Category: abortion

Newsom Joins Oregon, Washington in Pact to Ensure Abortion Access

Gov. Gavin Newsom joined his counterparts from Oregon and Washington Friday to proclaim the states as safe havens for women seeking abortion following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v. Wade—the landmark 1973 precedent which largely legalized the procedure nationwide. As a result of the Supreme Court ruling, each state now has the option…


Capitol Report (June 24): Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade; Congress Passes More Gun Laws

It’s official: The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade in one of its biggest decisions in decades. Some Americans mourn while others are celebrating. At least 13 states are making the abortion ban effective immediately or soon. While Republicans are hailing the victory, Democrats say the fight is not over. We also have reactions…


Roe v. Wade Overturn a ‘Legacy’ of Trump Administration: Jenna Ellis

A former senior counsel to President Donald Trump said the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade on Friday is the legacy of Trump’s first term. Jenna Ellis told The Epoch Times in an interview on June 24 that Friday’s ruling on Roe v. Wade shows how Trump’s Supreme Court nominations and federal-judicial appointments…


Protests Planned Outside Justice Thomas’s Home After Abortion Ruling

Protesters say they are going to demonstrate outside the homes of several Supreme Court justices following the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade as President Joe Biden called for demonstrators to remain peaceful. Left-wing group Our Rights DC wrote on Twitter that it is planning a protest outside Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s house on…


SoCal Officials React to Ruling Overturning Roe v. Wade

LOS ANGELES—Many Southern California officials Friday had strong reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 precedent which struck down a series of federal and state laws restricting abortion and largely legalized the procedure nationwide. The overwhelmingly Democrat contingent deemed the ruling—which puts abortion policy at the discretion of states—a…


Republicans, Democrats React to Overturning of Roe v. Wade; AOC Declares Decision ‘Illegitimate’

Republican leaders are lauding the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion at a national level, while Democrats are decrying what they call the revocation of women’s rights. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who played a role in preserving the seat left vacant by the late Supreme Court Justice…


Republicans, Democrats React to Overturning of Roe v. Wade

Republican leaders are lauding the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion at a national level, while Democrats are decrying what they call the revocation of women’s rights. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who played a role in preserving the seat left vacant by the late Supreme Court Justice…


Kansas to Be First Test of Voter Sentiment in the ‘Post-Roe’ Era

The first ballot test of the official, newly-minted “post-Roe era” will be on Aug. 2, when Kansas voters are presented with a proposed amendment on their primary ballots that declares there is no constitutional right to abortion. The Kansas Value Them Both Amendment is the first of four proposed constitutional amendments addressing abortion that will…


Pro-Life Groups: Roe Decision Only Half the Battle

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the 1973 ruling Roe v. Wade represents a victory for women and children throughout the country, pro-life organizations say, but add that their work is only halfway finished. “Of course, we are rejoicing that the Supreme Court has seen the need to overturn this dreadful decision that has…


Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade; Economist: Next Stage of Inflation Coming | NTD

The Supreme Court officially overturned Roe V. Wade this morning. In a six to three decision, the 50 year-old ruling that made abortion legal across the nation, was ended. The bipartisan gun control bill has passed in the Senate. But what’s in the bill? The content is raising concern among some Second Amendment advocates. An…