Abortion
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Opinion: Comstock is Trump and the GOP’s backdoor to a national abortion ban
In an op-ed, Kate Kelly highlights how the 1873 Comstock Act, passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock — a man so obsessed with abortion providers, he drove one to suicide with his relentless harassment — could be revived by Republicans to enact a nationwide abortion ban.
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Pennsylvanian voters to decide whether women will have autonomy over their bodies
“Pennsylvania is going to be the difference between a national abortion ban or the opportunity to enact federal legislation to restore reproductive freedom in this country,” says CEO and President of Planned Parenthood Action Fund Alexis McGill Johnson in reference to the state’s election outcome.
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White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control
The proposal comes days before Election Day, as Vice President Kamala Harris affixes her presidential campaign to a promise of expanding women’s health care access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to undo nationwide abortion rights two years ago.
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Dave Sunday continues to dance around questions on reproductive rights
Dave Sunday is standing by his vague answers on enforcing Pennsylvania’s abortion laws. Sunday promises to enforce the law but refuses to give definitive responses on protecting reproductive rights.
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Bob Casey explained how he’s evolved on reproductive rights during Senate debate
Protecting abortion access and reproductive rights were a main topic during Tuesday’s debate between US Sen. Bob Casey and Dave McCormick. Casey explained how he’s evolved on the issues following the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.
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New report: estimated 134 rape-induced pregnancies happened daily in Trump abortion-ban states
A new analysis by the Center for American Progress Action shows the devastating day-to-day reality of state abortion bans.
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Trump aims to defund Planned Parenthood, JD Vance suggests after Butler rally
JD Vance lied about Planned Parenthood, claiming taxpayers pay for late-term abortions when it is illegal to do so. Defunding Planned Parenthood would harm millions of patients seeking cancer screenings and other health care services.
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Democratic candidate for PA Attorney General Eugene DePasquale promises to protect abortion access during debate
Both candidates gave different answers when it comes to protecting abortion access during Thursday’s attorney general debate. DePasquale promised to never prosecute women for getting an abortion while Sunday promised to follow the law.
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Kamala Harris wants to end the Senate filibuster to restore national abortion rights
The Senate filibuster rule requires a 60-vote threshold for most legislation to pass, making it virtually impossible to pass abortion rights legislation due to Republican opposition. Without the filibuster, a law restoring Roe v. Wade could pass with a simple majority, or 51 Senate votes.
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Rob Mercuri tries to hide his anti-abortion record, again
Rob Mercuri promised that he will not support a federal abortion ban in a recent ad, but while serving in the Pennsylvania House, he supported a six-week abortion ban and voted for a constitutional amendment banning the right to an abortion.
