Tag: abortion
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Gov. JB Pritzker accelerates abortion advocacy ahead of election
CHICAGO — With a week until the Nov. 5 election, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a key Democratic surrogate and potential future presidential candidate, is making a last big push to help states attempting to advance their reproductive rights initiatives. His nonprofit group, Think Big America — which has already invested millions of dollars in abortion-rights…
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Tammy Baldwin and Eric Hovde spar over abortion and the economy in tense Wisconsin Senate debate
Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde sparred over abortion rights and economic issues Friday night during their first and only debate of a hotly contested Wisconsin Senate race that has tightened just weeks before Election Day. The tenor of the hour-long face-off was mostly civil, but both candidates fired off acidic lines and…
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Judge blocks Florida surgeon general from threatening TV stations over abortion rights ad
A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order against Florida’s surgeon general, the latest development in a legal battle over a television ad supporting the state’s abortion rights ballot measure. Earlier this month, the Florida Department of Health sent cease-and-desist letters to multiple broadcast stations that had aired the ad, threatening criminal charges…
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Ted Cruz and Colin Allred clash over abortion, trans athletes and Jan. 6 in feisty Texas Senate debate
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred traded quippy one-liners and clashed over policy Tuesday during their first and only debate in a Texas Senate race debate that both candidates agree is up for grabs. Cruz presented himself as a conservative who “will fight to keep Texas Texas,” while Allred cast Cruz as…
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Abortion rights ballot measures are popular, but that hasn’t fully translated into Democratic support
LAS VEGAS — Shannon Bilbray Axelrod, a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly, stood at the head of a conference table Wednesday night, thanking volunteers for their hard work. But the volunteers weren’t there to boost her campaign for Clark County commissioner. They were urging voters to support “Question 6,” a measure farther down the…
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Supreme Court asked to nix abortion clinic protest ‘bubble zones’
The Supreme Court may soon consider two cases that could dismantle limits on how close protesters can be to people at abortion clinics and other health care facilities. The cases argue that “buffer zones” around clinics and “bubble zones” around the people who visit them violate the First Amendment. “Americans either have the right to…
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Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan spar over abortion and party ties in Maryland Senate debate
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — In their first and only debate of an unusually competitive Maryland Senate race Thursday, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and former Gov. Larry Hogan sparred over the issue of abortion and whether the deep blue state would be best represented by a staunch Democrat or an anti-Donald Trump Republican. Hogan…
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Melania Trump details ‘legitimate reasons’ to get an abortion in her new book
In her new memoir, Melania Trump reveals that she backs abortion rights, but she leaves some grey area as to whether she supports restrictions. In the book, titled “Melania,” she says that women should “have the power to determine what she does with her own body,” and expresses support for the slogan “My body, My choice.”…
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Senate candidate Tim Sheehy says women ‘indoctrinated’ on abortion
Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, who is locked in a highly consequential race with Democratic incumbent Jon Tester, said in newly unearthed audio that the Republican Party needs to do a better job at winning over young women, who he said have been “indoctrinated” for years on the issue of abortion. “Young people, listen up,…
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Georgia Supreme Court reinstates state’s 6-week abortion ban
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday reinstated the state’s six-week abortion ban while it reviews an appeal from the state to an earlier ruling from a lower court that had struck down the law. The decision from the state Supreme Court goes into effect at 5 p.m. local time, meaning that most abortions will again…