#President Kelly Wade

[branzinos]

Sheryl Lee Ralph as President Kelly Wade 📺 Motherland: Fort Salem S01E09 (2020)

#sheryl lee ralph #sheryl.gif #branzino.gif #motherland fort salem #president kelly wade

[singwhenyoucantspeak]

Watching M:FS and realizing that the President of the United States is Barbara Howard 👀

it's 👏 what 👏 she 👏 deserves 👏

#barbara howard #abbot elementary #President Kelly Wade #motherland: fort salem #Sheryl Lee Ralph

[thundergrace]

Says Madam President herself.

#motherland fort salem #sheryl lee ralph #president Kelly #Kelly wade #president wade

[theaurorasky]

Motherland: Fort Salem 3x09 "But I Don't Even Have A Dress...”

#motherland: fort salem #motherland fort salem #motherland fort salem spoiilers #blanton silver #kelly wade #president wade

[markedbyindecision]

Motherland: Fort Salem S3E9

#‘check my fingerprints’ is such an awesome line i actually gasped at that #this was so fucking badass #i love President Wade #* #*gifs #*mfs #motherland: fort salem #mfsedit #motherland fort salem #president wade #kelly wade #dailytvwomen #dailytvgifs #witchesnet #ladiesofcinema #privateraelle #itberice #spookyuser #tvfilmsource

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

Republican members of the House of Representatives expressed support for federal legislation on Thursday that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.

That comes three weeks after many Republicans said abortion was now an issue for the states and the people to decide following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn the landmark 1973 abortion rights ruling Roe v. Wade on June 24.

The Heartbeat Protection Act was originally introduced by Representative Mike Kelly in February, 2021.

Justice Samuel Alito, in his majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, wrote that the Court's decision would allow "each State to regulate abortion as its citizens wish."

The argument was also made by several Republicans in the wake of the June 24 decision, but reports quickly emerged that members of the House GOP were mulling federal action if they can retake control of the chamber in the November midterm elections.

Federal legislation would supersede state laws but there is little realistic prospect that President Joe Biden would sign a national abortion ban. The President on July 8 signed an executive order that the White House said is aimed at protecting access to reproductive health care services.

On Thursday, Representative Kelly spoke from the House floor in favor of his heartbeat bill and was joined by several of his Republican colleagues.

The legislation, if passed by the House and Senate and signed by the President, would "prohibit abortions when an unborn child's heartbeat is detected" except where necessary to save the life of pregnant woman.

The proposed legislation would also require doctors to check for a heartbeat before performing the procedure and would impose "criminal penalties" on doctors who perform abortions after a heartbeat is detected.

Republican Representative Doug LaMalfa was one of those speaking in favor of the bill and said that "as early as five weeks in the womb, babies have a heartbeat."

Federal legislation that effectively banned most abortions after five weeks would prevent individual states from protecting abortion rights and would be a stricter law than many states already impose.

On Wednesday, Republican Representative Fred Keller said at the House Oversight Committee that Dobbs "simply took abortion and said the states will determine the laws that will cover that within those state borders."

Erin Hawley, senior counsel of conservative Christian legal group Alliance for Defending Freedom, who is married to Republican Senator Josh Hawley, told Keller that Dobbs had "corrected a 50-year error and returned it to the people and the people's elected representatives."

However, at that same session of the Committee, Republican Representative Jody Hice suggested that abortion was "a question of personhood."

"And there is not an instance that I'm aware of of anyone giving birth to something other than a person. So if it is a person after birth, it by extension is that person before birth," Hice went on.

When the Dobbs ruling was issued on June 24, the House Republican leadership issued a statement welcoming the decision.

"The Supreme Court is right to return the power to protect the unborn to the people's elected representatives in Congress and the states," the statement said.

"In the days and weeks following this decision, we must work to continue to reject extreme policies that seek to allow late-term abortions and taxpayer dollars to fund these elective procedures," the GOP leadership said.

The statement went on: "The people's representatives must defend the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for every American – born and unborn. As we celebrate today's decision, we recognize the decades of advocacy from the pro-life movement and we acknowledge much work remains to protect the most vulnerable among us."

On the same day, Axios reported that House Republicans were already considering a national ban.

"When we get the majority back after the midterms, I expect there to be a larger discussion about where Republicans are unified, and those conversations are still ongoing," said Representative Jim Banks, chair of the Republican Study Committee.

Former-Vice President Mike Pence also said the Court had returned "the question of abortion to the states and the people" but went on to say people "must not relent until the sanctity of life is restored to the center of American law in every state in the land."

