Bob CollinsThis is a preview of what’s coming as state’s rush to ban abortion in an attempt to give the Supreme Court the tools to overturn a woman’s current constitutional right. Read more →
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Tag: Abortion
Even the University of Minnesota Student Association can’t escape controversy.
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The union decision doesn’t clear a pathway for the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The court’s conservatives signaled long ago that they were open to the idea. The union decision, instead, illustrates that the interpretations — real or imagined — of ‘stare decisis’ won’t stop it.
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Key excerpts from the Supreme Court’s decision. Read more →
If your company wants to document people who have made a difference in society, it’s better to just to ignore people who made a difference in society because society rarely changes calmly.
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Would a required ultrasound reduce the number of abortions?
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The law is an anti-abortion effort that has been tried in several states, usually with the same result: They’re ruled unconstitutional.
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A neurological wake-up call, drone journalism, the Texas filibuster, end of the playoff lawn, and the beginning of the ‘Should Kevin Love be traded?’ season. Read more →
It’s an old-school filibuster that’s underway in Texas today as a legislator tries to kill an abortion bill by running out the clock in the legislative session. Unlike Congress, the filibuster that Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth is engaged in actually demands both physical and mental challenges. The rules require her to remain standing, Read more →
It was like old times at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison today when senators abruptly cut off debate and passed a bill requiring ultrasounds for women seeking an abortion. The Senate had debated the bill yesterday but resumed this morning. “It became popular in the ’60s,” Sen. Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) said. “It became Read more →