- An abortion-rights group said Wednesday that doctors and clinics that perform abortions in six states "are routinely targeted" for legal and physical harassment, including death threats, and called on the Justice Department to do more to protect clinic workers. http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/72320.html 5 comments politics
- Pritzker vows to protect abortion rights in Illinois https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-vows-to-protect-abortion-rights-in-illinois 13 comments politics
- Elizabeth Warren unveils plan to protect abortion rights https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-elizabeth-warren-abortion-platform-2020-story.html 5 comments politics
- ‘No’ prevails: Kansas votes to protect abortion rights in state constitution https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article263832087.html 21 comments politics
- Biden Says He Supports Overriding Filibuster to Protect Abortion Rights https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2022-06-30/biden-says-he-supports-overriding-filibuster-to-protect-abortion-rights 34 comments politics
- Biden says he supports overriding filibuster to protect abortion rights https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-says-he-supports-overriding-filibuster-protect-abortion-rights-2022-06-30/ 15 comments politics
- Maine’s senators want abortion rights protected. They don’t want to end the filibuster to do it. https://bangordailynews.com/2022/05/04/politics/maine-senators-abortion-rights-filibuster-joam40zk0w/ 36 comments politics
- The Argument For Congress To Act To Protect Abortion Rights https://www.npr.org/2021/09/03/1033910779/the-argument-for-congress-to-act-to-protect-abortion-rights 4 comments politics
- Biden: Congress should protect abortion rights, if necessary https://apnews.com/37bcf15a80a54014bd37fa4298d5d5c1 19 comments politics
- Elizabeth Warren calls for federal protections for abortion rights https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/17/politics/elizabeth-warren-abortion/index.html 28 comments politics
- Right to abortion protected by Kansas Constitution, state Supreme Court rules https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article229693509.html 7 comments politics
- With Trump Ready to Name Far-Right Justice, Poll Shows Nearly 70 Percent in US Want Women's Abortion Rights Protected https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/06/29/trump-ready-name-far-right-justice-poll-shows-nearly-70-percent-us-want-womens 75 comments politics
- Obama Permanently Protected Women’s Rights To Contraceptives And Abortion http://www.konbini.com/us/lifestyle/obama-protects-women-rights-to-contraceptives-and-abortion/ 12 comments politics
- Satanic Temple says abortion ban violates religious freedom, to sue state to protect civil rights https://scoop.upworthy.com/satanic-temple-says-abortion-ban-violates-religious-freedom-to-sue-state-to-protect-civil-rights 1262 comments politics
- Klobuchar says 'best way' to protect abortion rights is to codify Roe v. Wade into law https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/584398-klobuchar-says-best-way-to-protect-abortion-rights-is-to-codifyy 299 comments politics
- Vermont's GOP Gov. Phil Scott signs bill protecting abortion rights https://news.yahoo.com/vermonts-gop-gov-phil-scott-223706075.html 5 comments politics
- Elizabeth Warren Is the First 2020 Candidate With a Plan to Protect Abortion Rights https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/05/elizabeth-warren-is-the-first-2020-candidate-with-a-plan-to-protect-abortion-rights/ 73 comments politics
- Feinstein Questions Judiciary Committee Witnesses on Need to Protect Abortion Rights https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2021/6/feinstein-questions-judiciary-committee-witnesses-on-need-to-protect-abortion-rights 13 comments politics
- Alabama law still protects rapists’ parental rights while abortion banned for victims https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alabama-abortion-ban-rape-victims-rapists-parental-rights-a8951751.html 328 comments politics
- North Carolina governor signs executive order to protect abortion rights in the state https://abcnews.go.com/US/north-carolina-governor-signs-executive-order-protect-abortion/story?id=86330488 90 comments politics
- Kamala Harris To Propose New Plan Protecting Abortion Rights https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/abortion-kamala-harris_n_5ced48cde4b00e03657507d7 32 comments politics
- Targeting Women: as states attack the right to abortion, the courts are the last line of defense to protect women's rights http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/opinion/targeting-women.html?_r=3&ref=opinion 7 comments politics
- Collins expected to oppose Democrats' bill protecting abortion rights, citing concerns over scope https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/05/politics/susan-collins-democrat-abortion-rights-bill/index.html 1928 comments politics
- Cory Booker vows to take executive action to protect abortion rights if elected president https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/22/politics/cory-booker-executive-action-abortion-rights-2020/index.html 7 comments politics
- Elizabeth Warren Demands Congress Pass Federal Laws Protecting Abortion Rights https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elizabeth-warren-congress-pass-abortion-protection_n_5cde1fc4e4b00735a913ee7d 278 comments politics
