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‘We Give Thanks to God’: NYC Catholic Bishops Celebrate Overturning of Roe v. Wade

While pro-abortion protests are getting ready to cause disruption in New York City, the Catholic bishops of the state are celebrating the hard-won overturning of Roe v. Wade. “We give thanks to God for today’s decision of the United States Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,” the bishops wrote in a statement. Roe…


Whitmer and Allies ‘Fight Like Hell’ to Keep Abortion Legal in Michigan

Pro-abortion forces led by Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, were already actively battling the June 24 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade long before it was handed down. If anything, the formal announcement of the ruling has only stiffened their resolve. Leading up to the High Court’s decision, some…


Protesters Express Anger and Fear Versus Joy and Excitement Over Supreme Court Abortion Ruling

Just as the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, thousands descended on Washington, on either side of the abortion issue. While pro-abortion protesters are angry, chanting that the court is “illegitimate” and saying they will work to overturn the decision, pro-life protesters are celebrating the historic ruling and saying…


Businesses React to SCOTUS Abortion Ruling; Bill Gates’s Farmland-Buying Spree Hits Hurdle | NTD Business

The Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Some major businesses respond, saying they’ll help employees access abortions. Bill Gates’s farmland-buying spree hits a ditch. North Dakota’s attorney general wants to know how a group linked to Gates is going to use the land. In a major crypto heist in the United States, hackers steal $100 million…


Republicans, Democrats React to Overturning of Roe v. Wade; AOC Declares Decision ‘Illegitimate’

Republican leaders are lauding the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion at a national level, while Democrats are decrying what they call the revocation of women’s rights. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who played a role in preserving the seat left vacant by the late Supreme Court Justice…


Republicans, Democrats React to Overturning of Roe v. Wade

Republican leaders are lauding the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion at a national level, while Democrats are decrying what they call the revocation of women’s rights. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who played a role in preserving the seat left vacant by the late Supreme Court Justice…


Pro-Life Groups: Roe Decision Only Half the Battle

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the 1973 ruling Roe v. Wade represents a victory for women and children throughout the country, pro-life organizations say, but add that their work is only halfway finished. “Of course, we are rejoicing that the Supreme Court has seen the need to overturn this dreadful decision that has…


2 Dozen States to Restrict Abortions After Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade

More than two dozen states will move to restrict abortions following the Supreme Court’s Friday ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. The Guttmacher Institute, a research group, says that 13 states have “trigger laws” that bar most abortions that will take effect immediately after the ruling Friday. They are Arkansas, Idaho,…


READ: Supreme Court Opinion Striking Down Roe v. Wade

The Supreme Court on June 24 struck down Roe v. Wade. The decision came in a 6-3 split, with all Republican-appointed justices voting to strike down the precedent and all Democrat-appointed ones dissenting. In addition to the majority opinion and the dissent, there were three concurring opinions—one authored by Justice Clarence Thomas, one authored by…


Supreme Court Strikes Down Roe v. Wade Abortion Precedent

After a leaked draft majority opinion caused a national uproar, by a vote of 6–3 on Friday morning, the Supreme Court formally overturned Roe v. Wade, the seminal 1973 precedent that federalized abortion policy and overrode the states, making the procedure lawful throughout the entire United States. The June 24 ruling came in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health…