#us politics #news #2022 #newsweek #abortions #abortion bans #roe v. wade #dobbs v. jackson women’s health organization #us supreme court #Heartbeat Protection Act #rep. mike kelly #Justice Samuel Alito #state's rights #Republicans #conservatives #us house of representatives #gop #president joe biden #biden administration #rep. Doug LaMalfa #rep. Fred Keller #Erin Hawley #sen. josh hawley #Alliance for Defending Freedom #rep. Jody Hice #axios #rep. Jim Banks #mike pence

[tomorrowusa]

House Republicans may be relieved that they finally have a Speaker after 22 days of infighting. But the rest of the country should worry that there's a far right extremist second in line to the presidency. "MAGA Mike" Johnson is even more extreme than Trump on some issues.

Election denier, climate skeptic, anti-abortion: seven beliefs of new US House speaker Mike Johnson

He tried to overturn the 2020 election In the modern Republican party, supporting Donald Trump’s lie about voter fraud in his defeat by Joe Biden is hardly an outlandish position. But Johnson took it further. After the election, he voiced support for Trump’s conspiracy theory that voting machines were rigged. Later, he was one of 147 Republicans to object to results in key states, even after a pro-Trump mob attacked Congress on January 6, a riot now linked to nine deaths and hundreds of convictions. [ ... ] He was a spokesperson for a ‘hate group’ Before entering politics, Johnson worked for the Alliance Defending Freedom – designated a hate group by the Southern Law Poverty Center, which tracks US extremists. According to the SPLC, the ADF has “supported the recriminalisation of sexual acts between consenting LGBTQ+ adults in the US and criminalisation abroad; defended state-sanctioned sterilisation of trans people abroad; contended that LGBTQ+ people are more likely to engage in paedophilia; and claimed that a ‘homosexual agenda’ will destroy Christianity and society”. [ ... ] He opposes LGBTQ+ rights In state politics and at the national level, Johnson has worked to claw back gains made by LGBTQ+ Americans in their fight for equality. In 2016, as he ran for Congress, he told the Louisiana Baptist Message he had “been out on the front lines of the ‘culture war’ defending religious freedom, the sanctity of human life and biblical values, including the defense of traditional marriage, and other ideals like these when they’ve been under assault”. He has since led efforts for a national “don’t say gay” bill, regarding the teaching of LGBTQ+ issues in schools, and is also opposed to gender-affirming care for children. On Wednesday, Rev Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, executive director of the Campaign for Southern Equality, said: “Johnson has made a career out of attacking the LGBTQ+ community at every turn." His positions are out of touch with the clear majority support for LGBTQ+ equality in our country. His new leadership role is just further proof of the dangerous priorities of the GOP and the critical stakes for our democracy – and for LGBTQ+ Americans – in 2024.” [ ... ] He is stringently anti-abortion Johnson has maintained a relatively low profile in Congress but when last year the supreme court removed the right to abortion, Johnson celebrated “a historic and joyful day”. Though Dobbs v Jackson returned abortion rights to the states, Johnson has co-sponsored bills for a nationwide ban. And as he neared his position of power, footage spread of striking remarks in a House hearing. “Roe v Wade did constitutional cover to the elective killing of unborn children in America, period,” Johnson said. [ ... ] He wants to cut social security and Medicare As those comments indicate, Johnson wants to cut programs on which millions rely. Such cuts are widely regarded as a political third-rail – Trump has used the issue to attack Republican presidential rivals, saying only he will defend such benefits – but Johnson is far from alone in wanting to swing the axe. He is an advocate for ‘covenant marriage’ When he married his wife, Kelly, in 1999, the couple agreed to a “covenant” marriage: a conservative Christian idea that makes it harder to divorce. The Johnsons promoted the idea on ABC’s Good Morning America. [ ... ] He is a climate skeptic In 2017, Johnson told voters in his oil-rich home state: “The climate is changing, but the question is, is it being caused by natural cycles over the span of the Earth’s history? Or is it changing because we drive SUVs? I don’t believe in the latter. I don’t think that’s the primary driver.”

You'd really have to try hard to find somebody worse than MAGA Mike. But we're not without the power of the vote; we need to use that power every chance we get.

November 7th is Election Day in many parts of the US. Most notably...

Ohio's statewide ballot measure to restore reproductive freedom by placing a woman's right to choose in the Ohio Constitution. A YES vote on Issue 1 takes abortion out of the hands of the gerrymandered GOP legislature.

