Michael Matthew Bloomer, July 30, 2013, reporting from Charlotte, North Carolina which I mistakenly believed was the state’s capitol. “I would have vetoed [the original House-passed bill,] HB 695 because it was clearly designed...
After Winning His Battle With North Carolina Legislature For Motorcycle Safety Law, Governor Pat McCrory Will Sign, Noncontroversial Motorcycle-Related Abortion Restrictions Included
Media reports often alert us of a Republican effort to “chip away” at abortion rights. That “chip away” metaphor cannot survive the facts, particularly at the state level wherever the GOP controls the legislature and governorship. As the Guttmacher Institute reports cited above reveal, in those
Earlier today Idaho’s KTVB.com reported that the controversial forced ultrasound bill, SB 1387, passed yesterday by the Idaho Senate, was likely going nowhere fast in the House: “Idaho’s legislature is stalled on what could...
This morning, on her eponymous MSNBC show, Melissa Harris-Perry led a discussion based upon a Texas Observer story, ‘We Have No Choice’: One Woman’s Ordeal with Texas’ New Sonogram Law. The author, Carolyn Jones,...
Much media attention has been paid to Virginia House of Delegates David Englin’s February 13th proposed amendment to HB462, the abortive attempt by the Commonwealth to require ultrasound prior to abortions, including invasive transvaginal...
“[D]elegates and governor’s staff were scheduled to meet Tuesday night to strike a compromise after learning that some ultrasounds could be more invasive than first thought, according to two officials who were aware of...
