Kari Lake dismissed the significance of Arizona’s abortion ban and suggested tax cuts and other economic measures are the best way to reduce abortions, despite widespread evidence showing the effectiveness of pro-life laws.
Wisconsin Family Action and the DOJ pushed for a stronger punishment against Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, who never showed remorse for his pro-abortion terrorism until asked by the judge, according to the pro-life group.
Opponents of the amendment question the wisdom of allowing medically unqualified groups access to women considering an abortion but the government counters the move is designed so prospective patients can be better informed.
The move highlights the deepening divide between the more socially conservative wing of the party, which opposes abortion on moral grounds, and the more populist, MAGA branch.
Abortion politics and policy are clashing here like in no other state as the Republican-led Legislature convenes Wednesday to sort out the aftermath of a ruling allowing a statewide ban to take effect within weeks. It adds more uncertainty for a state that has sometimes felt like the center of the political universe since President Biden’s 2020 victory here helped seal his election, prompting the first false cries from former President Trump that the election was rigged. Republicans here are...
After a conservative majority of the Arizona Supreme Court ruled April 9 to uphold an antiquated near-total abortion ban from 1864, the shockwaves on both sides of the political aisle were immediate and obvious. Democrats decried the court’s decision, vowing to redouble efforts to pass an amendment to the state’s constitution. If passed, the Arizona Abortion Access Act would effectively negate the court’s ruling and guarantee abortion access to all Arizona citizens. Republicans faced a far...
When the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to get an abortion in June 2022, Justice Clarence Thomas suggested that the court “should reconsider” other rights it currently recognizes – like the rights for same-sex couples to have sex and marry. If the Supreme Court overturns legal precedents on these and other issues, old state laws that haven’t been enforced, possibly for centuries, can suddenly spring back to life. This is what happened after the Arizona Supreme Court...
Honduras passed one of the strongest pro-life laws in Latin America, and now international abortion activists are taking it to the UN to coerce Honduran politicians into declaring killing unborn children an ‘essential health service.’
The fearmongering I'm seeing from abortion advocates -- that pro-life protections are the reason behind heart-breaking stories -- has only gotten worse.
Arizona House Republicans fended off another attempt on Wednesday to repeal an 1864 law that limits nearly all abortions — a law that the Arizona Supreme Court recently upheld over a new 15-week abortion limit.
House Republicans are officially down to a one-vote margin for error The chaos in the ranks of the House GOP is only getting more riveting. Biden wins on Ukraine as House GOP faces big decision about its future When Ukraine aid passes and Republicans are calling each other “scumbags,” you know all is right in the world. Cartoon: Freedom from speech Cancel culture, indeed. Trump's first criminal trial starts with opening statements We can’t wait for all the dirt that comes to light. ...
Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs reacts to GOP lawmakers blocking an effort to advance a repeal of the state’s 160-year-old abortion ban, days after the state Supreme Court revived the law.