Kentucky lawmakers on Tuesday night passed a legislative package that includes banning abortions after 15 weeks, sending it to Gov. Andy Beshear’s desk. The omnibus House Bill 3 was cleared from the Senate gallery during a debate earlier in the day, and won final passage hours later in the House. It followed Senate action that inserted the…

Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said calling a normal Supreme Court procedure like the emergency docket (when the Court hears last-minute cases in a shortened time frame) a “shadow docket” is the latest attempt by Democrats to change public opinion about the Court, so they can add more justices….

In Japan, the Ministry of Health has now suspended close to 3 million doses of the Moderna vaccine. They are citing concerns of contamination. This came not only after a foreign, metallic substance was discovered inside the doses, but also after two men in their 30s died. At the moment, it’s not clear whether they…

South Australia is on the way to decriminalising abortion and moving the issue under the general health law after the lower house of the state Parliament passed the bill, following a lengthy debate. The Termination of Pregnancy Bill (pdf) will now be taken to the Upper House for final approval before the law can take…