Republicans are fuming at the State Department after learning that recipients of funding from the legacy program to curb HIV/AIDS across Africa, PEPFAR, performed abortions in violation of U.S. law.
If the Supreme Court sides with South Carolina, it would mean patients and providers can’t file lawsuits to enforce the Medicaid Act and we could expect many other conservative-led states to move to exclude Planned Parenthood from their Medicaid programs,
Abortion policy could see more changes across the U.S. as President-elect Donald Trump begins his second term and state legislative sessions get rolling.
The United States is poised for significant shifts in abortion policy as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to begin his second term and state legislative sessions gain momentum. These developments follow the landmark decision in 2022 when the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, enabling states to implement abortion bans.
With the court consisting of a 4-3 liberal bloc majority, it’s likely that the lower court’s injunction will be upheld. If that happens, Republicans will consider passing stronger abortion restrictions, state Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said in an interview on Sunday.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said that the state is going to stockpile abortion medication in preparation for President-elect Trump's return to the White House.
Two years after Roe vs. Wade was overturned and as more Republicans publicly support allowing abortion in cases of rape, it’s unclear whether there’s enough support in the party to add exceptions to Kentucky’s ban.
State Rep. Bruce Skaug (R) introduced a proposal to raise the voting threshold for ballot initiatives, saying that requiring 60% of the vote for amendments to pass would "level the playing field."
Washington, DC stands out as a refuge for reproductive rights: Unlike the 20-plus states that have moved to restrict abortion since the US Supreme Court’s June 2022 Dobbs decision, DC has no mandated waiting period for abortion, no parental notification laws, and no limits based on gestational age.
AUSTIN, Texas — A push by Texas’ hard right to widen control in the state Capitol fell short Tuesday after House lawmakers rejected its choice for the powerful speakership amid a Republican feud accelerated by the historic impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton .