A paperwork snafu kicked an abortion rights measure off the ballot in Arkansas. Organizers can try again in 2026.
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Posted inHealth and Social Policy
No, Trump and GOP Have Not ‘Softened’ on Abortion, Women’s Rights
The language change in their platforms is a nakedly dishonest bait and switch.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Arkansas Secretary of State Rejects Abortion Amendment Petitions
Surprising grassroots signature-gathering effort thrown into turmoil with no apparent path forward to November.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
South Dakota Abortion Ballot Measure Would Reverse Draconian Ban
But the constitutional amendment also leaves room for legislative meddling in the deep-red state.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Supreme Court Punt on Abortion Case Reflects Political Realities
A majority of justices called the ruling in Moyle v. United States ‘patently unsound.’ A different majority ruled for it anyway.
Posted inTAP
A Mixed Day With the Supremes
Today on TAP: The Court lets mifepristone move through mails for now, and also throws one more roadblock before workers trying to go union.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Could the GOP Do for Birth Control What It Did for Abortion?
Republicans have tipped their hand again.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Republican Party Is Coming for Birth Control
The insistence from GOP elites that they mean to do no such thing is a lie.
Posted inTransportation
California Public-Transit Agencies Confront Rider Harassment
New laws require the state’s largest systems to survey riders about their safety concerns.
Posted inTAP
On the Origins of Arizona’s New Old Abortion Ban
Today on TAP: A brief look at the 1864 territory and legislature whose strictures Arizonans must heed today