Launching his first salvo less than 36 hours after former President Trump was again elected to the White House, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday convened a special session of the state Legislature to increase legal funding to defend civil rights, climate change, access to abortion, disaster funding and other California policies from a conservative federal […]
In every state where it was on the ballot on Tuesday, protecting abortion care received more votes than Vice President Kamala Harris. This was true regardless of whether the state ultimately went for Harris or for President-elect Donald Trump, and even in the three out of 10 states in which the abortion-related measure did not […]
When the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, it ended the constitutional right to have an abortion and returned the ability to regulate the procedure to the states. Now, amid a heated presidential election that resulted in a win for Donald Trump, a handful of states have voted to enshrine reproductive […]
Voters in 10 states will decide on whether or not their state should legally protect abortion rights on Tuesday, the latest in a string of abortion-related ballot measures since Roe v. Wade was overturned, all of which have previously come out in favor of abortion rights, though it remains to be seen if these ballot.
It hadn’t ended well for me either. I completed my grief memoir, enjoyed the euphoric high of kick-assery that follows writing a book, and then promptly had a nervous breakdown, lost hair by the fistful, had to cancel a long-awaited overseas trip and ended up on Prozac. I was still dealing with the mental aftermath […]
But for Texans, change isn’t coming any time soon. While measures to expand or protect abortion will be on the ballot in 10 states — Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, and South Dakota — Texas does not allow any form of citizen-led referendum, and the GOP currently controls the state’s […]
Nebraska prohibits abortion at 12 weeks, with stated exceptions for rape, incest, or “to avert her death or to avert serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function.” Nevada Nevada’s Question 6, titled the Right to Abortion Initiativewould establish a state constitutional right to an abortion, while allowing the government […]
Due to Arizona’s strict laws, many are forced to leave their homes and travel hundreds of miles to clinics in California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Colorado to receive essential care. In 2023, 171,300 people traveled to receive abortion care across the country, the New York Times reported, and although there’s limited data on the exact […]
It was a mild, crisp, and sunny Saturday afternoon, and the two doctors were on a mission. Flyers and stickers in hand, they made their way through the Columbus Square Park neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, which sits just blocks south of the winding and muddy Missouri River. Iman Alsaden and Selina Sandoval, respectively the […]
BBC The 2024 presidential election is the first since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, which protected the national right to an abortion. The gender divide has been prominent in this election, with polls suggesting Kamala Harris has an advantage among women and former President Donald Trump is enjoying a similar lead among men. […]
