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The Grand Canyon state is getting mixed reviews after the state';s supreme court decided Tuesday to uphold a 1864 law banning abortion in almost all cases.The states highest court overturned a December 2022 injunction by an appeals court who thought that doctors shouldnt be prosecuted after conducting abortions. With the new ruling‚ it will beillegalto perform abortions at any point in pregnancy except when absolutely necessary to save the life of the mother in the state of Arizona.The court voted 4-2 in favor of the law and its set to go into effect in 14-days.We conclude that [Arizonas law] does not create a right to‚ or otherwise provide independent statutory authority for‚ an abortion that repeals or restricts [the law]‚ but rather is predicated entirely on the existence of a federal constitutional right to an abortion since disclaimed by Dobbs v. Jackson Womens Health Organization. Absent the federal constitutional abortion right‚ and because [the law] does not independently authorize abortion‚ there is no provision in federal or state law prohibiting [the laws] operation. Accordingly‚ [Arizonas law] is now enforceable.Immediately after the ruling dropped‚ responses flooded in.Governor Katie Hobbs (D-AZ.) called it a dark day for Arizona and likened the move to a near total Civil War-era ban that continues to hang over our heads. She insisted that she was devastated by the decision.President Joe Biden said the ruling was cruel and part of an extreme agenda. Yeah sir‚ the extreme agenda is the one that wants to save babies sureeee. Biden also posted a graphic of former President Donald Trump pointing his finger with the headline of the news about Arizonas ban. Bidens caption read: Trump did this.Vice President Harris and I stand with the vast majority of Americans who support a womans right to choose. We will continue to fight to protect reproductive rights and call on Congress to pass a law restoring the protections of Roe v. Wade for women in every state‚ Biden wrote in his official White House statement.TheAmerican Civil LibertiesUnion claimed that the ruling will cause devastation and that it has no exceptions for health. Unsure what the pro-abort group meant by that‚ considering abortion is the opposite of health.Similarly‚ Senator and Pocahontas wannabe‚ Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said the law was extremist.Even conservative Kari Lake said she opposed the ruling and said shed fight against a federal ban on abortion.On the other hand‚ pro-life individuals and groups praised the move that will save countless babies from death in the womb.Life Newssaid that the ruling was a huge pro-life victory and will help protect babies from abortions.A Policy Analyst for the Human Coalitionwrotethat This is a monumental win for babies in the state.The Liberty Counselwrotethat The Arizona Supreme Court sided with the right to life‚ banning the killing of babies and deeming abortion (except to save the mothers life) illegal.This is a WIN for LIFE and will save countless preborn lives and Students For Life presidentKristan Hawkins wrote that this was a VICTORY.While the state supreme court issued this monumental decision‚ theres a chance it could be overturned by state legislators and/or the decision could be overturned depending on November election results.

On Oct. 7‚ thousands of members of the terrorist group Hamas and its civilian friends broke through the barrier between the Gaza Strip and Israel and proceeded to torture‚ rape and slaughter at least 1‚200 Israeli people. They burned their homes‚ killed their children in front of them and then kidnapped some 250 Israelis back to Gaza‚ where they planted themselves in terror tunnels built with foreign humanitarian funding over the course of two decades‚ just beneath civilian areas including hospitals and schools.Israel responded by utilizing every measure at its disposal to kill Hamas members while maintaining civilian life. They warned civilians to leave war zones. They put soldiers on the ground to go door -to-door despite total air superiority. They facilitated the entry of hundreds of trucks filled with humanitarian aid every single day in order to try to stave off hunger and thirst.Almost 300 Israeli soldiers have been killed in the Gaza Strip during the course of its six-month war. Over 100 hostages‚ including five Americans‚ remain in Hamas hold. Tens of thousands of Israelis have been removed from their homes in the south of Israel‚ as well as along the northern Lebanese border‚ where the Iranian proxy terror group Hezbollah prepares for a large-scale war involving hundreds of thousands of rockets. Terrorism in the West Bank‚ Judea and Samaria‚ has skyrocketed‚ with nearly daily murderous attacks by Hamas sympathizers‚ including members of the Palestinian Authority.Despite all of this‚ Israel has achieved historic military wins: killing the top Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commander in Lebanon and Syria; quieting the West Bank through targeted raids; extirpating Hamas control from most of the Gaza Strip‚ leaving only the city of Rafah with its four divisions of Hamas.And the Biden administration has responded by calling on Israel to stop.Not only that: the Biden administration has become the propaganda arm of Hamas. They have suggested that Israel has been indiscriminate in its war aims‚ too willing to kill civilians‚ willing even to stymie humanitarian assistance without reason. This week‚ Secretary of State Antony Blinken made the astonishing statement that Israel was risking losing its reverence for human life -- even as Israelis sacrifice their own lives in an attempt to rescue hostages and preserve civilians who largely support genocidal Jew-hatred. Blinken stated‚ If we lose that reverence for human life‚ we risk becoming indistinguishable from those we confront. He then added‚ Right now‚ there is no higher priority in Gaza than protecting civilians‚ surging humanitarian assistance‚ and ensuring the security of those who provide it.Of course‚ there is a higher priority for Israel: victory.But America is no longer interested in victory.The pattern of every American war since the end of World War II has been simple: we jump to involve ourselves in military conflicts when we feel a surge of moral outrage at the evils of our enemies; we then begin to question ourselves when we see hideous pictures on our televisions; we then surrender or cut an ugly deal. That is the pattern in Korea‚ Vietnam‚ Afghanistan‚ Iraq. Sometimes‚ we simply abandon our allies without any sort of serious opposition‚ as with the Kurds or the people of Hong Kong.Obviously‚ America ought not involve itself in foreign conflicts in which we are unwilling to stay the course. American interests dictate pragmatism. But weve gone far beyond that. Now were telling our allies that they cant win victories in conflicts in which they are willing to stay the course and in which they can win.We will actively step in to prevent victory.And so our enemies grow stronger. They have no such Hamlet-like moral qualms. They push where there is mush. Should Israel accede to Americas request to leave Hamas in place in Rafah‚ Hezbollah will challenge Israel in the north; Iranian proxies will challenge Israel in the West Bank; Iran will up the ante in Yemen and the Red Sea. Israel and Saudi Arabia will be forced to search for new allies and new weapons. The world will significantly become more dangerous.It turns out that the alternative to an America confident in its own moral role -- and an America willing to stand with its allies -- is a world of chaos. We are now living in that world. And things will get much‚ much worse before the end of this era of moral vacillation and cowardice in the face of evil.

