According to the one-star Yelp review, Jennifer was five weeks pregnant when she called White Rose Women’s Center in Dallas to schedule an abortion. Her first choice, Planned Parenthood, was booked out several weeks in advance, and she didn’t have much time. Texas had recently passed a law outlawing abortion …
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Donald Trump—who has fretted privately that Republicans are “getting killed” electorally on abortion — is now running ads touting his pro-life record in Iowa, the first state to vote in the GOP primary. In the ads, paid for by Trump’s campaign and first reported by Kyle Tharp in his newsletter …
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The Texas woman whose ex-husband is suing her friends for $1 million each for allegedly helping her obtain an abortion says in a new court filing that he promised to drop the lawsuit in exchange for sex — then reneged on the deal afterward. Brittni Silva referred to the agreement …
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Last November, voters in Kentucky turned out in large numbers to reject the idea of adding an amendment outlawing abortion to the state constitution. But almost a year later abortion is still illegal in Kentucky — thanks in large part to Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who defended against a challenge …
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Interstate 20, one of the nation’s major highways, stretches like a constellation across the South, connecting the cities of Columbia, Atlanta, Birmingham, Jackson, Shreveport, and Dallas-Fort Worth, before ending in a fork with Interstate 10 in West Texas, en route to New Mexico. On its way through Texas, I-20 cuts …
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Republicans know their draconic stance on abortion rights is a losing issue with voters, so much so that it looks like they’re exploring a full PR rebrand of their anti-abortion vocabulary. According to a report from NBC News, GOP strategists and lawmakers have found that the term “pro-life” is generally …
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On Friday morning, the Florida Supreme Court heard arguments in a case with enormous implications for women not only in the state of Florida, but across the entire South. Justices considered whether the state’s current law, which prohibits abortions after 15 weeks, violates Florida’s constitution—specifically the right to privacy it …
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There are more than 250 district attorneys in the state of Texas, but only five of them agreed to sign a letter last year declaring their offices would not prosecute individuals who sought abortions. On Friday, the stakes go up for those bold enough to speak out against legislation they …
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A few months after a Trumpist mob marched through the halls of the U.S. Capitol calling for the summary execution of Mike Pence, the former vice president founded a political advocacy group dedicated to building on the “success of the last four years.” Since its creation, Pence’s group, Advancing American …
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came to Wednesday’s GOP debate with a story to tell about “a lady in Florida named Penny” who “survived multiple abortion attempts.” “She was left discarded in a pan,” DeSantis said. “Fortunately, her grandmother saved her and brought her to a different hospital.” To DeSantis, the …
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