Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors and 2 anti-abortion bills
pbs.org/newshour/politics/kansas-governor-vetoes-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-minors-and-2-anti-abortion-bills
Quick Glance: Kansas Governor Kelly Blocks Gender Confirmation for Minors
- Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed a bill on gender confirmation for minors, leading to conflict with Republican state lawmakers.
- The package of measures now goes back to the state Legislature, where the GOP majority is likely to have enough votes to override the governor's veto. Lawmakers are expected to return for a veto session on April 29.
- The proposed measure would ban gender-affirming care for trans and non-binary youth in Kansas, including puberty blockers and surgeries, although surgical procedures on children are rarely performed.
- The law would also allow lawsuits against doctors who would lose their licenses if they provide gender-affirming treatments to minors, and state funds like Medicaid would not be used for such treatments.
Why Biden and Democrats are talking so much about freedom: When Vice President Kamala Harris rushed to Arizona late last week after the state Supreme Court ...
cnn.com/2024/04/16/politics/abortion-democrats-freedom-messaging/
Combatting cannibalism and jailing librarians: Idaho Democrats see opportunity in extreme GOP agenda
politico.com/news/2024/04/17/idaho-democrats-comeback-00152346
Maryland Senate approves legal protections for gender-affirming care: The Democrat-controlled Senate voted 33-13 on Tuesday for the measure that would provide ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/maryland-senate-approves-legal-protections-for-gender-affirming-care
Can Young People Lead Us Out of Current Crises?: Millennials and Gen Z are out there leading the way toward justice in a fashion that they seldom get credit for.
tomdispatch.com/change-is-coming-soon/
On Super Bowl broadcast, 'He Gets Us' ads featuring Jesus stand out for change-of-pace message
apnews.com/article/super-bowl-ads-christianity-jesus-religion-football-4e5fa8372701eae1a95d716a77172280
Quick Glance: NFL Power Rankings: Chiefs Continue Dominance
- Kansas City Chiefs have definitively answered questions about their dominance as the newest NFL dynasty.
- San Francisco 49ers will return almost intact in 2024 with an easier path to Super Bowl than Chiefs.
- Buffalo narrowly missed overtime against Kansas City in the playoffs.
- Detroit Lions were undoubtedly the franchise's best team of the Super Bowl era, but could be surpassed in 2024.
10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection, Oregon high court says
pbs.org/newshour/politics/10-gop-state-senators-who-staged-long-walkout-cant-run-for-reelection-oregon-high-court-says
Quick Glance: Oregon Supreme Court Blocks Reelection for Republican Senators
- Tim Knopp, R-Bend, is one of five Republican senators who contested the interpretation of Measure 113 by the state.
- After refusing to attend Senate floor sessions last year, eight Republican lawmakers in the Oregon Senate are prohibited from seeking reelection, ruled the Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday.
- In a unanimous decision that may impact the upcoming legislative session, the court supported the interpretation of Measure 113 by Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade, the 2022 ballot measure approved by voters with the aim of ending legislative absences.
- In doing so, the court adopted an interpretation of the law acknowledged by the state as difficult to reconcile with its actual language – effectively ruling that the clear intent of voters in passing the measure was more important than the plain wording inserted into the state Constitution.
Defense Bill Agreement Angers Hard Right, Posing a Threat to Johnson: The new Republican speaker is facing fury from ultraconservative lawmakers for agreeing to ...
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Young students deciding on colleges weigh state politics in their decisions: High school seniors are weighing school rankings, academic specialties and campus ...
nbcnews.com/politics/young-students-deciding-colleges-weigh-state-politics-decisions-rcna134690
What role Speaker Mike Johnson’s religious views play in his politics: "My faith informs everything I do," Johnson said in 2016.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/role-speaker-mike-johnsons-religious-views-play-politics/story
Quick Glance: The Role of Speaker Mike Johnson's Religious Views in Politics
- Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson, currently serving his fourth term in Congress, is gaining attention for his strong religious views and how they shape his political decisions.
- During a recent interview on Fox News, Johnson was asked by a member of the media about his thoughts on various topics.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized Johnson for his extreme anti-abortion stance.
- Kelley Robinson, President of the Human Rights Campaign, described Johnson as the most anti-equality Speaker in the U.S. in a statement to ABC News.
Mike Johnson Gathers Far-Right Christians to Cast Out Demons: Republican lawmakers and extremist pastors mourned LGBTQ+ freedoms, abortion ...
