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In America’s existential election, choice itself will be on the ballot
David Moscrop
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Arizona’s Democratic governor signs a bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks to reporters at the state Capitol in Phoenix on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jonathan Copper)
u.s. politics
Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864
FILE PHOTO: Democrat Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, sponsor of repeal bill of 1864 Arizona abortion law, speaks to reporters during a press conference in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Liliana Salgado/File Photo
u.s. politics
Florida’s six-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - APRIL 30: The examination room in A Woman's Choice of Jacksonville clinic, which provides abortion care on April 30, 2024, in Jacksonville, Florida. A six-week abortion ban that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed will go into effect on May 1st. Kelly Flynn, President/CEO of A Woman's Choice of Jacksonville, said, “People have been calling us in desperation all week. We're staying open to see every patient in need. But there are still thousands who we know Florida abortion care providers cannot see before Wednesday. To the north and the west, Alabama has a total ban; Georgia and South Carolina have six-week bans and many more states have bans in place that prevent people from taking control of their own lives. All the patients we can't see will now have to travel a very long way IF they have the resources to make the trip. I know many cannot. We hoped we would never have to operate under these oppressive conditions, and we will help as many as we can to get the abortion care they need and deserve." (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
u.s. politics
U.S. Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law
An abortion rights supporter holds placards on the day the Supreme Court justices hear oral arguments over the legality of Idaho's Republican-backed, near-total abortion ban in medical-emergency situations, at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., April 24, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
u.s. politics
Arizona Republicans blocking Democratic attempt to repeal 1864 abortion ban
FILE PHOTO: Arizona State Capitol is seen in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. April 9, 2024. Arizona's Supreme Court revived a law dating to 1864 that bans abortion in virtual all instances. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo
politics
Scientists fired from Winnipeg lab still under investigation, Public Safety Minister says
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc appears as a witness during the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
world
Trump pushes Arizona lawmakers to ‘remedy’ state abortion ruling that he says ‘went too far’
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
british columbia
B.C. to require hospitals have designated spaces for patient illicit drug use, health minister says
A ambulance drives past the emergency entrance of Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 9, 2021. COVID-19 cases have been on a steady increase in the province of British Columbia over the past week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
explainer
A number of U.S. states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024
Volunteer signature gatherers Judy Robbins, left, and Lara Cerri, center, watch outside a bookstore as voter Grace Harders prepares to sign a petition that aims to enshrine the right to abortion in Arizona, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Phoenix. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state can enforce its long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother's life is at stake. (AP Photo/Anita Snow)
u.s. politics
Arizona’s top court revives 19th century abortion ban, raising stakes for November election in battleground state
FILE - Arizona Supreme Court Justices from left; William G. Montgomery, John R Lopez IV, Vice Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer, Chief Justice Robert M. Brutinel, Clint Bolick and James Beene listen to oral arguments on April 20, 2021, in Phoenix. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday., April 9, 2024, that the state can enforce its long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother’s life is at stake. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
u.s. politics
Trump says U.S. states should determine abortion law, mum on national ban
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - APRIL 06: Republican presidential candidate, former US President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump arrive at the home of billionaire investor John Paulson on April 6, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. Donald Trump's campaign is expecting to raise more than 40 million dollars when major donors gather a fundraiser billed as the "Inaugural Leadership Dinner". (Photo by Alon Skuy/Getty Images)
canada
Saskatoon doctor accused of making abortion comments facing disciplinary charges
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u.s. business
Scathing U.S. report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity in response to Chinese hack
(FILES) The logo of Microsoft US multinational tecnology corporation is seen on the opening day of the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) audiovisual and systems integration exhibition in Barcelona on January 31, 2023. A scathing US government report released on April 1, 2024, found that an intrusion into Microsoft servers by a Chinese hacking group, which breached the emails of multiple senior US officials, was due to a "cascade of avoidable errors" by the tech giant. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP) (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)
u.s. politics
Trump’s latest 2024 campaign fundraising report shows him lagging behind Biden in cash
FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga. The judge in the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others says Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must step aside or remove the special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship before the case can proceed. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
world
U.S. changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity in first revision in 27 years
Florida state Rep. Anna Eskamani poses out front of her office Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is announcing changes to how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. "It feels good to be seen," said Eskamani, whose parents are from Iran. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
world
U.S. Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over access to widely used medication
File - The Supreme Court is seen on Friday, April 21, 2023, in Washington. The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion when it hears arguments Tuesday, March 26, 2024, over mifepristone, a medication used in the most common way to end a pregnancy, for a case with profound implications for millions of women no matter where they live in America and, perhaps, the race for the White House. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
