Ema O'Connor
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Anti-Trump Evangelicals Are Trying To Figure Out What To Do Next
The first month of 2020 has been filled with infighting over Trump among prominent evangelicals. “How do we pick up the pieces of the conservative party once he is out of office?”
More Than 200 Members Of Congress Asked The Supreme Court To Consider Overturning Roe V. Wade
The members, including two Democrats, wrote in a brief that the national right to abortion is unworkable ahead of a major abortion rights case.
The Last Decade Was Disastrous For Abortion Rights. Advocates Are Trying To Figure Out What’s Next.
This year, the battle over abortion rights reached a fever pitch. That’s what this entire decade was building toward.
The 24 Best Books Of The Decade
There were a lot of books published this decade. These are the ones we’ll never forget.
The Most Iconic TV And Movie Characters From The 2010s
We asked BuzzFeed News writers to nominate the TV and movie characters who defined the 2010s. Here are our picks for the characters who will stick with us from this decade.
The Supreme Court Allowed A Kentucky Law Requiring A Woman To Listen To A Fetus’s Heartbeat In Order To Get An Abortion
The law also requires the doctor to give the patient an ultrasound and describe the images before the patient can get an abortion.
A Judge Struck Down A Trump Policy That Would Have Let Health Workers Refuse Abortion And Sex Reassignment Services
The judge said that the Trump administration's justification for the rule’s existence was “flatly untrue.”
A Lawyer For Giuliani's Ukrainian Associate Tried To Argue He Was Not A Flight Risk. It Did Not Go Well.
Igor Fruman’s lawyer tried to argue that his house arrest under GPS tracking should be lifted and that Fruman often booked one-way tickets.
A Judge Blocked Alabama’s Near-Total Ban On Abortion
The law was written by anti-abortion advocates to be challenged in court until it reaches the Supreme Court, in the hopes of overturning Roe v. Wade.
Two Of Giuliani's Ukraine Associates Pleaded Not Guilty. Here’s How They’re Connected To Impeachment.
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were indicted with financial crimes, but they’re also deeply tied to Trump’s impeachment.
Two Men Tied To Giuliani's Ukraine Squad Pleaded Not Guilty To Federal Charges
David Correia and Andrey Kukushkin were indicted along with Giuliani associates Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas for making illegal campaign contributions.
The Supreme Court Will Take Up A Major Abortion Rights Case
The Louisiana law the court will review requires abortion clinics to have hospital admitting privileges. Opponents say it could result in nearly all of the state's clinics closing.
A Judge Has Blocked Georgia’s Law Banning Abortion After Six Weeks
The law also declared a fetus a “natural person,” but it “failed to address” what that would mean legally, the judge wrote.
The Knights Of Columbus Are Massively Inflating Their Membership In Alleged Insurance Scheme, New Documents Suggest
New documents allege that Knights of Columbus is inflating its membership numbers by 28% to bolster its multibillion-dollar life insurance company.
A Powerful Catholic Group Is Facing Allegations of Insurance Fraud
The Knights of Columbus is being accused of inflating its numbers to appear more profitable to insurance companies — and some of its members say they’re paying the price.
Arkansas 18-Week Abortion Ban Was Just Blocked — For Now
The block will only last 14 days before the judge makes a final decision about the law.
Planned Parenthood Has Ousted Its President, Leana Wen, Amid A Dispute Over The Organization's Direction
Wen had worked to emphasize the group’s status as a health care provider, leading to concerns among some staff that the organization was moving away from politics.
A Federal Judge Has Blocked Ohio’s 6-Week Abortion Ban
Ohio is one of several states to pass strict abortion bans in the past few months.
These Powerful Letters Show Why Women Have Abortions
"Thank you for helping save my life by allowing me to choose," one woman wrote to an abortion fund that helps pay for women to have abortions they couldn’t otherwise afford.
She Got An Abortion In Arkansas At 21 Weeks. Soon, That Could Be Illegal.
A 25-year-old woman tried for five months to get an abortion. By the time she made it to the clinic, it was almost too late.