President Biden has resisted a full-throated attack on the Supreme Court or the individual justices, despite mounting pressure from activists and from within the Democratic Party.
Tag: Abortion
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F.D.A. Approves First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
The price of the pill, which has not been announced, will determine how affordable it will be when it becomes available in early 2024.
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Democrats Try a Novel Tactic to Revive the Equal Rights Amendment
Proponents of the measure to enshrine a guarantee of sex equality into the Constitution are using a creative legal theory to try to resurrect the long-stalled amendment.
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Republican Midterm Turnout Is a Warning for Democrats in 2024, Report Finds
Even though Democrats held the Senate and other key offices, Republican turnout was more robust, and the party showed strength among women, Latinos and rural voters, a new report found.
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Iowa Republicans Aim to Sharply Limit Abortion in Special Session
After being thwarted in the courts, Gov. Kim Reynolds called the Legislature back to Des Moines to consider sweeping new restrictions on abortion.