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July 3rd, 2025
3 Years Since Roe: Emergency Abortion Care Is Still the Law, Says Morrison
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Representative Kelly Morrison joined fellow Democrats to reaffirm that, despite the fall of Roe three years ago, emergency abortion care remains protected under federal law. Citing EMTALA, Morrison emphasized that patients are legally entitled to lifesaving reproductive care regardless of state restrictions. As abortion bans continue to endanger lives, she criticized the Trump Administration’s efforts to undermine access and pledged to stand with the Democratic Doctors Caucus in defending both providers and patients across America.
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Abortion bans have led to more relationship violence, new research finds
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States that restricted or banned abortion after the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision have seen thousands more incidents of intimate partner violence, according to a new study.
Since the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision, 14 states have adopted abortion bans. Intimate partner violence has risen in all of those states. (Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman via AP, File)
Intimate partner violence climbed after the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling that essentially erased federal protections for abortion, a new study reports.
Published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, the study finds in states that instituted near-total abortion bans after the Supreme Court’s decision, intimate partner violence jumped between 7% and 10%. That amounts to between 9,271 and 13,998 additional incidents of intimate partner violence, which occurs between people in a romantic relationship.
The Supreme Court’s ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has led to 14 states implementing near-total abortion bans. Seven others have also adopted various kinds of restrictions, such as gestational age limits and mandatory waiting limits.
Bilge Erten, an associate professor of economics and international relations at Northeastern University and an author of the study, says there are a number of explanations for why these policies could increase intimate partner violence.
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In Rare Unity, Congress Condemns Attack That Killed Melissa, Mark Hortman
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a rare moment of congressional unity, the U.S. Senate and House have unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution honoring former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, who were killed during a targeted political attack earlier this month.
The resolution also condemns political violence and calls on Americans and elected officials to reaffirm their commitment to democracy and civil discourse.
Minnesota Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith introduced the resolution in the Senate, joined by Senate Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D.; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa; and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.
The House version was sponsored by Minnesota Reps. Kelly Morrison, Betty McCollum, Tom Emmer, Pete Stauber, Angie Craig, Ilhan Omar, Michelle Fischbach and Brad Finstad.
The resolution states that:
- Melissa and Mark Hortman were killed in their home on June 14 by a gunman who had a list of lawmakers targeted for assassination.
- State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also critically injured that day in a related attack.
- Law enforcement officers in Brooklyn Park and Champlin responded quickly and saved additional lives.
"Acts of political violence have no place in the United States and represent a grave threat," the resolution reads. "Political violence not only attacks the life and liberty of the representatives of the people of the United States, it also attacks the right of the people to be represented."
The resolution formally honors the Hortmans’ lives, the Hoffmans’ recovery, and the police response. It calls on all Americans to “unite in this moment of pain and tragedy” and reject violent rhetoric.
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Twin Cities Pride Parade draws thousands to downtown Minneapolis
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Max Homstad stood beside his bike in a patch of shade on Hennepin Avenue, smiling as he scanned the colorfully dressed crowd Sunday.
There were drag queens and women’s sports fans, dogs donning rainbow bandanas, and people sporting graphic T-shirts that paid tribute to Prince.
“It’s just fun seeing queer people happy,” Homstad said.
Homstad was one of thousands of people who descended on downtown Minneapolis on Sunday for the Twin Cities Pride Parade, an annual tradition that’s taken on increased significance this year as the Trump administration has pushed for several policies that take aim at LGBTQ rights.
But the dour political climate didn’t dampen the mood downtown, where the party spilled from bars onto Hennepin Avenue and onlookers whooped and clapped as floats made their way from 3rd Street to Spruce Place.
The roar of motorcycle engines marked the parade’s start, as the Minneapolis chapter of Dykes on Bikes set off through the crowd. Then came the huge flags, signifying myriad sexualities and gender expressions under the LGBTQ umbrella.
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📌 Screening of Zurawski v. Texas.
* The documentary produced by Jennifer Lawrence, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton, exposes the devastating impact of abortion bans on pregnant women.
* 📅 Wednesday, July 16 | 🕞 3:30 PM & 7:00 PM
* 📍 The Main Cinema, Minneapolis
* 🎟️ Tickets available HERE [[link removed] .]
* 💸 $20 donation | $5 for students
* 🎤 Q&A with director Abbie Perrault after each showing.
📌 Abortion Access Community Resources from OurJustice
* From locating a clinic to finding childcare or transportation, we know it can be overwhelming to arrange everything necessary to access an abortion. Women Winning partner, OurJustice, has collected lists of community resources and services so that it’s easier to get the care you need.
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