abortion Archives - Page 8 of 13

Burgum: Abortion ruling returns power to the states

June 24, 2022

Jim Monk,

Gov. Doug BurgumBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says Friday’s landmark Supreme Court decision “returns power to the states where it belongs.” “Our administration has consistently supported pro-life legislation and this decision is a victory for the many North Dakotans who have fought so hard and for so long to protect the unborn in our state,” Burgum…

Fargo abortion clinic owner says Supreme Court ruling is ‘extreme step’

June 24, 2022

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – The owner and director of North Dakota’s only abortion clinic says Friday’s Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade “has not only ignored 50 years of legal precedent, but took an extreme step to strip fundamental constitutional rights from the American people. Tammi Kromenaker says due to a trigger ban passed in 2007, North Dakota will outlaw…

Update: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

June 24, 2022

Jim Monk,

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years – a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court’s landmark abortion cases. Friday’s outcome overturning Roe v. Wade is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. The decision was the culmination of decades of efforts…

Ellison: Minnesota will continue to allow legal abortions

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says abortion will be legal in Minnesota regardless of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling.

June 21, 2022

Site Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says abortion will be legal in Minnesota regardless of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling. He mentioned Doe V Gomez from 1995 where the Minnesota Supreme Court went even further than Roe V Wade that rules abortion a constitutional right at the state level. It allows low income women to use…

Planned Parenthood describes why it’s possibly offering abortions in Moorhead

May 24, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Planned Parenthood possibly offering abortion services at its Moorhead clinic is part of its nationwide plan for what they are calling a “worst-case scenario” to handle an increase of patients. Planned Parenthood wants to offer abortions in states where it will be legal if Roe v. Wade is overturned. They announced their plan to add abortion…

Moorhead’s Planned Parenthood clinic could soon offer abortion services

May 23, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Planned Parenthood says it will offer abortion services at its clinic in Moorhead if the Red River Women’s Clinic does not quickly relocate if the Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade. The organization says it expects the clinic to make the short move across the river by July 1 if necessary. The Fargo clinic has long…

Senate abortion bill: Democrats’ effort to secure Roe v. Wade fails vote

May 11, 2022

KVRR Staff,

No, the Senate bill codifying Roe did not pass, but tomorrow we get up and we fight again. And in November, we take that fight right to the ballot box. — Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) May 11, 2022 Senate Republicans have now made clear they stand against a women’s ability to make her own decisions. — Senator Tina Smith (@SenTinaSmith) May…

Abortion rights activists to rally in Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot

May 11, 2022

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – Abortion rights activists are planning demonstrations across North Dakota on Saturday. The “Bans Off Our Bodies” rallies will be held in Fargo, Grand Forks, Bismarck and Minot. Similar events are scheduled across the country. Organizers say the rallies are part of what they call a “national day of action to demonstrate deep support for access to safe,…

Minnesota Abortion Providers Already Preparing for a Surge

May 3, 2022

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota could become a destination for abortion services for women from other states if the U.S. Supreme Court throws out the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. The state’s abortion providers say they’re already preparing for a surge. Abortion would remain legal, at least for now, under a 1995 Minnesota Supreme Court ruling. Minnesota has some…

Overturning Roe v. Wade would outlaw abortion in North Dakota

May 3, 2022

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota has been prepared for years to outlaw abortions if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its 1973 ruling legalizing the procedure nationwide. A 2007 state law makes it a felony to perform an abortion unless necessary to prevent the woman’s death or in cases of rape or incest. North Dakota is one of about a dozen…