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/mike-johnson-prayer-repentance-demons-1234962043/
Democrats hope an abortion ballot measure could make Florida a competitive state: On Monday, the state Supreme Court energized abortion rights proponents with ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-hope-an-abortion-ballot-measure-could-make-florida-a-competitive-state
Mike Johnson’s America: Revisit landmark SCOTUS decisions and use government to ‘restrain evil’
cnn.com/2023/11/21/search/mike-johnson-kfile-invs/
Phil Murphy pushes again for abortion access and New Jersey affordability in State of the State
politico.com/news/2024/01/09/phil-murphy-new-jersey-abortion-affordability-00134592
How Trump could undo California’s abortion, trans health protections: California, a self-declared haven for transgender people and abortion access ...
sfchronicle.com/politics/article/trump-california-sanctuary-abortion-trans-19406199.php
WNBA commissioner sidesteps question on All-Star Game in Arizona - an anti-abortion state
usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2024/04/15/wnba-all-star-game-arizona-anti-abortion-state/73335341007/
On April 8, the Vatican declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy as grave violations of human dignity, putting them on par with abortion and euthanasia ... Show more
Senate Passes Defense Bill, Steering Clear of Far-Right Policy Dictates: The $886 billion legislation is the product of bipartisan negotiations between the House ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/13/us/senate-defense-bill.html
Quick Glance: Senate Passes Defense Bill, Rejecting Far-Right Policies
- The $886 billion legislation is the result of bipartisan negotiations between the House and Senate, removing right-wing restrictions on abortion, transgender care, and diversity initiatives.
- The measure has caused backlash in the House, with many Republicans angry at their leaders for dropping hard-line provisions.
- The Senate overwhelmingly passed an $886 billion defense bill on Wednesday, defying demands from hard-right Republicans for partisan restrictions on abortion, transgender care, and diversity initiatives.
- The defense bill also extends a program allowing warrantless surveillance of foreign individuals, which has come under scrutiny due to F.B.I.'s actions.
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Republican faction seeks to keep courts from interpreting Ohio's new abortion rights amendment
apnews.com/article/ohio-abortion-overthrow-judicial-powers-77a68c1e6ee6fc79462f6aaf4ea1a323
Supreme Court Justices Barrett and Sotomayor, ideological opposites, unite to promote civility
apnews.com/article/supreme-court-barrett-sotomayor-politics-approval-cef871fc8ed114bae1e444bdaae4f31d
Argentina: trans women among victims of ex-officers guilty of dictatorship-era crimes
theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/27/argentina-dictatorship-crimes-humanity-trans-women
As Europe applauds Poland's election results, civil rights groups prepare to fight
npr.org/2023/10/21/1207263724/poland-election-tusk-lgbtq-abortion-rights
Did Mike Johnson Approve Funding to Give Transgender Teens Clothing?: House speaker is being rebuked by some Republicans for earmarks related to transgender and ...
newsweek.com/mike-johnson-agrees-fund-service-that-gives-teens-transgender-clothing-1882018
Will teens ask parents for birth control? Do they ask to have sex?: An appeals court ruled that Texas teens need parental permission for birth control. Now ...
expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/texas-teens-sex-birth-control-court-19029295.php
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The Fight for Same-Sex Marriage Isn’t Over. Far From It.: Some LGBTQ leaders fear the Supreme Court could weaken or overturn the constitutional right to gay ...
time.com/6899864/same-sex-marriage-supreme-court-biden-trump/
‘I’m not judging you’ – midwife Juno Carey on what it’s like to work in an abortion clinic
theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/14/juno-carey-midwife-abortions-terminations-rape-survivors-sex-workers
Tories divided over new definition of extremism: Trans rights critics and traditional Christians could be caught up in crackdown on Islamism
thetimes.co.uk/article/definition-extremism-gender-christian-groups-government-rishi-sunak-uk-xf6lbff69
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Will the Supreme Court come for what remains of the right to privacy?: With courts coming for abortion and IVF, it’s hard not to wonder what’s next.
vox.com/scotus/24084923/supreme-court-right-to-privacy-abortion-ivf-transgender-care-marriage
Cancel Culture, GOP Style: What far-right Republicans don’t seem to realize is that prohibition does not work.
