ABC NEWS– Weeks after Roe v Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court, Democratic Senators pushing legislation to protect women’s reproductive rights. Lawmakers calling up a bill to ensure women can cross state lines to get an abortion without consequences, after a 10 year old rape victim had to seek abortion care in another state. ABC’s Reena Roy has the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) –Abortion access advocates have filed a lawsuit in South Carolina to block the state’s law banning abortion around six weeks. It’s the latest installment of a long legal battle over the so-called fetal heartbeat bill. Republican Gov. Henry McMaster signed the law last year but a federal judge blocked it after a Planned Parenthood lawsuit. Earlier this…
The actions he outlined are intended to mitigate some potential penalties women seeking abortion may face after the ruling but are limited in their ability to safeguard access to abortion nationwide. Biden acknowledged the limitations facing his office, saying it would require an act of Congress to restore access to abortion in the more than a dozen states where strict limits or total bans have gone into effect in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling.
Some were outraged at the states Fetal Heartbeat Bill, with others saying it’s not enough.
Reactions were strong as those for and against abortion access flocked to the State House grounds for Thursday’s Ad-Hoc Committee meeting.
A new House committee is set to meet at the State House next week to consider South Carolina abortion laws in light of the Supreme Court’s decision.
President Joe Biden met virtually with several Democratic governors to go over options in protecting abortion rights, while encouraging other leaders to follow suit. The president admits his plan to suspend Senate filibuster rules to pass an abortion rights bill is unlikely to happen with two moderate Democrats pushing back, but he said there is another path forward.
President Joe Biden is voicing his support for dropping the filibuster to pass abortion rights into law. He’s facing an uphill battle at home, while wrapping up a critical trip to Europe to strengthen America’s alliances abroad.
Lawsuits are ramping up across the country, after the Supreme Court took away a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion. The Biden administration is coming under pressure to take action and increase access to abortion services.
Abortion rights activists gathered both inside and outside the State House today, rallying for women’s rights.
