Abortion
The revived 160-year-old ban will still go into effect for some time.
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) said polling and focus groups showed a need to include exceptions to proposed abortion bans as well.
The seven-figure ad buy from the Biden-Harris campaign will run on the two-year anniversary of the leaked Dobbs decision.
The state was a lifeline for people seeking abortion care in the Southeast.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The governor is expected to sign the repeal — a huge win for pro-choice advocates in the state — but the near-total ban will still be in effect for some time.
"I think they might do that," the GOP presidential nominee said of a scenario that sounds straight out of the dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale."
Randall Terry, the founder of the far-right group Operation Rescue, has been chosen as the Constitution Party’s presidential nominee for the 2024 election.
The Pennsylvania conservative says he opposes such a ban — but he’s been sponsoring legislation to impose one for the last seven years.
"We're trying to get ahead of this law," Gov. Gavin Newsom said of Arizona's looming abortion ban.
Three Republicans joined in with all 29 Democrats on Wednesday to repeal a law that predated Arizona’s statehood and provides no exceptions for rape or incest.