commondreams.org/opinion/gop-cancel-culture
“…1 in 4 women will have an abortion before the age of 45, which also includes trans men and nonbinary people…” Sabina Dana Plasse on the extreme importance of ... Show more filmthreat.com/reviews/someone-you-know/ #SupportIndieFilm #SomeoneYouKnow #Documentary
My recent column on the ‘Politics of Abortion’ had led some readers to ask if there are also politics around LGBTQI+ concerns ... Show more jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20240303/lgbtq-and-church #GLNROped
Defeated Virginia candidate whose explicit videos surfaced says she may not be done with politics
apnews.com/article/susanna-gibson-videos-virginia-legislature-livestreamed-porn-b7534f8c3f4d099dfd3d96701a125504
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is backing abortion rights ballot measures across nation, but little on the horizon in Illinois
chicagotribune.com/2024/03/01/gov-j-b-pritzker-is-backing-abortion-rights-ballot-measures-across-nation-but-little-on-the-horizon-in-illinois/
Nina Turner: Ohio Voters Have Rejected GOP Power Grab in Victory for Democracy & Abortion Access
democracynow.org/2023/8/9/ohio_abortion_constitution_restriction_nina_turner
Quick Glance: GOP alarmed by Ohio abortion vote
- A special ballot measure in Ohio that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights was rejected with a significant voter turnout.
- Republican strategists are sounding the alarm, recognizing abortion as a problem for their party in 2024.
- The results in Ohio suggest that abortion rights could be a critical issue for voters, potentially impacting the outcome of Senate races and the presidential contest.
White mainline Protestant clergy are more supportive of LGBTQ rights, abortion rights and racial justice than their congregations. Show more
Waukesha GOP paid anti-LGBTQ+ preacher for canvassing, campaign finance records show
jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/public-investigator/2024/02/02/waukesha-gop-paid-anti-lgbtq-preacher-for-canvassing-records-show/72423912007/
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Terry Prone: Every time 'populist' is used it creates a pointless distraction
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Roe V. Wade Overturned One Year On: Here’s Where The Money’s Going: Forbes broke down the millions that’s been spent on both sides of the abortion debate over ...
forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2023/06/23/roe-v-wade-overturned-one-year-on-heres-where-the-moneys-flowing-abortion/
Quick Glance: The Supreme Court's Impact: Overturning Roe v. Wade and Changing America
- Abortion is currently illegal in the state until further notice.
- Kristen Lyerly, an OB-GYN and abortion care provider, no longer practices in Wisconsin but instead works in Minnesota where abortion rights are protected by state law.
- The recent Dobbs decision caused an immediate halt in abortion care services.
- State constitutions often have stronger protections for privacy, equality, and bodily autonomy than the U.S. Constitution.
Senate Dems delay consideration of proposed constitutional amendments: Democrats say they will wait a year to consider the three proposed amendments that would ...
richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/virginia-abortion-rights-restoration-same-sex-marriage/article_731f82a4-b4b0-11ee-9c14-7719906ce1fc.html
Alone and Pregnant at 15, I Had To Choose Between an Abortion and My Faith: How a young fundamentalist Christian navigated a difficult path
newlinesmag.com/first-person/alone-and-pregnant-at-15-i-had-to-choose-between-an-abortion-and-my-faith/
Trump says GOP abortion message doesn’t work: ‘They don’t know what to say’: Former President Trump on Friday continued his attack on GOP lawmakers’ messaging on ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4207658-trump-says-gop-abortion-message-doesnt-work/
State Spying Poses 'Roadblock' For Interstate Seekers of Abortion, Transgender Care: Report
commondreams.org/news/abortion-surveillance
Dem lawmakers want to put same-sex marriage in Virginia’s constitution: Virginia’s constitution still includes a prohibition against same-sex marriage ...
dailyprogress.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/dem-lawmakers-want-to-put-same-sex-marriage-in-virginia-s-constitution/article_b9d29bfe-7a40-55f0-a9dc-0616d56208a9.html
Dems split on whether parents must know their child is having an abortion: As legislative sessions come to a close, state lawmakers are divided over whether ...
politico.com/news/2023/05/16/democrats-gop-parental-notification-abortion-laws-00097245
Most voters oppose LGBTQ, abortion-related measures in House defense bill: Republican-led amendments to an annual military spending bill that threaten ...
thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4117097-most-voters-oppose-lgbtq-abortion-related-measures-in-house-defense-bill/
Catholic activists in Mexico help women reconcile their faith with abortion rights
apnews.com/article/catholic-abortion-rights-mexico-women-activists-9fb01d8d2f4376f27f9c693f7548c533
Colorado governor signs abortion, transgender care bills: DENVER (AP) — Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed a set of health care bills ...
