With Roe v. Wade overturned, medication abortions take center stage
Getty Images/Anna Moneymaker (WASHINGTON) — As reactions to the Dobbs decision roll in, Congressional Democrats are outraged. But don’t expect that outrage to translate to passable legislation anytime soon.
Any effort to codify a woman’s right to cho…
What can Democrats in Congress do to protect abortion rights? Probably nothing, at least for now
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — As reactions to the Dobbs decision roll in, Congressional Democrats are outraged. But don’t expect that outrage to translate to passable legislation anytime soon.
Any effort to codify a woman’s right to choose would need to cle…
States introduce new abortion laws after Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade: Live updates
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — After the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision that guaranteed a woman’s right to an abortion, states are taking action.
The court’s ruling rolled back constitutional protection for ab…
Maya Rudolph, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez make for an “odd couple” in Apple TV+’s new comedy series ‘Loot’
Apple TV+The new comedy series Loot kicks off Friday on Apple TV+ and opens with Maya Rudolph’s socialite Molly enjoying all the trappings of having a dashing billionaire husband — until she finds out he’s been cheating on her with a much younger woma…
House passes LGBTQ data collection bill to address community needs
Getty Images/Norberto Cuenca(WASHINGTON) — As Pride Month nears its end, the House has passed the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, which will require over 100 federal agencies to improve data collection and surveying of LGBTQ communities.
Data collection …
Gun safety package heads to Biden’s desk after House passage
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The House voted Friday afternoon to pass a bipartisan gun safety package.
The bill, crafted in the wake of devastating mass shootings and on the one-month anniversary of the Robb Elementary School massacre in Texas that left 19…
After Roe ruling, is ‘stare decisis’ dead? How the Supreme Court’s view of precedent is evolving
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — In thousands of rulings over its storied history, the U.S. Supreme Court has broken with stare decisis, the doctrine of respecting prior decisions, just 145 times in cases requiring interpretation of the Constitution.
The overt…
Biden calls overturning of Roe a ‘sad day’ for Supreme Court, country
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday harshly criticized the Supreme Court’s decision upending abortion rights and called on Congress to enshrine access in federal law.
“It’s a sad day for the court and the country,” Biden said as he d…
Supreme Court opens door to overturning rights to contraceptives, same-sex relationships and marriage
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — When activists learned the Supreme Court was considering overturning abortion rights, they feared other rights, such as same-sex marriage, same-sex relationships and contraceptives, might be next.
On Friday, Supreme Court Justi…
Major US abortion pill producer says it has ample supply if demand soars
Mifeprex(NEW YORK) — Editor’s note: This story was published before Friday’s Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade.
A major producer of the abortion pill in the U.S. says it has ample supply if demand suddenly soars in the wake of a Supreme Court dec…