Crowd Cheers As Gov. Roy Cooper Vetoes North Carolina 12 Week Abortion Ban
Gov. Roy Cooper (D) held a ceremony outdoors where a crowd chanted veto and cheered as he vetoed a Republican passed 12-week abortion ban in North Carolina.
Gov. Roy Cooper (D) held a ceremony outdoors where a crowd chanted veto and cheered as he vetoed a Republican passed 12-week abortion ban in North Carolina.
The city of Portland, Oregon will vote on an emergency resolution banning trade with the state of Texas in response to the state’s abortion law. The law prohibits virtually all abortions after a heartbeat is detected, which is typically after six weeks of pregnancy. It also essentially deputizes citizens by empowering them to file lawsuits…
According to the Catholic justices’ ruling, the Obama Administration ‘must’ provide an accommodation for “religious” for-profit corporations and on Friday, President Obama did just that in response to the High Court’s decision. In fact, what President Obama did was effectively neuter the Hobby Lobby ruling and ensure that all women, even those employed by ‘religious corporations,’ will still have birth control covered at no cost to them; even if their evangelical employers object and refuse to provide it.
All of the Republicans interfering with personal health decisions are in league with extremist Christian organizations and corporations (Hobby Lobby et al) that demand authority be given to them to have complete control over a doctor and woman’s medical decisions; something that Tennessee voters, even Republican voters, overwhelmingly oppose