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How the fall of Roe turned North Carolina into an abortion destination End-shutdown
North Carolina’s political standoff over abortion is personified by two leaders: its Democratic governor, Mr. Cooper, and Tim Moore, the Republican speaker of the state House of Representatives. Mr. Cooper, a former attorney general, wants to preserve the state’s current law. He has ordered additional protections, including preventing the extradition of anyone involved in performing […]
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Garland faces heated questions about criminal charges against abortion protesters End-shutdown
Attorney General Merrick Garland’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday turned heated as Republican lawmakers questioned him about the prosecution of protesters on both sides of the anti-abortion fight. Republican anger was focused on two fronts: that the Justice Department had not indicted a single protester under a statue that made it a […]
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A Texas judge will decide the fate of the abortion pill used by millions of American women End-shutdown
Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News AMARILLO, Texas — Federal judges in Texas have ruled time and time again in favor of opponents of abortion. They backed a state law that allows $10,000 rewards to be placed on any that helps a woman to abort; ruled that someone opposed abortion based on religious beliefs can block […]