Abortion
U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) have urged the Biden Administration to update the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to protect the privacy of patients who receive abortions from infringement by law enforcement agencies. Following the U.S. Supreme Court'
Abortion
Colorado Senator Michael Bennet and Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto have urged the Biden Administration to update the Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to protect the privacy of patients who receive abortions from law enforcement agencies. The call to action follows the U.S.
Abortion
The Supreme Court's decision to end the nation's constitutional protections for abortion has placed businesses in a difficult position, with many weighing the potential consequences of speaking out on the issue. While some companies, such as The Walt Disney Company and Meta, have announced they will
Abortion
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congresswomen Carolyn B. Maloney and Suzanne Bonamici, along with Senator Bob Menendez, introduced the Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation Act to combat deceptive advertising tactics employed by crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs). These centers deliberately mislead patients about reproductive health care, including abortion care, and often provide
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Corporations such as Walmart, Exxon, Citigroup, and AT&T have contributed significantly to politicians backing state abortion bans. According to an Insider investigation, these companies, which are part of the daily lives of many Americans, have given over $150,000 to politicians sponsoring the laws. The analysis covered donations
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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's response during her 2020 Senate hearings on Roe v. Wade has been revealed to be inconsistent with her eventual vote to overturn the landmark abortion rights ruling. The shift in stance on abortion rights by Republican-nominated justices, now a 6-3 majority, raises
Abortion
With the Supreme Court on the cusp of overturning Roe v. Wade, the debate over abortion rights has catapulted to the forefront of American politics. Republican state leaders have begun planning new bans, while Democrats aim to mobilize voters around the issue in key battleground states. As the November elections
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The trial of Scott Roeder, who is accused of killing Dr. George Tiller, the only doctor in the US known to perform abortions after the 21st week of pregnancy, is set to begin in Kansas. The case has sparked intense debate among abortion opponents, with some, like Regina Dinwiddie, calling
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A year ago, supporters of abortion rights felt a sense of optimism with a newly elected Democratic president and his party controlling the House and Senate. However, events quickly took a turn for the worse, starting with the assassination of renowned abortion doctor George Tiller, followed by the passage of
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Abortion doctor George Tiller's killing has set off a heated debate over the already polarizing issue. Tiller's clinic was one of only a handful that performed late-term abortions and had been targeted by anti-abortion groups for years. The controversy surrounding his death is unfolding as opponents
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Dr. George Tiller, one of the nation's few providers of late-term abortions, was shot and killed in the foyer of Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kansas, where he was serving as an usher. The gunman fled, but a 51-year-old suspect, identified as Scott Roeder, was detained 170 miles
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As the United States continues to grapple with the sensitive issue of abortion, a recent increase in violence at clinics has prompted a re-evaluation of the language used by protesters. The brutal killings of two receptionists at an abortion clinic in Brookline, Massachusetts, has sparked a debate about the responsibility
