Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights per draft opinion (Update: Dobbs opinion official) (1 Viewer)

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Not long ago Kari Lake proclaimed Arizona's abortion law was a great law and wanted it the law of the state.

Now that she has gotten her way, she is lobbying for it to be repealed.

As I have been saying since 2022, the overwhelming vast majority of women aren't going to vote for the man who proudly boasts that he got rid of Roe V. Wade. Nor are those women going to vote for a forced birther politician.

Turns out, republican belief in "pro life" was all just lies to get votes. Who is surprised? I sure am not.

How many forced birthers will do the same about face?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/ka ... r-BB1ltx3I.

Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake is actively lobbying state lawmakers to overturn a 160-year-old law she once supported that bans abortion in almost all cases, a source with knowledge of her efforts told CNN.

 

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Don’t think the Texas government gives a flying fork at a rolling donut about maternal health, complications or any other damn thing.

They’ve made that excruciatingly obvious haven’t they?

 

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They’ve made that excruciatingly obvious haven’t they?

Murderously obvious

 

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A Kentucky woman who police say used medication to abort a “developed male infant” is facing criminal charges of first-degree fetal homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with physical evidence.

Melinda Spencer, 35, allegedly told workers at United Clinic she aborted her pregnancy at her home outside of Lexington.

Clinic staff reported Spencer to the Kentucky State Police on Wednesday at about 2.30 pm. Staff told police she disclosed she aborted her pregnancy at her home on Flat Mary Road.……

Kentucky woman who ordered abortion meds charged with fetal homicide, police say

Melinda Spencer, 35, allegedly confessed to clinic workers she took medication for her abortion

www.independent.co.uk

 

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A Kentucky woman who police say used medication to abort a “developed male infant” is facing criminal charges of first-degree fetal homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with physical evidence.

Melinda Spencer, 35, allegedly told workers at United Clinic she aborted her pregnancy at her home outside of Lexington.

Clinic staff reported Spencer to the Kentucky State Police on Wednesday at about 2.30 pm. Staff told police she disclosed she aborted her pregnancy at her home on Flat Mary Road.……

Kentucky woman who ordered abortion meds charged with fetal homicide, police say

Melinda Spencer, 35, allegedly confessed to clinic workers she took medication for her abortion

www.independent.co.uk

Welcome to Beulahland.

I'm convinced these wild-eyed anti abortionists are all gay. The way they're going, no woman in her right mind will ever have sex in a red state. Thus leaving all those horned-up young men no outlet but each other.

 

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Up to seven states will vote on abortion rights this year.

But recent polling indicates that Democrats may not be able to count on the issue in their efforts to drive votes in the 2026 midterms, after making abortion rights the centerpiece of their pitch to voters in the elections that followed the fall of Roe v Wade.

In 2024, 55% of Democrats said abortion was important to their vote, according to polling from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).

But in October of this year, just 36% of Democrats said the same. By contrast, abortion remained about as important to Republicans in both 2024 and 2025, PRRI found.

PRRI’s findings mirror a September poll from the 19th and SurveyMonkey, which found that the voters who cared most about abortion are people who want to see it banned.

During the 2024 election, abortion was seen as the Democrats’ strongest issue, after the 2022 overturning of Roe sparked a wave of deeply unpopular state-level abortion bans.

Kamala Harris put abortion rights at the heart of her presidential campaign, while Democratic Senate candidates and Super Pacs poured an astounding $175m into abortion-related TV ads – far more than any other issue.

Donald Trump, who enabled Roe’s collapse by appointing three conservative justices to the US supreme court, repeatedly tried to downplay the fight over abortion rights, viewing it as a political liability and a sure-fire boost for Democrats.

But the power of the issue turned out to be overstated in 2024. Trump handily won the popular vote and Republicans ended up with control of both houses of Congress.

Still, the president has largely avoided further action on the issue at the federal level, focusing instead on initiatives like cracking down on immigration, instituting steep tariffs and bulldozing the federal workforce.

The tumult has further yanked Americans’ attention away from abortion, said Melissa Deckman, PRRI’s CEO.

“It’s just hard to catch your breath, because every day there’s a new, outrageous thing happening with the administration,” Deckman said. Abortion, she added, has been replaced as a top issue by affordability and the economy.

“That seems to be first and foremost for everyone. But it’s also, for Democrats, the state of democracy writ large. We consistently find that Democrats are more concerned about the health of democracy.”

August polling from the group Emilys List, which champions Democratic women who support abortion rights, found that voters are now prioritizing the economy over abortion.

But it also found that 49% of female voters consider threats to abortion rights to be a “dealbreaker”. Abortion remains a galvanizing issue in state supreme court elections, which now often have the final word on the legality of state-level abortion restrictions.………

Abortion may no longer be a top priority for Democratic voters ahead of 2026 midterms, polls show

Abortion was seen as one of Democrats’ strongest issues in the 2024 election – new polls indicate that may be shifting

www.theguardian.com

 

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Welcome to Beulahland.

I'm convinced these wild-eyed anti abortionists are all gay. The way they're going, no woman in her right mind will ever have sex in a red state. Thus leaving all those horned-up young men no outlet but each other.

