Greg Abbott Said He’d “Eliminate Rape” to Justify an Abortion Ban. He’s Failed Horribly.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pledged to “eliminate rape” after signing a six-week abortion ban in 2021. New research shows he has failed spectacularly.Adam Davis/EFE via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After passing what was, at the time, the strictest abortion ban in the…
Kansans Voted to Protect Abortion Rights. Republicans Are Still Trying to Ban Them.
A yard sign urges Kansas voters to protect abortion access in the November elections.John Hanna/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In August 2022, Kansans decisively voted to protect reproductive rights, rejecting a proposed constitutional amendment from pro-life groups that said there was no right…
SCOTUS Allows One of America’s Strictest Abortion Bans to Take Effect—For Now
Graeme Sloan/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Idaho has among the strictest abortion bans in the country. It’s so strict, in fact, that in 2022, the Biden administration sued the state, arguing that it violates a federal law regulating medical emergencies. The legal battle…
The Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Kate Cox Hours After She Announced She Fled the State To Seek an Abortion
Eric Gay/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Update, December 11, 2o23 at 7:55 p.m.: The Texas Supreme Court overturned the lower court order on Monday, ruling against Kate Cox, her husband, and the medical team, hours after Cox announced she fled the state for…
A Texas Woman Just Had to Ask a Court to Let Her Terminate a Pregnancy That Could Kill Her
/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For the first time since Roe was decided in 1973, a pregnant adult is asking a court to step in so she can have an abortion. In late November, Kate Cox received the confirmation she’d been dreading: her…
Democrats Invest Early In State Legislature Races Where Abortion and LGBTQ Rights Are on the Line
North Carolina’s capitol building in Raleigh.Benedek—Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.North Carolina’s state legislature has been controlled by Republicans for more than a decade, but when Tricia Cotham, a Democratic state representative, switched party allegiances to join the GOP last Spring, the…