CNN — Late twists are rocking the tight Senate races that will decide the destiny of a chamber now narrowly run by Democrats – as well as the future direction of America itself – on Election Day in just 12 days. The Democrats’ best chance of snatching a Senate seat held by Republicans may have...
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Rep. Carolyn Maloney aims to expand access to abortion resources with new bill
House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., will introduce a bill Friday aimed at improving access to abortion services, as well as accurate information on the procedure, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, NBC News has learned. The Abortion Care Awareness Act of 2022 is the latest effort by...
As the Data Show, Medical Abortion Is Safe
In 2020, medical abortion accounted for only 31.9% of voluntary termination of pregnancy (VTP) procedures in Italy. This finding comes from the most recent Ministry of Health report on the implementation of Law 194 of 1978. Data show that Italy’s percentage of medical abortion is significantly lower in comparison with other countries in Europe. For example, in...
U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker faces fresh claim of paying for abortion
WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker, who has said he opposes abortion with no exceptions, faced fresh allegations on Wednesday from a second woman who said he pressured her to have an abortion and paid for the procedure after a six-year relationship with him. Walker, who hopes to unseat Democratic...
My Body No Choice: taking the fight for abortion rights to the stage | Stage
Theirs was a secret space. In the early 1970s, Molly Smith and her sister Bridget attended weekly women’s consciousness-raising sessions in a friend’s living room near Washington’s Catholic University. They read books such as Our Bodies, Ourselves, a groundbreaking text about women’s health and sexuality. Sitting on cushions, the circle of women listened to one...
Second woman accuses Herschel Walker of pressuring her to have abortion
Comment on this story Comment A second woman on Wednesday accused Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker of pressuring her to have an abortion during their years-long affair, saying he drove her to a clinic and waited in the parking lot for hours as she underwent the procedure. The woman, identified as Jane Doe, read...
Alito says Supreme Court leak made justices ‘targets for assassination’
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said the leaked draft opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case that went public in May made the justices “targets for assassination.” The conservative member of the high court shared his assessment at an event hosted by the Heritage Foundation on Tuesday. NEW YORK COURT RULINGS AGAINST...
Second woman says Herschel Walker pressured her to have abortion
“This is a lie. I’ve said it once, and I’ve moved on, my campaign has moved on,” he said. “We’re worried about what the Georgia people are talking about. They’re talking about this inflation. They’re talking about crime. They’re talking about men in women sports. They’re talking about this border.” The woman’s identity was not...
Second woman says Herschel Walker pressured her to have abortion | Republicans
Another woman has claimed that Herschel Walker pressured her into having an abortion and drove her to a clinic to obtain one. On Wednesday, lawyer Gloria Allred – who has represented numerous alleged victims of sexual misconduct and assault – introduced to reporters a woman who alleges Walker, the anti-abortion Republican candidate for Senate in...
Unnamed woman alleges Herschel Walker pressured her into an abortion in 1993
CNN — A woman who claims she was in a years-long romantic relationship with Herschel Walker says the Republican Senate nominee for Georgia pressured her into having an abortion in 1993, she announced at a press conference on Wednesday. The woman, referred to as Jane Doe to protect her identity, attended the press conference virtually...