Vox10 hours agoTrigger laws and abortion restrictions, explainedverified_publisherVox - Natasha IshakWith the Supreme Court’s opinion on Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization issued this week, people who are able to become pregnant are now left wondering how the ruling may effect abortion-related legislation in their home state. In some states, abortion was made almost entirely illegal …
Vox11 hours agoDistrict attorneys could be a last defense against abortion bansverified_publisherVox - Nicole NareaDistrict attorneys in more than 10 states where abortion is now banned or likely will be soon have committed to not prosecute people for obtaining abortions, following the Supreme Court’s Friday decision overturning Roe v. Wade. In a joint statement Friday, more than 80 elected prosecutors argued …
Vox14 hours agoHow likely is a nationwide abortion ban?verified_publisherVox - Nicole NareaIn the wake of Friday’s Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, Republicans made clear that their ambitions don’t stop there: Some are already lining up to support a nationwide abortion ban if they recapture control of Congress in November’s midterm elections. Former Vice President Mike Pence …
Vox19 hours agoThe case against the Supreme Court of the United Statesverified_publisherVox - Ian MillhiserEditor’s note, June 25: The following is an updated version of an essay that originally ran in Vox in May. We are republishing it with revisions in light of the Supreme Court’s decision overruling Roe v. Wade. Well, it’s done. Justice Samuel Alito has achieved a goal that he and his fellow Republicans …
Vox1 day agoThe end of Roe is only the beginning for Republicansverified_publisherVox - Nicole NareaRepublicans are celebrating the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade as a win for the anti-abortion movement that was decades in the making. After a draft version of the opinion was leaked to Politico in May, Republicans expressed optimism, but largely withheld expressions of triumph. …
Vox5 ways abortion bans could hurt women in the workforceverified_publisherRecode - Rani MollaRoe vs. Wade is now overturned, which will soon effectively make abortion illegal in about half of US states. If that happens, historical data tells us that not only will this affect women personally, but it will jeopardize their professional lives, too. That decision, a draft of which was leaked to …
