Anti-abortion advocates worry that President Donald Trump may be pushed by the new Democratic majorities in the House and Senate to back down on anti-abortion priorities. Anti-abortion groups are publicly projecting confidence that the president will follow through on their top demands, including that he veto any bill legalizing later-in-pregnancy abortions and reject taxpayer funding […]
Anti-abortion advocates are touting their victory in keeping Idaho’s strict abortion prohibition in place after losing ground in three other states amid the seismic Democratic Party victories nationwide in the midterm elections. Idahoans voted by a comfortable 12 percentage points to keep a near-total abortion prohibition on elective abortion on Tuesday.
Idaho voters rejected a citizen-led ballot initiative to roll back the state’s near-total prohibition on abortion, keeping in place one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. Proposition 1, the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act, failed by a vote of 56% to 44% with 95% of the vote counted.
Nevada voters on Tuesday passed an amendment to enshrine abortion rights in their state constitution, permanently protecting abortion through the second trimester, through a second referendum on the measure. Question 6, which will establish a “fundamental right to abortion,” was ahead by a vote of 62.3% to 37.7% with 86% of the vote counted.
Virginia voters on Tuesday passed an amendment to enshrine abortion rights into their state constitution, loosening the restrictions on physicians performing third-trimester abortions in the commonwealth. Amendment 1, which will establish a “fundamental right to reproductive freedom,” passed by a vote of 60.7% to 39.3% when the Associated Press called the race at 9:01 p.m., […]
Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers has drawn sharp criticism from both sides of the aisle after releasing a direct-to-camera video on social media on Saturday saying he will not take action to restrict abortion rights at the federal level if elected by Michiganders on Tuesday. Rogers, who is in a toss-up contest against Democratic […]
The future of Republican policy related to abortion and the Make America Healthy Again agenda in the next Congress largely hinges on whether Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) can manage to win reelection in Kansas.
Senate Democrats are pressuring the Environmental Protection Agency to drop its study on the presence of abortion pill chemicals in the water supply, which they argue is driven by anti-abortion politics rather than sound science. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen.
The Hyde Amendment, a federal restriction on taxpayer-funded abortions enacted 50 years ago, has prevented funding for abortions except in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother, and is credited with more than 2.6 million births according to the Charlotte Lozier Institute. However, pro-life Republicans express concern that Democrats, who have increased efforts to repeal the amendment since the overturning of Roe v.
Dr. Heidi Overton, President Donald Trump's nominee for FDA commissioner, avoided direct answers on vaccines, abortion, and vaping policies during her Senate confirmation hearing, frustrating both Democrats and Republicans.
Senate Republicans have scheduled a confirmation hearing for Dr. Heidi Overton, President Trump's nominee for FDA Commissioner, on September 24, with her anti-abortion record drawing both support from groups like Americans United for Life and criticism from Democrats and abortion-rights advocates.
The family of Tierra Walker, a Texas woman who died from preeclampsia after being denied an abortion, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton and her medical team, alleging that Texas's abortion restrictions and their enforcement created a climate of fear that prevented timely medical intervention. Medical experts reviewing Walker's case stated her death was likely preventable, and the lawsuit highlights the tension between Texas abortion laws and medical decisions in cases where the mother's health is at serious risk.
