Tag: Roe v. Wade
Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used...
McKee signs bill to fund abortion coverage for state workers and...
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed a bill into law Thursday that would let state funds be used to pay for health...
Mass. voters weighing stark choice for governor, millionaires tax
BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts voters are weighing starkly different candidates for governor as they cast their ballots.
The election pits Democrat Maura Healey, who would...
Justices raise doubts on race-conscious college admissions
WASHINGTON (AP) – The survival of affirmative action in higher education appeared to be in serious trouble Monday at a conservative-dominated Supreme Court after...
Trump-backed Diehl to take on Healey in Mass. governor race
BOSTON (AP) – Geoff Diehl, a former state representative endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has won the Republican nomination for Massachusetts governor over...
CVS seeks verification on drugs with possible abortion use
CVS Health Health Corp. is asking pharmacists in some states to verify that a few of the prescriptions they provide will not be used...
Will Rhode Island’s legal protections for abortion be good for the...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee on July 5 signed an executive order protecting access to reproductive health care in Rhode Island. The move followed the...
McKee signs executive order protecting reproductive health care access in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday signed an executive order protecting access to reproductive health care in Rhode Island. The move follows...
Reaction from across R.I. critical of Roe v. Wade overturn
PROVIDENCE – Several Rhode Island elected officials and candidates seeking elective office, nonprofit leaders, and a prominent health care organization were among those Friday...
R.I. Supreme Court upholds state abortion rights law
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the state's Reproductive Privacy Act, two days after a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion to...