Kentucky's Democratic governor is up for re-election.

The Virginia legislature is up for election. If Republicans gain control of both chambers they will try to ban abortion; reproductive tyranny is part of the GOP agenda whenever they hold a trifecta in a state. There's also a special election to fill a vacancy for a US House seat in VA-04.

The state legislature in New Jersey is up for election.

There are judicial elections in Pennsylvania including for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. There's also a special election to fill a vacancy in the Penn House of Representatives which is currently tied 101 Democrats – 101 Republicans.

All state offices in Mississippi including governor and legislature are up for election. Surprisingly, polls show the GOP incumbent governor ahead by just 1% with 10% undecided.

Like Mississippi, all state offices in Louisiana are up for election.

Rhode Island has a special election to fill a vacancy for a US House seat in RI-01.

^^^ Those are just the highlights. There are elections of some sort in most states on November 7th.

Republicans may grumble at times, but they always turn out for elections. They have a disproportionate amount of power in the US because they vote while many of their liberal neighbors stay home or become too ideologically persnickety.

Allegedly "moderate" GOP House members ultimately fell in line and unanimously backed a far right Speaker.

Elections at all levels count. Speaker "MAGA Mike" Johnson got his start in politics in the Louisiana legislature. He is now the highest ranking GOP elected official in the US.

There's no such thing as an unimportant election. Vote in the November 7th election and actively encourage like-minded friends, family, and neighbors to do so as well.

Be A Voter - Vote Save America

#us house of representatives #maga mike johnson #speaker of the house #republican extremism #the far right #reproductive freedom #climate denial #lgbtq+ rights #election denial #register and vote #election 2023 #adam zyglis

[blueyluey05]

Spectacular SheZow Characters: 1

Damien Gai Hamdon- Damien (mostly referred to by his middle name Gai) is the main character of Spectacular SheZow and the alternate version of Guy Hamdon. While responsibility and masking his voice isn't his greatest, Gai still has heart of gold and tries his hardest to continue his great aunt's legacy as the pink hero.

Personality: Cocky, insecure, immature, friendly, rebellious

Maz Robyn Kelper - Maz is the second member of the team and the alternate version of Maz Kelper. He is in the youngest of the group in this AU and serves a loyal sidekick to Gai as well as a bit of comic relief.

Personality: Friendly, goofy, clumsy, loyal

Kelly Deonne Hamdon- Kelly is the third member of the team and is the alternate version of Kelly Hamdon. She is Gai's twin sister and president of the SheZow fanclub, as well as her brother's mission instructor/trainer. While she doesn't tag a long on missions, she along with with Sheila are always ready to lend a helping hand.

Personality: mature, bossy, caring, intelligent

Ash Leroy Robinson- Ash is the fourth member of the team and is the alternate version of [REDACTED]. Dubbed as "the smarter version of Gai", Ash is the brains of the four, being known for their forensics testing/inventing skills. They later would tag along with Gai and Maz on missions and eventually create useful gadgets/weaponry to help both them and the gang out.

Personality: intelligent, sassy, sarcastic, loyal, calm, a bit chaotic at times

SheZow belongs to Obie Scott Wade

[Spectacular SheZow is a FANMADE series that takes place in an alternate universe. It follows the same concept as the original series but with a few differences to its own story.]

#art #artwork #digital art #illustration #character design #fanart #shezow #alternate universe #fanmade #redesign

[dhaaruni]

hi! i am seeing people saying that both obama and biden could've codified roe v wade but I just don't understand American politics enough to know if it was actually doable? could you possibly explain how that works? sorry ignore this if you don't feel like doing it but you seem like you know a lot about this stuff and I do not know what to believe in this case :/

Lol no, they're full of shit.

Barack Obama had a supermajority for less than 100 days total during his presidency, and in that time he passed the ACA and signed several important bills into law like the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and most importantly, didn't ever have 60 pro-choice votes to codify Roe! The only reason Dems had 60 seats in 2009 for like a few months is because we held seats in Nebraska and Arkansas and South Dakota like those weren't pro-choice senators and the current Democratic Senate caucus is MUCH more pro-choice than the 2009 caucus, even with Joe Manchin as the deciding vote.

