Kamala Harris Isn’t Letting Trump Dodge on Abortion
Kamala Harris speaks on reproductive freedom at El Rio Neighborhood Center in Tucson, Arizona, on April 12.Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Days after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a near-total ban on abortion could be enforced in the state, Kamala…
“Abortionist”: The Label That Turns Healthcare Workers Into Criminals
Bráulio Amado Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2007, after Paul Ross Evans pleaded guilty to leaving a bomb outside of a women’s health clinic in Austin, he assured the judge: He never meant for anyone to get hurt. “Except,” he clarified, “for the…
Kari Lake Claims She Opposes Arizona’s Near-Total Abortion Ban—The Same One She Cheered Two Years Ago
Ricardo Arduengo/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Shortly after the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a Civil War-era, near-total ban on abortion on Tuesday, Republican Senate hopeful and former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake blasted the decision as “out of step with Arizonans.” She declined, however,…
The Arizona Supreme Court Just Allowed a Near-Total Abortion Ban From 1864 to Go Into Effect
Repro-Rights supporters demonstrate at the Federal Courthouse in Tucson in 2022.Christopher Brown/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a 1864 abortion ban, making nearly all abortions in the state illegal and potentially criminalizing healthcare providers with up to five…
Trump Helped Overturn Roe. Now He Wants to Run Away From the Consequences.
Mother Jones illustration; Shawn Thew/CNP/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump wants to pretend he isn’t to blame for the devastating consequences of overturning of Roe v. Wade—even as he boasts about being responsible for the momentous Supreme Court decision. In a more than…
Florida’s Ballot Measure on Abortion Could Give Democrats a Lifeline
Mother Jones; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, Susan MacManus, a political science professor emerita at the University of South Florida, spoke to a Democratic club in Sarasota about the upcoming election. Despite polling consistently showing that Donald Trump is expected to…