Bidens Invite Woman Who Challenged Texas Abortion Law To State Of The Union

First Lady Jill Biden has invited Kate Cox, the woman who fought Texas for her right to a life-saving abortion last year, to be one of her and President Joe Biden’s guests at the State of the Union address in March. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed the invitation and Cox’s acceptance at a … Read more

Biden State of Union guest is Texas abortion case mom

Kate Cox Courtesy The Center for Reproductive Rights The mother at the center of a high-profile Texas Supreme Court abortion case will attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech to Congress as a guest of the president and first lady Dr. Jill Biden, the White House said Wednesday. The Texas high court last … Read more

North Dakota judge won’t temporarily block part of abortion law for doctors

BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota judge on Tuesday denied a temporary block on a part of the state’s revised abortion laws so that doctors can perform the procedure to save a patient’s life or health. State District Judge Bruce Romanick said the request for a preliminary injunction “is not appropriate and the Plaintiffs have … Read more

Abortion rights supporters launch campaign for Maryland constitutional amendment

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Abortion rights supporters in Maryland launched a campaign on Monday — the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade — to enshrine the right for women to end their pregnancies in the Maryland Constitution in November. Members of the Freedom in Reproduction Maryland ballot committee announced the effort in front of the state … Read more

Maine Democrats who expanded abortion access now want to enshrine it in the state constitution

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Gov. Janet Mills and other leading Democrats are pressing to end future legislative debate over abortions by amending the state constitution to enshrine the right to reproductive health care, just six months after lawmakers expanded access to abortions. Maine is seeking to join four other states that have amended their constitutions … Read more

Biden, Harris team up to campaign for abortion rights in Virginia

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will share the stage on Tuesday in Virginia as they campaign for abortion rights, a top issue for Democrats in an election expected to feature a rematch with Donald Trump, the former Republican president. Biden and Harris will be joined by their spouses, first lady … Read more

What to know about abortion rulings, bills and campaigns as the US marks Roe anniversary

Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling on Jan. 22, 1973, the time around the anniversary has always been marked by rallies, protests and political pledges. This time, after the 2022 ruling that overturned the nationwide right to abortion that Roe provided, there’s a flurry of activity as state policy gets decided by … Read more

Abortion fight puts Vice President Harris at the center of the 2024 election campaign

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is taking center stage in the Democrats’ renewed push for abortion rights during this year’s election and she will mark the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling on Monday in Wisconsin. It will be the first in a series of events hosted by Harris, and it comes … Read more

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: Biden Needs To Be More ‘Blunt’ About Abortion

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Democrats Think Abortion Will Motivate Voters. Is It Enough?

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said recently that he was “proud” to have a hand in overturning the abortion protections enshrined in Roe v. Wade, Democratic pollster Celinda Lake took it as a political gift, thinking to herself, “Oh my God, we just won the election.” It may not be that … Read more