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Debate over abortion rights leads to expensive campaigns for high-stakes state Supreme Court seats
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Abortion and reproductive rights have been central to the races for president and governor in North Carolina, a battleground state that has more moderate abortion restrictions than elsewhere across the South. That's been even truer in the fight for a seat...
Embattled Republican candidate fights on in North Carolina governor's race
ELLERBE, N.C. (AP) — Addressing over 100 supporters outside an ice cream stand that's shaped like a giant strawberry, North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson battered his Democratic rival for governor and the media, and said he'd keep fighting as their race neared its conclusion. ...
Kamala Harris says Trump's comment on women 'is offensive to everybody'
PHOENIX (AP) — Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump’s comment that he would protect women whether they “like it or not” shows that the Republican presidential nominee does not understand women’s rights “to make decisions about their own lives, including their own bodies." ...
Louisiana’s new law on abortion drugs establishes risky treatment delays, lawsuit claims
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's new law categorizing two widely used abortion drugs as “controlled dangerous substances” was challenged in a state court lawsuit Thursday by a physician, a pharmacist and others who say the legislation sets up needless, dangerous delays in treatment during...
Attorney general slams Beverly Hills for ‘illegally interfering’ with abortion clinic
Beverly Hills officials delayed permit approvals and pressured the landlord to prevent an abortion clinic from opening in the city last year, violating state constitutional protections for reproductive rights, according to an investigation by the California Department of Justice. The...
Abortion-rights groups outspend opponents by more than 6 to 1 in ballot measure campaigns
The groups promoting ballot measures to add amendments to the constitutions in nine states that would enshrine a right to abortion have raised more than $160 million. That's nearly six times what their opponents have brought in, The Associated Press found in an analysis of campaign...
Opponents use parental rights and anti-trans messages to fight abortion ballot measures
CHICAGO (AP) — Billboards with the words “STOP Child Gender Surgery.” Pamphlets warning about endangering minors. “PROTECT PARENT RIGHTS” plastered on church bulletins. As voters in nine states determine whether to enshrine abortion rights in their state constitutions,...
Britain has banned protests outside abortion clinics, but silent prayer is a gray area
LONDON (AP) — A British ban on protesting outside abortion clinics went into effect on Thursday, though it left a question mark over whether anti-abortion demonstrators who pray silently will be breaking the law. The law, which applies to England and Wales, bars protests within 150...
Murphy warns Connecticut abortion law could be at risk while GOP opponent says he's fearmongering
While the right to abortion has been codified in Connecticut law since 1990, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy warned Wednesday night how women in the state could still be at risk if Republicans impose a national ban. “I know that doesn’t seem possible in Connecticut. But if the Republican...
Catholic hospital agrees to provide abortions after California sues over miscarriage care
Providence St. Joseph Hospital and the California Attorney General’s office have reached a temporary agreement in a case alleging the Catholic-owned hospital in Humboldt County violated multiple state laws by denying emergency abortion care to pregnant patients. Last month,...