apnews.com/article/abortion-transgender-colorado-law-0ac4525f076692b479c9c16f3a1f72b3
When we misread and mislead: Partnership between the European Union (EU) and its 27 Member States along with the 79 Member States of the Organisation of African ...
trinidadexpress.com/opinion/columnists/when-we-misread-and-mislead/article_a81309ce-9947-11ee-a41e-0325634e01be.html
Poland’s laws on same-sex couples violate human rights code, court rules: Warsaw should recognize and protect couples that don’t consist of a man and a woman ...
politico.eu/article/european-court-of-human-rights-same-sex-unions-poland-breach-convention-lgbtq/
Pence outlines Day 1 executive actions if elected president: Former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday outlined a slew of executive actions he would take on ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4177491-pence-outlines-day-one-executive-actions-if-elected-president/
Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards reflects on anti-abortion legacy: 'No regrets'
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/democrat-louisiana-governor-reflects-on-anti-abortion-legacy/article_baf5de58-4dce-5828-bb8c-b5195062503c.html
Poland’s Tusk under pressure to make good on social revolution: There is a ‘spark of hope’ among Polish activists that the new government can put an end to years ...
politico.eu/article/poland-donald-tusk-under-pressure-to-make-good-on-social-revolution/
Sabatini-led Lake Republicans adopt platform to ban abortion, gay rights: The Lake County Republican Party has a party platform that calls for a total abortion ...
orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/07/sabatini-led-lake-republicans-adopt-platform-to-ban-abortion-gay-rights/
Issues, not candidates, are motivating young voters: Abortion is at the center of young people's political engagement.
abcnews.go.com/538/issues-candidates-motivating-young-voters/story
GOP presidential hopeful Doug Burgum says he'd leave abortion laws up to the states
npr.org/2023/09/20/1200378409/doug-burgum-president-candidate-2024
House passes defense bill despite controversial abortion, transgender policies: The bill narrowly passed mostly along party lines.
politico.com/news/2023/07/14/house-passes-defense-bill-despite-controversial-abortion-transgender-policies-00106373
Abortion, LGBTQ and race: McCarthy confronts far-right demands on Pentagon policy bill
politico.com/news/2023/07/11/mccarthy-pentagon-policy-bill-00105665
Ann Coulter Warns Republicans Are Out of Touch on Abortion: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning abortion in his state after six weeks of ...
newsweek.com/ann-coulter-warns-republicans-are-out-touch-abortion-1794635
Quick Glance: The Supreme Court overturns lower court orders that limit abortion medicines.
- Abortion rights and anti-abortion groups demonstrate outside the Supreme Court building.
- The Supreme Court temporarily barred lower court orders imposing restrictions on the widely used abortion drug mifepristone on Friday, maintaining the status quo for the most frequent kind of medical abortion while a legal challenge to the Food and Drug Administration's jurisdiction is resolved.
- Between the lines: The decision on Friday came less than a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
- Wade, in which the justices argued that the high court lacked the jurisdiction to define national abortion policy.
Nebraska lawmakers pass abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors
apnews.com/article/abortion-transgender-ban-nebraska-filibuster-b0b88845d29f1aaadf7936b7304a0507
Quick Glance: Nebraska Restricts Abortion and Transgender Medical Treatment for Minors
- Conservative lawmakers bundled provisions restricting access to both forms of medical treatment into a single bill, which the governor has agreed to sign.
- Democrats were outraged by the last-minute changes and saw it as a Republican compromise.
- An earlier bill would have prohibited minors from receiving hormone therapy, operations, and puberty blockers.
- The intensity of the debate this year in Nebraska was partly due to the personal nature of the transgender medical care issue for many Democrats.
CNN Airs Audio of House Speaker Mike Johnson Calling Abortion a ‘Holocaust’: Before becoming House Speaker, Johnson also suggested the Supreme Court chip away at ...
thedailybeast.com/cnn-airs-audio-of-house-speaker-mike-johnson-calling-abortion-a-holocaust
Gretchen Whitmer Is Taking Her Defense Of Abortion, LGBTQ+ Rights Directly To Red States
huffpost.com/entry/gretchen-whitmer-michigan-abortion-lgbtq_n_64e0d973e4b0dd561030f596
Democratic AGs are using the courts to win on abortion, gun control: Democratic state attorneys general are finding successes that eluded them for years.
washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/04/30/democrat-attorneys-general-abortion-guns/
Gov. Whitmer strikes 1931 abortion ban from Michigan constitution: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Wednesday repealing Michigan's abortion ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/gov-whitmer-strikes-1931-abortion-ban-from-michigan-constitution
Quick Glance: Idaho is the first state to prohibit interstate abortion travel.
