Tag: planned parenthood

The case centers around a Mississippi law that bans abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. Abortion proponents see this as a prelude that could weaken Roe v. Wade while pro-life advocates view the fact the Supreme Court will hear this case as a victory.

Harris appeared in Jacksonville on Monday to trumpet the $1.9 trillion federal relief that Democrats in Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed into law earlier this month.

It is no secret that black babies in the U.S. are killed by abortion in numbers that dwarf statistics for white and Latino babies. We also know that mothers who die from legal abortion are much more likely to be women of color, and that Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion seller, was founded by an avowed racist, continues to be criticized for mistreating black employees.

While most of the candidates talk about their conservative credentials, one of the Republican contenders is being called out for showing different positions on abortion.

More than 120 Republican members of Congress signed the letter including U.S. Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., John Rutherford, R-Fla., Greg Steube, R-Fla., and Ted Yoho, R-Fla.

Pro-life advocates worldwide were dumbfounded by President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court appointee Brett Kavanaugh siding with Planned Parenthood on December 10, 2018 by refusing to hear the case Trump apparently hoped would help him make good on his campaign promise to de-fund Planned Parenthood.

In the second of a series, Mike Synan delves into why Dr. Ed Shoemaker decided to run for Congress even before U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross bowed out. 

Val Demings and Darren Soto are original cosponsors. Seven other cosponsors, including U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., have signed on since the bill was introduced.