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Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., speaks to reporters as Republicans meet to decide who to nominate to be the new House speaker, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
In an X post on Thursday, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) bragged about receiving an endorsement from the Nebraska Right to Life organization, one month after scrubbing staunch anti-abortion sections from his campaign website.
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Idaho abortion law before SCOTUS this week
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week on Idaho’s near-total abortion ban. Idaho v. United States is on the docket for Wednesday. At issue is whether the ban violates the ...
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Noem backs no rape and incest abortion exceptions: ‘A tragedy should not perpetuate another tragedy’
During an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) said she opposes rape and incest exceptions for abortion laws is because “a tragedy should not perpetuate another tragedy.”
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Dr. Kristin Lyerly announces run for Congress in Wisconsin
On Thursday, Wisconsin obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Kristin Lyerly announced she is running for the state’s Eighth Congressional District seat, which will be vacant after Rep. Mike Gallagher (R) resigns on April 19.
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Kamala Harris becomes first vice president to visit an abortion provider on Minnesota campaign visit
Vice President Kamala Harris (D) became the first sitting president or vice president to visit an abortion provider as part of her campaign tour of Minnesota on Thursday.
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Ohio GOP congressional candidate flip-flops on anti-abortion stance partially due to Issue 1’s success
Ohio Republican congressional candidate Orlando Sonza has walked back his prior opposition to abortion restrictions after supporting a federal abortion ban just two years prior.
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Missouri attorney general pushes forward in effort to ‘eradicate Planned Parenthood’
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) is moving forward with a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, claiming that the organization has been illegally transporting minors out of state to receive abortions.
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OPINION: The media should point out Republican lies and disinformation about their true IVF stances
Jennfier Schulze writes: "The press is complicit because their first instinct is to print the lies without checking the facts, without providing context, without even the irony that this moment so richly conjures."
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Tom Barrett thinks abortion won’t be a big a factor in 2024 because his opponent is a man
Former Michigan state Sen. Tom Barrett (R) is once again running to represent Michigan’s Seventh Congressional District, a race he thinks will not heavily focus on abortion because his opponent isn’t a woman this time.
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BLEEDING HEARTLAND: Iowa’s revised abortion rules still more political than medical
Originally published on Feb. 18 The Iowa Board of Medicine has unanimously approved a new version of administrative rules related to a near-total abortion ban Republicans hope to enforce in the ...
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Ohio anti-abortion candidate is running in a district that overwhelmingly upheld reproductive rights
Kevin Coughlin, the current GOP frontrunner for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District race, is firmly anti-abortion despite running in a district that convincingly upheld reproductive freedom in November.
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