UK's Boris Johnson labels Supreme Court abortion decision a 'backward step'
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade a “backward step” on Sunday but said the U.S. remains a guarantor of freedom. Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union” in Krun, Germany during the G7 summit, the conservative lawmaker told co-anchor Jake Tapper that he supports a woman’s right to have an abortion. “I want to stress that this is not our court, it's not our jurisdiction,” Johnson said. “So, in a sense, it's for the United States, it's not for the U.K. But the Roe v. Wade judgment, when it came out, was important psych
Read MoreMan accused of attacking Los Angeles officer with torch during abortion rights protests
(KTLA) – A man who allegedly attacked a police officer with a “makeshift flamethrower” during Friday night’s abortion rights demonstration in downtown Los Angeles has been arrested and is facing possible charges for attempted murder. The Los Angeles Police Department said 30-year-old Michael Ortiz attacked an officer with a torch, sending the officer to the hospital with burn injuries. The attack
Half in new poll say Trump tried to stay in office through illegal means
Half of U.S. adults believe former President Trump planned to remain in the presidency through illegal and unconstitutional activities, according to a new CBS News-YouGov poll. Three in 10 respondents believed Trump planned to stay in office through legal means, while 2 in 10 believed he did not plan to stay. But the poll found that among Republicans, just 13 percent believed Trump planned to stay through illegal means. Half of Republicans said he was using legal processes to remai
Read MoreGraham: Alito 'set the right tone' in Roe ruling by arguing same-sex marriage, contraception not in jeopardy
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Read MoreThe misleading question of innocence distorts the abortion debate
There was a time when opponents of abortion actually endorsed a restricted pro-choice position. “Pro-life” meant opposition to abortion except in cases of rape, incest and medical emergencies where a fetus posed a threat to a woman’s life. Those exceptions created room for abortion choice in specific situations. There was a time when constitutional conservatives believed — consistent with traditional conservative opposition to governmental overreach into private life — that abortion was a medical issue not appropriately subject to governmental interference. In Barry Goldwate
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