The Future of Abortion Is Up for Grabs in These States on Tuesday
Erin Lefevre/NurPhoto/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. States have the power to establish rights for their residents that surpass those guaranteed in the Constitution. California’s Proposition 1 and Vermont’s Proposal 5 would explicitly add abortion rights to their state constitutions—an additional safeguard where abortion access…
How to Understand the Connection Between the Herschel Walker Abortion Stories and His Abuse
John Bazemore/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The second woman to allege that football star-turned-Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker pressured her to have an abortion amid an affair told her story in more detail on Tuesday, saying that Walker had told her she and the child would…
The Next Political Battleground: State Supreme Court Races
Rally encouraging voters to vote yes on Amendment 2 in Kentucky.Stefani Reynolds / AFP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For decades as a Republican legislator in Kentucky, Joseph Fischer has pushed bills to restrict abortion. He sponsored the state’s 2019 “trigger law” making the procedure…
The Path to Restoring Abortion Access in Wisconsin Hinges on the November Midterms
Demonstrators protest outside the state Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin in response to the leaked Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For three and a half years, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ veto pen was the only…
Pay Attention to These Insanely Important District Attorney Races
Mother Jones illustration; John Minchillo/AP; Mario Tama/Getty; Haven Daley/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.If you care about police accountability, abortion rights, or racial justice, you should be paying attention to district attorney races this election season. As chief prosecutors in their counties, DAs…
Judge Blocks State Abortion Ban As Attempt “To Completely Eliminate The Rights of Ohio Women”
Abortion rights advocates gather and march outside the Hamilton County Courthouse after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on July 2, 2022, in Cincinnati, Ohio.Jason Whitman/NurPhoto via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Ohio’s near-total abortion ban will remain on hold as a…