abortion ban
Anti-Abortion Politics Have Always Been The Right-Wing’s Trojan Horse For Racism
Evangelical leaders only seized on abortion as its cudgel for winning elections after religious-right leaders realized it could serve a higher purpose: keeping segregation alive.
06.20.22 | 10:18 am
Where Things Stand: Florida Synagogue Sues To Challenge 15-Week Abortion Ban As Violation Of Jewish Law
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06.15.22 | 6:36 pm

Congregants from a synagogue in South Florida are suing to block the state’s 15-week abortion ban from going into effect on July 1, arguing the law violates their religious freedom as adherents of Jewish law.

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Where Things Stand: Anti-Abortion Activists Have Been Collecting Data That Could Be Used To Target Abortion Seekers
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05.31.22 | 6:57 pm

A recent report from MIT Technology Review sheds light on the ways in which anti-abortion activists have collected data on-site at abortion clinics over the past several decades to go after doctors and others carrying out the procedure.

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Abortion Bans With No Exceptions For Rape Or Incest Were Always Part Of The GOP’s End Game 
Since 2004 the Republican Party platform opposed abortion without any delineated exceptions.
05.26.22 | 10:00 am
Where Things Stand: Post-Roe, Trans Issues May Be GOP’s Next Evangelical Energizing Vehicle
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05.23.22 | 7:30 pm

For weeks we’ve been watching Republicans squirm to find a messaging balance.

The party as a whole is attempting to walk a bizarre tightrope as leaders try to downplay Republicans’ unadulterated joy at the defeat of Roe, a social issue the GOP’s been using as a policy placeholder for decades, in the face of our evidence-backed reality: support for abortion access is at a record high among Americans across the political spectrum.

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The State Behind Roe’s Likely Demise Also Does The Least For New Parents in Need
Mississippians on Medicaid lose coverage a mere 60 days after childbirth. “When women don’t have that coverage, what happens is they die,” says one expert.
05.17.22 | 4:22 pm
Where Things Stand: Most Americans Don’t Want SCOTUS To Do What SCOTUS Is About To Do
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05.16.22 | 7:12 pm

New polling conducted by NBC News has found that American opposition to overturning Roe v. Wade is at a record high. The poll was conducted after the draft Supreme Court majority opinion overturning Roe was leaked earlier this month.

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Listen To This: Roe Reverberations
05.12.22 | 1:19 pm

A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is live! This week, Josh and Kate discuss the reverberations and new dynamics since the bombshell draft Supreme Court opinion overturning abortion rights leaked.

You can listen to the new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast here.