Little Change Seen In Va. Abortion Laws;Parental Consent Among Assembly ProposalsJohn F. Harris
Pregnant women who were affected by these incidents could not seek abortions because of the strict laws then in existence. Three Sides to the Abortion Debate To what extent does a woman have a right to obtain an abortion? And to what extent does a person have a right to protest the ...
And one notable swing state — Michigan — has changed laws to make counting go faster. Election officials in other states, too, have worked to speed up their counts. But the biggest factor is the margin. This election, you might have heard, is supposed...
Residents in southwestern Virginia have battled for months over whether abortion clinics limited by strict laws in other states should be allowed to hop over the border and operate there.
Opponents say that VA’s decision to provide abortions violates several existing laws, including the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, which prohibits abortions at VA medical locations. But Democratic supporters have argued that under the Veterans Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996, th...
In the aftermath of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, then-Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Gil Cisneros testified to Congress that, “some servicemembers may choose to leave the military altogether because they may be stationed in states with restrictive reproductive health laws....
Similar laws in Arkansas and North Dakota have been struck down by the courts. "I understand and I anticipate that this will likely be challenged in court," Reynolds said the day she signed the bill. "However, this is bigger than just a law; this is about life. I am not going to ba...
In May 2022, Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont signed first-in-the-nationreproductive rights legislationmaking Connecticut an abortion sanctuary state. Starting July 1, medical providersare shielded from lawsin other states that have outlawed abortion, as are patients who travel to the state for abortion ...
Klein said there’s no reason to think that Republicans are interested in a compromise, especially after implementing strict laws in various states over the last year. “They want to pass a national abortion ban,” she said, while the White House wants to turn Roe v. Wade into law. Accomp...
States began adopting the initiative process during the Progressive Era more than a century ago, giving citizens a way to make or repeal laws through a direct vote of the people. Between 1898 and 1918, nearly 20 states approved the citizen initiative. Since...