The only exemption to the ban is if the woman’s life is in jeopardy.
abortion rights
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: ‘Fetal personhood’ has a whiff of medieval theology
Recent anti-abortion arguments exhibit a fanatical desire for irrevocable distinctions around personhood and bodies.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Republicans in muddle on abortion as ban proposed by Graham exposes rifts
Republican lawmakers and candidates trying to recalibrate on abortion are sending mixed messages eight weeks before the midterms: ‘It’s an absolute disaster,’ one strategist says.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The Irish abortion rights experience gives me hope
Ireland’s campaign for access to abortion leaned heavily on stories told by Irish women. Let’s take note of that.
Posted inElection 2022, Nation & World, News, Politics
Republican Sen. Graham introduces bill to restrict abortions nationwide
Republicans have been forced to reckon with a growing trove of data suggesting that abortion could be a decisive issue in the midterms, motivating Democratic and independent voters far more than was widely expected.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Recruiting crisis should be wakeup call for military, its treatment of women
A culture of hostility to women has been made worse by the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Posted inNation & World, News
Report on Supreme Court abortion opinion leak could come soon, Gorsuch says
The leak to Politico of Justice Samuel A. Alito’s draft opinion shocked the Supreme Court, which prides itself on keeping internal deliberations secret.
Posted inNation & World, News
South Carolina senators reject a near-total abortion ban
South Carolina senators have rejected a ban on almost all abortions in a special session.
Posted inNation & World
Judge strikes down 1931 Michigan law criminalizing abortion
The statute was suspended in May with an injunction, after a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood.
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Abortion floor debate splits South Carolina Republicans
The South Carolina Senate has scheduled a lengthy floor debate on an abortion ban that no longer includes exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest.