President Joe Biden's administration announced a new rule Monday to protect the privacy of women who go out of their home state to have legal abortions, amid fears they could be prosecuted upon their return.Abortion rights have become a cornerstone of President Biden's re-election campaign, and the issue helped Democrats outperform expectations in the 2022 midterm vote.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A doctor who performs abortions became the first Democratic candidate in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District on Thursday, entering the race for the seat opened up by the surprise retirement of Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher. Dr. Kristin Lyerly, an obstetrician and gynecologist, launched her candidacy two weeks before Gallagher’s expected departure date. […]
A nationwide ban on abortions after 16 weeks of pregnancy — which Donald Trump is considering backing, according to a New York Times report — would prevent very few abortions in the United States. Trump, the front-runner to be the Republican presidential nominee, has not publicly spoken about the proposal. It would most likely keep in place more restrictive bans in the nearly half of states that have them, but would be a change for states where abortion remains largely unrestricted. Sign up for