INSANE: 218 - The Real Truth

‘They created this’: are Republicans willing to lose elections to retain their abortion stance?

The right has, for decades, relied on abortion to rally their conservative base, but now their unified policy is flagging

The Guardian - US · Apr 15, 2023

Popularity is optional as Republicans find ways to impose minority rule

Some of Trump’s party’s signature policies enjoy only meagre public support but rightwing judges and state legislators are proving adept at finding workarounds

The Guardian - US · Apr 15, 2023

Abortion bans raise fears inside GOP about backlash in 2024

Leading Republicans are struggling to navigate the politics of abortion as they concede — publicly and privately — that the GOP’s anti-abortion policies are unpopular with the very voters they need to win the presidency

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2023

Supreme Court's Alito halts abortion drug restrictions through Wednesday

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court temporarily paused through at least Wednesday a court order that would have restricted a commonly used abortion drug nationwide in a brief order issued Friday afternoon.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2023

US supreme court temporarily blocks ruling limiting abortion pill access

Samuel Alito imposes five-day stay after ruling by Texas federal judge that would have imposed restrictions on mifepristone

The Guardian - US · Apr 14, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court temporarily restores access to abortion pill

The five-day administrative stay from Justice Samuel Alito gives the Supreme Court time to consider the case next week.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 14, 2023

Supreme Court preserves FDA rules for access to abortion pill – but only temporarily

The decision that overturned the FDA’s approval of mifepristone is on hold as the nation’s high court considers the case

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023

Private bill signings likely show DeSantis' media strategy

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is making a point to sign some conservative bills in private — including a six-week abortion ban — rather than using a public ceremony to call attention to new laws

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023

Supreme Court blocks lower court rulings restricting abortion pills

The court's decision comes less than a year after it overturned Roe v. Wade, arguing it did not have the power to create abortion policy.

Axios · Apr 14, 2023

TribCast: A major Texas abortion case and a potential Gov. Greg Abbott pardon in a murder trial

In this week’s episode, we discuss an attempt to use the courts in Texas to restrict the use of an abortion drug and Gov. Greg Abbott’s potential pardon of an Army sergeant found guilty of murdering a protester in Austin.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 14, 2023