The nominally pro-choice senator played a key role in assembling an extremist Supreme Court.
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Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
From joy to anger, faith leaders react to Roe’s reversal
Reactions from America’s faith leaders ranged from elation to anger after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that made abortion legal nationwide.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Here’s where each U.S. state stands on abortion
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, a decision that sets up the potential for legal fights between the states.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Justice Clarence Thomas suggests court reconsider contraception, same-sex marriage rulings
In a separate opinion, Thomas expressed his support for revisiting other Supreme Court rulings that he and other conservatives believe should be left to individual states.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
More than 1,000 march in Portland to protest abortion ruling
The ruling means women no longer have a constitutional right to abortion, but Maine state law protects that right within state borders.
Posted inNation & World, News
‘Heightened alert’: Abortion providers brace for ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling on abortion in the coming days or weeks.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Conversation: Most people support abortion staying legal, but that may not matter in making law
THE CONVERSATION — The Supreme Court is set to soon rule on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case, nearly one month after a leaked draft majority opinion showed the court might uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Ruling to uphold this ban could undo women’s constitutional right to abortion, guaranteed by […]
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Oklahoma governor signs the nation’s strictest abortion ban
The only exceptions in the Oklahoma law are to save the life of a pregnant woman or if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest that has been reported to law enforcement.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: ‘Everything is possible’ for abortion foes
The absurd myth of last-minute abortions is propaganda designed to drown out legitimate policy debate.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
Oklahoma approves nation’s most restrictive abortion ban; services to stop
The bill is part of an aggressive push in Republican-led states across the country to scale back abortion rights.