Im unsure if there really is a good time to announce your transgender name‚ but I know that there are certainly bad times - and your grandfathers funeral is one of those times.Actors Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck share a daughter‚ Seraphina Rose‚ who recently came out as transgender and changed her name to Fin. The 15-year-old made her‚ or his‚ first official appearance with the new name at her grandfather';s memorial service.Unironically‚ the teen introduced her/himself as Fin before reading a Bible verse.Hello‚ my name is Fin Affleck‚ Serephina Rose said and then began reading Proverbs 16:8. Better is a little with righteousness‚ than a large income with injustice‚ the confused child said before funeral attendees.She wore a black suit and tie for the occasion and had her hair trimmed down to a buzz cut.Ben Afflecks daughter announces they are TRANS and have Transitioned to a boy whilst speaking at her grandfathers funeral.15 year old Seraphina Rose announced her new boy name for the first time‚ referring to herself as Fin:Hello my name is Fin Affleck. pic.twitter.com/GdmpXDxcoF Oli London (@OliLondonTV) April 9‚ 2024Unfortunately‚ Fin is a victim of divorced parents which has a tendency to cause mental health struggles in children. I mean think about it: they see their parents loving each other and choosing each other for years and then all of a sudden‚ that forever love"; vanishes with some paperwork. Though I personally will never know for sure‚ this may have led to Fins struggles with truth and self.Additionally‚ Fins step-sister Emme‚ whos the 16-year-old daughter of Jennifer Lopez and step daughter of Ben Affleck‚ uses gender-neutral pronouns.Monkey-see‚ monkey-do.These arent the first of celebrity kids to come out as some part of the lgbtq spectrum.Actress Jamie Lee Curtis son Ruby came out as transgender in 2021. Actress Angelia Jolies daughter Shiloh started experimenting with gender neutral clothes as a child. Later on the child went by John or Peter for a time and has been spotted in both masculine clothes and ballgowns.The thing is‚ being something youre not has become a trend. Its become popular and been touted as something thats not only acceptable but encouraged. It breaks my heart for these celebrity kids‚ and regular kids who are subjected to these influential figures‚ that think behaving in this way is normal.

The calendar might say 2024‚ but for MSNBCs Joy Reid‚ it is still 2012. On Tuesdays installment of The ReidOut‚ the eponymous host declared that it was grotesque for pro-lifers to quote Abraham Lincoln while also demanding women wake up because the Republican Party has openly declared war on women.In recent times‚ the Heritage Foundation and their Project 2025 have become Reids boogeymen. Heritages vice president of domestic policy is a man named Roger Severino‚ and Reid warned that this man‚ according to the New York Times‚ has been crafting aplan in the HeritageFoundation';s Project 2025 thatwould circumvent and leveragethe regulatory powers of federalinstitutions including theDepartment of Health and HumanServices‚ the Food and DrugAdministration‚ the Departmentof Justice‚ and the NationalInstitutes of Health.Here';s what Severino said whenthe Supreme Court ended abortionaccess.In Reids world‚ only lefties are allowed to claim the mantle of Lincoln and the Civil Rights Era. That Severino made Reid uncomfortable by highlighting that the logic that is used to defend abortion is strikingly similar to that of slavers says more about her than it does about him.Later‚ Reid was still discussing abortion when she claimed that Two credibly accused sex pests on the SupremeCourt decide that you have rightsover your own body.Credibly is not the correct word for that sentence‚ but Reid rolled right along States are passing laws to makeit harder for women to getaccess to things like educationand grants and business grants.Before you could ask what on Earth Reid was talking about with that one‚ she accused Republicans of Trying to drive women back inthe kitchen and saying also youcan';t control your ownreproduction.Employing some voice fluctuations and attention-grabbing clapping‚ Reid demanded‚ Women‚ wake up.When a war is being waged uponyou‚ you';re at war whether youwant to be or not and the Republican Party hasopenly declared war on women.Wake up.Meanwhile‚ Joy Reid has openly declared war on truth and logic.Here is a transcript for the April 9 show:MSNBC The ReidOut4/9/20247:07 PM ETJOY REID: This man‚ according to the New York Times‚ has been crafting aplan in the HeritageFoundation';s Project 2025 thatwould circumvent and leveragethe regulatory powers of federalinstitutions including theDepartment of Health and HumanServices‚ the Food and DrugAdministration‚ the Departmentof Justice‚ and the NationalInstitutes of Health.Here';s what Severino said whenthe Supreme Court ended abortionaccess.ROGER SEVERINO: The federal government has anabsolute role in this.There cannot be now twoAmericas.One America where unborn life isprotected and another whereunborn life is treated as theequivalent of medical waste.KEVIN ROBERTS: Yeah.SEVERINO: That is untenable.This has to be settlednationally.A house divided against itselfcannot stand.ROBERTS: Yeah.SEVERINO: We cant have two classes of Americans.REID: