Minneapolis Amends Abortion Clinic Access Ordinance After Lawsuit
Minneapolis amended a 2022 ordinance prohibiting obstruction of abortion clinic entrances after a lawsuit by anti-abortion activists claiming free-speech violation; the city will pay plaintiffs' legal fees estimated at $600,000, excluding constitutionally protected activities from the amended ordina...
Minneapolis Amends Abortion Clinic Access Ordinance After Lawsuit
Minneapolis amended a 2022 ordinance prohibiting obstruction of abortion clinic entrances after a lawsuit by anti-abortion activists claiming free-speech violation; the city will pay plaintiffs' legal fees estimated at $600,000, excluding constitutionally protected activities from the amended ordina...
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36% Bias Score
Trump Administration May Dismantle Biden's Gender Policy Council
The Biden administration's Gender Policy Council, created in 2021, faces potential abolishment under the incoming Trump administration, as outlined in the conservative handbook Project 2025, due to its advocacy for reproductive healthcare, sparking concerns about the future of women's rights.
Trump Administration May Dismantle Biden's Gender Policy Council
The Biden administration's Gender Policy Council, created in 2021, faces potential abolishment under the incoming Trump administration, as outlined in the conservative handbook Project 2025, due to its advocacy for reproductive healthcare, sparking concerns about the future of women's rights.
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48% Bias Score
ERA Ratification Hinges on Biden's Decision Amid Legal Challenges
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), aiming to enshrine gender equality in the U.S. Constitution, is one signature away from ratification despite the National Archivist's recent refusal to certify it due to legal and procedural concerns; supporters are urging President Biden to intervene.
ERA Ratification Hinges on Biden's Decision Amid Legal Challenges
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), aiming to enshrine gender equality in the U.S. Constitution, is one signature away from ratification despite the National Archivist's recent refusal to certify it due to legal and procedural concerns; supporters are urging President Biden to intervene.
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40% Bias Score
Couple Sentenced for Concealing Stillbirth After Attempted Illegal Abortion
Sophie Harvey and her boyfriend, Benham, received 18-month community orders for concealing the stillbirth of their baby after attempting an illegal abortion beyond the legal 24-week limit; charges of illegally procuring a miscarriage were dropped.
Couple Sentenced for Concealing Stillbirth After Attempted Illegal Abortion
Sophie Harvey and her boyfriend, Benham, received 18-month community orders for concealing the stillbirth of their baby after attempting an illegal abortion beyond the legal 24-week limit; charges of illegally procuring a miscarriage were dropped.
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56% Bias Score
Trump Administration May Eliminate Biden's Gender Policy Council
The Biden administration's Gender Policy Council, created in 2021 to advance women's rights, faces potential elimination under a Trump presidency, sparking concerns about reduced access to reproductive healthcare and setbacks in women's equality.
Trump Administration May Eliminate Biden's Gender Policy Council
The Biden administration's Gender Policy Council, created in 2021 to advance women's rights, faces potential elimination under a Trump presidency, sparking concerns about reduced access to reproductive healthcare and setbacks in women's equality.
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44% Bias Score
Supreme Court Hears South Carolina Medicaid Case Against Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court is reviewing South Carolina's ban on Planned Parenthood from Medicaid, focusing on whether Medicaid recipients can choose their provider; the state argues Planned Parenthood's abortion services disqualify it, while Planned Parenthood says this restricts patient choice.
Supreme Court Hears South Carolina Medicaid Case Against Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court is reviewing South Carolina's ban on Planned Parenthood from Medicaid, focusing on whether Medicaid recipients can choose their provider; the state argues Planned Parenthood's abortion services disqualify it, while Planned Parenthood says this restricts patient choice.
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48% Bias Score
German Church Leader Shows Openness to Abortion Law Reform
The head of Germany's Evangelical Church, Kirsten Fehrs, indicated potential support for a bill to decriminalize abortions up to 12 weeks, currently supported by 328 MPs, while emphasizing mandatory counseling; the bill would remove the criminalization of women seeking abortions, although it still n...
German Church Leader Shows Openness to Abortion Law Reform
The head of Germany's Evangelical Church, Kirsten Fehrs, indicated potential support for a bill to decriminalize abortions up to 12 weeks, currently supported by 328 MPs, while emphasizing mandatory counseling; the bill would remove the criminalization of women seeking abortions, although it still n...
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40% Bias Score
Arizona Governor Calls for Repeal of Mandatory Abortion Reporting Law
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is calling for the repeal of the state's mandatory annual abortion reporting law, citing privacy concerns and echoing similar moves by other Democratic-led states; the 2023 report showed 12,700 abortions, fluctuating from 13,955 in 2021 and 11,400 in 2022, reflecting Ari...
Arizona Governor Calls for Repeal of Mandatory Abortion Reporting Law
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is calling for the repeal of the state's mandatory annual abortion reporting law, citing privacy concerns and echoing similar moves by other Democratic-led states; the 2023 report showed 12,700 abortions, fluctuating from 13,955 in 2021 and 11,400 in 2022, reflecting Ari...
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52% Bias Score
FDP Contradicts Stance on Abortion Access
The FDP's new election program supports easier access to medication abortion, yet FDP members in the Bundestag actively blocked a bill to decriminalize abortion, revealing a prioritization of political strategy over stated principles.
FDP Contradicts Stance on Abortion Access
The FDP's new election program supports easier access to medication abortion, yet FDP members in the Bundestag actively blocked a bill to decriminalize abortion, revealing a prioritization of political strategy over stated principles.
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56% Bias Score
Couple Receives Community Orders in 2018 Stillbirth Case
Sophie Harvey and Elliot Benham received 18-month community orders after the Crown Prosecution Service dropped several charges related to their 2018 stillborn baby, citing "careful reflection" and the couple's guilty pleas to conspiracy to procure a poison and concealing the birth.
Couple Receives Community Orders in 2018 Stillbirth Case
Sophie Harvey and Elliot Benham received 18-month community orders after the Crown Prosecution Service dropped several charges related to their 2018 stillborn baby, citing "careful reflection" and the couple's guilty pleas to conspiracy to procure a poison and concealing the birth.
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44% Bias Score
Supreme Court to Hear Case on South Carolina's Defunding of Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court agreed to review South Carolina's decision to defund Planned Parenthood, impacting hundreds of Medicaid patients; the case challenges whether the Medicaid Act guarantees beneficiaries the right to choose their provider, following the overturning of Roe v. Wade and similar actions i...
Supreme Court to Hear Case on South Carolina's Defunding of Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court agreed to review South Carolina's decision to defund Planned Parenthood, impacting hundreds of Medicaid patients; the case challenges whether the Medicaid Act guarantees beneficiaries the right to choose their provider, following the overturning of Roe v. Wade and similar actions i...
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44% Bias Score
Supreme Court to Hear South Carolina's Planned Parenthood Medicaid Funding Appeal
The Supreme Court will decide if South Carolina can cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, impacting healthcare access for hundreds of low-income patients. This case, appealed from the 4th Circuit, centers on whether Medicaid patients can sue to choose their providers, highlighting the post-Roe...
Supreme Court to Hear South Carolina's Planned Parenthood Medicaid Funding Appeal
The Supreme Court will decide if South Carolina can cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, impacting healthcare access for hundreds of low-income patients. This case, appealed from the 4th Circuit, centers on whether Medicaid patients can sue to choose their providers, highlighting the post-Roe...
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44% Bias Score