Biden has 50 Democratic votes to codify Roe v. Wade, and Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski are willing to sign on, but like, Collins, Murkowski, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema aren't going to blow up the filibuster to do so (even if Sinema's very pro-choice and Manchin said he'd vote to codify Roe without the add-ons the Women's Health Protection Act had like banning Catholic hospitals from not performing abortions). Besides, a bunch of other Dem senators like Mark Warner and Mark Kelly were like "I'll do a voting rights carve-out of the filibuster but not for legislation" and that's aside from my personal belief that killing the filibuster is stupid when Republicans play the Senate game on easy mode with their current coalition.

Mitch McConnell is not a stupid or chaotic man, he's coldly rational. Like, McConnell didn't end the filibuster for judicial appointees, that was Harry Reid in 2013, and McConnell just made Supreme Court appointments to be included in that. He's not lying when he says that Republicans aren't going to end the filibuster for legislation not least since they can confirm judges and lower taxes with a simple majority and he doesn't want his marginal members to take risky votes banning interracial marriage or whatever, but he'll still absolutely use the 50-vote threshold to pass a 15-week abortion ban if they have 53 Senate seats and the presidency come 2025, which is currently the predicted outcome although the Dobbs decision could change a lot.

Democrats used the filibuster hundreds of times during the Trump administration to prevent the GOP from passing stupid shit (when they had the presidency and 53 Senate seats), and a bunch of Democratic senators signed onto a statement saying that Republicans shouldn't kill the filibuster. But after winning the Senate through sheer dumb luck in 2020, every Dem-aligned group wants to end the filibuster to pass their random wish list of items ignoring that they have nowhere near 50 votes for almost every item on that list and that given the Senate seats up in 2024, Democrats are likely to lose the Senate, possibly for a decade, and that's if we keep it in 2022, which is contingent on voters caring more about women's bodily autonomy than gas prices, which I rather doubt knowing the American electorate.

#anonymous #answered #politics

[news-of-the-day]

6/29/22

Biden announced that the US would be stationing more troops in Europe, and creating a permanent base in Poland. Currently about 40K NATO troops are battle ready, and the plan is next year to have 300K. Turkey lifted its veto on Finland and Sweden joining NATO, effectively ensuring their admission. A poll of Ukrainians found they would reject a peace deal with Russia if that meant ceding the land that was lost. Russia and the Ukraine agreed to a very large prisoner swap.

Former top aide to Trump's Chief of Staff, Hutchinson, testified yesterday before the January 6th hearing. Most importantly she claimed that Trump was aware the rioters were armed but wanted them to go anyway, and that he did not want to make an announcement to leave after rioters had entered inside.

The Supreme Court issued more rulings, the most impactful of which is Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta. Back in 2020 the Supreme Court ruled that about half of Oklahoma is actually under the jurisdiction of Native Americans, which means only tribal or federal courts can prosecute people. With Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, the Supreme Court decided the state can prosecute non-Native Americans defendants who commit crimes on reservations.

Three noteworthy sentencings: Salah Abdeslam and Mohamed Abrini received life in prison for their participation in the 2015 terrorist attacks in France that killed 150, which is rare in the French judicial system. Eighteen others received long sentences as well (although many were in absentia). Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted for helping Jeffrey Epstein acquire girls, was given 20 years. The rapper R. Kelly got 30 years for sex trafficking.

A court ordered hedge fund Three Arrows Capital to liquidate after it was unable to pay its debts due to the crypto market collapsing.

About twenty people were found dead in Libya. It's believed they were trying to get to Europe but died of dehydration trying to cross the desert.

1) BBC, Reuters, WSJ, NYT 2) Washington Post 3) NPR 4) Le Monde, NYT, BBC 5) WSJ 6) Al Jazeera

Someone asked me to discuss Warren and AOC’s propositions for the Supreme Court. Some of what I’m going to say below are purely my opinions, and please bear in mind I’m just a person whose hobby is to read newspapers all day with no practical experience in political matters:

Fire a judge who said they wouldn’t overturn Roe v. Wade during confirmation hearings: It’s a similar process to the president, with the House first impeaching and then the trial in the Senate. The Democrats have the numbers, but given that only one justice has ever been impeached back in the 1800s and then the Senate acquitted him, it would be a significant hurdle, especially during midterm elections.

Limit the terms of judges: Life term is in the constitution, so it would need an amendment and would be pretty much impossible.

Put clinics on federal land: I think it technically could be possible. There’s something called the Hyde Amendment that prohibits federal funds for abortions except to save the life of the mother, but I don’t think there’s anything stopping the leasing to private clinics. However it would be a short-term solution because you just need a pro-life president and that could go away.

Repeal the Hyde Amendment: I believe this is more feasible option because again the Democrats have the numbers.

