Rauner lacks lawmakers’ support
Gov. Bruce Rauner would probably end up empty-handed if he sought endorsements from area Republican lawmakers - at least for now. In phone interviews, Republican Reps.
Category Archives: Abortion
Health Notes from Dartmouth-Hitchcock — CTE: Sorting out facts from frenzy
A home was evacuated after a propane tanker truck rolled on its side during a multi-car crash Monday and sprung a small leak, New Hampshire State Police said.
Pro-life campaigners were thinking way ahead on the Eighth
Yesterday's 'Irish Times' MRBI poll on abortion supports much of what the Citizens' Assembly returned earlier this year - that a desire exists for a change to the Constitution on the limits to access to abortion. In the MRBI poll, 70pc of respondents said the Oireachtas should be allowed to legislate for abortion by repealing the Eighth Amendment and opening up abortion services in less limited situations.
Ryan: GOP Rep. Murphy resigning after reports of affair
GOP Rep. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, an anti-abortion lawmaker who allegedly urged his mistress to have an abortion when he thought she was pregnant, is resigning from Congress. "I've spoken to Tim quite a bit the last few days," Ryan told reporters at an event in Chestertown, Maryland.
Congressman Tim Murphy abruptly quits over abortion flap
Pro-life Republican congressman Tim Murphy who told his mistress to get an abortion abruptly QUITS - without completing his term US Congressman Tim Murphy announced Wednesday night that he would retire at the end of his term in January 2019 Murphy applauded the HR 7 bill in January which states no federal funds will be used to pay for abortions: 'I proudly sponsored and voted for this important bill' An anti-abortion Republican congressman who once asked his mistress to terminate a pregnancy abruptly resigned from the House of Representatives on Thursday, less than 24 hours after he had said he would retire at the end of his term in January 2019.
GOP Rep. Tim Murphy to retire after reports of affair
Republican congressman Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania announced Wednesday that he would not run for a ninth term, amid tawdry revelations of an extramarital affair in which the anti-abortion lawmaker urged his mistress to get an abortion when he thought she was pregnant. Murphy said in a brief statement through his office that he will "take personal time to seek help as my family and I continue to work through our personal difficulties."
GOP congressman who urged mistress to get an abortion is retiring
The embattled pro-life Republican congressman who urged his mistress to get an abortion announced Wednesday he's retiring from office instead of seeking re-electon. Rep. Tim Murphy said in a statement that he wants to take time off "to seek help as my family and I continue to work through our personal difficulties."
Correction: Abortion Coverage-Illinois story
Flanked by supporters, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner announces at a news conference that he'll sign legislation allowing state health insurance and Medicaid coverage for abortions, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 in Chicago.
Report: Anti-abortion U.S. rep asked girlfriend to get one
U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, questions General Motors CEO Mary Barra about safety defects during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2014. PITTSBURGH>> An anti-abortion congressman asked a woman with whom he was having an extramarital affair to get an abortion when he thought she might be pregnant, a newspaper reported today.
Texts: Anti-abortion congressman urged woman get an abortion
Rep. Tim Murphy, a Pennsylvania Republican with a staunchly anti-abortion voting record, urged a woman he was having an affair with to get an abortion, according to messages obtained by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Murphy admitted to the affair in September, and texts reported on by the Post-Gazette showed the woman accused Murphy of hypocrisy in January after an anti-abortion message was posted to his Facebook account.
U.S. Congressman Tim Murphy in August 2017.
An anti-abortion congressman asked a woman with whom he was having an extramarital affair to get an abortion when he thought she might be pregnant, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said it obtained text messages between Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania and Shannon Edwards.
GOP pushes late-term abortion ban toward House passage
Republicans are pushing a bill banning many late-term abortions toward House passage. President Donald Trump is prepared to sign it, but it won't reach him because it lacks the votes to clear the Senate.
Court ruling favors Planned Parenthood in Missouri
A federal appeals court ruling has opened the door for Planned Parenthood to pursue abortion licenses in more areas of Missouri. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday lifted a temporary stay that had allowed the state to continue enforcing certain abortion requirements while appealing a lower court's ruling that the requirements infringed on women's abortion rights.
Rauner signed away his re-election with abortion bill
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner sold out conservatives in this state on September 28 when he signed the controversial HB 40, which guarantees that abortion will remain available and legal in the state of Illinois.
Illinois governor agrees to allow Medicaid for abortions
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner ended months of speculation Thursday and signed legislation allowing state health insurance and Medicaid coverage for abortions, as the first-term Republican reversed his stance on the proposal from last spring. The General Assembly controlled by Democrats approved the measure in May but delayed sending it to Rauner until Monday, in part because he has changed his mind about support of the plan.
Request in abortion case denied
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis on Wednesday denied Planned Parenthood's request that the entire court hear arguments that earlier led a three-judge panel to overturn an order blocking a law aimed at abortion clinics.
MO Abortion Expansion Temporarily Blocked
A federal appeals court's new ruling appears to at least temporarily stall the expansion of abortion services in Missouri. The full 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a one-sentence temporary stay Friday that blocks enforcement of a lower court ruling requiring the state to issue licenses to abortion clinics in more Missouri cities.
Title X Marks the Spot for Senate GOP
Liberals are usually the ones who like to throw money at ineffective programs. That philosophy certainly helps explain the teen pregnancy "prevention" money pit Americans have been financing for the last eight years.
With Trump leading GOP, what’s a RINO these days?
With our President insulting anyone getting better TV coverage, cutting deals with the opposing party rather than use his majority power, and Kim Jong Un's aggression taking more significance than with previous presidents. it seems fair to ask, exactly what and who is a Republican in 2017? For the first 9 months, it's been enough for many to experience Republican values as simple trolling of democrats.
Kentucky Could Become The Only State Without A Clinic That Performs Abortions
Kentucky is down to only one clinic that performs abortions: the EMW Women's Surgical Center in Louisville. A trial kicking off Wednesday morning in federal court in Louisville will decide whether Kentucky will become the first state without a single such clinic.