Topline Members of the U.S. military who travel out of state to obtain an abortion will now have their travel fees covered by the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced in a memo Thursday,...
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PA Gov. Candidate Mastriano Wanted People Who Get Abortions To Be Charged With Murder
Topline Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano (R) said in 2019 he believed people who underwent abortions in violation of a proposed state-level ban should be charged with murder, in an ...
Senate Republicans Would Pay A High Price To Shut Down The Government To Fight Against Covid Relief Or Manchin’s Energy Provisions Or Liberalizing Medicaid Abortions For Poor Women
To avoid a government shutdown at the end of this month, Congress must pass the continuing resolution (CR) which funds the government. It takes 60 Senate votes for cloture on the CR. A united Senate R...
Veterans Affairs To Start Providing Abortions, Including In States Where It’s Banned
Topline The Department of Veterans Affairs will start providing abortions to U.S. veterans and family members in cases of rape, incest and in instances when a mother’s health is at risk “regardless of...
4 In 10 Americans Inclined To Protest—Mostly Over Abortions, Poll Finds
Topline Abortion is the biggest reason Americans are taking to the streets in public protests, according to a new Gallup poll released Wednesday, as states grapple with ballot measures and court rulin...
Texas Sues Biden Administration For Requiring Abortions To Be Performed During Medical Emergencies
Topline Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration Thursday after the White House issued new guidance requiring physicians to perform abortions when medically necessary under fede...
Hospitals Can Provide Abortions In Emergencies
The Biden administration said all pregnant woman have access to abortion under federal law in an … [+] emergency situation under guidance issued to medical care providers on July 11, 2022. In th...
Hospitals Need To Offer Abortions In Emergencies—Even In States Where It’s Illegal, HHS Says
Topline The Biden Administration said Monday hospitals are required under federal law to provide abortions in lifesaving and other emergency situations, and staff will be protected from any state-leve...
HHS says physicians must provide abortions in medical emergencies, regardless of state law
Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss reopening schools during the coronavirus disease (...
Target will cover employees’ travel to other states for abortions
A person walks into a Target store in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Target will cover employees’ travel if they live in a state where abortion is banned,...
Abortions Can Resume In Louisiana—At Least For Now—As Trigger Bans Blocked In State Court
Topline A Louisiana court granted a request by abortion providers to temporarily block trigger bans that outlawed the procedure in the state Monday, as pro-choice advocates try to claw back access to ...