Most in new poll say overturning Roe is ‘step backward’

BY RACHEL SCULLY

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Over half of the Americans questioned in a new poll say the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a “step backward” for the U.S.

In the CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday, 52 percent of voters said the decision was a “step backward,” while 31 percent say it is a “step forward.” Seventeen percent said it was neither.

Overall, the poll found that 59 percent of respondents disapprove of the ruling, and 41 percent approve.

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South Dakota governor says she will ban abortion pills prescribed online

BY BRAD DRESS 

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) on Sunday said she will ban telemedicine appointments with abortion care providers who prescribe pills online in the GOP-controlled state in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

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Hutchinson says Arkansas abortion providers should face ‘criminal penalty,’ not women

BY BRAD DRESS

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Sunday said abortion providers should face criminal penalties for performing procedures but said women would not be prosecuted in his state for getting an abortion.

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Whitmer says 'no common ground' with Republican-controlled Michigan legislature on abortion

BY ZACH SCHONFELD

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) said on Sunday that it is a “scary moment” for women as Republicans in her state push to ban abortion after Friday’s Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.

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Warren ‘deeply concerned’ about Thomas’s willingness to overturn other court precedents

BY ZACH SCHONFELD

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Sunday raised alarm bells about a concurring opinion from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in Friday’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade indicating he is open to reconsidering court precedents guaranteeing rights to contraception and same-sex marriage.

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Ocasio-Cortez says conservative justices lied under oath, should be impeached

BY BRAD DRESS

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y) on Sunday said conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices who “misled” Americans during their confirmation hearings about whether or not they supported overturning Roe v. Wade should be impeached and face “consequences” for lying under oath.

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Abrams says it is ‘very dangerous’ for women in Georgia following abortion ruling

BY ZACH SCHONFELD

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (D) on Sunday called a six-week abortion ban now poised to go into effect in her state in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade “horrendous,” arguing that it makes it “very dangerous” for women.

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Aguilar declines to say if Jan. 6 committee will call Pence to testify

BY ZACH SCHONFELD

Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), a member of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack, declined to say on Sunday if the panel will call former Vice President Mike Pence to testify.

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