Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday signed into law a bill banning abortion after cardiac activity is detected, which is usually at six weeks of pregnancy. The measure, S.B. 1503 or the “Oklahoma Heartbeat Act,” comes into effect immediately. Exceptions apply in cases of a medical emergency, but do not apply for pregnancies due to…
Oklahoma Governor Signs Heartbeat Abortion Ban Into Law, Effective Immediately
Capitol Report (May 3): Leaked Supreme Court Opinion Shocks Justice System
The landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade is on the cusp of being overturned. A leaked draft Supreme Court ruling shows how the Justices are expected to rule on an abortion case. Protestors have rallied in Washington to express their thoughts on the issue. Former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson joins us to give…
California’s Response to Shift on Abortion ‘Insane’: Republican Senator
California Democrats have denounced rumored plans of the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade and have vowed to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution and provide out-of-state abortion seekers with free services. When news that a leaked draft of a Supreme Court majority opinion surfaced May 2, California Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote…
Analysis: Abortion Could Be Severely Limited in 23 States If Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade
Abortion would be banned or severely limited in 23 states if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, an analysis by the Guttmacher Institute indicates. “Changes to the makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 raise the possibility that Roe v. Wade could be severely undermined—or even overturned—essentially leaving the legality of abortion…
‘Pro-Life Spiderman’ Scales San Francisco Skyscraper in Abortion Protest
Maison Deschamps, a rock climber who goes by the name “Pro-Life Spiderman,” has free-climbed the 60-story, 1,070-foot Salesforce Tower in San Francisco to raise awareness of an abortion doctor accused by pro-life activists of conducting late-term abortions. “The mission is simple: destroy what is evil and protect what is innocent,” the 22-year-old climber wrote on…
What’s In the Leaked Supreme Court Opinion Overturning Roe v. Wade?
A leaked majority draft opinion written by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito suggests the highest court in the land has decided to strike down Roe v. Wade, the seminal 1973 precedent that federalized abortion policy, overriding the states and making the procedure lawful throughout the entire United States. The gist of Alito’s draft opinion is that,…
Protesters Gather at Supreme Court After Leaked Abortion Ruling Draft
Hundreds of people gathered outside the Supreme Court building early Tuesday to voice their reactions to the leak of a draft ruling by the court, which signaled that the landmark abortion statue Roe v. Wade would be overturned. One of the protestors, Patrick Mahoney, chief strategy officer for Stanton Public Policy Center, a pro-life organization, reacted to…
Supreme Court Leak Meant to Force Change to Abortion Decision: Hawley
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said that documents purporting to show that the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) will overturn Roe v. Wade were leaked to try and force SCOTUS to change course. The draft of the SCOTUS decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was leaked to Politico in an unprecedented breach of court secrecy and…
Roe v Wade Opinion: Republicans Decry Supreme Court Leak, Democrats Call to End Filibuster
Republicans in Congress on May 2 decried the leak of a Supreme Court opinion which would end legal protections for abortion, while Democrats called for the end of the Senate filibuster to preempt the court’s ruling. Politico published a leaked opinion on May 2 authored by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. The opinion, written in…
Supreme Court Has Decided to Overturn Roe v. Wade, Leaked Opinion Suggests
A document that Politico describes as an “initial draft majority opinion” written by Justice Samuel Alito suggests the Supreme Court has decided to strike down Roe v. Wade, the seminal precedent that in 1973 wrested the regulation of abortion from the states and made the procedure lawful throughout the entire United States. The leaking of the…
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