Voters in Wisconsin will have their say on Tuesday in what’s being dubbed the most important election of the year for abortion rights. On Tuesday, voters will cast ballots for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Though the state Supreme Court is technically nonpartisan, the outcome of this race will determine the ideological balance […]
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Republican Prosecutor Will Appeal Judge’s Ruling Invalidating Wisconsin’s 174-Year-Old Abortion Ban
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican prosecutor said Tuesday that he plans to appeal a court ruling that Wisconsin law permits consensual medical abortions, the first step toward a potential showdown in the state Supreme Court over abortion rights. Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski issued a statement through his attorneys saying that he disagrees […]
Indiana’s Appeals Court Hears Arguments Challenging Abortion Ban Under a State Religious Freedom Law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s Court of Appeals questioned attorneys this week on exceptions to the state’s abortion ban in a case involving residents who are suing on grounds that it violates a state religious freedom law. The class action lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana on behalf of five anonymous residents […]
Justice Department Files Immediate Appeal To Abortion Pill Ruling
The Department of Justice filed an immediate appeal following a Texas federal judge’s shocking decision Friday to pull the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortion. The Justice Department appealed directly to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday night, only a few […]
Federal Judge Suspends FDA Approval Of Abortion Pill Mifepristone
Knowing the abortion pill case was likely to spark public outrage, Kacsmaryk took extraordinary measures to keep proceedings under wraps: Typically, details on federal court cases are released on a publicly available docket. But in a conference call with lawyers on March 10, Kacsmaryk said he would try to delay the hearing’s announcement until the […]
Florida Passes Six-Week Abortion Ban
In recent weeks, court battles over mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in medication abortions, which is often referred to as the “abortion pill,” have taken center stage. On Wednesday, a federal appeals court ruled that the pill can remain on the market while legal cases continue, although with stringent new restrictions. After the […]
Texas woman with a fatal fetal diagnosis asks judge to grant her abortion
North Texas woman with a fatal fetal diagnosis asks judge to grant her abortion North Texas woman with a fatal fetal diagnosis asks judge to grant her abortion 01:17 DALLAS-FORT WORTH – Kate Cox, who lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, is pleading with the state of Texas to overturn its abortion restrictions and allow her […]