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Texas Medical Panel Refuses To Help Clarify Abortion Ban Exceptions

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas medical panel on Friday rebuffed calls to list specific exceptions to one of the most restrictive abortions bans in the U.S., which physicians say is dangerously unclear and has forced women with serious pregnancy complications to leave the state. The head of the Texas Medical Board also said that wider… Continue reading Texas Medical Panel Refuses To Help Clarify Abortion Ban Exceptions

Judge partially blocks Georgia ban on hormone therapy for transgender minors

A federal judge has blocked the state of Georgia from enforcing part of a new law that bans doctors from starting hormone therapy for transgender people under the age of 18. In a ruling issued Sunday, U.S. District Court Judge Sarah Geraghty granted a preliminary injunction sought by several transgender children, parents and a community… Continue reading Judge partially blocks Georgia ban on hormone therapy for transgender minors

U.S. appeals court blocks Idaho’s transgender student athlete ban

A federal appeals court on Thursday refused to allow Idaho to enforce a first-in-the-nation ban on transgender women and girls from participating in female sports leagues, saying the measure likely was unconstitutional. A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel delivered a victory to LGBTQ rights advocates by upholding an injunction blocking Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports… Continue reading U.S. appeals court blocks Idaho’s transgender student athlete ban

Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. — Transgender youth in North Carolina lost access Wednesday to gender-affirming treatments after the Republican-led General Assembly overrode the Democratic governor’s vetoes of that legislation and other bills touching on gender in sports and LGBTQ+ instruction in the classroom. GOP supermajorities in the House and Senate enacted — over Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto — a… Continue reading Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina

RFK Jr. Endorses Federal Abortion Ban Then Reverses Himself

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. walked back comments endorsing a federal abortion ban, a longtime Republican goal virtually no other Democratic politician has embraced. In an interview with NBC News at the Iowa State Fair over the weekend, Kennedy repeatedly said “yes” when asked if he would sign a federal ban on abortion… Continue reading RFK Jr. Endorses Federal Abortion Ban Then Reverses Himself

RFK Jr. says he’d sign a federal ban on abortions after three months

DES MOINES, IOWA— Longshot Democratic presidential candidate and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Sunday that he would support a national ban on abortion after the first three months of pregnancy if elected.  “I believe a decision to abort a child should be up to the women during the first three months of life,”… Continue reading RFK Jr. says he’d sign a federal ban on abortions after three months

Iowa conservatives pessimistic about fate of 6-week abortion ban

Just weeks ago, Iowa conservatives lit up with excitement when Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a new six-week abortion ban — an event she orchestrated shortly after the state Supreme Court ruled that an earlier six-week ban would remain blocked. But much of the excitement has dimmed amid questions over whether a conservative… Continue reading Iowa conservatives pessimistic about fate of 6-week abortion ban

Texas judge temporarily exempts women with complicated pregnancies from state abortion ban

Women in Texas with complicated pregnancies will be exempted from a state abortion ban under a temporary injunction issued on Friday, with the judge citing a lack of clarity on the ban’s medical exemptions. Travis County District Court Judge Jessica Mangrum in her ruling sided with women and doctors who sued Texas over the abortion ban. “The… Continue reading Texas judge temporarily exempts women with complicated pregnancies from state abortion ban