Quick Glance: March for Life Continues in Snowy D.C.
- Thousands gather annually in D.C. for anti-abortion march, even after the end of Roe v. Wade.
- Participants of all ages from across the country brave freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall to spread their message.
- Organizers and participants are focused on the future of their movement, aiming to march until abortion is unthinkable.
- Following the Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights, activists continue to mobilize for a long struggle, with some hoping for federal government action to restrict abortions.
Quick Glance: Missouri Republican proposes bill to equate abortion with murder
- A Missouri Republican has proposed a bill that would allow women to be charged with murder if they get an abortion in the state.
- The bill would give fetuses the same rights as human beings, allowing for criminal charges to be filed against anyone who performs or aids in an abortion.
- Critics argue that criminalizing women who get abortions and their support systems creates a culture of shame.
- Supporters of the bill say they want to help women find alternatives to abortion but do not want to punish them.
Quick Glance: Indiana Supreme Court upholds abortion ban, restricts state protections
- Indiana Supreme Court affirms abortion ban and limits state protections.
- Court rules that the ban is constitutional.
- Court overturns county judge's ruling that the ban likely violates privacy protections.
- Judge's decision allows abortions to continue despite the ban.
Quick Glance: This is what raping a 10-year-old looks like.
- The tragedy of a raped and pregnant 10-year-old revolts the mind.
- Gershon Fuentes, 27, was accused with raping a 10-year-old girl who had to fly to Indiana for an abortion on July 13 in Ohio.
- Even if the girl in Ohio remains anonymous — and the national media attention, the arrest of her alleged rapist, and his naming in the press make that seem unlikely — she will someday know that her 10-year-old self was treated as a political chess piece, not as a person the entire nation cared about.
- Nobody is nicer than a 10-year-old.
Quick Glance: By a vote of 5 to 4, the Supreme Court overturns US abortion law.
- The Supreme Court of the United States has overturned the countrywide right to abortion.
- The Supreme Court said Friday that a majority of the justices voted in favor of a matching ruling.
- Tens of thousands marched in support of abortion rights.
- If the majority had sided with Roberts, a basic right to abortion would have been preserved for the time being; the court might then consider whether it is constitutionally protected in another case.
Quick Glance: Indiana Legislature is the first after Roe v. Wade to pass an abortion restriction.
- Protesters for abortion rights march outside the Indiana State Capitol in Indianapolis on July 25, 2022.
- After the Supreme Court verdict in June that abolished constitutional safeguards for abortion, Indiana was among the first Republican-led state legislatures to discuss stricter abortion regulations.
- Jean Breaux of Indianapolis wore a green ribbon on her lapel to show her support for abortion rights on Friday.
- The case drew attention after an Indianapolis doctor stated that the infant was sent to Indiana due to Ohio's "fetal heartbeat" prohibition.
Quick Glance: Dr. Caitlin Bernard has the right to preserve the privacy of a 10-year-old rape victim.
- Within hours following the Dobbs decision, Ohio's attorney general sought and received an order removing an injunction on a pre-existing "heart-beat abortion ban" in Ohio.
- The pediatric patient was six weeks and three days pregnant, which is when heart activity may usually be seen on ultrasound.
- They eventually received it when Columbus, Ohio, police revealed Gerson Fuentes had been arrested for the rape.
- Some conservatives and members of the media, including the Ohio attorney general, demanded that Bernard reveal more information on her patient.
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.
During a hearing on the repercussions of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, Representative Eric Swalwell asked anti-abortion activist Catherine Glenn Foster about ... Show more
Quick Glance: Abortion restriction measure adds to GOP's political challenges
- The GOP was already bracing for a reaction from people dissatisfied with the Supreme Court's June decision rejecting a woman's constitutional right to abortion.
- The Republican has attempted to defuse such efforts by saying in an August op-ed that he does not favor a national abortion ban and that Nevada's "pro-choice" legislation was previously established by voters.
- Democrats are making the abolition of federal abortion rights a prominent element of their midterm campaign in a state that Biden won by nearly 14 points in 2020.
- Democrats recall how overplaying the abortion issue cost them a Senate battle in this state in 2014.
Quick Glance: Indiana passes sweeping abortion restriction, the first since Roe v. Wade.
- Following passage by the Indiana General Assembly, Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the state's near-total abortion ban late Friday.
- Prior to the bill, Indiana abortion doctors reported treating patients from other states that had abortion bans in place.
- Abortion: A vote on abortion access was held in Kansas.
- They were almost certainly all disappointed by the bill passed on Friday, which prohibits abortion except in circumstances of rape, incest, fatal fetal deformities, and when the pregnant woman's life is in jeopardy.
Vice President Harris said that the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade had created a “health-care crisis” as she met Monday with state lawmakers ... Show more
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Quick Glance: Biden Signs Abortion Access Executive Order
- President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday to protect abortion access, as Democrats pressed him to be more tough on the issue after the Supreme Court overturned a constitutional right to the operation two weeks ago.
- The efforts he detailed are meant to alleviate some of the possible consequences that women seeking abortion may face as a result of the verdict, but they are limited in their capacity to protect abortion access worldwide.
- Gostin urged Biden to be more aggressive in assuring nationwide access to medication abortion, and he suggested that Medicaid consider financing traveling to neighboring states for abortions.
Wyoming’s abortion ban will remain blocked in court as the litigation against it moves forward, a state judge ruled Wednesday ... Show more
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Quick Glance: Doctor who performed abortion on rape victim in Ohio sues Indiana AG
- Todd Rokita Caitlin, the Attorney General of Indiana, declared on Fox News that he would pursue Dr. Caitlin Bernard for executing the abortion.
- The letter claims that Rokita's public words "constitute defamation," accusing the attorney general of making damaging statements that singled out the doctor for performing an abortion.
- The state has 90 days from the date of the tort notification to investigate or settle the claim, after which Bernard may bring a defamation lawsuit."Mr.
- "Rokita either knew the statements were false or acted with reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the statements," according to the notification.
Quick Glance: After Roe v Wade was overturned, a 10-year-old rape victim was denied an abortion.
- A juvenile rape victim was forced to go to another state in order to obtain an abortion.
- Following the judgment, the National Network of Abortion Funds stated, "The Supreme Court has overturned Roe, and decimated the right to abortion in the United States,"
- She went on to say, "Every single life – every single life is precious."
- However, abortions are now outlawed in South Dakota unless the mother's life is in danger."