Or they will form rape gangs.

 

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Up to seven states will vote on abortion rights this year.

But recent polling indicates that Democrats may not be able to count on the issue in their efforts to drive votes in the 2026 midterms, after making abortion rights the centerpiece of their pitch to voters in the elections that followed the fall of Roe v Wade.

In 2024, 55% of Democrats said abortion was important to their vote, according to polling from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).

But in October of this year, just 36% of Democrats said the same. By contrast, abortion remained about as important to Republicans in both 2024 and 2025, PRRI found.

PRRI’s findings mirror a September poll from the 19th and SurveyMonkey, which found that the voters who cared most about abortion are people who want to see it banned.

During the 2024 election, abortion was seen as the Democrats’ strongest issue, after the 2022 overturning of Roe sparked a wave of deeply unpopular state-level abortion bans.

Kamala Harris put abortion rights at the heart of her presidential campaign, while Democratic Senate candidates and Super Pacs poured an astounding $175m into abortion-related TV ads – far more than any other issue.

Donald Trump, who enabled Roe’s collapse by appointing three conservative justices to the US supreme court, repeatedly tried to downplay the fight over abortion rights, viewing it as a political liability and a sure-fire boost for Democrats.

But the power of the issue turned out to be overstated in 2024. Trump handily won the popular vote and Republicans ended up with control of both houses of Congress.

Still, the president has largely avoided further action on the issue at the federal level, focusing instead on initiatives like cracking down on immigration, instituting steep tariffs and bulldozing the federal workforce.

The tumult has further yanked Americans’ attention away from abortion, said Melissa Deckman, PRRI’s CEO.

“It’s just hard to catch your breath, because every day there’s a new, outrageous thing happening with the administration,” Deckman said. Abortion, she added, has been replaced as a top issue by affordability and the economy.

“That seems to be first and foremost for everyone. But it’s also, for Democrats, the state of democracy writ large. We consistently find that Democrats are more concerned about the health of democracy.”

August polling from the group Emilys List, which champions Democratic women who support abortion rights, found that voters are now prioritizing the economy over abortion.

But it also found that 49% of female voters consider threats to abortion rights to be a “dealbreaker”. Abortion remains a galvanizing issue in state supreme court elections, which now often have the final word on the legality of state-level abortion restrictions.………

Abortion may no longer be a top priority for Democratic voters ahead of 2026 midterms, polls show

Abortion was seen as one of Democrats’ strongest issues in the 2024 election – new polls indicate that may be shifting

www.theguardian.com

Attempting to pick one particular issue is a useless exercise. The Democratic Party must put forth a united front, a united vision, for the country. For ALL of the country. I realize the hardcore psychotic MAGAts are lost due to their own psychology but that does not mean that the vision isn’t for every person. If some MAGAt doesn’t want to partake then that is their decision.

 

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Or they will form rape gangs.

Ah, I lament my failure to recognize that there is no bottom for MAGA.

 

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I agree with the sentiment regarding Project 2025. Any aspect of that pile of excrement needs to be kicked to the curb.

That being said, the bill in Montana died in committee in February, 2025. Still, Republicans will likely try to revive it or something like it so vigilance is required.

 

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California refuses to extradite doctor over abortion pill: ‘Not today. Not ever’

Gavin Newsom says state will reject Louisiana’s ask, citing laws protecting providers from out-of-state prosecution

www.theguardian.com

Louisiana’s attorney general, Republican Liz Murrill, announced on Wednesday that her state would seek the extradition of the doctor, Remy Coeytaux. In records released by Murrill’s office, law enforcement officials allege that Coeytaux, who is based in California, mailed pills to a woman in Louisiana in October 2023 through Aid Access, an organization that mails abortion pills throughout the US, in defiance of Louisiana’s near-total ban on abortion.


Trump administration restores funding to Planned Parenthood, other groups after lawsuit
The Trump administration has agreed to unfreeze millions in federal funding to Planned Parenthood and other family planning groups, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) paused $27.5 million in funding for 16 organizations last year pending an investigation, citing potential violations of federal civil rights laws. In response, the ACLU sued the administration over the cuts.

The union filed to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit on Jan. 13, citing the restoration of funds.

 

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Trump administration to block foreign aid from those promoting abortion, DEI and gender identity

The Trump administration is expanding its ban on U.S. foreign aid for groups supporting abortion services to include assistance going to international and domestic organizations and agencies that promote gender identity as well as diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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The new rules, first reported by Fox News, would halt foreign assistance from going toward not only groups that provide abortion as a method of family planning but also those that advocate “gender ideology” and DEI, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of the rules’ publication in the Federal Register on Friday.

The change, which threatens billions in funding for groups around the world, was part of a series of actions that the Trump administration timed to this week’s anniversary of the now-overturned Roe v. Wade ruling and anti-abortion activists’ annual March for Life demonstration in Washington.