Quoting Lincoln.Well‚ it';s pretty grotesque isnt it for thisman to pimp the Civil Rights eraand even the Lincoln legacy asan excuse to further restrictwomen';s constitutional rightsacross the land which is exactly what heintends to do.It';s all laid out in a lengthyHeritage Foundation proposal that would requirerenaming HHS the Department ofLife‚ ending access tomifepristone‚ prohibiting stemcell research‚ and creating apro-life task force in the WhiteHouse among many other things.So‚ when Donald Trump pretends hehas no negative agenda forwomen‚ know he';s lying to you.It';s not what he says‚ but what he and the people hes going to bring with him plan to do.Two credibly accused sex pests on the SupremeCourt decide that you have rightsover your own body.States are passing laws to makeit harder for women to getaccess to things like educationand grants and business grants.Trying to drive women back inthe kitchen and saying also youcan';t control your ownreproduction.Women‚ wake up.When a war is being waged uponyou‚ you';re at war whether youwant to be or not and the Republican Party hasopenly declared war on women.Wake up.

Disturbingly‚ The View was under the ABC News umbrella and was not classified as an entertainment show. Theyve also bragged about being held to the same standards as every other ABC journalist. They flouted this on Wednesdays episode when moderator Whoopi Goldberg falsely asserted that Republicans were clamoring to bring back slavery‚ and co-host Joy Behar falsely claimed Justice Samuel Alito was appointed by former President Trump.In the wake of the Arizona Supreme Court upholding an abortion ban from the 1860s‚ staunchlyracistandanti-Semiticco-host‚ Sunny Hostin(thedescendant of slave owners)suggested that Alito had hidden secret language in his majority opinion that gave the power to the states to regulate abortions how they sought fit:Justice Samuel Alito is the person who wrote for the majority‚ and he said‚ Roe';s failure even to note the overwhelming consensus of state laws in effect in 1868 is striking. So‚ to be very clear‚ he wrote a road map for the states so that they could look in their books and go back to the 1860s‚ even before Arizona was founded‚ which was in 1912‚ and gave them the game book.In reality‚ returning abortion law decisions to the states was the entire point of Dobbs V. Jackson.Hostin being a former federal prosecutor made that analysis and what followed even more disheartening. When Behar falsely claimed that Trump was the president who appointed Alito (when it was President George W. Bush)‚ Hostin backed her up:BEHAR: And he was appointed by Donald Trump. HOSTIN: Yes‚ he was.The next bit of disinformation that was spewed came from Goldberg building off the abortion discussion. According to her twisted brain‚ not only were Republicans interested in rolling back so-called abortion rights‚ in their minds they want to bring slavery back. They';re okay with it. She proclaimed all that without any evidence whatsoever.Goldberg followed up by praising progressive activist justices on the bench. One of the good things about the Supreme Court is you can fight to make sure you make stuff better. You don';t generally fight to make stuff worse‚ she said.So‚ how is that going to roll? How is that going to roll? What';s the next thing? Because‚ you know on this -- with all of this comes birth control. With all of this comes everything that you need as a woman to have had put in place to make sure that we were doing better than we were before‚ she added.It was only then did Behar issued a correction for her misinformation about Alito. Just let me make a correction. It was George W. Bush who appointed Alito‚ not Trump‚ she said. Hostin also backed her up on that as well‚ agreeing‚ It wasnt Trump.At least Hostin was a ride-or-die no matter what comes out of their mouths?The Views executive producer‚ Brian Teta recently did an interview with Deadline where he made a big deal out of how they dont want to give people like Trump a platform to spread disinformation and misinformation. Apparently‚ that right was exclusive to the co-hosts.The transcript is below. Click ";expand"; to read:ABCs The ViewApril 10‚ 202411:06:27 a.m. Eastern()SUNNY HOSTIN: Justice Samuel Alito is the person who wrote for the majority‚ and he said‚ Roe';s failure even to note the overwhelming consensus of state laws in effect in 1868 is striking. So be very clear‚ he wrote a road map for the states so that they could look in their books and go back to the 1860s‚ even before Arizona was founded‚ which was in 1912‚ and gave them the game book.JOY BEHAR: And he was appointed by Donald Trump.HOSTIN: Yes‚ he was.BEHAR: Who took the credit for overthrowing Roe V. Wade.()11:07:53 a.m. EasternWHOOPI GOLDBERG: Take a look at -- Take a look at the things that they';re rolling back. Remember I said ages ago‚ you know‚ in their minds they want to bring slavery back. They';re okay with it because You see‚ things change. One of the good things about the Supreme Court is you can fight to make sure you make stuff better. You don';t generally fight to make stuff worse.HOSTIN: Or to roll back.GOLDBERG: Or to roll back. And to me‚ if you';re okay rolling that back when things were not even a state‚ when we had no say.HOSTIN: Yeah.GOLDBERG: So‚ how is that going to roll? How is that going to roll? What';s the next thing? Because‚ you know on this -- with all of this comes birth control. With all of this comes everything that you need as a woman to have had put in place to make sure that we were doing better than we were before.[Crosstalk]BEHAR: Hold on because I have to make a correction.ANA NAVARRO: Hold on. I haven';t spoken on this and Id like to.BEHAR: Just let me make a correction.NAVARRO: Go ahead.BEHAR: It was George W. Bush who appointed Alito‚ not Trump.HOSTIN: It wasnt Trump.NAVARRO: Well‚ but BEHAR: Trump just got the others in which helped Alito.()

