Tag Archives: abortion
Why LGBTQ people care about the fight over RU-486
The court fight over RU-486 could determine whether any federal judge could hinder availability of a medicine --including products LGBTQ people rely on-- even after a federal agency of experts has approved it.
Abortion decision lays out ‘horrifying’ new landscape
In a ruling that one legal activist said will put LGBT rights “on the chopping block,” the U.S. Supreme Court today (June 24) ruled 6 to 3 that the U.S. Constitution “does not prohibit” states from banning abortion.
Abortion decision leak sounds ‘firebell’ at Supreme Court
LGBT legal activists expressed deep alarm Monday night over an apparent draft of the upcoming abortion decision at the U.S. Supreme Court, saying it almost certainly signals future prospects for overturning landmark pro-LGBT decisions.
New Supreme Court session: Religion dominates
Religious beliefs are an issue in nearly every case of interest to the LGBT community at the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming session.
Supreme Court: Another June of ‘major moments’ pending
June is the final month of the U.S. Supreme Court’s current session and, while anticipation is not nearly so great this year for the LGBT community as it was last year, there is some concern in the air. This year,
Ginsburg on Roe: Is it a signal she’d curb a decision on marriage?
The LGBT community sees U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a likely vote for equal protection in the two pending major cases involving marriage for same-sex couples. But various mainstream media outlets recently jostled that confidence by noting that
Health reform: Gay provisions likely to be lost in conference
It’s still a little bit of a guessing game as to whether the U.S. Senate will pass a health care reform bill this month or next or never, but if and when it does, there’s little likelihood any pro-gay provisions
