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Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas sue blue states over abortion pill protections

Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas have filed a lawsuit against California, New York, and Massachusetts, challenging shield laws that protect abortion providers from investigations and extradition related to abortion services legal in those states but illegal in the plaintiff states. The three plaintiff states are asking the U.S.

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Too extreme for Newsom? California sanctuary bill for abortion, transgender procedures vetoed

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation (AB 2164) that would have codified an extradition ban for 'legally protected health care activity,' including abortion and gender-affirming health care services, citing concerns over executive authority and extradition powers. The veto surprised abortion activists and bill supporters while pleasing opponents of transgender medical procedures, with the governor avoiding direct mention of abortion and transgender care in his veto message and emphasizing the importance of preserving executive discretion on extradition matters.

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Greg Piper|Just the News|

Death with indignity? Authorities probe alleged deception, coercion in Canadian assisted suicides

Brigitte Kranendonk alleges that her grandmother, Brigitte Stegemann, was subjected to a deceptive and coercive medical assistance in dying (MAID) assessment at a Canadian long-term care facility while her family was absent, leading to a botched assisted suicide covered in blood. Investigations by provincial and local authorities, including the Ontario coroner's office and Belleville police, are ongoing following multiple complaints about the facility's practices and the lack of explicit verbal confirmation from Stegemann, who had previously rejected MAID due to her religious beliefs.

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Greg Piper|Just the News|

Supreme Court gives custody of baby to biological parents over surrogate in abortion related case

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan declined to intervene in a custody dispute involving a baby born via surrogate after the surrogate refused to terminate the pregnancy despite a diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The lower court's order granting custody to the biological parents, who are caring for the baby in Texas following open-heart surgery, was upheld without explanation from Kagan.

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Misty Severi|Just the News|

Family of pregnant woman who died in Texas sues AG Paxton, claiming denied abortion caused death

Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old pregnant woman from San Antonio, died in December 2024 after doctors allegedly refused to perform an abortion despite her experiencing seizures and blood clots. Her family filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other officials, claiming that the denial of abortion caused her death and arguing that Texas' abortion ban is unconstitutional.

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Kevin Killough|Just the News|

Illinois pauses assisted suicide mandate for Catholic nuns, doctors as Canada's law expands

Deep-blue states struggle in court to compel religious professionals to spout progressive orthodoxy, and federal appeals court set to rule in similar challenge by pro-life pregnancy centers. U.K. diverges from Canada's approach's

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Greg Piper|Just the News|