- House Bill 242, which was signed by Gov.
- BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Without parental consent, assisting a child in traveling to another state for an abortion will be a felony in Idaho beginning next month, pending a successful judicial challenge.
- "Rather, the 'abortion trafficking' provision of the bill seeks only to prevent unemancipated minor girls from being taken across state lines for an abortion without the knowledge and consent of her parent or guardian,"abortion trafficking" provision seeks only to prevent unemancipated minor girls from being taken across state lines for abortions without the knowledge and consent of her parent or guardian," Little wrote.
- House Bill 242 provides an affirmative defense to prosecution — the ability to provide evidence in court that disproves an allegation — if a "parent or guardian of the pregnant minor consented to trafficking of the minor."
How Kansas abortion protections could now impact voting, trans rights & death penalty
kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article281598463.html
House Votes to Limit Abortion Access in the Military, Bowing to the Right: G.O.P. leaders acceded to the demands of ultraconservatives to use the annual defense ...
nytimes.com/2023/07/13/us/politics/house-republicans-defense-bill.html
Fox News Host Confronts Mike Johnson on Birth Control Access: Shannon Bream noted on Sunday that Johnson had been accused of being "wildly out of step" with ...
newsweek.com/shannon-bream-confronts-mike-johnson-birth-control-access-1840993
Abortion, LGBTQ rights, child poverty: Kentucky leaders on what matters most this election
courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2023/10/31/kentucky-governor-election-issues-matter/71254481007/
Here's what Mike Johnson has said about abortion, 2020 election, gay marriage and more
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/what-has-speaker-of-house-mike-johnson-said-about-abortion-gay-marriage/article_f8668ac5-2f4d-5592-83b3-b1518aa3a28b.html
Women Will Determine the 2024 Election: They’ve already shown what they can do over the past few years.
slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/09/women-abortion-election-power.html
Health conference canceled after JPS pulled sponsorship over abortion, trans agenda items
star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article280388819.html
How Supreme Court decisions are activating a generation of young voters: After a series of contentious Supreme Court rulings, young voters are growing frustrated ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/09/supreme-court-decisions-young-voters-student-loan-forgiveness-lgbtq/
The Looming Supreme Court Cases That Could Sway the 2024 Election: Supreme Court interventions "may serve as a big distraction to other political matters" before ...
newsweek.com/supreme-court-2024-abortion-pills-transgender-1829925
Quick Glance: Focus on Ethics: Supreme Court Justices Return to Washington
- Supreme Court justices will gather behind closed doors for their first meeting in Washington after the summer recess.
- History indicates they will ultimately reject most of the petitions.
- There is growing scrutiny on the court's ethics standards.
- A Supreme Court ethics bill was proposed by the Senate Judiciary Committee in July.
Sex is a 'beautiful thing,' Pope Francis says in documentary: Pope Francis is quizzed on a variety of topics including LGBTQI+ rights, abortion ...
rappler.com/world/global-affairs/sex-beautiful-thing-pope-francis-says-documentary-april-2023/
Tarrant blocks funding for girls nonprofit after concerns surface about political ideology
star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article280069124.html
In an interview with The NPR Politics Podcast, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said regulating abortion and accommodations for transgender youth should be left ... Show more
Tuberville: Could military abortion policy lead to ‘taxpayer funded transgender surgeries for children?’
al.com/news/2023/09/tuberville-could-military-abortion-policy-lead-to-taxpayer-funded-transgender-surgeries-for-children.html
Washington, Minnesota become transgender and abortion sanctuaries: Democratic governors in Washington state and Minnesota on Thursday enacted legal protections ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/washington-minnesota-become-transgender-and-abortion-sanctuaries
Sandra Bernhard to rally for LGBTQ+ and abortion rights in Houston: Sandra Bernhard to rally for education, LGBTQ+ and abortion rights at 'Stand With Texas' in ...
houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/theater/article/sandra-bernhard-stand-with-texas-heights-theater-18406369.php
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