The Democratic governor had vetoed the 12-week ban, but the Senate, with a Republican supermajority, voted to override his veto. The bill now goes to the House.
Tag: Abortion
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How the Comstock Act Law Is Key to the Abortion Fight
The Comstock Act, named for a public-morals crusader on a mission to “sanitize” the U.S. in the 1870s, makes a comeback in the abortion-pill battle.
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What Is the Comstock Act? How It’s Challenging the Mailing of Abortion Pills.
Once thought a relic, the 1873 federal law is now at the center of a legal battle over abortion pills.
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Abortion Pill Fight to Be Heard by One of Nation’s Most Conservative Courts
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has long been at the center of high-profile challenges, and a wave of Trump appointees has pushed it to the leading edge of potent policy decisions.
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Pence Looks Toward 2024 Run, Using Reagan’s Playbook, Not Trump’s
A pro-Pence super PAC is being formed, and so is a plan to barnstorm Iowa. “This campaign is going to reintroduce Mike Pence to the country as his own man,” a G.O.P. operative said.