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Public Opinion About Abortion Is Complex and Sometimes Confused

Americans cannot be neatly divided into two sides, and they do not necessarily understand the implications of Roe v. Wade.

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NY Rep. Tom Reed resigns, cites ‘extremism’ in House

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NY Gov. Hochul directs $35 million to abortion providers for out-of-state visitors: ‘Don’t mess with the state of New York’

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday that she was sending $35 million into a new fund for abortion providers, stepping up efforts to guarantee access in New York, with the expected fall of federal reproductive rights portending a surge in out-of-state visitors seeking care.

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"View" on Cruz's "despicable" comments

"The next woman you call 'a goon,' don't do it to her face," Whoopi Goldberg addresses the Texas senator

Salon

Republican senator compares women to sea turtles and eagles in speech against abortion rights

Steve Daines made the remarks on the floor of the US Senate

The Independent UK

Elizabeth Warren lays into Susan Collins’s abortion compromise legislation

The Republican is working on compromise legislation with Senator Tim Kaine

The Independent UK

El Salvador: woman sentenced to 30 years in prison for homicide after miscarriage

Activists say case offers a stark warning to women in the US, where the supreme court is considering overturning Roe v Wade

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California lawmaker reveals abortion as more women speak out

A California legislator who is the wife of state Attorney General Rob Bonta has disclosed she had an abortion as a 21-year-old

The Independent UK

Anti-abortion Senate Democrat backs abortion rights bill

Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, one of the last anti-abortion rights Democrats on Capitol Hill, says he would support a bill to write the rights into federal law

The Independent UK

There Is a Reason Why Roe v. Wade's Defenders Focus on Its Results Rather Than Its Logic

The abortion precedent has faced withering criticism, including damning appraisals by pro-choice legal scholars, for half a century.

Reason

Can States Ban Residents From Getting Abortions in Other States, if Roe v. Wade is Overturned?

The answer is probably "no." But the federal government could more easily ban such transactions.

Reason

Will the threat to abortion rights be enough to get jaded Texas Democrats to vote?

Democrats are hoping voters will be more fired up to turn out for them this year because of abortion rights, but some voters in Texas expressed reservations that the party could deliver on the issue.

WEKU

Campaign volunteers are a good source for voter education

One of the easiest ways to learn about your candidates is by hearing what their volunteers have to say when they contact you by phone.

Chicago Sun-Times

Eternal death and Adolf Hitler: an ode to Life After Life, the year’s most underrated TV show

The BBC’s thoughtful, beautifully told drama about continual rebirth isn’t always easy viewing, but it’s a complex, clever paean to human potential

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The Independent UK

Political reality: Congress can't save -- or end -- abortion

Fighting for decades over abortion policy, Congress is about to run into the political limits of its ability to act in either direction on the issue

WEKU

Colombia legalized abortions for the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. A backlash ensued

The Constitutional Court issued the ruling in February of this year. It's part of a so-called "green wave" of liberalizing abortion rights in some Latin America countries. And it's led to protests.

Reason

Is It Unconstitutional for Laws to Be Based on Their Supporters' Religiously Founded Moral Beliefs?

This perennial question came up again in an e-mail from a reader about the abortion debate, so I thought I'd blog again about it. I think the answer is not just "no," but "hell, no"—I think it would be an outrageous discrimination against religious believers to have such a constitutional…

Axios

The states where abortion access is protected without Roe v. Wade

Over 130 bills to expand and protect abortion have been introduced in the 2022 legislative cycle.

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Salon

Post-Roe, IVF treatment may be impeded

Giving a fertilized egg "personhood" throws a wrench in the standard in vitro fertilization procedure

The Guardian - US

Pro-choice group claims arson attack on Wisconsin anti-abortion office

Madison police investigate attack on Wisconsin Family Action after claim by group calling itself Jane’s revenge

Tribune News Service

Yellen says rollback of abortion rights puts US economy at risk

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen entered one of the most politically charged U.S. debates Tuesday, saying the economy would suffer if the Supreme Court significantly limits women’s access to abortion.

The Conversation

5 justices, all confirmed by senators representing a minority of voters, appear willing to overturn Roe v. Wade

If the leaked Supreme Court decision on abortion is to be believed, five justices have voted during private deliberations to overturn Roe v. Wade. Notably, those five are what I refer to as “numerical minority justices.”

The Guardian - US

Susan Collins calls the cops over polite abortion message chalked outside home

‘Intricately drawn’ message urging Republican senator to back reproductive rights bill was not a crime, police in Maine say

Salon

SCOTUS gets religion — the law suffers

Alito's draft opinion is full of specious legal and historical language — but it's just religious doctrine in drag

The Independent UK

Yellen trip to Capitol detours into tense abortion debate

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s appearance before a Senate committee took an unexpected and tense detour into the abortion debate Tuesday when senators questioned her about the potential impact of an abortion ban on the American economy

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