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Why We Need To Restructure The Supreme Court
Written by: Habibi Bridges and Abraham Woodliff Are we seriously doing this again? On what would be the largest setback in gender rights in decades, a leak via Politico on Monday revealed the Supreme Court’s draft decision overturning Roe v Wade, a landmark decision on gender and reproductive rights handed
While National Abortion Access Is Challenged in Mississippi, Strike Locally
“The Supreme Court has a history of ruling aligned with public opinion — when there is enough public attention. If we succeed in creating mass unrest, the Court will likely find an excuse to leave Roe alone,” reads the event page of an initiative organized by Vigil for Democracy. What’s
The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide
A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But
Walmart Gives Gov. Greg Abbott $10,000 Five Days After Abortion Ban
Walmart is the gift that keeps on giving…reasons not to shop there. Look, squirrel! The discount retail behemoth would like you to turn your attention to their super early Black Friday sales, renewed commitment to American jobs, stock performance…anything to keep conscious consumers from pulling back the curtain on today’s
The Cruel Sickness of How Texas Just Outlawed Almost All Abortions
At the stroke of midnight last night, almost all forms of abortion in Texas just became illegal. The second largest state in the nation just outlawed abortion — even in the case of rape or incest — at any point after six weeks of pregnancy. Most women do not even know
Jesus Never Said Anything About Abortion
Abortion was common during Jesus’s life, and he had nothing to say about it.
Abortion was common when the U.S. Constitution was written, and the founders had nothing to say about it, except for the adoption of British common law, which allowed it up to the sixth month of pregnancy, and abortions after that were considered a misdemeanor, though rarely enforced.
Safe Abortion Access Is a Matter of Life or Death: Here’s How You Can Help
Before the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade in 1973, women died during botched illegal abortions at alarming rates and far more were forced to carry and care for children they were ill prepared for. Terminating pregnancy is not a pleasant topic or an easy choice for any woman,