Inslee calls for Washington state constitutional amendment to protect abortion
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) said at a press conference Saturday that he plans to enshrine a right to abortion into Washington’s state constitution after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday. “We have to understand, because of this Republican assault on women's rights in this state, without a Constitutional amendment to solidify this right under our state's Constitution we are one Republican majority [away from] losing the right of choice in the state of Washington,”
Read MoreAngry Democrats call on Biden to do more on abortion
Democrats say President Biden needs to take a more forceful approach in leading the charge on abortion rights and the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade in order to make it a dominant issue in this fall’s midterm elections. Anger seemed to rip through the party in the hours after the Supreme Court ruling on Friday, with some Democrats saying the administration needs to do more to galvanize the base. “It's infuriating. What the hell have we been doing?” said one angered Democratic strategist. “Why are we not talking about this every single day? Why hasn
Read MoreBiden 'does not agree with' expanding Supreme Court: Jean-Pierre
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Saturday that President Biden “does not agree with” expanding the Supreme Court after it ruled a day before to eliminate the constitutional right to abortion. “So, I know I've … I was asked this question yesterday, and I've been asked it before — and I think the president himself … about expanding the Court. That is something that the president does not agree with. That is not something that he wants to do,” Jean-Pierre said on Air Force One while en route to Munich, Germany. She argued that the Supreme Cou
Read MoreSunday shows preview: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; Jan. 6 hearings continue
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which protected federal abortion rights for almost half a century, will likely dominate this week’s Sunday shows circuit. The court issued its ruling on Friday in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The case concerned a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks. Six justices voted to uphold the law, with five of them choosing to go farther in ruling that the Constitution does not grant protection for the right to abortion. The majority opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, is similar to a
Read MorePfizer, BioNTech say updated vaccines offer 'substantially higher immune response' against omicron
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies Pfizer and BioNTech announced Saturday that updated versions of their vaccines that were adapted to the omicron variant of COVID-19 deliver a “substantially higher immune response” against the strain. Studies “found that a booster dose of both Omicron-adapted vaccine candidates elicited a substantially higher immune response against Omicron BA.1 as compared to the companies’ current COVID-19 vaccine,” according to a
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