It ensures that those seeking access to abortion do not face the same barriers present in more conservative states. The Right to Privacy Under the State Constitution The New Jersey Supreme Court has recognized that a woman’s right to privacy is protected under the state constitution and encompass...
The Impact of New and Renewed Restrictive State Abortion Laws on Pregnancy-Capable People with DiabetesDiabetesAbortionPregestationalPregnancyTerminationDobbsWhen the Supreme Court handed down its decision inDobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organizationin June 2022, the constitutional right to abortion was ...
Half of states now have laws that ban or regulate cellphones in schools Bills have sprinted through legislatures this year in states as varied as New York and Oklahoma, reflecting a broad consensus that phones are bad for kids. May 21 ...
Here are 5 new laws that will take effect in New York State in 2025. Some could have an impact on your income.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's Attorney General is appealing in the state Supreme Court against a decision by a district court judge to block several laws restricting abortion access while a legal challenge is underway.
NOT THE FIRST TIME ABORTION HAS SPARKED WAR OVER WORDS Plenty of battles have taken place over politically charged, inaccurate or vague terminology over abortion laws. “Dismemberment abortion” is a term abortion opponents use to describe dilation and evacuation, a common second trimester abort...
New Yorkelection results showvotersapproved Proposition 1, enshriningabortion rights in the state constitution. On the city's ballot measures,voters approved Propositions 2 through 5but shot down 6, CBS News projects. City officials touted astrong voter turnout, with approximately 2.4 million ballots...
Meanwhile, Democratic-led states like California, New York and Connecticut have been writing and passing laws to make it easier to get an abortion, with California promoting its abortion services on a state-funded website designed in part to reach women who live in other ...
While the federal court lawsuits target specific state laws, they represent key legal tests that could eventually determine access to abortion for millions of women. Medication recently overtook in-clinic procedures as the most common form of abortion in the ...
When she learned about New Mexico’s abortion laws, she began advocating at the state level and contacting her legislators. “But I realized there was almost too much ground that needed to be gained.” Then Bova learned of Mark Lee Dickson and his ordinances. “It turned out to be a ...