WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Senator Rick Scott of Florida this week joined the ranks of Republican incumbents struggling to strike a balance on reproductive rights, saying he opposes November ballot initiative to overturn his state’s six-week abortion ban, but believes Congress should leave those decisions up to the states. Scott, who is seeking …
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 160-year ban on abortion may be imposed clearing the way for a near total ban on abortion in the state. The 1864 ban had exceptions to save the mother’s life, but none in cases of rape or incest. “The question of abortion implicates moral and public policy …
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It takes more than eight hours to drive to Bristol, Virginia, from Jacksonville, Florida. That’s up 10 from Orlando and closer to 14 from Miami. Despite that distance, the Women’s Health Center in Bristol is bracing for an influx of Florida women seeking abortions when the tougher ban goes into effect next month. For many …
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A day after the Florida Supreme Court cleared the way for the state ban on six-week abortions to take effect, President Biden’s re-election campaign launched an ad reminding voters of former President Donald Trump’s role in ending federal abortion rights. “For 54 years they tried to get Roe v. Wade overturned and I did it …
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Supreme Court on Monday cleared the state’s way of banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant, while giving voters a chance to lift the restrictions in November. The court, which was reversed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, ruled 6-1 to uphold the state’s …
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DALLAS (AP) — A Texas medical panel on Friday rejected calls to list specific exceptions to one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S., which doctors say is dangerously vague and has forced women with serious pregnancy complications to leave the state. The head of the Texas Medical Board also said that broader …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Reproductive freedom has taken center stage under Biden state of the union speech but abortion rights advocates had mixed reactions, raising concerns about the president’s attempt to capitalize on what will be a central campaign issue while avoiding the use of the word “abortion”. Abortion rights have proven to be a powerful …
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The host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Julie Rovner is the chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically acclaimed reference book Health Policy and Policy from A to Z”, which is …
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The Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling last week that frozen embryos fertilized in test tubes legally qualify as living, breathing human beings has left Republicans scrambling to clarify their positions to avoid losing votes from women in the 2024 election. – and John Oliver wasn’t going to let them get away with it. On Last week …
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