For lack of a better term‚ the evening network newscasts pounced- or seized‚ if you will‚ upon the Arizona Supreme Court ruling tossing out the states 15-week limit on abortion and putting in place the 1864 territorial statute which bans abortion in all instances except to protect the life of the mother. As you can imagine‚ the focus of all this collective seizing and pouncing was on the potential electoral effects of this ruling.Most exemplary and most over-the-top‚ as is usually the case‚ was ABCs coverage. After a lengthy lead-in politically framing the story‚ anchor David Muir jumps back on in order to make sure that correspondent Rachel Scott lets viewers know whats at stake:DAVID MUIR: So‚ this is really shaping up to be an issue that could affect the presidential race in November. Rachel Scott back with us tonight covering the race for president. And‚ of course‚ not just in Arizona‚ but how many presidential battlegrounds‚ these are the key states in the Electoral College‚ that help decide the presidential race‚ will have voters not only deciding in the race for president‚ but weighing in on the issue of abortion rights?RACHEL SCOTT: David‚ we could see this issue on the ballot in several battleground states‚ including Pennsylvania‚ Arizona‚ and Nevada. We know that voters in Florida will have the final say on this issue‚ and that does raise real questions about whether it puts a state like Florida in play for Democrats. We know President Biden';s campaign is counting on this issue to drive voters to the polls this November. As for Arizona‚ the justices putting that ruling on hold for 14 days‚ as a lower court reviews it. David?MUIR: Rachel Scott‚ leading us off from Washington. Rachel‚ thank you.It is worth noting that ABC was the sole network Not to feature a pro-life voice. CBS and NBC featured minuscule soundbites from Alliance Defending Freedom‚ who won their appeal before the state Supreme Court. Perhaps that wouldve cut into the extraneous political analysis but‚ really‚ Muir couldve cut a second and a half worth of tonights to make room for a single pro-life sentence.The coverage echoed common themes across the board: the law dates back to the Civil War‚ the law was passed before women had the right to vote and‚ of course‚ the law will factor into the 2024 election with Arizona being a key battleground state. CBSs signoff was emphatic about the politics‚ with Norah ODonnell expressing shock that some Republicans might be against the 1864 law coming into effect. Did she never cover a pro-abortion Republican while in D.C.?NANCY CORDES: The Biden campaign is counting on that ballot measure‚ and others like it‚ to help drive Democrats to the polls in November. The issue is a proven motivator‚ which could help explain why several top Republicans in Arizona came out against the Supreme Court ruling today‚ saying‚ Norah‚ that it goes too far and is out of step with the state.NORAH ODONNELL: Republicans were denouncing it. Nancy Cordes‚ thank you.NBC also emphasized the politics‚ but had multiple Republicans echoing the leave it to the states argument as opposed to just former President Trump.LAURA JARRETT: This latest court fight over abortion only raising the political stakes in an election year. Arizona‚ long a Republican stronghold‚ now the latest state on track to get a constitutional amendment on the November ballot‚ creating a fundamental right to abortion‚ if it passes. The vice president also planning to travel to the state for events Friday.KAMALA HARRIS: You look at state after state where they';re passing these abortion bans and the majority of the legislators doing it are men‚ telling women what to do with their body. And I';ve kind of- Ive kind of had it with that.JARRETT: While the former president and many GOP lawmakers continue to avoid talk of a national abortion ban. Instead‚ backing state-level restrictions.DONALD TRUMP: Some states are taking conservative views‚ and some are less than conservative‚ but it';s back with the states. It';s back with the people.JOSH HAWLEY: The Supreme Court has turned it back over to voters. We';ve got to let voters sort through this.In the end‚ the media went yet again into Protect the Precious mode. Expect much more of this as abortion continues to hit state ballots.Click expand to view full transcripts of the aforementioned evening network newscasts as aired on Tuesday‚ April 9th‚ 2024:ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT:DAVID MUIR: But we do begin tonight with the shockwaves in Arizona‚ after that state';s Supreme Court has now upheld an abortion law dating back to 1864‚ criminalizing all abortions‚ except those to save the mother';s life. In their decision‚ the Arizona justices referred repeatedly to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe versus Wade. Their decision on hold for 14 days‚ pending a lower court review. