strikes Down State’s Fetal Heartbeat Bill
Just hours after Governor Matt Bevin signed Kentucky’s House Bill 5 into law, Judge David Hale blocked the bill from officially becoming law, a ruling that is potentially unconstitutional. While his ruling blocks the bill from becoming law for now, he also ordered a hearing to occur within the next two weeks to hear arguments regarding the bill’s … [Read more...]
Ohio’s Down Syndrome Abortion Ban Heads to Federal Court
In December 2017, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed into law House Bill 214, which prevented any physician from performing an abortion if he knew that one of the reasons the woman sought the abortion was because her baby had Down syndrome. Planned Parenthood and Preterm-Cleveland, however, joined forces and challenged the law almost immediately. … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Blocks Controversial Louisiana Abortion Restrictions By 5-4 Vote
In a 5-4 ruling issued late in the day on February 7, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked a Louisiana law that likely would have put the majority of the state's abortion providers out of business while running afoul of recent Supreme Court precedent. Perhaps most interesting and significant aspect of the decision for the immediate future of … [Read more...]
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