Tag: U.S. Supreme Court
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...
Could young voters be a deciding factor in the fall?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion has far-reaching personal and political implications and may help decide the midterm elections in November.
That influence...
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...
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by...
Americans bet $125B on sports in 4 years since legalization
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Americans have bet more than $125 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the four years since a...
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...
Possible overturning of Roe sends abortion fight to states
WASHINGTON (AP) – If the U.S. Supreme Court follows through on overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, it...
Jackson confirmed as first Black female high court justice
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as...