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs‚ a Democrat‚ saying the ruling creates more chaos for women and doctors in her state. A doctor who performs an abortion could get up to five years in prison. She says voters will have their say in November. Arizona‚ of course‚ is a key battleground in the race for president this November‚ and the question already‚ how could this decision now affect the presidential race? ABC';s Rachel Scott leading us off tonight.RACHEL SCOTT: Tonight‚ Arizona';s highest court upholding a 160-year-old abortion ban. One of the strictest in the country. A law written in 1864‚ before Arizona was even a state‚ and before women had the right to vote. It outlaws nearly all abortions. The only exception‚ to protect the life of the mother. Tonight‚ outrage from Arizona';s Democratic Governor‚ Katie Hobbs.KATIE HOBBS: And the near total Civil War-era ban that continues to hang over our heads only serves to create more chaos for women and doctors in our state.SCOTT: Under the law‚ doctors who perform abortions could face up to five years in prison. Frustration from Arizona lawmaker Eva Birch‚ who recently had an abortion after her pregnancy failed.EVA BIRCH: A couple weeks ago‚ I had an abortion. A safe‚ legal abortion here in Arizona for a pregnancy that I very much wanted. Somebody took care of me. Somebody gave me a procedure so I wouldn';t have to experience another miscarriage. The pain‚ the mess‚ the discomfort. And now we';re talking about whether or not we should put that doctor in jail.SCOTT: In today';s ruling‚ the Arizona court referring 22 times to the U.S. Supreme Court';s decision overturning Roe versus Wade. Donald Trump has boasted of appointing three of the six justices who overturned Roe. Yesterday‚ he said states should make their own laws when it comes to abortion.DONALD TRUMP: The states will determine by vote or legislation or perhaps both. And whatever they decide must be the law of the land. In this case‚ the law of the state.SCOTT: President Biden says that means that Trump supports state bans like the one in Arizona‚ which Biden today called ";extreme‚"; ";dangerous‚"; and cruel."; Biden and Trump both know that abortion rights has won in all six states where it has been on the ballot‚ including in conservative states like Kansas‚ Kentucky‚ and Ohio. This November‚ voters could decide in 14 states‚ and one of them is Arizona‚ a key presidential battleground. Tonight‚ the governor with this message:HOBBS: To the people across Arizona who are concerned about the future of abortion rights in our state‚ you can make your concerns known at the ballot box‚ and I encourage you to do so.MUIR: So‚ this is really shaping up to be an issue that could affect the presidential race in November. Rachel Scott back with us tonight covering the race for president. And‚ of course‚ not just in Arizona‚ but how many presidential battlegrounds‚ these are the key states in the Electoral College‚ that help decide the presidential race‚ will have voters not only deciding in the race for president‚ but weighing in on the issue of abortion rights?SCOTT: David‚ we could see this issue on the ballot in several battleground states‚ including Pennsylvania‚ Arizona‚ and Nevada. We know that voters in Florida will have the final say on this issue‚ and that does raise real questions about whether it puts a state like Florida in play for Democrats. We know President Biden';s campaign is counting on this issue to drive voters to the polls this November. As for Arizona‚ the justices putting that ruling on hold for 14 days‚ as a lower court reviews it. David?MUIR: Rachel Scott‚ leading us off from Washington. Rachel‚ thank you.CBS EVENING NEWS:NORAH ODONNELL: But we do want to begin tonight with a major abortion ruling that once again is putting the issue at the forefront of the 2024 presidential campaign. Arizona';s Supreme Sourt today ruled that a 160 year old near total abortion ban is still enforceable. The law dates back to 1864‚ on the books since before Arizona was a state and before women had the right to vote. Arizona will be the 18th state to severely restrict or outright ban the procedure since Roe vs. Wade was overturned in 2022. The decision comes the day after former President Donald Trump claimed he doesn';t support a federal ban. But today‚ President Biden said Trump is directly to blame for the ruling‚ calling the decision extreme and dangerous. CBS';s Nancy Cordes reports now on the fallout.KATIE HOBBS: It is a dark day in Arizona.NANCY CORDES: Arizona';s Democratic governor begged the Legislature to step in today after the state';s conservative Supreme Court reinstated a Civil War-era abortion ban‚ with no exceptions for rape or incest. The author of the 4-2 decision wrote‚ physicians are now on notice that all abortions‚ except those necessary to save a woman';s life‚ are illegal.