{"id":1028625,"date":"2023-12-14T18:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T18:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1028625"},"modified":"2023-12-15T19:22:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T19:22:36","slug":"local-news-americans-freedoms-under-attack-thanks-to-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/local-news-americans-freedoms-under-attack-thanks-to-donald-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"LOCAL NEWS: Americans\u2019 Freedoms Under Attack Thanks to Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Americans across the country have braced themselves this week as MAGA Republicans\u2019 extreme attacks on reproductive rights, led by Donald Trump, continued to put their freedoms at risk. While President Biden and Vice President Harris are fighting to protect women\u2019s right to make their own health care decisions and restore the protections of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>, Trump and MAGA Republicans won\u2019t stop tearing apart Americans\u2019 freedoms as they push to ban abortion nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>See what they\u2019re reading in the states:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>In Arizona: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kawc.org\/news\/2023-12-13\/arizona-supreme-court-takes-up-abortion-issue\">KAWC<\/a>: Arizona Supreme Court takes up abortion issue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In Arizona: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azmirror.com\/2023\/12\/12\/arizona-supreme-court-weighs-the-future-of-legal-abortion\/\">AZ Mirror<\/a>: Arizona Supreme Court weighs the future of legal abortion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In Massachusetts: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2023\/12\/13\/metro\/how-supreme-courts-decision-hear-abortion-pill-case-could-impact-massachusetts\/\">Boston Globe<\/a>: How the Supreme Court\u2019s decision to hear abortion pill case could impact Massachusetts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In Missouri: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/politics-government\/article282918248.html\">The Kansas City Star<\/a>: Biden campaign rips \u2018cruel and draconian\u2019 MO bills allowing murder charges in abortion cases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In Missouri:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/2023\/12\/14\/fear-and-confusion-over-abortion-access-persists-as-scotus-takes-its-first-post-dobbs-case\/\">Missouri Independent<\/a>: Fear and confusion over abortion access persists as SCOTUS takes its first post-Dobbs case<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In Missouri:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kshb.com\/news\/local-news\/your-voice\/kc-area-woman-closely-watching-u-s-supreme-court-case-that-would-keep-abortion-pill-accessible\">KSHB<\/a>: KC-area woman closely watching U.S. Supreme Court case that would keep abortion pill accessible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In North Carolina: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/story\/the-supreme-court-will-rule-on-limits-on-a-commonly-used-abortion-medication\/21193998\/\">WRAL<\/a>: The Supreme Court will rule on limits on a commonly used abortion medication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In North Carolina:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/politics-government\/article283042828.html\">The News &amp; Observer<\/a>: Supreme Court to hear case that could block abortion pill access. What to know in NC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In Tennessee:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lebanondemocrat.com\/hartsville\/news\/national\/us-supreme-court-agrees-to-rule-on-abortion-pill-restrictions\/article_b2120837-b89a-535d-a883-649858b40d2f.html\">Hartsville Vidette<\/a>: US Supreme Court agrees to rule on abortion pill restrictions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In Texas: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/what-is-mifepristone-supreme-court-abortion-drug\/14177714\/\">KTRK<\/a>: What is mifepristone? Supreme Court to consider whether to restrict access to common abortion drug<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In Texas:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpress.com\/news\/the-supreme-court-will-take-up-the-case-regarding-widely-accessed-abortion-pill-mifepristone-17046957\">Houston Press<\/a>: U.S. Supreme Court May Rule on Whether to Limit Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In Texas:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2023\/12\/13\/texas-abortion-lawsuit\/\">The Texas Tribune<\/a>: Kate Cox\u2019s case reveals how far Texas intends to go to enforce abortion law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Americans across the country have braced themselves this week as MAGA Republicans\u2019 extreme attacks on reproductive rights, led by Donald Trump, continued to put their freedoms at risk. While President Biden and Vice President Harris are fighting to protect women\u2019s right to make their own health care decisions and restore the protections of Roe v. 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