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Republican David McCormick, making his second bid for a Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat, addresses supporters at his election night watch party in Pittsburgh, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
During an interview on Dawn Stensland’s radio show earlier this month, Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate David McCormick agreed with the host’s bizarre belief that abortion is a “money laundering operation.”
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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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Missouri GOP state senator proposes barring women from Medicaid access for life if they receive an abortion
On Wednesday, Missouri state Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) introduced an amendment to state law which would permanently bar women from accessing Medicaid benefits if they have received an abortion in their lifetime.
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73-year-old Illinois man gets five-year sentence for trying to burn down abortion clinic
A 73-year-old man from Prophetstown, Ill. was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday for attempting to burn down a planned abortion clinic site last May.
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Wisconsin state representative says abortion isn’t health care and he knows because he was a veterinarian
While debating Assembly Bill 975, legislation that would introduce a 14-week abortion ban referendum if passed, Wisconsin state Rep. Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) said he knows that abortion is not health care because he was a veterinarian.
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North Dakota judge refuses to block part of abortion law that puts patients at risk
On Tuesday, a North Dakota judge refused to block a portion of the state’s strict abortion law, which puts doctors at risk of prosecution for performing abortions to save the life or preserve the health of their patients.
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Abortion bans in 18 states specifically rule out mental health exceptions, including suicidal ideation
According to a recent report from Roll Call, there are currently 18 state abortion bans in the United States that specifically prohibit mental health exceptions in the bills’s language.
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Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville announces he will drop his hold on hundreds of military promotions
During a press conference on Tuesday, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) announced that he will finally drop his 10-month-long hold on hundreds of military promotions.
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BLEEDING HEARTLAND: A close look at Iowa’s very political — not medical — proposed abortion rules
Originally published on Nov. 19 Iowa’s near-total abortion ban remains blocked by court order. But new details emerged last week about how some provisions might be enforced if the Iowa Supreme ...
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Abortion could be vital in deciding gubernatorial races after Beshear’s reelection in Kentucky
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) pulled off another victory by retaining the governor’s mansion in a deep-red state, and reproductive rights likely played a major factor.
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