‚ with doctors facing a 2-5 year mandatory prison sentence.HOBBS: We are 14 days away from this extreme ban coming back to life. It must be repealed. Immediately.CORDES: The decision does away with the state';s current 15-week ban‚ which anti abortion rights activists had challenged in court.JAKE WARNER: It';s always the best decision to protect life as much as possible.CORDES: Arizona is now poised to join 17 other states that have imposed near-total abortion bans since Roe v. Wade was struck down. But unlike many of those states‚ Arizona is a pivotal swing state that went for President Biden in 2020. The state';s Democratic AG announced today‚ as long as I am Attorney General‚ no woman or doctor will be prosecuted under this draconian law.Does that give doctors the certainty they need to keep performing abortions if they feel they need to?CHRIS LOVE: Well‚ I think that medical providers are going to have to weigh their options and their risks with their own legal counsel‚ quite frankly.CORDES: Chris Love helps lead Arizona For Abortion Access‚ a group that has already gathered half a million signatures for a November state ballot measure that would establish a constitutional right to an abortion.LOVE: We have told Arizona voters what';s at stake. I think today is a clear example that we were being serious about that‚ right?CORDES: The Biden campaign is counting on that ballot measure‚ and others like it‚ to help drive Democrats to the polls in November. The issue is a proven motivator‚ which could help explain why several top Republicans in Arizona came out against the Supreme Court ruling today‚ saying‚ Norah‚ that it goes too far and is out of step with the state.ODONNELL: Republicans were denouncing it. Nancy Cordes‚ thank you.NBC NIGHTLY NEWS:LESTER HOLT: Good evening. A new aftershock from the repeal of Roe v. Wade is rocking the abortion landscape in this country tonight. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled today that a near total abortion ban on the books in Arizona since the Civil War is enforceable under the long-dormant 1864 law‚ abortion is a felony. Performing or assisting a woman with having one is punishable by imprisonment. An exception is carved out to save a mother';s life. Tonight the Arizona court is putting its ruling on hold for 14 days‚ but already Arizona';s Democratic attorney general is vowing to not enforce the law. Tonight‚ anti-abortion activists are gearing for a long fight as pro-abortion rights groups look toward taking the matter to the voters in the form of a constitutional amendment. Laura Jarrett has late details.LAURA JARRETT: Tonight‚ a legal fight over abortion in a critical battleground state fanning the flames of a political fire gaining ground towards November. Arizona';s highest court today backing a law that bans nearly all abortions and carries up to five years in prison for doctors who perform one. The conservative majority on the Court reviving an 1864 law that lay dormant for decades under Roe v. Wade.BETH BAUMAN: Are you kidding me? 1864 was before women even had the right to vote. We are totally going backwards. It';s unbelievable.JARRETT: 66-year-old Arizona resident Beth Bauman fighting back tears.BAUMAN: I';m devastated. I just- Ididn';t think that they would do this. I really didn';t.JARRETT: Yet the state';s Democratic attorney general says she won';t enforce the law.KRIS MAYES: It is one of the worst decisions in the history of the Arizona Supreme Court. No woman or doctor will be prosecuted under this draconian law. I will fight like hell.GABRIELLE GOODRICK: It does give me comfortJARRETT: Some reassurance in a time of uncertainty‚ says Dr. Gabrielle Goodrick‚ who has practiced in the state for over two decades.GOODRICK: I don';t know what the law will be. It is so early to know how that';s going to play out.JARRETT: Is today';s decision a win for your side?JIM CAMPBELL: It is.JARRETT: The advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom says the existing 15-week law doesn';t go far enough. And even if the state AG won';t enforce a stricter ban‚ other prosecutors still can.CAMPBELL: It';s our position that county attorneys have the authority to enforce this law.JARRETT: This latest court fight over abortion only raising the political stakes in an election year. Arizona‚ long a Republican stronghold‚ now the latest state on track to get a constitutional amendment on the November ballot‚ creating a fundamental right to abortion‚ if it passes. The vice president also planning to travel to the state for events Friday.KAMALA HARRIS: You look at state after state where they';re passing these abortion bans and the majority of the legislators doing it are men‚ telling women what to do with their body. And I';ve kind of- Ive kind of had it with that.JARRETT: While the former president and many GOP lawmakers continue to avoid talk of a national abortion ban. Instead‚ backing state-level restrictions.DONALD TRUMP: Some states are taking conservative views‚ and some are less than conservative‚ but it';s back with the states. It';s back with the people.JOSH HAWLEY: The Supreme Court has turned it back over to voters. We';ve got to let voters sort through this.HOLT: So Laura‚ as this stands‚ this could go into effect in 14 days?JARRETT: Well‚ the court allowed additional challenges to go forward‚ Lester‚ but if those fail‚ the law still allows some additional time baked into that. So at the earliest‚ this law will go into effect in roughly two months‚ Lester.HOLT: All right‚ Laura. Thanks very much.

