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Trump rivals try to make headway and other things to watch during the GOP presidential debate
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A growing sense of urgency hangs over Wednesday's Republican presidential debate as seven candidates fight for momentum on a stage that will not feature the race's front-runner. Former President Donald Trump says he’s so far ahead that it would only...
Anti-abortion groups demand liberal Wisconsin prosecutors charge abortion providers despite ruling
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of anti-abortion organizations on Tuesday demanded that prosecutors in Wisconsin's two largest counties bring charges against abortion providers who have resumed practicing following a court ruling that consensual abortions are legal in the state. ...
Democrat sees abortion, extremism as wedge issues in bid to unseat GOP Pennsylvania state treasurer
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Democratic Pennsylvania state lawmaker announced Tuesday that he will run for treasurer in 2024, positioning himself as an ideological opposite to the Republican incumbent regarding abortion access and the 2020 election. Rep. Ryan Bizzarro, 37, announced...
Watchdog files open meetings lawsuit against secret panel studying Wisconsin justice's impeachment
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal watchdog group on Monday sued a secret panel investigating the criteria for impeaching a liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, asking a judge to order the panel to stop meeting behind closed doors. The panel is a government body and therefore...
A judge has rewritten Missouri ballot summary language that described 'dangerous' abortions
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge tossed Republican-written ballot summary language Monday that described several proposed constitutional amendments as allowing “dangerous and unregulated abortions until live birth.” Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem rewrote the ballot...
Editorial Roundup: Michigan
Detroit News. September 20, 2023. Editorial: Bills would make Michigan abortion haven Now that abortion rights are enshrined in the state constitution, Democrats should deliver on the promises made before Proposal 3 was passed last fall — to recreate the abortion...
Nikki Haley's approach to abortion is rooted in her earliest days in South Carolina politics
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As a state representative running a longshot campaign for South Carolina governor, Nikki Haley would often explain her opposition to abortion with a story about her family. “I’m strongly pro-life, very pro-life, and not because my party tells me to be, but...
Nebraska mother sentenced to 2 years in prison for giving abortion pills to pregnant daughter
A Nebraska mother who pleaded guilty to giving her teenage daughter pills for an abortion and helping to burn and bury the fetus was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. Jessica Burgess, 42, pleaded guilty in July to tampering with human remains, false reporting and providing an...
Brazil's top court opens vote on decriminalizing abortion up to 12th week of pregnancy
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s top court opened a session Friday that will decide whether abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy will be decriminalized nationwide. The South American nation currently allows abortions only in cases of rape, an evident risk to the mother’s health...
California sues anti-abortion organizations for unproven treatment to reverse medication abortions
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday sued an anti-abortion group and a chain of anti-abortion counseling centers, saying the organizations misled women when they offered them unproven treatments to reverse medication abortions. Heartbeat...
