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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision to end the constitutional right to an abortion in the United States after nearly 50 years has set in motion a generational struggle over Republican efforts to ban the procedure in states across the country. But inside the West Wing, President Biden has made it clear that he is uncomfortable even using the word abortion, according to current and former advisers. In speeches and public statements, he prefers to use the word sparingly, focusing instead on broader phrases, like “reproductive health” and “the right to choose,” that might resonate more widely with the public. Mr. Biden, a practicing Catholic who has drawn on his faith to shape his political identity, is now being called on to lead a fight he spent decades sidestepping — and many abortion rights advocates worry that he may not be the right messenger for the moment. Once an outright critic of abortion rights and later a committed but quiet defender of them, Mr. Biden has … [Read more...] about Biden Is an Uneasy Champion on Abortion. Can He Lead the Fight in Post-Roe America?

Vox senior editor Ian Millhiser openly fantasized about the death of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito by penning a “prewritten obituary” for him. In a now-deleted tweet on Tuesday morning, Millhiser said that he had updated some of his “prewritten obituaries” to start off the “slow month” of August and shared his thoughts on the future death of Justice Samuel Alito. “Justice Samuel Alito, who died on XXXX, was not devoid of any positive traits. He was a skilled attorney and a highly effective advocate for conservative causes,” noted Millhiser in his fake obituary. “Had he spent his career as a litigator, he would almost certainly be remembered as one of the Republican Party’s leading Supreme Court practitioners,” he continued. Millhiser concluded his obituary by describing Alito as a radical, partisan judge who took his cues from the Republican Party. “The problem is that Justice Alito was, indeed, one of the Republican Party’s leading Supreme Court advocates — but he … [Read more...] about Vox Editor Imagines Justice Alito’s Death with ‘Prewritten Obituary’

The Justice Department has filed its first lawsuit in the wake of a historic Supreme Court decision allowing states to outlaw abortion, arguing that a new Idaho law that would impose a near-total ban on the procedure violates a federal requirement to provide medical care when a pregnant person's life or health is at stake. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the lawsuit filed Tuesday is aimed at stopping Idaho's "trigger" ban, which is set to take effect Aug. 25. The Idaho law allows doctors to be criminally prosecuted for providing abortions, Garland said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. He argued that it could conflict with federal law that says patients seeking emergency medical care at a hospital accepting Medicare funds are entitled to any lifesaving treatment. The lawsuit cites several medical conditions that could require a doctor to perform an abortion for lifesaving reasons, including septic infections and ectopic pregnancies - when the fetus implants outside … [Read more...] about Justice Dept. sues Idaho over near-total abortion ban coming Aug. 25

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade was “unconstitutional.” Speaking at the press briefing, Jean-Pierre said the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade was an “unconstitutional action.” “From day one, when the Supreme Court made this extreme decision to take away a constitutional right, it was an unconstitutional action by them,” Jean-Pierre said. Jean-Pierre says it was “unconstitutional” for SCOTUS to overturn Roe. pic.twitter.com/zQyzdZxRh8 — Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 3, 2022 Democrats have decried the recent landmark ruling and attacked the legitimacy of the court. (RELATED: Harris Attacks SCOTUS Ruling As Violation Of Bodily Autonomy While Biden Admin Continues To Force Vaccination) “This decision is the culmination of a deliberate effort, over decades, to upset the balance of our law,” President Joe Biden said in June. “It’s … [Read more...] about Karine Jean-Pierre Says SCOTUS Unconstitutionally Overturned Roe

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal judge this week to bar Idaho from enforcing its near-total abortion ban while a lawsuit pitting federal health care law against state anti-abortion legislation is underway. Meanwhile, the Republican-led Idaho Legislature is asking for permission to intervene in the federal case, just as it has done in three other abortion-related lawsuits filed in state courts. The complex legal maneuvering playing out in Idaho is becoming increasingly common in red states as the American landscape of reproductive care continues to feel the aftershocks from the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning decades of abortion rights rulings. Judges in the neighboring states of Montana and Wyoming were weighing similar requests, with the Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday keeping three abortion laws on pause and the Wyoming judge expected to … [Read more...] about Justice Department asks judge to pause Idaho abortion ban