- Kansas Supreme Court rules state constitution protects abortion rights, a decision that could lead to challenges in other states https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/kansas-supreme-court-rules-state-constitution-protects-abortion-rights-bars-law-that-aimed-to-ban-procedure/2019/04/26/54361c4a-6834-11e9-8985-4cf30147bdca_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.627ada78f8ca#click=https://t.co/dyjzuqvt3h 3 comments politics
- The Obama administration on Tuesday threatened to veto the GOP-backed bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks, calling it a “direct challenge” to a court-protected right for women http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/230075-obama-threatens-to-veto-abortion-bill 14 comments politics
- Arizona, Missouri Approve Abortion Measures on November Ballots | State-level ballot measures aimed at protecting abortion rights have been overwhelmingly successful in the aftermath of Roe's demise https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/arizona-missouri-abortion-referendums-2024-ballots-1235079357/ 10 comments politics
- Local Prosecutors Can’t Protect Abortion Rights | Some district attorneys in conservative states have promised not to bring charges post-Dobbs. https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/07/local-prosecutors-cant-protect-abortion-rights/670529/ 6 comments politics
- Biden is nominating an anti-abortion Republican to be a lifetime federal judge, reports say, 5 days after he vowed to protect abortion rights https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-nominating-anti-abortion-republican-chad-meredith-federal-judge-reports-2022-6 180 comments politics
- The new speaker of France's lower house of parliament — the first woman to hold the post — vigorously defended the right to abortion Tuesday and called on the chamber to be "vigilant" about protecting it from reversal https://www.npr.org/2022/06/28/1108493651/the-first-woman-speaker-of-frances-parliament-defends-the-right-to-abortion 56 comments worldnews
- Connecticut Moves to Blunt Impact of Other States’ Anti-Abortion Laws - The state is among several acting to strengthen abortion rights protections as a Supreme Court ruling that could overturn Roe v. Wade looms https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/nyregion/connecticut-texas-abortion-law.html 3 comments politics
- The Trump Administration Is Creating A Civil Rights Office To Protect Medical Workers With Religious Objections To Performing Abortions https://www.buzzfeed.com/emaoconnor/the-trump-administration-is-creating-a-civil-rights-office?utm_term=.dqeyyjja5#.xwbyz77bn 50 comments politics
- Voters in at Least 10 States Are Trying to Protect Abortion Rights. GOP Officials Are Throwing Up Roadblocks | Republican officials are undermining citizen-led ballot initiatives that seek to protect the procedure. Ohio is the latest state to get protections on the November ballot https://www.propublica.org/article/abortion-rights-ballot-initiatives-state-law 31 comments politics
- The Bill That Could Protect Abortion Rights If Roe Is Overturned | The Women’s Health Protection Act would outlaw hundreds of state anti-abortion laws — but passing it would likely require eliminating the Senate filibuster. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/womens-health-protection-act-abortion-rights-roe-v-wade_n_61a8ef2de4b044a1cc202db3 54 comments politics
- No, Really, Roe Is Supported by the Text and History of the Constitution - If the Supreme Court refuses to protect abortion rights, it will betray the Fourteenth Amendment’s promise of bodily autonomy. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/roe-was-originalist-reading-constitution/620600/ 1111 comments politics
- Opponents of Ohio law granting anonymity to most involved in executing prisoners say law infringes on the public’s first amendment rights. Attorneys point to lack of similar protection for those carrying out other controversial procedures, such as abortion and stem cell research. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/20/ohio-death-penalty-anonymity-law-challenged 7 comments law
- “A woman’s right to choose is meaningless if she’s stripped of her options. State laws eroding access to abortion...jeopardize women’s health. We’re introducing the Women’s Health Protection Act...to ensure every woman can access safe medical care regardless of where she lives.” http://monrovia.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/chu-fellow-reps-introduce-womens-right-to-safe-abortion-bill_c880177a 611 comments politics
- Cutting taxes for the richest Americans is the GOP's No. 1 job. Nothing else comes close to being that important. Not reducing the deficit, not supporting the troops, not cutting taxes for the middle class, not outlawing abortion, not even, dare I say it, protecting gun rights. http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/the-tragedy-of-how-the-richer-made-us-poorer/1135142 65 comments politics
- Pro-lifers are using civil rights protections to lobby against early abortions. New pro-life strategies to restrict abortion include quoting laws designed to protect slaves and same-sex couples, while deliberately misrepresenting medical facts to argue a heartbeat indicates life. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-01/tfg-pec121319.php 1212 comments science