by Kansas Reflector | Aug 3, 2022 | Human Rights & Justice
Kansas voters in a landslide Tuesday defeated a constitutional amendment that would have stripped residents of abortion rights, defying polling and political observers who expected a close result. The ballot measure was failing by a 60-40 margin late Tuesday after...
by KFF Health News | Aug 3, 2022 | Human Rights & Justice
New, untested abortion bans have made doctors unsure about treating some pregnancy complications, which has led to life-threatening delays and trapped families in a limbo of grief and helplessness. Elizabeth Weller never dreamed that her hopes for a child would become...
by Common Dreams | Jul 27, 2022 | Quick Facts, Human Rights & Justice
The U.S. Department of Justice is directly investigating Donald Trump’s actions as part of a criminal probe into the January 6 attack on the Capitol, news welcomed by lawmakers and watchdogs who have accused the DOJ of dragging its feet despite having a strong...
by ProPublica | Jul 25, 2022 | Human Rights & Justice, Quick Facts
His last night as a prisoner in North Florida, Kelvin Bolton couldn’t sleep. Fifty-five years old, with a wispy goatee the same color as the gray flecks in his hair, he was about to get out after serving a 2 1/2-year sentence for theft and battery. The last time he’d...
by John Pavlovitz | Jul 24, 2022 | Opinions & Commentary, Human Rights & Justice
A similar thing happens to me on many mornings lately. My eyes open and I suddenly become aware that I’m awake. My mind quickly begins assembling the first few seconds of my day (making plans, organizing my checklist), when a terrible interruption breaks in and I...
by John Pavlovitz | Jul 22, 2022 | Opinions & Commentary, Human Rights & Justice
There’s nothing more dangerous than professed Christians who have no real interest in Jesus. They’re rather easy to spot if you’re paying attention. They’re usually the ones most loudly claiming things like religious liberty while methodically swallowing up the...