The Zombie Law Trump Wants to Use to Ban Abortion Nationwide

Dickson, Mitchell’s partner in Comstock, told Littlefield that such ordinances were “de facto” bans on abortion, achieved by prohibiting clinics  use of the mail. “If an abortion facility cannot receive abortion-inducing drugs or any abortion paraphernalia,” he explained, “then how Continue reading The Zombie Law Trump Wants to Use to Ban Abortion Nationwide

Trump Wants an Abortion Ban Based on the Weirdest Logic Ever

The verdict caps a draining four-month civil trial of the former president that began after Engoron ruled that New York Attorney General Letitia James had already proven Trump committed bank fraud. In the ensuing months, Trump railed against the justice Continue reading Trump Wants an Abortion Ban Based on the Weirdest Logic Ever

MAGA Republican Candidate Claims Dems Want Babies to Get an Abortion

A gubernatorial candidate in Missouri is arguing against abortion access for rape victims on the basis that it would technically allow babies to gain access to the medical procedure. Republican Missouri State Senator Bill Eigel took the draconian (and idiotic) Continue reading MAGA Republican Candidate Claims Dems Want Babies to Get an Abortion

Conservatives Plan to Ban Abortion and Cut LGBT Rights Starting Next January

In such a lengthy, expansive plan, it can be easy to get lost in the details. This may be intentional, bogging down discussion and complicating reporting on the project’s potential impact. So let’s focus on the vision of society driving Continue reading Conservatives Plan to Ban Abortion and Cut LGBT Rights Starting Next January

Florida Republicans May Get Smoked on Another Abortion Fight

The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about a proposed ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution—and it wasn’t looking good for the amendment’s opponents. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody had asked the high court to strike Continue reading Florida Republicans May Get Smoked on Another Abortion Fight

Study Cited in Abortion Pill Ruling Was So Bogus It Was Just Retracted

An academic publisher has retracted three studies about the adverse effects of the abortion pill mifepristone, two of which are central to the ongoing lawsuit to ban the medication nationwide. Sage Publishing announced its decision Monday to pull the studies Continue reading Study Cited in Abortion Pill Ruling Was So Bogus It Was Just Retracted

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Sets Up Showdown on Medicaid Abortion Ban

David Cohen, one of the lawyers for the plaintiffs, told The New Republic that the Pennsylvania government has a “very high bar” to clear to justify Medicaid excluding abortion coverage after this ruling. The government must prove it has a Continue reading Pennsylvania Supreme Court Sets Up Showdown on Medicaid Abortion Ban

GOP Lawmaker Thinks He’s an Abortion Expert Because He’s a Veterinarian

New York Attorney General Letitia James accused Trump, his sons Don Jr. and Eric, the Trump Organization, and other company executives of fraudulently inflating the value of various real estate assets to get more favorable terms on bank loans. The Continue reading GOP Lawmaker Thinks He’s an Abortion Expert Because He’s a Veterinarian

Mike DeWine Is Following the Right’s Vicious Abortion Playbook on Trans Health Care

“In many ways, this outcome is even worse than the lack of a veto,” wrote Zinnia Jones, a researcher and writer of Gender Analysis, about DeWine’s new strategy. Jones has been analyzing and reporting on similar efforts at using administrative Continue reading Mike DeWine Is Following the Right’s Vicious Abortion Playbook on Trans Health Care

Florida Officially Has the Signatures to Put Abortion on the Ballot

Florida abortion advocates got one step closer on Friday to putting access to the procedure on the state’s ballot in November, even as Republicans continue to try and block them. Advocates needed to collect at least 891,523 valid signatures before Continue reading Florida Officially Has the Signatures to Put Abortion on the Ballot