abortion

Larry Hogan says he is ‘pro-choice’ and supports enshrining abortion rights into federal law

Politics
Amanda Smith

Larry Hogan, who won the Republican nomination for Maryland’s open Senate seat earlier this week, is casting himself as “pro choice,” marking ...

Kentucky governor to speak out against strict abortion ban in neighboring Tennessee

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Amanda Smith

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear‘s upcoming trip to neighboring Tennessee to speak out against that state’s sweeping abortion ban ...

Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban

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Amanda Smith

Despite pleas from Democrats and gut-wrenching testimony from doctors and rape survivors, a GOP-controlled legislative committee rejected a bill Tuesday that would ...

For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state’s abortion ban is personal

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Amanda Smith

For Louisiana Rep. Delisha Boyd, the uphill battle she faces to exempt pregnancies that are the result of rape and incest from ...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed repeal of 1864 ban on nearly all abortions

U.S.
Amanda Smith

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most abortions to the past by signing ...

Battle over Arizona’s abortion ban further jolts a packed GOP congressional primary

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Amanda Smith

On Tuesday night, Arizona state House Speaker Ben Toma found himself on defense, pushing back on criticism that he could have stopped ...

Arizona will repeal its 1864 abortion ban. Democrats are still planning to use it against Trump

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Amanda Smith

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban will soon be gone from the state’s law books, but not from the campaign trail. ...

Democratic Senate hopeful proposes ‘pausing’ filibuster for abortion and voting rights

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Amanda Smith

MIAMI — Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, the leading Democratic candidate to take on Florida Sen. Rick Scott this fall, said she would support pushing aside ...

Arizona Democrats to make final push to repeal near-total abortion ban

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Amanda Smith

Democrats in the Arizona legislature are expected to make a final push on Wednesday to repeal the state’s near-total ban on abortions. ...

Arizona’s Democratic leaders make final push to repeal 19th century abortion ban

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Amanda Smith

PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats in the Arizona Legislature are expected to make a final push Wednesday to repeal the state’s long-dormant ban ...