canada
Opposition Tories say bill to ban anti-abortion protests should include others
Workers at Manitoba's Liquor Marts have started a provincewide strike after the Crown-owned organization shuttered more of its locations amid stalled contract talks. A Manitoba flag flies in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
report on business
U.S. EPA issues new auto rules aimed at cutting carbon emissions, boosting EVs and hybrids
FILE - Traffic enters lower Manhattan after crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, Feb. 8, 2024, in New York. The Biden administration this week is expected to announce new automobile emissions standards that relax proposed limits in the next few years but reach the same strict standards outlined by the Environmental Protection Agency last year. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
world
Biden orders women’s health research expansion
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world
In a first, U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris tours Minnesota clinic that performs abortions
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a visit to the St. Paul Health Center, a clinic that performs abortions, in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S., March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Nicole Neri REFILE - CORRECTING CITY FROM "MINNEAPOLIS" TO "ST. PAUL\
world
France enshrines abortion as a constitutional right as the world marks International Women’s Day
French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti and singer Catherine Ringer attend a ceremony to seal the right to abortion in the French constitution, on International Women's Day, at the Place Vendome, in Paris, France March 8, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool
world
Abortion enshrined as constitutional right in France after lawmakers approve an amendment
General view of the Congress of both Houses of Parliament at the Palace of Versailles during the speech of French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in Versailles, west of Paris, Monday, March 4, 2024. French lawmakers gather at the Palace of Versailles for a historic vote that will make abortion a constitutional right. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
world
Alabama IVF ruling highlights importance of state supreme court races in this year’s U.S. elections
FILE - People gather outside the Florida Supreme Court, Feb. 7, 2024, in Tallahassee, Fla. The recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that frozen embryos can be considered children, halting IVF treatments in the state, is a clear example of why races for state supreme courts will be among the most hotly contested this year. State high court seats will be on the ballot in more than 30 states, and several of those races have the potential to flip political control of the court. (AP Photo/Brendan Farrington, File)
world
CVS, Walgreens set to begin dispensing abortion pill this month
This is a Walgreens in Bradenton, Fla., Feb. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
world
French Senate approves a bill to make abortion a constitutional right
A pro-abortion rights activist holds signs read ' my body, my uterus, my choice' and 'never again' during a rally for abortion rights outside La Sorbonne university in Paris, Wednesday Feb. 28, 2024. France's Senate is voting on a bill meant to enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in the French Constitution. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
world
Oaths and pledges have been routine for political officials. That’s changing in a polarized America
FILE - Members of the House of Representatives meet on the first day of the 2024 legislative session Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. Disagreements over issues including abortion rights, gun control and treatment of racial minorities, have caused several political leaders to say they can’t take an oath or recite the Pledge of Allegiance. In Tennessee, Democratic Rep. Justin Jones declined to lead the pledge during a legislative floor session. The refusal by Jones, who is Black, comes as he has criticized his Republican colleagues for being racist and focusing on what he says are the wrong issues. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
world
Trump says he strongly supports IVF after Alabama court ruling puts new pressure on Republicans
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the National Religious Broadcasters convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
explainer
Are you fully immunized against measles? Canada’s public health agency says to check
The Public Health Agency of Canada is strongly advising everyone in Canada to check that they're fully immunized against measles, especially before travelling. A measles vaccination is in Mount Vernon, Ohio in a May, 2019 file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Paul Vernon
politics
Opposition parties urge immediate release of uncensored Winnipeg lab documents
The National Microbiology Laboratory is shown in Winnipeg on May 19, 2009. Three former senior judges will have the final say on the public disclosure of documents related to the firing of two scientists from the national microbiology laboratory. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
world
U.S. publisher retracts studies cited by Texas judge in suspending abortion pill’s approval
FILE PHOTO: A patient prepares to take Mifepristone, the first medication in a medical abortion, at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, U.S., April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
world
Polish court throws out $16 fine for swearing at anti-abortion protest
Demonstrators hold up a placard reading 'My body my choice' in downtown Warsaw on June 14, 2023, as people take to the streets to protest under the title 'Not one more' and 'Stop killing us' against the abortion law after the death of the pregnant woman. Dorota from Nowy Targ died on May 24, 2023, five months pregnant at a hospital ward. Poland has one of Europe's most restrictive termination laws and all abortion is banned except in cases of rape and incest, or when the mother's life or health is considered at risk. (Photo by Wojtek Radwanski / AFP) (Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
canada
New Brunswick’s only private abortion provider announces it is closing its doors
Minister of Health Mark Holland speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
u.s. politics
Biden, Harris target Republican curbs on abortion rights on Roe anniversary
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on abortion rights in a speech hosted by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) at the Howard Theatre in Washington, U.S., October 18, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
explainer
The mpox virus, explained: Symptoms, vaccines, spread and more
FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Africa’s public health agency says it doesn’t know how many of the continent's reported monkeypox cases this year are in men who have sex with men, and it warned Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 against “any stigmatization” that might delay case reporting and affect the outbreak response. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP, File)