#Citigroup to cover expenses for staff out-of-state abortions

#Citigroup to cover expenses for staff out-of-state abortions

“Citigroup to cover expenses for staff out-of-state abortions” Citigroup has started covering travel expenses for employees who go out of state for abortions because of newly enacted restrictions in Texas and other places, becoming the first major US bank to make that commitment. The new policy is “in response to changes in reproductive healthcare laws…

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#Manchin and SF Mayor Breed reject Biden’s progressivism

#Manchin and SF Mayor Breed reject Biden’s progressivism

“#Manchin and SF Mayor Breed reject Biden’s progressivism” Joe Manchin and London Breed have nothing in common. One is an old-school Democrat from West Virginia surviving and thriving in an increasingly red state, the other is the progressive mayor of San Francisco, a city that is a byword for cutting-edge left-wing politics. Yet both, in…

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#Billie Eilish slams Texas abortion laws during concert

#Billie Eilish slams Texas abortion laws during concert

“#Billie Eilish slams Texas abortion laws during concert” Billie Eilish is trashing Texas lawmakers she sees as the bad guys. The “Happier Than Ever” singer slammed Texas’ abortion laws during a concert in Austin on Saturday, saying she was “sick and tired of old men” who she said were responsible for restrictive legislation that took…

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#Justice Department will ‘protect’ abortion seekers in Texas

#Justice Department will ‘protect’ abortion seekers in Texas

“#Justice Department will ‘protect’ abortion seekers in Texas” WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Monday that it will not tolerate violence against anyone who is trying to obtain an abortion in Texas as federal officials explore options to challenge a new state law that bans most abortions. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department would…

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#The Conservatives’ murky position on ‘conscience rights’ in health care

#The Conservatives’ murky position on ‘conscience rights’ in health care

“#The Conservatives’ murky position on ‘conscience rights’ in health care” Justin Ling: The Tory platform says the party will protect conscience rights in health care, but won’t say whether that might restrict access to abortion or deny care to trans people Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives won’t say whether their plan to extend ‘conscience rights’ to doctors,…

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#Florida man arrested for wielding sign showing aborted fetus

#Florida man arrested for wielding sign showing aborted fetus

“#Florida man arrested for wielding sign showing aborted fetus” A provocative anti-abortion protester in Florida wielding a sign with images of aborted fetuses was arrested for causing a disturbance outside of an elementary school, local police said. The protester was not named by the Punta Gorda police department, however, he is known to local law…

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