ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Vice-President Kamala Harris visited a Planned Parenthood clinic on Thursday, marking what her office said was the first time a vice-president has toured a facility that performs abortions, as the White House escalates its defense of abortion in this year’s election. “Right now, in our country, we are facing a very serious health crisis,” Harris…
(AP Photo/Morry Gash)WAUKESHA, Wisc. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris blasted Republicans as extremists for trying to ban abortions as she rallied women in the key battleground state of Wisconsin on Monday, marking the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade by leading Democrats’ charge for restoring reproductive rights. She singled out Donald Trump, who is tightening his grip on the Republican presidential nomination,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Sen. Tina Smith was among a group of democratic lawmakers who met with workers at the Red River Women’s Clinic in Moorhead. It’s been just over a year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark ruling which established a constitutional right to have an abortion. Some high-profile lawmakers toured the clinic…
Red River Women’s Clinic, MoorheadMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Some high-profile Democrats, including U.S. Sen. Tina Smith and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan will visit the Red River Women’s Clinic in Moorhead Thursday. According to Smith’s office, the group plans to meet with Executive Director Tammi Kromenaker, clinic staff members and volunteers. They’ll discuss the impact on patients and abortion providers in…
ST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota legislative leaders signing legislation that enshrines a right to abortion into state statutes. It passed in the Senate early Saturday after a marathon debate. “And the message that we’re sending to Minnesota today is very clear: your rights are protected in this state. You have the right to make your own decisions…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP/KVRR) — North Dakota attorney general’s office says a motion seeking to block enforcement of a trigger law that would shut down the state’s only abortion clinic should be denied. The state says the law was administered properly by Attorney General Drew Wrigley. He certified a July 28 closing date for Red River Women’s Clinic shortly after the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The rally didn’t escalate to violence but protesters mixed words on the front lines. There were several speakers from state legislators to community leaders The message was they aren’t done fighting and they will continue to push for legalized abortion in North Dakota Dozens chanted, held signs and marched through downtown screaming things like Bans off…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Members of the Fargo-Moorhead Plant Community Facebook group and the Fargo Diocese are helping the community in their own ways. “Even though people that are black, Native American, people of color have been going through this for a long time. Now that we see that the white women are actually being I guess discriminated against and…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Police in Sioux Falls used smoke bombs to try to disperse hundreds of people protesting the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Police Chief Jon Thum said there were a “couple of arrests” during the demonstration Wednesday night in downtown Sioux Falls. Thum said those arrested could face a charge of failing to disperse…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Abortions resume at North Dakota’s only abortion clinic following last Friday’s Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says the Red River Women’s Clinic must shut down on July 28. “I am against abortion because I think it’s a human life at conception. I’m all for women’s rights until it…
