Quick Glance: Biden Acknowledges Laken Riley by Marjorie Taylor Greene's Request
- President Biden mentioned 'Laken Riley' under Republican pressure.
- However, mispronunciation led to dissatisfaction and criticism.
- Riley's death used by Republicans as critique of Biden's border policies.
- Biden urged for stronger border security and updated immigration laws.
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: 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.
Quick Glance: Kamala Harris rallies against Republican efforts to limit abortion rights
- Prior to her speech, Harris told abortion rights activists on a conference call on Sunday that they should keep up the fight against restrictions in Republican-led states and work on behalf of candidates in local races who support abortion access.
- "History is going to show we are on the right side of this issue," Harris predicted.
- According to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Florida is critical because its abortion laws are less stringent than those of its neighbours, making it a relatively safe haven for women in the region seeking to end their pregnancies.
Quick Glance: Bidens Extend Invitation to Kate Cox for State of the Union
- Cox had to travel out of state to undergo an abortion.
- President Joe Biden extended an invitation to Kate Cox, who was denied an emergency abortion by a Texas emergency court.
- Kate Cox left the state to have an abortion for a pregnancy with severe anomalies.
- The president and first lady thanked Cox for her courage and steadfastness in addressing the impact of the extreme abortion ban in Texas.
Quick Glance: Vice President Harris launches 'reproductive freedoms tour' for 2024 election
- Vice President Kamala Harris is starting a 'reproductive freedoms tour' with a focus on abortion in Wisconsin.
- The tour kicks off on January 22, the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.
- The Biden campaign sees abortion as a central pillar of the 2024 election campaign.
- A CNN poll showed that Americans align more with the Democratic Party on the issue of abortion.
Quick Glance: Kamala Harris called the Supreme Court's "integrity" into question.
- On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris stated that the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade had been made.
- She is concerned about the Supreme Court's "integrity" as a result of Wade.
- "And this court took that constitutional right away."
- Wade, the historic Supreme Court decision in 1973 that established abortion access as a right.
Kamala Harris will make a speech in Florida on Sunday marking the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The vice president will contrast the Biden ... Show more
Quick Glance: The United States Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, effectively ending the constitutional right to abortion.
- The ruling allows states in the United States to prohibit abortion.
- Wade judgment, which established women's constitutional right to abortion, was slammed by President Joe Biden as drastically changing life for millions of women in America and exacerbating mounting tensions in a severely fragmented country.
- The landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision is overturned by the United States Supreme Court.
- The Casey decision was also reversed in Friday's judgement.
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Quick Glance: Republicans Read the Constitution on the House Floor
- "This morning we will read the full text of the United States Constitution."
- On the House floor, Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) stated.
- According to The Washington Post, House lawmakers first recited the Constitution from the floor of the chamber in 2011.
- Republicans took control of the House in November, though by a much narrower margin than had been predicted.
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HAPPENING NOW: Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre hosts the White House press briefing. https://abcn.ws/2J0gebC
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris responded to Roe v. Wade being overturned by urging people to vote. Harris spoke to a crowd in Plainfield ... Show more
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Quick Glance: The Dobbs Decision Was Driven by Religious Doctrine, Not the Constitution
- To cite the Dobbs majority, Wade was the result of the court's failure to check the correct analytic boxes.
- To be sure, the Supreme Court has not made abortion illegal.
- Not only did the Dobbs majority ignore that possibility — the official opinion was essentially unchanged from the leaked draft except for added sections that responded to, and distorted, the dissenting opinion — but Justice Alito had the audacity to write, "we do not pretend to know how our political system or society will respond to today's decision."
- Justice Alito is well-versed in the Casey judgment.