This week, one Floridian—Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump—weighed in on how he might vote on the state’s abortion access ballot initiative come November. Florida’s near-total abortion ban went into effect at the beginning of May. The state, helmed by Governor Ron DeSantis, had replaced the 15-week ban with a six-week one, eliminating access before many … Read more
Colorado’s delegation to next month’s Democratic National Convention has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s nominee for U.S. president, joining delegates across the country who have pledged enough support for her to secure the nomination. President Joe Biden, 81, announced Sunday that he was withdrawing from the race against Republican nominee Donald Trump … Read more
On NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday morning, Ohio Senator and vice presidential hopeful J.D. Vance said he supports access to the abortion pill mifepristone—echoing what Donald Trump said just over a week ago on the debate stage. “On the question of the abortion pill,” Vance began, “the Supreme Court made a decision in saying that … Read more
The highest court in Iowa ruled in favor of the state’s six-week abortion ban on Friday, effectively decimating access to care before many people even know that they are pregnant. The law includes exceptions for the life of the pregnant woman and fetal abnormalities that would result in the infant’s death—allowances that medical professionals say … Read more
Monday marks two full years since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion. In that time, access to the process across the United States has shifted dramatically, with large parts of the country effectively banning the procedure, while others have passed laws to safeguard it. Dozens of abortion clinics across multiple states … Read more
Two years after the Supreme Court ended federal protections for abortion care, some Democratic-led states have moved to combat the restrictive laws on the procedure that have been enacted in Republican-led states. The efforts from Democratic-led states include shield laws that prohibit patients and providers from facing legal consequences for abortion procedures. According to the … Read more
Monday marks two years since five United States Supreme Court justices overturned Roe v. Wade and ushered in an era of decimated access to abortion and reproductive health. Former president Donald Trump, who appointed three of the five justices who repealed the 1973 landmark case, is still bragging about the ramifications of the Dobbs decision. … Read more
Donald Trump is set to speak Saturday to a group of politically influential evangelicals who fiercely support him but would like to see the presumptive Republican presidential nominee promise to do more to restrict abortion. Trump’s stated opposition to signing a nationwide ban on abortion and his reluctance to detail some of his views on the … Read more
Thousands of Coloradans responding to a survey by their local newsrooms say candidates competing for their votes this year need to be focused primarily on several broad issues: democracy and good government, the economy and cost of living, the environment, climate and natural resources, immigration and abortion. Which concerns weigh most heavily on respondents’ minds … Read more
Senate Republicans have blocked a bill offered by their Democratic colleagues aimed at codifying legal protections for contraception access. The bill, the Right to Contraception Act, was put to a vote on Wednesday after languishing in committee for months. Conservative lawmakers called the move a political stunt in anticipation of the 2024 general election. Majority … Read more