An increasing number of U.S. women who are unable to access abortion services in their states are looking to Mexico after the fall of Roe v. Wade, according to Mexican abortion rights activists. The activists say hundreds have flooded abortion rights organizations across the border with phone calls and social media requests seeking access to abortion medication and help with the process. “We imagined this would happen, but not at the rate that it’s been happening,” said Sandra Cardona, founder of Red Necesito Abortar, Spanish for "I Need to Abort Network," an abortion rights group in Monterrey, Mexico. Before Roe was overturned, it had previously been more common for Mexican women who could afford it to cross the border to seek abortion services in the United States. But after Mexico decriminalized abortion in September 2021 and with recent abortion restrictions in some U.S. states, Mexican activist networks say they have seen a rise in calls from desperate American … [Read more...] about More U.S. women look to Mexico for medication abortions after Roe reversal

Live Updates President Joe Biden signed another Executive Order today to protect access to reproductive healthcare services, including out-of-state abortion travel. Over a month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights remain a top issue for lawmakers and voters across the country. In the first nationwide vote since the Supreme Court decision, Kansas voted to uphold the right to an abortion in their state constitution Tuesday. Legal battles continue in several other states over trigger laws that place strict bans on abortions. Attorney General Merrick Garland also announced Tuesday that the Justice Department filed a lawsuit seeing to block Idaho's new restrictive abortion law. Follow Newsweek's live blog for the latest updates. 5 min ago 14:51 PM EDT Biden Says His Order Will 'Safeguard Access' to Care President Joe Biden has signed a second Executive Order to protect access to reproductive healthcare in the … [Read more...] about U.S. Abortion News Live Updates: Biden says his order will “safeguard access” to care

The most celebrated kind of court judgments are those that eliminate inherent bias vested in a law or rules framed by the government. The Supreme Court’s move last week to set right a rule that was ‘manifestly arbitrary and violative of women’s right to bodily dignity’ fits right into the concept of justice that is free, and without prejudice or favour to any person or group of people. Earlier, the apex court in its wisdom, facilitated the abortion (beyond 20 weeks) of a young unmarried woman whose partner parted ways after realising she was pregnant. Had the Court rested then, it might have meant relief for one woman who had to go all the way to the top court of the land in order to access what seven other categories of women would have been able to do without legal hassles. While the judgment could have been cited in support of other women in a similar situation, the law retained its flaw, and others would still have had to take the long legal route, and wait upon the discretion of … [Read more...] about A law, without a flaw: on availing abortion services

The decision by Kansas voters to protect their abortion rights is a taste of how the overturning of Roe v. Wade could impact November's midterm elections. In the first electoral test since the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 ruling giving women a federal right to an abortion in June, more than 59 percent of people in Kansas backed upholding the state's constitutional right for women to access the procedure. Given that former Republican President Donald Trump won the state by 15 points (56-41) only two years ago, Monday's referendum result is considered a landslide, pointing to unhappiness with the Supreme Court's decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Center , regardless of voters' political persuasion. Polling also points to abortion and the push by the GOP to restrict access to it, being a hot-button issue ahead of the midterm elections on November 8 in which Democrats are fighting to retain control of Congress . In May, electoral analysis firm Split … [Read more...] about What Kansas abortion vote means for Democrats, Republicans in the midterms

Andrew Warren, former state attorney for Hillsborough County in Florida, criticized Governor Ron DeSantis on Sunday for suspending him over claims that he is not upholding the rule of law while working as a local prosecutor. The governor announced Warren's suspension on Thursday during a press conference, and said that Warren "has put himself publicly above the law," adding that Warren signed letters stating that he refuses to enforce "any prohibition on sex-change operations for minors" or laws related to abortion. Some law enforcement members at the conference also accused him of not being strict enough in prosecuting criminals. While appearing on MSNBC 's The Katie Phang Show, Warren talked about DeSantis' decision to suspend him from his job. "Let's be clear, this isn't about anything that I've done. This is about what I said," he said, and added that he is being targeted for expressing his stance on legislation related to abortion and gender-affirming health care. … [Read more...] about DeSantis entering realm of “Orwellian thought police”: Suspended prosecutor