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ROE V WADE


Jacksonville women’s health clinic says patients have doubled since Roe ruling

In the week since the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade, a Jacksonville-area woman’s health clinic says the number of patients it’s seen has doubled.

Woman who had abortion before Roe v. Wade in ‘total shock’ at Supreme Court decision

Editor’s note: The details in this story may be triggering or disturbing for some people. Discretion is advised.

This is what abortion protests look like in Washington D.C. right now

The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion that had stood for nearly a half-century. The decision by the court’s conservative majority overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling and is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.

Pelosi: "I want the Republican Party to take back the party to... when you cared about a woman's right to choose".

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for the Republican Party to participate in climate change and make it a bipartisan issue while speaking at the opening session of the Aspen Ideas Climate Conference in Miami. Pelosi wanted the party to go back to its roots and back to the time when it cared for women’s rights and also the environment among other great things. “Here I am Nancy Pelosi saying this country needs a strong Republican Party and we do; not a cult, but a strong Republican Party,” she said.

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This is what protests on the Roe v. Wade situation look like across the country

Protests have erupted all over the country after Politico released a leaked initial draft majority opinion indicating the U.S. Supreme Court would overturn two abortion-related cases, which would end federal protection of abortion rights.

Geraldo Rivera calls Fox News colleague Greg Gutfeld ‘an insulting punk’ in argument over abortion

Rivera earned praise from liberals on social media for defending women’s rights

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Doctor shares concerns for minority women if there is a ban or further restriction on abortions

A Jacksonville doctor told News4JAX she is concerned minority women could face challenges if states further restrict or ban abortions.

Biden sharpens attack on GOP over economy, deficit

President Joe Biden is highlighting deficit reduction, noting that the government will pay down the national debt this quarter for the first time in six years. He's placing renewed emphasis on deficit reduction going into the midterm election. (May 4)

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Gov. DeSantis (R-FL) says the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade is a "judicial insurrection."

Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said that the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn Roe v Wade was a “judicial insurrection”. While speaking to reporters at Fort Myers Beach, Florida, DeSantis claimed, “I think there was an intentional thing to try to whip up a lot of the public, to try to make it very political, potentially try to bully them into changing one of their positions, and that is not something that's appropriate for the judicial branch”. Talking about U.S.’s stance on abortion DeSantis said, “I mean the U.S. is more in line with countries like China and North Korea than it is with typical European countries”.

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Schumer says Senate Democrats eye vote to codify right to an abortion

Speaking to the press alongside other Senate Democrats on Tuesday, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the caucus will hold a vote on legislation that would protect the right to an abortion.

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‘Haven’t seen anything quite like this’: Leak of draft opinion on Roe V Wade ‘unprecedented,’ analyst says

It is a bombshell. A draft opinion leaked from the Supreme Court suggests after nearly 50 years the nation’s highest court is poised to overturn the right to abortion ensured by the nearly 50-year-old Roe v Wade decision.

Chief Justice Roberts calls Roe v Wade leak a betrayal

Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed the authenticity of the draft opinion published by Politico, though he notes it doesn't represent the court's final position.

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US Supreme Court hears landmark abortion case

The court's eventual ruling may cut off abortion access for tens of millions of American women.

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Why US abortion laws could be changed by Supreme Court ruling

If Roe v Wade is overturned, millions of American women will lose access to legal abortions.

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Texas abortion law: Biden administration to request block on abortion ban

The president's administration will ask the Supreme Court to block a restrictive Texas abortion law.

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Texas abortion: Doctor sued in first known challenges of new law

The cases against a doctor who admitted to performing an abortion are the first known lawsuits.

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California Democrat suggests Catholic church should be stripped of tax-exempt status if it denies Biden communion

According to the Pew Research Center, 67 per cent of US Catholics disagree with banning Biden from taking Communion

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Record number of Americans say abortion ‘morally acceptable,’ Gallup poll finds

The poll comes weeks after the Supreme Court said it would hear a case that could potentially dismantle Roe v Wade

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