I got to vote in the election yesterday as a new Kansas resident. I am so proud of the people who worked hard and fought to make this happen. I have not had hope for quite some time but, this result has given me some.
“Rachel Maddow warns what "fetal personhood" case could lead to
Maddow highlights what defining a fetus as a human being could lead to in terms of childbearing rights”. Salon Magazine, June 25, 2022
“On Friday's episode of MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Show," Maddow warned against the ramifications of a "fetal personhood" case reaching the Supreme Court, legally defining a fetus as a human being, and an abortion as murder.
"There's nothing in the reasoning of Friday's opinion from these six justices that would stop them from accepting something like a fetal personhood case," Maddow said on-air. "A fetal personhood case would give this court a path to not just let individual states ban abortion, which is what they did today ... A fetal personhood case could be their vehicle to impose a nationwide ban on abortion, on the order of the United States Supreme Court."
“Mark my words, the anti-choice movement is going to look at the Kansas result and decide that their best path to criminalize abortion is a federal ban. It's coming, and that's what's on the ballot this November.” Senator Chris Murphy. Aug 2022
Efforts to Pass a Federal Abortion Ban. Center for Reproductive Rights. Nov 4 2009
1995-1996 – The U.S. Congress passed the first nationwide ban on abortion, which was vetoed by President Clinton. Although abortion foes were able to override the President’s veto in the House, Senators sustained the President’s action and prevented the act from becoming law.
1997 – Congress passed a slightly amended version of the law, which was again immediately vetoed by President Clinton.
1998 – The House once again overrode the President’s veto and the Senate sustained the President’s action.
1999-2000 – The Senate and House passed the 1997 version. With the end of the Congressional session, the bill died.
June 2000 – The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Nebraska abortion ban, which had been modeled on the federal ban. The case was argued by the Center for Reproductive Rights.
2001 – Neither the House nor the Senate introduced an abortion ban in the 2001 legislative session, though Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), co-chair of the Pro-Life Caucus in Congress, said that a federal ban was a top priority for him.
2002 – A new abortion ban that fails to remedy the flaws in the law found unconstitutional in Carhart was passed in the House of Representatives.
2003 – Congress passed and President George W. Bush signed the first federal law that banned a specific abortion procedure. The Center for Reproductive Rights immediately challenged the bill in the same federal court and before the same judge who heard the Center’s earlier suit against the Nebraska law. Judge Richard Kopf immediately blocked enforcement of the federal law in order to protect doctors’ rights and women’s health while the case proceeds.
I got to vote in the election yesterday as a new Kansas resident. I am so proud of the people who worked hard and fought to make this happen. I have not had hope for quite some time but, this result has given me some.
"I remain confident in our ability to meet the times."
Boy, do I need to hear that, from somebody, anybody.
“Rachel Maddow warns what "fetal personhood" case could lead to
Maddow highlights what defining a fetus as a human being could lead to in terms of childbearing rights”. Salon Magazine, June 25, 2022
“On Friday's episode of MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Show," Maddow warned against the ramifications of a "fetal personhood" case reaching the Supreme Court, legally defining a fetus as a human being, and an abortion as murder.
"There's nothing in the reasoning of Friday's opinion from these six justices that would stop them from accepting something like a fetal personhood case," Maddow said on-air. "A fetal personhood case would give this court a path to not just let individual states ban abortion, which is what they did today ... A fetal personhood case could be their vehicle to impose a nationwide ban on abortion, on the order of the United States Supreme Court."
“Mark my words, the anti-choice movement is going to look at the Kansas result and decide that their best path to criminalize abortion is a federal ban. It's coming, and that's what's on the ballot this November.” Senator Chris Murphy. Aug 2022
Efforts to Pass a Federal Abortion Ban. Center for Reproductive Rights. Nov 4 2009
1995-1996 – The U.S. Congress passed the first nationwide ban on abortion, which was vetoed by President Clinton. Although abortion foes were able to override the President’s veto in the House, Senators sustained the President’s action and prevented the act from becoming law.
1997 – Congress passed a slightly amended version of the law, which was again immediately vetoed by President Clinton.
1998 – The House once again overrode the President’s veto and the Senate sustained the President’s action.
1999-2000 – The Senate and House passed the 1997 version. With the end of the Congressional session, the bill died.
June 2000 – The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Nebraska abortion ban, which had been modeled on the federal ban. The case was argued by the Center for Reproductive Rights.
2001 – Neither the House nor the Senate introduced an abortion ban in the 2001 legislative session, though Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), co-chair of the Pro-Life Caucus in Congress, said that a federal ban was a top priority for him.
2002 – A new abortion ban that fails to remedy the flaws in the law found unconstitutional in Carhart was passed in the House of Representatives.
2003 – Congress passed and President George W. Bush signed the first federal law that banned a specific abortion procedure. The Center for Reproductive Rights immediately challenged the bill in the same federal court and before the same judge who heard the Center’s earlier suit against the Nebraska law. Judge Richard Kopf immediately blocked enforcement of the federal law in order to protect doctors’ rights and women’s health while the case proceeds.