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The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the state’s ballot initiative to legalize abortion will be allowed to move forward. The decision rejected Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s (R) attempts to block the effort. The proposal could amend Missouri’s Constitution to protect abortion rights and birth control access. Most abortions are currently outlawed in the state, though there are few exceptions for medical emergencies. Bailey has been delaying the measure by stalling the approval of the cost estimates, taking beyond the normal amount of time it takes to review and approve b...
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In what is a major victory for abortion rights activists, Ohio voters have resoundingly rejected Issue 1, which would have made it harder to amend the Ohio state constitution by a vote of 57% to 43%. The measure would have raised the threshold for an amendment to the state constitution from a simple majority to 60%. Republican lawmakers had initially supported the proposal to turn the amendment process to their own advantage, making it harder to make abortion rights part of the constitution. In November, voters will vote on whether to add abortion protections to the state constitution. The Ohi...
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In May, Ohio Republicans passed a measure that created an August 8 election, when constituents will decide whether to end the state’s citizens’ rights to amend their state constitution with a simple majority vote. The conservative proposal would increase the threshold from 50% to 60%, which would dramatically affect a practice that has existed for centuries. Among other issues, changing the threshold would make it far more difficult for an abortion rights amendment, which was just approved to appear on the November ballot, to pass. When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Oh...
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Iowa Judge Joseph Seidlin temporarily blocked the state’s new ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. This means that abortion will once again be legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnancy while the court assesses the law’s constitutionality. Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-Iowa) signed the legislation just days ago, attempting to prohibit all abortions once cardiac activity can become detected; most women are not even aware that they are pregnant at the six-week threshold. Republican state lawmakers approved the measure last week, and Seidlin held a hearing on the matter on Friday after pro-choice...
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Iowa lawmakers passed a law that will ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Abortion rights groups have already announced their preparation to fight the bill. Abortion is currently legal in Iowa up to 22 weeks gestation. The new legislation will criminalize the procedure after the detection of fetal cardiac activity. Women may not even know they are pregnant before this time. The law will take effect once Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signs it. Abortion access is already almost completely restricted in neighboring states of South Dakota, Wisconsin and Missouri, with the new bill severely re...
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President Joe Biden spoke out against Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) for holding up the confirmation of 200 Pentagon nominees in protest of a Defense Department abortion policy. Tuberville began blocking confirmations in March in opposition to a policy enacted by the Defense Department last year. The policy provides paid leave and reimburses costs for service members who travel to get an abortion in states where abortion is now restricted. Tuberville opposed the policy citing the Hyde Amendment, which carved out particular abortion services that states are not obligated to cover using feder...
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A state judge has halted South Carolina’s new abortion ban just one day after Gov. Henry McMaster (R) signed it into law. McMaster signed the bill on May 25 and put it into effect immediately. The law limits abortions up to six weeks and includes exceptions for rape, incest and to save the life of the mother. The bill received criticism immediately. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic filed a suit in the state court with Greenville Women’s Clinic and two psychic plaintiffs soon after McMaster signed it into law. Planned Parenthood said the law “trampled” on reproductive rights in South Carolina....
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State legislators failed to pass a six-week abortion ban in Nebraska on Thursday, while a near-total ban failed simultaneously in South Carolina. Both Nebraska and South Carolina are deeply conservative states and have state legislatures controlled by Republicans – highlighting a potent internal conflict among Republicans who have begun questioning the political viability of further abortion-rights restrictions. Nebraska, the state with the only unicameral legislature in the country, did not pass the proposed “Heartbeat Act” that would ban abortions after six weeks except in instances of rape,...
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Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) cautioned against further state-level initiatives attempting to limit abortion access on ABC’s This Week on Sunday or they will “lose huge.” While saying she’s a “constitutional conservative who’s pro-life,” Mace argued that Republicans need to “read the room” politically and find a “middle ground” on abortion. Mace argued that Republicans should stop catering to the “extremities” of the conservative movement and support “common sense positions” such as exceptions for rape and easy access to birth control. She directly called out the recent six-week abortion...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed into law a six-week abortion ban, a move made possible by the reversal of Roe v. Wade in June 2022. DeSantis signed the bill just hours after Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature passed the measure on Thursday afternoon. “Signed the Heartbeat Protection Act, which expands pro-life protections and devotes resources to help young mothers and families,” tweeted DeSantis after enacting the bill. The bill comes as DeSantis is expected to soon announce his candidacy for president in 2024. While bolstering his credibility with anti-abortion activists may bo...
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