Forcing students to review the Ten Commandments and the Bible overall could expose them to sexism, racism and queerphobia, those suing over policies in Oklahoma and Louisiana say.
All but two Republicans voted against a nonbinding bill that would have affirmed protections for abortion.
In an election year where abortion is set to loom large, Down Home North Carolina is organizing and knocking on doors in rural areas with in-depth conversations focused on issues rather than candidates.
The vice president is speaking at ESSENCE Festival and two historically Black sororities as the campaign seeks to reach voters in the wake of last week’s Biden-Trump debate.
The administration’s message stands at odds with Biden’s prior broad support for gender-affirming care.
Experts say the precedent set by ‘porn ID laws’ could have broader effects on freedom of speech.
Five bipartisan women in the state Senate blocked a near-total abortion ban. Only one of the five will return to the chamber next year.
Reproductive rights groups were disappointed by Biden’s answers on abortion in Thursday night’s debate, but neither they nor voters at his Friday rally said they wanted to abandon him.
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that parents only have the right to seek medical treatments for their children “that are legally available."
Concerns about the cost of living, child care and access to reproductive care were not addressed in Thursday night’s presidential debate.