Expand the Supreme Court: Technically possible since membership numbers are by federal law, but it’s a terrible, short-sighted idea. What one must always ask is, what happens if the other side is in power? We’ve had nine justices since 1869, so it’s somewhat sacrosanct. If you decide to cross the line and say you can add justices whenever they make a decision you don’t agree with, then the other side will do it as well. This example wouldn’t happen because it was 2015 under Obama, but imagine if Republicans decided to add two more conservative judges because they didn’t like the gay marriage ruling. Wouldn’t that be insane? Wouldn’t Democrats be screaming about how unjust that is? Why open the door to that situation? In twenty years we may end up with seventeen justices from a tit-for-tat war.

End the filibuster in the Senate because Republicans are using it to stop anything assisting abortion: Sure, but how? Neither the White House nor the House have any power in that and it’s only up to the Senate to set its rules. Considering you need I believe two-thirds to change it and it’s helping the Republicans right now, then that’s not happening. For more info, the Brookings Institute made a helpful page about it here.

Codify right to abortions, same-sex marriage, right to contraception, and interracial marriage so it’s not hinging on Supreme Court decisions: If you can pass those, depending how they’re written. They’d also have to go through fast before the midterm elections and the Senate is literally 50-50 right now.

#news #ask #war in ukraine #supreme court #jan 6 hearings

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Sheryl Lee Ralph as President Kelly Wade 📺 Motherland: Fort Salem S02E09 (2021)

#sheryl.gif #branzino.gif #sheryl lee ralph #motherland fort salem #president kelly wade

[progamerican]

A Second Trump Term would be a Disaster

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[pashterlengkap]

Mike Johnson “applauds” efforts to make gay marriage & sodomy illegal again

Anti-LGBTQ+ House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) didn’t just agree with Justice Clarence Thomas’ suggestion that the Supreme Court should revisit its 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage — he applauded it. The court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization struck down Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion in the U.S. In his concurring opinion, Thomas included a footnote asserting that by striking down the legal basis for Roe, the court had called into question every other decision using the same reasoning. Related: Mike Johnson says his pals would use trans laws to spy on naked girls He argued that trans people shouldn’t have rights because his friends were peeping Toms. Thomas went so far as to specifically name the Supreme Court’s decisions in Obergefell v. Hodges and Lawrence v. Texas, the cases that established the legal right to same-sex marriage nationally and struck down anti-sodomy laws, respectively. Get the Daily Brief The news you care about, reported on by the people who care about you: Subscribe to our Newsletter The same day that the court released its Dobbs decision in June 2022, Johnson cheered Thomas’s footnote on conservative pundit Todd Starnes’s radio show. In an audio recording resurfaced by CNN this week, Johnson touted his years of experience fighting against same-sex marriage, same-sex adoption, and same-sex marital benefits as a senior attorney for anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) prior to being elected to public office. “We’ve been sort of working against these activist courts for years,” Johnson said. “I was in those courts for 20 years, in federal court litigating these big cases, religious freedom, pro-life cases before I got elected to Congress in 2016.” “There’s been some really bad law made,” Johnson continued. “They’ve made a mess of our jurisprudence in this country for the last, you know, several decades, and maybe some of that needs to be cleaned up.” “What Justice Thomas is calling for is not radical,” he added. “In fact, it’s the opposite of that, you know? We finally have a majority of originalists on the court, and all that means is that they want to fairly interpret and apply the Constitution as it’s written, as the framers of the Constitution intended. That’s the basis of our whole system of government, and we have to get back to that. And that’s what he stands for, and we applaud that.” Since taking the speakership late last month after weeks of Republican infighting, Johnson’s anti-LGBTQ+ beliefs and extensive history of opposing LGBTQ+ rights have come under scrutiny alongside his key role in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. In addition to his work for the ADF, which included work for a now-defunct anti-LGBTQ+ Christian group that promoted so-called “conversion therapy,” he wrote several editorials in the early 2000s criticizing the Supreme Court for striking down anti-sodomy laws. His editorials also opposed same-sex marriage and argued against non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people. More recently, as a member of Congress, Johnson introduced a federal version of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, falsely accused President Joe Biden of breaking federal law by displaying the Progress Pride flag outside the White House, and claimed that parents do not have the right to provide their children with access to gender-affirming healthcare. Johnson still sits on the board of a conservative Christian publishing company that says MPOX is the “appropriate penalty” for being gay. His wife, Kelly, runs a Christian counseling service that compared LGBTQ+ identities to bestiality on its website. In an October 3 call with the World Prayer Network, Johnson said that America is “dark and depraved” because there are too many LGBTQ+ people. http://dlvr.it/SzJ7G7

[theaurorasky]

Motherland: Fort Salem 3x09 "But I Don't Even Have A Dress...”

