Change the rules. they know, they greatly fear that they would lose. otherwise think they probably would. that s why they re trying to change the rules, it s outrageous. congresswoman, let s talk about. this kansas was just one example. it was the earliest example. and the midterm elections last, year there were several other states that had a valid question as it related to abortion. places like michigan, they were specifically brought to enshrine abortion protections in the constitution. in other states, it was more like kansas. it was anti-abortion groups that are trying to put this question. regardless of who brought the question, and who the, what the voter population was, everybody came to the same conclusion. they don t want their rights taken away, or as you, said they don t want politicians getting involved in the stuff. it is the kind of thing can people try to enshrine abortion rights in the face of the fall of road to use these ballot measures, notwithstanding what they re trying to do in ohio, to get those rights? look, i think that s, of
Boards of regions that universities, if college presidents, if admissions groups, if they want to have a diverse student body and diverse in every possible sense of the word, making sure that they are allowing underrepresented groups to participate. they can do that, they have some tools that they can use. but saying that affirmative action based on race in admissions is just something that denies the fact that you can t have an unfair advantage if you come from a group of people that has been historically disadvantage for such a long time. next week the house is set to take a floor debate on the reauthorization of the annual defense policy bill. and at issue for many house republicans are abortion protections from u.s. military personnel after roe s reversal. and efforts by the pentagon to promote diversity and inclusion within their rights is also an issue. as such, house republicans have filed amendments to try to
After last year s unprecedented decision to overturn nearly 50 years of law, if striking down the abortion protections in roe v. wade, it would be difficult to imagine a more precedent busting single term from the supreme court. but this year, the court s conservative supermajority may have accomplished that. the court has struck down affirmative action programs in college admissions, it killed joe biden s student loan program. it dealt a major blow to lbgtq rights by creating an exception to anti-discrimination laws, and it eviscerated the clean water act. while chief justice john roberts expressed concern over the public s dismal opinion of the supreme court, the court s reputation is a conservative chief justice own fault. ice ot
Contraception and family planning but also the full range of reproductive health care. when you see that that many people across the country and in places like kansas that people do not want politicians making their private health care decisions for them, that, you know, i think that the right thing for all of us is do is to heed that and listen to what people of our country are telling us. so congresswoman, let s turn to the politics of it. we obviously are on the eve of an election. polls including one we just showed slow that americans the majority of americans believe in some sort of abortion protections. it was a significant motivator on the 2022 race and helped democrats. do you anticipate the same next year? what sort of energy are you feeling? yeah, i mean i think that it is it s actually surprising to me to me that we have folks who are on the other side of the
It has been five weeks since the republican members of oregon s state senate walked out. the longest ever in state history. they say they will not come back unless proposed bills on abortion protections, gender affirming care and gun control are off the table, stalling the state s budget and hundreds of other bills before the democrat majority. now in a move oregon s democrats hopes will pressure them to return, they have proposed to fine them $350 every single day they deny it of a quorum. will it work? joining me is kate leber to talk about this. thanks for joining us. appreciate it. senator minority leader has condemned it calling it
The move on Tuesday marks a rare occurrence of a Republican governor approving measures that are part of Democrats' vow to make the western swing state an abortion safe haven.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) With other state lawmakers seated around her in the Ohio House, Democratic state Rep. Tavia Galonski got to her feet and began to loudly
The bill enshrines legal protections for abortions, birth control, prenatal and postpartum care, miscarriage care, vasectomies, and more into the Nevada State Constitution.
Affiliation, seemingly out of nowhere, to become a republican. she has said she felt too controlled by the democratic party. this is a woman who spoke movingly about her own abortion on the floor of the north carolina state house in 2015, when she was arguing against abortion restrictions. she even cosponsored a bill in january, four months ago, to codify abortion protections in her state. yesterday, that same woman you see their cast the deciding vote, in line with all of the republicans, to approve a 12-week abortion ban. and ensure that even if governor cooper vetoes the bill, which he said he will, republicans can override the veto and make the ban law. jessica valencia s work has been essential in tracking the story of abortion rights in the post roe era. she s the author of the newsletter, abortion every day, where today, she published a story titled, texas is fabricating abortion data. we will talk about it in a second. she joins me now. jess, i saw you also write about the north carolina law,