• Identity politics: is it a load of old rubbish?

    IPSWICH, SUFFOLK – A narcissistic blue wheelie bin located behind a fried chicken shop in Ipswich town centre has sparked controversy by boldly identifying as a green wheelie bin. Political Correspondent: Polly Ticks The (previously) blue wheelie bin, has taken the bold step of asserting its new identity, with the words “I identify as a […]

  • What are the key findings of the NHS gender identity review?

    Report by Dr Hilary Cass finds young people being let down by lack of research and evidence on medical interventionsThousands of children ‘let down by NHS’Review has major implications for mental health servicesA review into the NHS’s gender identity services has found that children and young people have been let down by a lack of research and evidence on medical interventions in a debate that has become exceptionally toxic.Dr Hilary Cass said her report was not about defining “what it means to...

  • THE POUNCING CONTINUES: Networks Hype Arizona Abortion Politics

    The network evening newscasts continue to feast on coverage of the potential political fallout over an Arizona Supreme Court ruling ratifying an 1864 territorial statute that bans abortion in all instances except to save the life of the mother. Understandably so, as newscast time spent hyping abortions in Arizona is less time available to cover the types of things adverse to Democrats generally, and to the Biden presidency, specifically. Watch as NBC’s Hallie Jackson gives the game away: ...

  • THE POUNCING CONTINUES: Networks Hype Arizona Abortion Politics

    The network evening newscasts continue to feast on coverage of the potential political fallout over an Arizona Supreme Court ruling ratifying an 1864 territorial statute that bans abortion in all instances except to save the life of the mother. Understandably so, as newscast time spent hyping abortions in Arizona is less time available to cover the types of things adverse to Democrats generally, and to the Biden presidency, specifically. Watch as NBC’s Hallie Jackson gives the game away: ...

  • Surprise Arizona ruling sets abortion politics aflame

    The Arizona Supreme Court’s ruling doused gasoline on the already-flickering fire of abortion politics Tuesday and threatened to upend the 2024 contests in the state by upholding a Civil War-era la

  • Abortion ban has supercharged Arizona politics. What will GOP legislators do?

    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...

  • Abortion politics could be key to Democrats’ victory in key Senate races

    A week after the Florida Supreme Court approved an abortion rights ballot measure for November, Arizona's high court followed suit, giving voters a chance to have their say on statewide abortion access this fall.  At the same time, both supreme courts allowed highly restrictive bans to take effect in their respective states—supercharging the import of the ballot measures. As Arizona Republic reporters Stacey Barchenger and Ray Stern wrote, "The state Supreme Court's ruling puts a stark choice...

  • Pelosi says Trump was accommodating his ‘political survival’ with abortion statement

    Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) accused former President Donald Trump of looking out for himself with his recent comment on abortion limits, arguing he was focused on his “political survival.” Trump stated in a video posted on Monday that while he was proud to take responsibility for overturning Roe v. Wade, he believed that […]

  • Texas, Idaho abortion bans test against federal emergency medicine rule

    Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. For almost 40 years, American hospitals have operated under a federal law that says they must treat and stabilize any patient experiencing a medical emergency.

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    Louisiana House advances two bills addressing gender identity in schools

    HB121, also called the “Given Name Act”, would require teachers and school staff to use the pronouns and name on a student’s birth certificate.

  • NBC Embraces Activism, Claims 'Abortion Access Goes Beyond Politics'

    NBC correspondent Dana Griffin suited up for Team Abortion on Saturday’s edition of Today. Griffin claimed that the issue goes “beyond politics for women” and embraced all the activist premises when she asked the petitioner of the Arizona Supreme Court case if “women should have the right to choose what to do with their own bodies.” Griffin began by noting Vice President Kamala Harris’s and Donald Trump’s responses to the ruling. On Trump, Griffin quoted him as posting on Truth Social, “’ the...

  • NBC Embraces Activism, Claims 'Abortion Access Goes Beyond Politics'

    NBC correspondent Dana Griffin suited up for Team Abortion on Saturday’s edition of Today. Griffin claimed that the issue goes “beyond politics for women” and embraced all the activist premises when she asked the petitioner of the Arizona Supreme Court case if “women should have the right to choose what to do with their own bodies.” Griffin began by noting Vice President Kamala Harris’s and Donald Trump’s responses to the ruling. On Trump, Griffin quoted him as posting on Truth Social, “’ the...