President Wade Returns

#motherland: fort salem #motherland fort salem #motherland fort salem spoilers #kelly wade #president wade

[chorusfm]

408 Sign With Big Noise

408 have signed with Big Noise Music Group. Today, viral alt-punk band 408 has announced the signing of a global multi-album deal with the Los Angeles based alternative music label Big Noise.  We're super excited to sign 408, a true DIY band that has been grinding on their own for some time and proving they deserve a solid record deal. Welcome to the Big Noise family!" Shares Big Noise President Jon Cohen.  The signing pairs with the announcement of their forthcoming single "Break Up With Your Girlfriend" produced by Andrew Wade (A Day To Remember, Neck Deep), Kyle Fishman (Morgan Wallen Luke Bryan) and Nick Bailey (Machine Gun Kelly, Trippie Redd, jxdn) out September 29.  Pre-save "Break Up With Your Girlfriend" here: https://bignoise.ffm.to/buwyg  “Working with John Feldmann has been nothing short of a dream come true. We were born from the records John has created and or worked on throughout his career. Getting to know John personally as well as creating songs with him is something 408 has always aspired to do in our career. We are just getting started and we are excited for many more songs and good times to be had with John” shares the group.  408 aims to preserve the spirit of late ‘90s and early 2000s pop punk while also incorporating elements from EDM, hip-hop and electronica. Backed by virtuoso Jake Cerretani on the drums, members Mark Faroudi, Nick Hanus and Nick Roque are all featured vocalists across different tracks while also ripping bass and guitars. Allowing for contrast and diversity, the bands sound that can be described as if Blink-182 and Marshmello had a baby. The Orlando based group went viral on TikTok last march gaining over 2 million views and 80,000 followers in 14 days with their new song “We Don’t Get High Like We Used To.”  408 will be embarking on a US tour with Magnolia Park, poptropicalslutz and Tx2 this October. The tour will kick off on October 5 in Houston and wrap in Cincinnati later that month. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 18th 10AM Local Time. --- Please consider becoming a member so we can keep bringing you stories like this one. ◎ https://chorus.fm/news/408-sign-with-big-noise/

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

The Arizona Court of Appeals on Friday blocked a trial court’s decision that allowed immediate enforcement of a pre-statehood law that criminalizes nearly all abortions.

The ruling means that abortions can again take place in Arizona, at least for now, unless the state Supreme Court steps in.

The three-judge panel agreed with Planned Parenthood that the judge should not have lifted the decades-old order blocking its enforcement.

The brief order written by Presiding Judge Peter J. Eckerstrom said Planned Parenthood and its Arizona affiliate had shown they are likely to prevail on an appeal of a decision by the judge in Tucson to allow enforcement of the old law. They said the judge should have considered a host of laws restricting abortions passed since the original injunction was put in place following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade that said women have a constitutional right to an abortion.

Those laws include a new one blocking abortions after 15 weeks’ pregnancy that took effect last month.

The Supreme Court overruled Roe in June, and Republican Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich then asked that the injunction blocking enforcement of the pre-statehood abortion be lifted. Pima Court Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson agreed on Sept. 23 and lifted the order two weeks ago.

Providers across the state stopped abortions after the U.S. Supreme Court decision, but many restarted procedures in mid-summer. That came after a federal judge blocked a separate “personhood” law they worried would allow criminal charges against doctors and nurses. They halted again after Johnson’s ruling.

The appeals court said the trial court erred by limiting its analysis only to the attorney general’s request to lift the injunction issued after Roe was handed down and refusing to consider the later laws passed by the Legislature to regulate abortion.

“Arizona courts have a responsibility to attempt to harmonize all of this state’s relevant statutes,” Eckerstrom wrote, mirroring arguments made by attorneys for Planned Parenthood.

The appeals court set a hearing for next week to consider whether to set an expedited schedule for hearing Planned Parenthood’s full appeal.

#us politics #news #politico #2022 #abortions #abortion bans #arizona #Court of Appeals #us supreme court #roe v. wade #Judge Peter J. Eckerstrom #Mark Brnovich #AG Mark Brnovich #Judge Kellie Johnson #reproductive rights are human rights #reproductive rights #reproductive health