AZ Abortion Statutes at the AZ Supreme Court: a Summary for the (Understandably) Confused

For those who actually watched oral arguments this morning, and has a law degree, and has read the statutes, and the opinions, and the pleadings, I am probably wasting my breath. But for the MANY, MANY more who are waiting for someone to put this train wreck in simple terms, this is for you. This … Read more

Handmaids protest abortion bans in Phoenix.

The People of Ohio Have Spoken; Now it is Time for Arizonans to Vote for Reproductive Freedom and Democracy

In a stinging defeat for the foes of majority rule and reproductive freedom, the people of Ohio said NO to Issue One which would have required amendments to the State Constitution to be secured with 60 percent of the electorate’s approval. If that measure had passed, it may have been more difficult to enshrine an … Read more

Anti-Abortion ‘Trigger’ Laws Are Going Into Effect Today Across The Country

The Hill reports, First state abortion bans kick in following Supreme Court ruling: The first state abortion bans have taken effect after the Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, driving home the immediate consequences of the monumental decision. Abortion bans are now in effect in Louisiana, South Dakota, Kentucky, and Missouri, and more … Read more

Bans Off Our Bodies rallies on May 14

“Supreme Court Leak: Our Worst Fears Confirmed Abortion is still legal. It’s still your right. But the Supreme Court is prepared to end your constitutional right to abortion. Our country is facing an abortion access crisis. By this summer, 26 states could move to ban abortion — affecting 36 million women, plus more people who … Read more

Appropriations bills break down in Senate over GOP poison pills

I warned you at the end of July that The budget deal does not avert a government shutdown this fall. Congress still has to pass the appropriations bills to fund the government by September 30. Already, “Senate appropriators had barely begun work on Tuesday before the process blew up, mired in disagreements over abortion-related “poison … Read more