WASHINGTON (OSV News) — In Washington, a group of Senate Democrats introduced legislation seeking to repeal a provision in a 150-year-old law that that they say could be used to …
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Court temporarily blocks enforcement of EEOC abortion provision in challenge by USCCB, others
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — A federal court in Louisiana has issued a temporary injunction blocking a federal agency from enforcing an abortion provision in regulations meant to add workplace protections …
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Washington Roundup: High court on mifepristone, bump stocks; White House on Hunter Biden conviction
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Supreme Court June 13 unanimously dismissed a challenge to mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortion, finding that the challengers lacked standing to bring the …
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Supreme Court dismisses challenge to abortion drug mifepristone in unanimous ruling
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Supreme Court June 13 unanimously dismissed a challenge to mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortion, finding that the challengers lacked standing to bring the …
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Catholic parishes challenge Michigan civil rights law on sexual orientation, gender identity
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit June 11 heardlegal challenges filed by two Catholic parishes in Michigan against the state’s definition of sexual orientation …
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Washington Roundup: Biden at D-Day; Ukraine gets apology; Tiananmen Square massacre remembered
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Joe Biden traveled to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. While there he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and apologized for the …
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Bill making contraception a federal right fails to advance in Senate
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Legislation to protect access to contraception nationwide failed to advance in the U.S. Senate on June 5 in an expected outcome. A procedural vote to advance …
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Lawmakers spar over women’s health care in Senate hearing on state abortion laws
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Senate June 4 held a hearing on the impact of post-Dobbs abortion restrictions, with lawmakers alternately criticizing or defending them with respect to women’s health …
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Biden signs executive order temporarily shutting down asylum requests
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Joe Biden June 4 signed an executive order aimed at reducing unauthorized border crossings by asylum-seekers. The move was expected and comes as Biden faces …
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Washington Roundup: Trump verdict reactions; Alito rejects recusal; FDA abortion drug research asked
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — After former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, was found guilty on all 34 counts by a Manhattan jury over falsified business records in …