The Justice Department submitted a request to the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday asking to halt a Texas ruling that would ban access to the abortion medication mifepristone. The request comes after Texas Judge District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk on Friday issued an injunction suspending the nationwide distribution of …
Read More »Texas GOP Bill Gives Tax Cuts to Heterosexual Parents
A newly introduced Texas House bill proposes property tax cuts for couples who get married, stay married, and have lots of children. There’s a catch though. In order to qualify for the tax benefit, couples need to be heterosexual, never divorced, and their children born or adopted after their date …
Read More »The Right-Wing Crusade Against Teen Birth Control Could Be Coming to Your State Soon
Teens in Texas today can’t get birth control at federally funded clinics without their parents’ permission. That goes for new patients, as well those already on the pill or receiving quarterly shots, who now need permission before getting a refill. It also goes for teens who already have children of …
Read More »The Midterms Proved Americans Are Done Waiting for Congress to Protect Abortion Rights
When it was clear, late on election night, that a majority of Kentucky voters had rejected a measure that would have carved the right to abortion access out of the state’s constitution, Tamarra Wieder, the director of Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates of Kentucky, headed to a dive bar in Louisville …
Read More »It Was a Huge Night for Abortion Rights — Even in Kentucky
“The Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating or prohibiting abortion,” Associate Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the Supreme Court’s majority opinion striking down 50 years of federal protection for abortion earlier this year. The words unleashed chaos across the U.S., casting patients and providers into …
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