 

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Trump administration to block foreign aid from those promoting abortion, DEI and gender identity

The Trump administration is expanding its ban on U.S. foreign aid for groups supporting abortion services to include assistance going to international and domestic organizations and agencies that promote gender identity as well as diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

apnews.com

The new rules, first reported by Fox News, would halt foreign assistance from going toward not only groups that provide abortion as a method of family planning but also those that advocate “gender ideology” and DEI, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of the rules’ publication in the Federal Register on Friday.

The change, which threatens billions in funding for groups around the world, was part of a series of actions that the Trump administration timed to this week’s anniversary of the now-overturned Roe v. Wade ruling and anti-abortion activists’ annual March for Life demonstration in Washington.

Fork them all.

 

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As Emily Waldorf languished in an Arkansas hospital, she felt like “a ticking time bomb”. It was 2024, and the physical therapist was in the midst of miscarrying a much-wanted pregnancy.

But because her fetus still had a heartbeat, hospital officials said Arkansas’s near-total abortion ban blocked them from taking steps to induce labor and end her pregnancy.

Instead, Waldorf had to wait and hope that she didn’t develop a deadly infection.

Waldorf’s sister, Elizabeth, called the office of Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Republican governor of Arkansas, to ask for help. “What do you expect the governor to do?” a male official from Sanders’s office asked. Waldorf, the official said, should “find a lawyer”.

Waldorf took the advice, as a sweeping new lawsuit shows. On Wednesday, Waldorf, an OB-GYN and three other Arkansas women who say they were also blocked from getting abortions sued the state in an attempt to strike down its near-total abortion ban.

Two of the women say that, like Waldorf, they were denied abortions even though their pregnancies had effectively ended.

One of the women says that she was unable to get an abortion after getting pregnant through a sexual assault, because Arkansas doesn’t permit abortions in cases of rape.……..

‘I was violated and put in extreme danger’: women denied abortions sue over Arkansas ban

Suit filed by Amplify Legal says laws violate constitutional right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

www.theguardian.com

 

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After Missouri residents voted to repeal their state’s near-total abortion ban and enshrine abortion rights into their state constitution, advocates quickly got to work.

In a lawsuit filed the day after the 2024 election, abortion providers challenged not only the constitutionality of the state’s ban, but also a slew of other restrictions that, they said, made their jobs so arduous as to be impossible.

More than a year later, they are still in court.

Last week, Missouri abortion rights supporters and opponents ended a two-week-trial over the legality of dozens of Missouri restrictions.

But Missouri is far from the only state where activists are waiting to realize the full promise of ballot measures that were meant to expand abortion rights in states that passed them.

Legal battles over the measures are also raging in Arizona, Michigan, Montana, Nevada and Ohio. In some of these states, lawmakers have also introduced legislation that, experts say, would undercut the will of voters who passed the measures.


At least three states are set to vote on pro-abortion-rights ballot measures come November. Advocates hope they’ll join the 12 states thatpassed such measures after the fall of Roe v Wade,which triggered a national backlash that highlighted how popular abortion protections are even in red states.

But abortion rights supporters are warning that the fights that have followed prove that such measures are not a panacea, given the obstacles that decision-makers can throw up.

“A ballot measure changes the constitution and it says that the voters want receptive rights and freedom to be protected, but the amendments don’t make everything go away on their own,” said Amy Myrick, senior counsel at the Center for Reproductive Rights, which is involved in several post-measure legal battles.

“The courts and the legislatures have to follow through to strike down restrictions when they’re unconstitutional. And even when there’s a right in the constitution, burdensome restrictions can stay on the books and make it difficult or even impossible for people to get care.”

While advocates have successfully used the measures to strike down sweeping abortion bans, they hoped to use the measures to also eliminate the hundreds of restrictions that had gnawed away at access to abortion in the decades before the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade.

Missouri’s history, in particular, offers a snapshot of these restrictions’ power. Onerous rules around abortion clinics’ operation – such as a requirement that providers perform two pelvic exams on patients – nearly forced the state’s last abortion clinic to close in 2019.

The number of abortions performed in Missouri plunged: just 167 abortions were recorded in 2020. That marked a 97% decrease from 2010, far more than the national average.……

These states voted to protect abortion rights. Conservative lawmakers are not standing down

A trial in Missouri illustrates how hard it is to restore abortion rights, even when voters demand it

www.theguardian.com

 

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Ok, Newsom got a laugh out of me with this one. Challenge accepted it seems...

California governor calls out Atty. Gen. Liz Murrill, refuses to extradite doctor over abortion pills

California Gov. Newsom won't cooperate with Louisiana in prosecuting doctors who mailed abortion pills to residents, escalating the abortion clash.

www.fox8live.com

 

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Ok, Newsom got a laugh out of me with this one. Challenge accepted it send...

California governor calls out Atty. Gen. Liz Murrill, refuses to extradite doctor over abortion pills

California Gov. Newsom won't cooperate with Louisiana in prosecuting doctors who mailed abortion pills to residents, escalating the abortion clash.

www.fox8live.com

A vast majority of the comment section isn't very nice towards Murrill.

 

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So these laws are working as intended. The US infant and maternal mortality rate was already higher than any other first world country BEFORE they banned abortion healthcare.