Caitlin Clark';s influence reaches far beyond the basketball court.We just watched a woman‚ one woman‚ take a sport that no one cared about and probably increased the overall television ratings and the number of people that watch college basketball‚ womens college basketball‚ this year‚ Jason Whitlock says‚ impressed.Whitlock believes the reason isnt simply her talent but the way she presents herself and her values.She is a phenomenal player‚ and you know‚ shoots from deep‚ but mostly‚ trust me‚ if she had been all tatted up‚ and she had been a deep voice like Brittney Griner and just an out of the closet LGBT‚ I dont think as many people would have tuned in‚ Whitlock explains.Clark‚ who is a Catholic woman in a relationship with a man‚ represents a return to traditional American values.It doesnt matter whether it comes in a white or black packaging‚ because she just did what Michael Jordan did for the NBA‚ and Michael Jordan is about as dark skinned as any black person I know‚ Whitlock says‚ noting that Jordan didnt take a side politically and wasnt all tatted up.Jordan was all about the game itself and spoke highly of his parents and his upbringing. However‚ because big businesses like the NBA are run by people with an agenda‚ theres been less and less of this in sports.Caitlin Clark just exposed everybody in sports. If they wanted success‚ it would mimic the behavior of the Iowa basketball program and Caitlin Clark‚ Whitlock says.Want more from Jason Whitlock?To enjoy more fearless conversations at the crossroads of culture‚ faith‚ sports‚ and comedy with Jason Whitlock‚ subscribe to BlazeTV the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Britain';s National Health Service is re-evaluating all so-called ";gender-affirming care"; treatments in the wake of a damning new report‚ which underscores the sex-change regime is built on weak and unreliable evidence.Dr. Hilary Cass‚ a British medical doctor who previously served as president of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health‚ was appointed by NHS England in 2020 to lead an independent investigation into the U.K.';s sex-change regime and its youth-facing services.Cass recently submitted her final report‚ entitled ";The Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People‚"; and it does not paint a flattering picture of so-called ";gender-affirming care.";Cass previously intimated in her 2022 interim report that gender ideologues in smocks had more or less been freewheeling. The interim report specifically noted that the so-called Gender Identity Development Service had ";not been subjected to some of the normal quality controls that are typically applied when new or innovative treatments are introduced.";The interim report further suggested that the controversial and now-defunct Tavistock gender clinic was ";not a safe or viable long-term"; option for young people.Cass'; final 388-page report‚ released just weeks after England';s top health authority confirmed that minors will no longer be prescribed puberty blockers at so-called gender identity clinics‚ makes the same point but goes much farther‚ recommending:a moratorium on prescriptions of powerful hormone drugs to minors; an understanding that children who undergo cross-sex medical interventions may later come to deeply regret it;a holistic assessment of prospective patients'; needs and screenings for ";neurodevelopmental conditions‚ including autism spectrum disorder‚ and a mental health assessment";;a re-evaluation of the policy on cross-sex hormones and ";extreme caution"; when considering their use in minors;the mandatory provision of fertility counseling and preservation to children before permitting them to seek a ";medical pathway";;assurances that clinical services operated at the ";highest standards of evidence";;support services for de-transitioners; andother reviews of current policies‚ services‚ and approaches.Beyond making these recommendations‚ the Cass report also offers a number of penetrating observations about the sex-change regime.The report notes that the ";systematic review showed no clear evidence that social transition in childhood has any positive or negative mental health outcomes‚ and relatively weak evidence for any effect in adolescence.";While ";social transition"; apparently had no discernible impact on mental health‚ the report indicated that those children so groomed were much more likely to undergo sex-change medical interventions at a later stage.The report also noted that while puberty blockers ";exert their intended effect in suppressing puberty‚"; they compromise bone density and have no apparent impact on ";gender dysphoria or body satisfaction.";";There was insufficient/inconsistent evidence about the effect of puberty suppression on psychological or psychosocial wellbeing‚ cognitive development‚ cardio-metabolic risk or fertility‚"; added the report.As for cross-sex hormones‚ the Cass report noted that the University of York';s systematic review found ";a lack of high-quality research assessing the outcomes of hormone interventions in adolescents with gender dysphoria/incongruence‚ and few studies that undertake long-term follow-up.";The university is quoted as emphasizing‚ ";No conclusions can be drawn about the effect on gender dysphoria‚ body satisfaction‚ psychosocial health‚ cognitive development‚ or fertility.";The Cass report also indicated there was no evidence to support the conclusion that cross-sex hormones reduce the elevated risk of deaths among those suffering from gender dysphoria. This finding corresponds with the conclusion reached in an explosive Finnish study published February in the esteemed journal BMJ Mental Health‚ which found that sex-change medical interventions ";do not have an impact on suicide risk.";Besides underscoring the ";weak"; and unreliable nature of the evidence in support of ";gender-affirming care‚"; the Cass report also indicated that clinicians ";are unable to determine with any certainty which children and young people will go on to have an enduring trans identity.";That';s a critically important point because many kids sterilized and transmogrified by the sex-change regime could have otherwise gone on to lead healthy lives and naturally start families.Blaze News previously reported that Finland';s leading child psychiatrist Riittakerttu Kaltiala told her government that the vast majority of kids will grow out of the delusion that their gender and sex are misaligned.The mutilation of children who would otherwise outgrow their confusion is all the more egregious because children cannot properly consent to sex-change procedures‚ as members of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health have recently been exposed admitting behind closed doors.Cass'; report notes