SCOOP: The U.S. government is bracing for a potential surge in political violence once the Supreme Court hands down the ruling that's expected to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by Axios.
Abortion access allows young women to delay becoming mothers, making it more likely that they will attend and finish college and start careers, a host of studies have found.
NEW: Training on how to perform an abortion could soon be stricken from medical schools' curriculum in red states.
Roe's absence would alter medical education and force young doctors to find workarounds to develop a skill deemed essential.
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Sec. Yellen told a Senate committee about the “very damaging" economic effects of eliminating abortion rights.
Roe v. Wade "helped lead to increased labor force participation. It enabled many women to finish school," increasing their earning potentials.
Schumer said a Senate vote would enable Americans to see where every Senator stands on the issue of abortion.
"It is hard not to feel angry, troubled and deeply disturbed about what overturning Roe would do to women across America.”
BREAKING: Chief Justice John Roberts has announced an investigation into the leaked ruling on Roe v. Wade.
Roberts confirmed the document is real, but said the court has not reached a final decision.
Democrats across the board are calling for the Senate to eliminate its filibuster so it can codify abortion rights into federal law, following the leak of a draft ruling showing the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Everything about last night's leaked draft of a Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade is staggering. The draft — which is not necessarily final — does not adopt any sort of reasonable-people-differ-but-here's-the-law approach. It is a broadside.
BREAKING: French President Emmanuel Macron defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen to win re-election, with projections as polls closed showing him winning 58% to 42%.