7. Abortion tourism is now a thing
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After the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) said that the state would be a “safe harbor” for women wanting an abortion. Hochul stated, “We’re going to get a flood of people.” She isn’t the only one. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) wants his state to get in on this madness. He advised, “[W]e are going to be welcoming anyone that feels they aren’t getting a fair shake.”
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Hochul added, “Women who cannot receive the fundamental right to control their body or receive an abortion. They are oppressed. They are welcomed here in the state of New York…Roe v. Wade is now part of our state law, but we’re looking to find any other ways we can strengthen it. We protected our providers. We gave them immunity already.”
6. Ainsworth has a perfect record on endorsements
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Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth maintained a perfect record on his endorsements in the 2022 Republican primary elections. Ainsworth said he’s “always proud to stand up, support, and endorse the candidates who I believe best represent the deeply conservative principles that more Alabama Republicans share.”
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Ainsworth added, “I’m prouder still that out of the eleven candidates I publicly endorsed during the Republican primary and runoff elections, all eleven of them won and earned our party’s nomination.”
5. Senate District 27 race declared a tie
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After it was claimed that a voter was wrongly marked absent on the voter roll in Senate District 27, the race between State Senator Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) and Auburn City Councilman Jay Hovey was declared a tie. Previously, Hovey had beat Whatley by only one vote after provisional ballots were all counted.
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It’s not been clarified how the Alabama Republican Party will choose a winner in the race. This is expected to be done via a flipped coin, but Secretary of State John Merrill said, “It could be a roll of a dice, high card or rock-paper-scissors.” A late wrinkle this morning has emerged where the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has declared the voter that claims they were excluded never came to their facility to register to vote.
4. Majority of people don’t support Supreme Court decision
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A CBS News poll taken after the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade shows that a majority of Americans disagree with the court’s decision. Overall, 59% of respondents disagree with the ruling.
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When separated by political party, 78% of Republicans support the decision, while 83% of Democrats disagree. There are also 67% of women who disagree with the court’s ruling.
3. Biden signs gun control bill
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After the U.S. House of Representatives passed the gun control legislation that originated in the U.S. Senate, President Joe Biden signed the legislation into law. The “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act” passed in a 234-193 vote in the House, but 65-33 in the Senate.
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Biden said at the signing, “Time is of the essence. From Columbine to Sandy Hook to Charleston, Orlando, Las Vegas, Parkland, El Paso, Atlanta, Buffalo, Uvalde and for the shootings that happen every day in the streets. How many times have you heard that, ‘Just do something, for God’s sake just do something?’ Today, we did.”
2. Roe v. Wade overturned, protests followed
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As expected, Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision. The three justices who voted against overturning were Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. There are currently 13 states that have abortion bans taking effect after the ruling. With the ruling made public, the idea of Democrats packing the court has resurfaced, but the White House stated that this was not an idea that President Joe Biden supported.
- Across Alabama, rallies were held to oppose the ruling. Rallies in Birmingham took place this weekend, including one planned by the Birmingham chapter of Democratic Socialists of America. In Huntsville, reportedly, hundreds took to a public park to voice their opinions on the matter, as well.
1. Attorney General Steve Marshall puts abortion clinics on notice
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In Alabama, Attorney General Steve Marshall sent a warning to abortion clinics across the state after the U.S. Supreme Court decided to overturn Roe v. Wade. Marshall demanded that any abortion clinics still operating should stop as soon as Alabama laws take effect.
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Marshall stated, “Because neither the United States Constitution nor the Alabama Constitution provides a right to abortion, Alabama laws that prohibit abortion and that have not been enjoined by the court are in full effect. For those laws that have been halted by courts, the State will immediately file motions to dissolve those injunctions. Any abortionist or abortion clinic operating in the State of Alabama in violation of Alabama law should immediately cease and desist operations.” He went on to vow that those who violate state law would be prosecuted.
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