that for ";most young people‚ a medical pathway will not be the best way to manage their gender-related distress. For those young people for whom a medical pathway is clinically indicated‚ it is not enough to provide this without also addressing wider mental health and/or psychosocially challenging problems.";Cass further suggested in her foreword that this is ";an area of remarkably weak evidence‚ and yet results of studies are exaggerated or misrepresented by people on all sides of the debate to support their viewpoint. The reality is that we have no good evidence on the long-term outcomes of interventions to manage gender-related distress.";The Telegraph reported that British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has welcomed the recommendations made in the report‚ noting the massive spike of gender dysphoria among children‚ especially girls‚ in recent years.";We simply do not know the long-term impacts of medical treatment or social transitioning on them‚ and we should therefore exercise extreme caution‚"; said Sunak‚ who indicated the conservative government has already halted the routine use of puberty blockers in children under the age of 16.The charity group Sex Matters said in a statement Wednesday‚ ";Hilary Cass';s report demolishes the entire basis for the current model of treating gender-distressed children. Its publication is a shameful day for NHS England‚ which for too long gave vulnerable children harmful treatments for which there was no evidence base. It';s now clear to all that this was quack medicine from the start.";Helen Joyce of the not-for-profit Sex Matters stated‚ ";This is the end of paediatric gender medicine as we know it.";The Lesbian Project welcomed the report‚ noting that it ";hopes that real change will now be implemented on the ground in health services‚ in order to fully excise the fanatical activism that has led to the scandalous mistreatment of a vulnerable cohort of children and adolescents.";Gender ideologues are not happy that their narrative has effectively been bulldozed in recent weeks and months.In advance of the report';s release‚ LGBT activist Cal Horton at Oxford Brookes Business School penned a piece of propaganda for the International Journal of Transgender Health claiming the ";Cass Review itself can be understood as an example of cis-supremacy‚ within a cis-dominant healthcare system lacking accountability to trans communities.";Like Blaze News? 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A nonbinary writer said that ";broad-based"; restrictions of males in female athletic competitions were likely unfair because scientific literature has not yet proven that men have athletic advantages over women at all times.The writer was commenting on the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics‚ which recently voted to ban transgender athletes from competing in sports against the opposite sex.The 20-0 vote limited participating in female sports to those who were born female. The NAIA also ruled that athletes who are on hormone therapy as part of gender transitioning may also not compete in those competitions.Katie Barnes‚ who claims to be nonbinary and uses ";they/them/their"; pronouns‚ appeared on CNN';s ";The Lead"; with Jake Tapper to discuss the recent rule change.";I think it is reflective of the times that we are in‚"; Barnes said of the policy. ";The last three or four years‚ we have seen most policy updates‚ when it comes to transgender athletes‚ be reflective of restriction and be more restrictive policy.";Host Tapper then stated that there is a ";narrative"; that ";transgender female athletes have an advantage"; over actual women in sports. Tapper added that that is the reason ";men and women generally compete in separate‚ gendered categories‚"; because it is not ";particularly competitive for men.";";Do studies support that?"; Tapper asked.Barnes'; defense appeared to be that while there could be certain advantages for men when competing against women‚ it is not fair to create all-encompassing rules to keep men out of female competitions.";The reality is that from a scientific perspective‚ we know that there are differences in sexes‚ and we know that the differences do tend to lead to athletic performance differences‚ as well‚"; Barnes replied. ";However‚ when we look at broad-based restriction at all levels of sport‚ it';s very challenging to say that that is scientifically supported in all cases.";";Something that may be appropriate for swimming does not necessarily apply to basketball. When it comes to individual sports versus team sports and as well as level of competition‚"; the author added. Disgusting. CNN';s Jake Tapper brought in a non-binary ESPN writer (who uses ";they";/";them"; pronouns) to denounce the #NAIA';s new policy to protect women';s sports from biological men.\n\nThe guest‚ Katie Barnes‚ claims that it';s not scientifically proven that biological men would\u2026 (@) Barnes went on to claim that it remained unclear if ";transgender women have an advantage in all sports at all times‚"; regardless of medical procedures. ";I don';t think that scientific literature supports that‚ at this time.";As footage of Barnes'; interview circulated online‚ the ESPN writer fell back into the position that no clear opinion was given during the CNN segment.";Me: I don';t think it';s right for me to say whether or not a policy is fair. Them: Look at this they/them reporter condemning a policy‚"; Barnes wrote on X. Me: I don';t think it';s right for me to say whether or not a policy is fair. \n\nThem: Look at this they/them reporter condemning a policy. (@) At the same time‚ Barnes has published the book ";Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender Debates."; Multiple reviews have revealed that the book discusses ";the difference between using testosterone to medically transition and using it for competitive advantage"; in sports.According to a review by NBC News‚ the book also stated that there is no scientific or empirical evidence to support categorical bans in sports on people who believe they are the opposite gender. At the same time‚ Barnes said in the book that there should be some restrictions for collegiate-level sports (or higher) for individual competitions. However‚ Barnes also said there should be a pathway for all transgender athletes to compete in the category of their choice.The above sentiments are quite a distance from the claim it was not ";right"; for Barnes to state whether or not a policy was fair. it\u2019s happening! My book‚ Fair Play: How Sports Shape the Gender Debates is out TODAY! Get a copy‚ tell a friend‚ tell 10. I\u2019m so excited this is out in the world and really proud to share it with all of you. (@) Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!