Elections Election Night Takeaways: Abortion Backlash and Trump's Revenge Many candidates supported by former President Donald Trump won their GOP primaries Tuesday night, including a GOP candidate for governor of Michigan.
Abortion rights Abortions Cost More as Laws Become More Restrictive — Can Donations Keep Funds Afloat? Leaders of abortion funds, which help people in need travel for their care, say travel distances and costs are only going to go up after the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
matt gaetz Olivia Julianna Has Raised $1.5 Million for Abortion Funds to Troll Matt Gaetz “I’m an activist, and whenever I’m given a platform to share my activism work or support people in my community, I’m going to do just that. So honestly, Matt Gaetz has gifted me a national platform on a silver platter,” says Olivia Julianna of Gen Z For Change. The 19-year-old activist joined LX News host Tabitha Lipkin to discuss her...
abortion Doctor Faces Harassment After Performing Abortion for 10-Year-Old Patient Indiana OBGYN Dr. Caitlin Bernard has received calls of support, and others that were threatening, after she provided abortion care to a 10-year-old Ohio girl who survived a sexual assault. In an interview with NPR, Bernard said she will continue providing care to the fullest extent the law will allow. NPR reporter Sarah McCammon joins LX News to discuss her...
abortion Can the 13th Amendment Protect Abortion Rights? After the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, a professor at Howard University wrote an Op-Ed discussing the 13th Amendment as a new plan to protect abortion rights. The amendment could satisfy the more originalist members of the Court and it would center Black people in the fight for abortion rights and bodily autonomy, professor Lisa Crooms-Robinson explains on...
abortion Fearing Lawsuits, Texas Doctors Wait to Treat Pregnancy Complications The Texas Medical Association, which represents doctors, says pregnant people at some hospitals in the state have not received swift, proper care for dangerous pregnancy complications. The group has asked the state’s medical board to investigate the state’s 6-week abortion ban and its effects on care in hospitals. Reporter Allie Morris from the Dallas Morning News joins LX News to...
Abortion rights House Passes Two Bills Looking to Secure Abortion Rights The House of Representatives passed two measures aimed at protecting abortion access. However, with support lacking in the 50-50 Senate, the measures are not expected to become laws.
Roe v. Wade Explaining Biden's Executive Order on Abortion At the White House Friday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that he said would “protect our nation from the extremist agenda that is antihetical to everything we believe as Americans.” University of Miami law professor Caroline Mala Corbin explains what the order can and can’t do.
abortion Biden Signs Executive Order on Abortion Access, Urges Americans to Vote Acknowledging its limitations in safeguarding abortion rights nationwide, Biden called on Americans to " Vote. Vote. Vote." in November's midterms
Roe v. Wade Life Before Roe vs. Wade: A Historian Shares How Abortion Laws Looked Before 1973 The Supreme Court cited history when striking down Roe v. Wade. But what did abortion laws look like before Roe v. Wade? A historian shares her perspective.
