Category: abortion

West Virginia Passes Near-Total Abortion Ban With a Few Exceptions, Sends to Governor’s Desk

The West Virginia legislature passed a near-total abortion ban on Tuesday, sending the measure to the governor’s desk. If it becomes law, some Republicans in the state have said they hope it will make it impossible for the state’s only abortion clinic to continue to offer the procedure. The proposed legislation bans abortions with exceptions…


McConnell Suggests He’s Unwilling to Consider Graham’s 15-Week Abortion Ban

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday suggested that Senate Republicans aren’t anxious to consider Sen. Lindsey Graham’s 15-week national abortion ban even if the party takes the majority next year. The bill, unveiled by Graham earlier the same day and dubbed the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act, would impose criminal penalties…


McConnell Suggests GOP Senators Not Keen to Consider Graham’s 15-week Abortion Ban

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday suggested that Senate Republicans aren’t anxious to consider Sen. Lindsey Graham’s 15-week national abortion ban even if the party takes the majority next year. The bill, unveiled by Graham earlier the same day and dubbed the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act, would impose criminal penalties…


Democrats’ Radical Abortion Position Now Clear: On Demand, Anytime

Commentary The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, which overturned, Roe v. Wade, has resulted in a surprising twist. Democrats had lauded the Roe decision and protested its overturning, calling it everything from white supremacy to MAGA extremism. But we have since learned that in fact Democrat lawmakers widely believe the abortion protections provided by Roe…


Republicans Unveil Federal Late-Term Abortion Ban

This article has been updated with a response from the White House. Republicans, led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), on Sept. 13 unveiled a bill that would ban many abortions at a federal level. The bill, dubbed the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act, is similar to another bill introduced in the Senate by…


Pennsylvania Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Constitutional Amendment Declaring No Right to Abortion in the State

Pennsylvania’s highest court rejected a request by Gov. Tom Wolf to immediately take up his challenge to legislation that would advance a proposed state constitutional amendment declaring there is no right to abortion in the state, along with four other unrelated proposed amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution. The abortion-related amendment could go before voters as…


South Carolina Senate Passes Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Ban After Rejecting Near-Total Abortion Ban

The South Carolina Senate on Sept. 8 passed legislation to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected—at roughly around six weeks gestation—after the chamber failed to pass a near-total abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest. In a special session called in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe…


Aftermath of Queen’s Death; Bannon Pleads Not Guilty in New York State Indictment | NTD Good Morning

Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96. Her son Charles will succeed her on the throne. We look back at the Queen’s reign, and what the future holds for the British monarchy. Former Trump Adviser Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty to new State charges on Sept. 8. He says the indictment is…


Michigan Supreme Court Rules Abortion Issue Will Be on November Ballot

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled on Sept. 8 that voters can decide in the November general election ballot whether abortion should be legal in the state. The seven justices on the state’s high court voted 5–2 to have a proposed state constitutional amendment regarding abortion on the ballot on the November ballot. It will be up…


Expert Panel: Economy, Not Abortion or ‘Threats to Democracy,’ Will Determine 2020 Midterm Winners

When the 2022 midterm primary cycle kicked off in March, Democrats were being battered over inflation and economic uncertainty with a projected “Red Wave” poised to sweep Republicans into a Senate majority and to as much as a 30-seat hammer-hold in the House. But GOP campaigns across the country were apparently unprepared for how the…