The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a Lexington doctor's office cannot stay open until it gets a license from the state to operate as an abortion clinic.
An amicus brief filed in a federal court case provided an opportunity for journalists to state in clear terms why David Daleiden's claims to be an investigative reporter endanger the profession and its goal: to safeguard democracy by holding the powerful to account and keeping the public informed.
The administration confirmed to Rewire that the president's remarks on "treating survivors" at the United State of Women Summit Tuesday will not translate into executive action on the Helms Amendment—the subject of a demonstration that preceded Tuesday’s summit activities.
Snyder signed into law HB 4787 and its companion bill, HB 4830, last week, making it a criminal offense to coerce a pregnant person to have an abortion against their will.
Recently, Porter spoke with Rewire about the inaccurate framing of abortion as a “moral” issue and the conditions that have created the current crisis facing providers and patients alike. Her film will air nationally on PBS’ Independent Lens Monday.
A series of legal briefs filed with a federal appeals court argue that David Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress engaged in fraud that puts providers' and patients' lives at risk.
The ruling leaves in place the felony indictment against David Daleiden and his colleague, Sandra Merritt, for using fake identification to gain access to Planned Parenthood clinics.
The Center for Health and Gender Equity, Amnesty International USA, Reproaction, and Catholics for Choice organized what they described as a “call to action” rather than a protest of the summit.
"This is a silly requirement enacted to solve a non-existent problem," Jodi Liggett, vice president of public affairs with Planned Parenthood Arizona, said in an email on Monday to Rewire.
Arsonists have attacked five Planned Parenthood clinics around the country since last July, wreaking hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, closing down the facilities, and sowing fear among staff and providers.
