Norma McCorvey, whose test case made abortions legal in the United States, has died aged 69. She was represented under a pseudonym in the Roe v Wade case, in what ended up being a landmark and controversial Supreme Court judgement in 1973. Having turned to religion, McCorvey then said being part of the decision to … Read more
Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff in the case that led to the Supreme Court’s controversial Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion in the United States in 1973, died Saturday. She was 69. She died of heart failure in a Texas assisted-living facility, said Joshua Prager, a New York journalist who has written about her in … Read more
By Tony Pobee-Mensah Before I start, let me say, especially for the sake of those who will assume that I am NDC before they even finish reading this article, that If Mahama knew that the people he had appointed were corrupt and he kept them on the job, then he deserves the loss of the … Read more
hio Governor John Kasich has vetoed the so-called “heartbeat” abortion bill that would have banned most abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The bill caused an outcry and Mr Kasich said it could be unconstitutional. But he did sign a 20-week abortion ban, which is similar to a restriction already in place in … Read more
Republican President-elect Donald Trump said he’s “fine” with same-sex marriage as the law of the land, calling the issue “settled” by the Supreme Court. The comments – in his first television interview since winning the presidency – sharply contrast with his party’s orthodoxy, his running mate’s longtime position and comments the New York Republican made … Read more
With just under three weeks until Election Day, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton met Wednesday night for their third and final presidential debate. Trump entered the Las Vegas showdown hoping to reverse his desperate slide in the polls — and broaden his loyal but narrow base of support. For Clinton, the 90 minutes were a … Read more