abortion
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Federal judge partially sides with Catholic health clinic on Colorado’s ‘abortion reversal’ ban
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A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked Colorado from enforcing against a Catholic health clinic the portion of a 2023 law that prevents medical professionals from offering “abortion reversal” treatment to pregnant patients. Bella Health and Wellness initially succeeded in obtaining an injunction against Senate Bill 190, arguing its providers were compelled by their faith to…
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Federal judge rejects challenge to Colorado ‘buffer zone’ law for abortion clinics
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A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a Denver woman’s challenge to Colorado’s 32-year-old law restricting proselytizing at abortion clinics, with the ultimate goal of the litigation being to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule its precedent on the subject. In 1993, Colorado legislators enacted a law generally prohibiting people from approaching others, within eight feet,…
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Shouts of ‘Shame! Shame!’ erupt in Arizona House as fight over abortion continues
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PHOENIX (AP) – The Arizona Legislature devolved into shouts of “Shame! Shame!” on Wednesday as Republican lawmakers quickly shut down discussion on a proposed repeal of the state’s newly revived 1864 law that criminalizes abortion throughout pregnancy unless a woman’s life is at risk. The state Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for enforcement…
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Trump says Arizona’s abortion ban goes too far while defending the overturning of Roe v. Wade
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ATLANTA (AP) – Donald Trump said Wednesday that an Arizona law that criminalizes nearly all abortions goes too far and called on Arizona lawmakers to change it, while also defending the overturning of Roe v. Wade that cleared states to ban the procedure. “It’ll be straightened out and as you know, it’s all about states’…
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Trump says abortion issues should be left to the states
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NEW YORK (AP) – Former President Donald Trump said he believes abortion limits should be left to the states, in a video released Monday declining to endorse a national ban. “Many people have asked me what my position is on abortion and abortion rights,” Trump said in the video posted on his Truth Social site.…
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Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over access to widely used medication
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WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court will again wade into the issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used in the most common way to end a pregnancy, a case with implications for millions of women no matter where they live in America and, perhaps, for the race for the…
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Colorado AG, Supreme Court justice speak at summit about challenges facing democracy
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At an event last month broadly touching on the challenges facing American democracy, Attorney General Phil Weiser and Justice Melissa Hart provided their views on the dangers of artificial intelligence, digital speech and the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions curtailing longstanding protections for abortion rights and affirmative action. Weiser explained that he is most concerned…
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Federal judge hears latest round of argument on Colorado law against ‘abortion reversal’ treatment
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Nearly six months after letting the case go dormant so a trio of regulatory bodies could evaluate the practice, a federal judge heard arguments on Tuesday over whether to block Colorado from enforcing an effective ban on “abortion reversal” treatment against a Catholic health clinic. Bella Health and Wellness, a faith-based healthcare provider with locations…
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Justice Melissa Hart addresses scope of state, federal constitutional protections amid legal battles
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During a discussion about the ways in which Colorado’s constitution provides certain protections beyond its federal counterpart, Justice Melissa Hart invited attorneys to consider how to expand the range of issues brought before the state’s highest court. “We can only do what we get,” she said of the Supreme Court. “But lawyers need to think…
