GOP Senate Nominee Asks Why Older Women Care About Abortion

GOP Senate Nominee Asks Why Older Women Care About Abortion

Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio questioned last week why older women care so much about abortion rights, saying it was a “little crazy” that some voters cited reproductive rights as their prime issue heading into the November election. “You know, the left has a lot of single-issue voters,” Moreno said during a town … Read more

Harris Speaks To Family Of Woman Who Died Under Abortion Ban

Harris Speaks To Family Of Woman Who Died Under Abortion Ban

Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday addressed the family of a young woman who died in what a ProPublica investigation revealed was a preventable death resulting from Georgia’s ultra-restrictive abortion law. It was the first time the family had spoken out since the investigative news outlet reported this week on Amber Nicole Thurman’s death after … Read more

Donald Trump Faces Conservative Backlash Over Shifting Stance On Abortion Rights

Donald Trump Faces Conservative Backlash Over Shifting Stance On Abortion Rights

Conservatives had already begun criticizing Donald Trump’s ever-shifting positions on abortion (file). Johnstown, United States: Republican White House nominee Donald Trump sought Friday to contain the blast radius of a fierce backlash over his remarks publicly backing away from right-wing positions on reproductive rights. The ex-president has been under fire from conservatives over an announcement … Read more

Women Call Out Trump At DNC Over Abortion Bans

Women Call Out Trump At DNC Over Abortion Bans

On the first night of their national convention, Democrats highlighted three stories of how abortion restrictions after Roe v. Wade was overturned had hurt women and couples, hoping to underscore the importance of reproductive rights in one of the most poignant presentations Monday night. The message: Abortion bans put lives at risk. Giving the stage … Read more

Rep. Jared Golden Of Maine Hits GOP Rival Over Abortion Votes

Rep. Jared Golden Of Maine Hits GOP Rival Over Abortion Votes

Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, one of the U.S. House’s most vulnerable Democrats, is blasting his Republican challenger, state Rep. Austin Theriault, for failing to stand up for abortion rights in Maine’s state House. Theriault, a former race car driver from Fort Kent, told the Bangor Daily News in 2022 that he would not act … Read more

Trump Repeats His Same Old Abortion Lies During Debate

Trump Repeats His Same Old Abortion Lies During Debate

Abortion came up early in CNN’s presidential debate Thursday night, with Donald Trump repeating his head-scratching claim that “everybody” wanted to overturn Roe v. Wade. The subject arose when debate moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper asked the former president whether he would block access to medication abortion, something the U.S. Supreme Court just voted … Read more

Democrats Introduce Bill To Repeal Comstock Act

Democrats Introduce Bill To Repeal Comstock Act

Democrats in the Senate and House introduced a bill to repeal an archaic law that could be revived to implement a national abortion ban. Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced the Stop Comstock Act on Thursday afternoon in hopes of repealing the 1873 law that criminalizes sending “obscene” materials in the mail, including anything “intended for … Read more

Voters are tired of out-of-touch politicians: Sam Brown

Voters are tired of out-of-touch politicians: Sam Brown

(NewsNation) — Republican Sam Brown, a retired Army captain who won the Nevada Senate primary in a landslide, has set his sights on defeating incumbent Democrat Jacky Rosen, saying in an interview Wednesday that voters are tired of “out-of-touch politicians.” While acknowledging Rosen is favored, Brown expressed confidence he can overcome polls showing her with … Read more

Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Is About To Go Into Effect

Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Is About To Go Into Effect

Florida is just hours away from its six-week abortion ban going into effect, largely cutting off abortion as an option for the thousands of patients who’ve traveled to the state for reproductive care following the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Starting Wednesday, patients in Florida, one of the country’s most populous states, will … Read more

Some Abortion Rights Groups Aren’t Backing Pro-Choice Amendments

Some Abortion Rights Groups Aren’t Backing Pro-Choice Amendments

Eloisa Lopez is the executive director for Pro-Choice Arizona and the Abortion Fund of Arizona, one of only three funds in the state. She sits on the state’s maternal mortality committee. She escaped an abusive relationship when she was pregnant with her second child and has had four abortions. Lopez knows that abortion access can … Read more