Nevada Judge Erika Ballou vindicated pro-lifers’ longtime fears that the Equal Rights Amendment would be used to create ‘rights’ to abortion and more.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday morning in a case that has everything to do with abortion and, at the same time, nothing to do with abortion. The court will decide whether the Federal Drug Administration acted properly in 2016 and 2021 when it made it easier for women to obtain mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in medication abortions in this country. At the same time, this case has nothing to do with abortion. It’s about whether the FDA, a federal executive agency, acted...
Democratic Arizona state Senator Eva Burch made headlines last week after speaking on the floor of the state Senate about her plans to obtain an abortion after receiving news that her pregnancy was nonviable. Arizona has banned all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. “I felt like it was really important for me to bring people along, so that people could really see what this looks like,” says Burch, a former nurse practitioner who worked at a women’s health clinic before running for office,...
The Supreme Court's anti-abortion majority is set to consider whether to order a reversal in U.S. drug laws and restrict women from obtaining abortion medication at pharmacies or through the mail. A ruling to restrict the most common method of abortion would limit the rights of women in California and other states where abortion remains legal. "We may have thought we were protected because California is supportive of abortion, but this decision [on abortion pills] will be national in scope,"...
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The case is the most significant abortion question to come before the court since it overturned the constitutional right to abortion.
The case is the most significant abortion question to come before the court since it overturned the constitutional right to abortion.
The case is the most significant abortion question to come before the court since it overturned the constitutional right to abortion.
Properties of different classes in NYC are taxed at significantly different rates. The state Court of Appeals said a coalition of homeowners and real estate groups can now argue that the current tax system violates fair housing laws. [ more › ]
By law, public notice of proposed rules must be given by publication in newspapers of record. The purpose of these notices is to give the public a chance to respond to the proposals. The public notices for administrative rules are now also available online at https://secure.vermont.gov/SOS/rules/ . The law requires an agency to hold a public hearing on a proposed rule, if requested to do so in writing by 25 persons or an association having at least 25 members. To make special arrangements for...
The Florida Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday on whether a ballot measure to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution should go before voters in November. It's one of several states where abortion might be on the ballot this year. There has been a major push across the country to put abortion []
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in the biggest abortion case in the two years since it rolled back women’s reproductive health protections by striking down Roe v. Wade. In that disastrous 6-3 decision, Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority, said, “It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.” And yet, the court is about to hear arguments in two consolidated cases that could create even more barriers to...