TALLAHASSEE — A South Florida Jewish congregation has challenged a new state law that blocks abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, contending the measure violates privacy and religious freedom rights. The lawsuit, filed Friday in Leon County circuit court by Congregation L’Dor Va-Dor, seeks to block the law from taking […]
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What impact will the national abortion fight have here in Massachusetts?
In the days following the leak of a draft opinion showing the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, reaction in Massachusetts has been swift and loud. More than a thousand protesters took to the streets in Boston to cry out against what legal watchers think will be […]
For purple states like Pennsylvania, abortion laws may depend on who becomes governor : NPR
If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the right to an abortion in purple states, like Pennsylvania, might largely depend on which party can keep or take control of state government. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In Pennsylvania, Governor Tom Wolf, a Democrat, is term limited. And like some other […]
Texas abortion law: Here’s how the repeal of Roe v. Wade would affect it
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Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Abortion is still legal in Texas, up to about six weeks of pregnancy. But a draft decision in a landmark abortion rights case before the U.S. Supreme Court suggests that […]
Abortion law fights between states are a possible outcome of removing Roe : NPR
People gather Tuesday at the Utah State Capitol to rally in support of abortion rights in Salt Lake City. George Frey/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption George Frey/Getty Images People gather Tuesday at the Utah State Capitol to rally in support of abortion rights in Salt Lake City. George Frey/Getty […]
Idaho Supreme Court temporarily blocks implementation of new abortion law
The Idaho Supreme Court issued an order Friday temporarily blocking the implementation of a new Texas-style abortion law, as the court prepares to review a legal challenge to Idaho’s law. Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice G. Richard Bevan signed the order that stayed implementation of Senate Bill 1309, which would […]
Idaho Supreme Court Halts 6-Week Abortion Ban Based on Texas’ Law
The Idaho Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a law modeled after one in Texas that relies on ordinary citizens to enforce a ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy as a way of sidestepping challenges to its constitutionality. The court’s order prevents the law, which would allow […]
Can states limit abortion and gender-affirming treatments outside their borders?
Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. have unleashed a wave of state legislation attempting to restrict access to abortions and to gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth by allowing lawsuits to be filed against anyone who helps them. But now there’s a new twist in what appears to be a broader […]
US Supreme Court allows Kentucky official to defend abortion law | Women’s Rights News
The procedural ruling allows the Republican administration in Kentucky to pursue an appeal of a lower court ruling against state law. The United States Supreme Court has allowed Kentucky’s Republican attorney general to take over the defence of a restrictive abortion law after the state’s Democratic governor dropped the case […]
Supreme Court rules Kentucky AG can wade into legal fight over abortion law
Pro- and anti-abortion demonstrators are seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on December 1, 2021. File Photo by Tasos Katopodis/UPI | License Photo March 3 (UPI) — In a nearly unanimous verdict, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Kentucky’s attorney general can keep supporting a […]