Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Landmark gun bill draws enough votes to pass U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first significant gun-safety bill in decades garnered enough votes for passage in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, weeks after mass shootings in Texas and New Yo...
Jun 24, 2022
Restricting abortion just makes it more deadly, says U.N. after U.S. ruling
By Michelle Nichols (Reuters) - Restricting abortion access does not stop people seeking the procedure "it only makes it more deadly," a spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on F...
Jun 24, 2022
Tears, bubbles, defiance mingle outside U.S. Supreme Court after abortion ruling
By Katanga Johnson and Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some cried tears of joy, others looked downcast and chanted defiantly that the battle was not yet lost as hundreds of protesters outside th...
Jun 24, 2022
In their own words: U.S. Supreme Court justices on overturning Roe v. Wade
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - In a bombshell decision, the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had recognized a woman's constitutional...
Jun 24, 2022
White House left scrambling after Roe v. Wade decision
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Friday overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision left many White House aides scrambling to react becaus...
Jun 24, 2022
Factbox-U.S. companies offering abortion travel benefits
(Reuters) - A small but growing number of companies, including JP Morgan Chase & Co, Amazon.com and Tesla Inc, are rolling out policies to offer benefits to U.S. employees who may need to access abort...
Jun 24, 2022
Factbox-Restrictions versus protections: How U.S. states are taking sides on abortion
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - The Supreme Court's decision on Friday to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide will give conservative U.S. states more confidence tha...
Jun 24, 2022
JPMorgan will cover U.S. employee travel costs to states for abortion -memo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co will cover travel expenses for U.S.-based employees who need to travel more than 50 miles to get a medical service like an abortion, according to a memo seen b...
Jun 24, 2022
Reactions to U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade abortion landmark
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public figures across the political spectrum reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Friday overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that recognized a woman's cons...
Jun 24, 2022
Factbox-Where abortion is still legal in the U.S. after the fall of Roe v. Wade
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision paves the way for about half of the 50 states to ban or heavily restrict women's access to abortions. The first re...
Jun 24, 2022
