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Kansas governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors, anti-abortion bills

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[ad_1] Kansas’ governor on Friday vetoed a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a measure to require more reporting from abortion providers and what she called a “vague” bill making it a crime to coerce someone into having an abortion. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s actions set up a series of confrontations with the Republican-supermajority Legislature over those issues. The measures appeared to have the two-thirds majorities needed in both chambers to override vetoes, but GOP leaders’ success depends on how many lawmakers are absent on a given day, especially…

Arizona’s abortion ban likely to cause people to travel for services in states where it’s still legal

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[ad_1] Doctors and clinic leaders said there will be a scramble across the Southwest and West for abortion care in the wake of Tuesday’s Arizona Supreme Court decision, which said officials may enforce an 1864 law criminalizing all abortions except when a woman’s life is at stake. “People are going to have to start looking out of state,” said Dr. Maria Phillis, an Ohio OB-GYN who also has a law degree. “This is now another place where they can’t go safety to access care.” Adrienne Mansanares, president and CEO of…

Florida Supreme Court Greenlights Abortion Ballot Initiative Amidst 15-Week Ban Validation

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The Florida Supreme Court rules to uphold the state’s 15-week abortion ban while allowing a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights to appear on the November ballot. Get the latest updates on this developing story. [ad_1] The Florida Supreme Court ruled Monday that a state constitutional amendment that would limit government intervention in abortion procedures across Florida meets the necessary requirements to appear on ballots this November, and at the same time upheld Florida’s 15-week abortion ban. The court, which usually issues decisions on Thursdays, issued the rulings in a pair…

Close to half of Americans back a ban or sale of TikTok, survey found

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[ad_1] Nearly half of Americans are concerned enough about TikTok being a threat to national security that they support banning the social media service or forcing a sale to a non-Chinese company, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey. But the poll also found substantial differences of opinion on the issue based on politics, age and those who use the app versus those who don’t. The nationwide survey of 1,001 Americans(half of Americans) revealed that 20% of participants said TikTok should be banned no matter what. Another 27% said…