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U.S. NEWS Thursday 13 July 2023

Few U.S. adults support full abortion bans an AP-NORC poll finds

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and Americans say they know
LINLEY SANDERS someone who has either
Associated Press been unable to get an
The majority of U.S. adults, abortion or who has had to
including those living in travel to get one in the last
states with the strictest limits year, since the Supreme
on abortion, want it to be Court overturned Roe v.
legal at least through the Wade and that this is es-
initial stages of pregnancy, pecially common among
a new poll from The Associ- young people, people of
ated Press-NORC Center color and those living in
for Public Affairs Research states where abortion is
finds. banned at all stages of
The poll was conducted pregnancy.
in late June, one year af- Nearly half the states now
ter the U.S. Supreme Court allow abortion until be-
overturned Roe v. Wade, tween 20 and 27 weeks but
undoing a nationwide right bar it later than that in most
to abortion that had been cases. Before the end of
in place for nearly 50 years. Roe, almost every state fell
It comes as state lawmak- in that range. Now, abor-
ers in Republican-led states tion is banned with varying
have moved to drastically exceptions at all stages of
limit abortion access and pregnancy in 14 states, in-
as GOP presidential candi- Kinga Gebauer holds a sign in front of the Walgreens corporate headquarters during a protest cluding much of the South.
dates wrestle with how to over plan to sell abortion pills Walgreens Deerfield Headquarters in Deerfield, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. The poll found that 73% of
approach the issue. 14, 2023. Associated Press all U.S. adults, including
While the laws have 58% of those in states with
changed over the past quarter say it should always baby out or anything,” she er human,” she said. the strictest bans, believe
year, the poll found that be legal and only about 1 said in an interview. But she Thomas’ state allows abor- abortion should be allowed
opinions on abortion re- in 10 say it should always be said that around 20 weeks tion until the fetus would at six weeks of pregnancy.
main much as they were illegal. By 24 weeks of preg- into pregnancy, she thinks be viable, generally con- Just one state currently
a year ago: complex, with nancy, most Americans abortion should not usu- sidered to be around 24 has a ban in effect that
most people believing think their state should gen- ally be an option. “When weeks, and has become a kicks in around then. That’s
abortion should be allowed erally not allow abortions. they’re fully developed destination for people from Georgia, where abortion
in some circumstances and That’s true for 34-year-old and the mother doesn’t neighboring Kentucky, Mis- is banned once cardiac
not in others. Overall, about Jaleesha Thomas, of Chi- have any illnesses or any- souri, Wisconsin and other activity can be detected
two-thirds of Americans say cago. “I’d rather the per- thing that would cause the places with travel bans for around six weeks and be-
abortion should generally son abort the baby than baby or her to pass away, abortions. fore women often know
be legal, but only about a harm the baby or throw the it’s like you’re killing anoth- The poll finds that 1 in 10 they’re pregnant. q

Steve Bannon ordered to pay nearly $500K in unpaid legal bills

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ balance of $480,487, along to appeal the “clearly non forced the firm to take congressional committee
Associated Press with 1% interest and “rea- wrong” decision. legal action despite receiv- investigating the Jan. 6th
NEW YORK (AP) — Steve sonable legal fees.” Jeffrey Citron, a manag- ing “excellent representa- attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Bannon must pay nearly In a statement, Bannon’s ing partner at Davidoff, tion.” “The firm intends to He was sentenced to four
$500,000 in outstanding current attorney, Harlan Hutcher & Citron, said it pursue every opportunity months in prison for defying
legal fees to his former at- Protass, said his client plans was unfortunate that Ban- to collect our fees,” Citron the subpoena, but he re-
torneys, a New York judge added. mains free while he awaits
ruled. The New York firm repre- a decision on an appeal.
Bannon, a longtime ally of sented Bannon in multiple Bannon argued that he
former President Donald legal matters, including the told the firm’s attorneys to
Trump and far-right strate- federal investigation into stop working for him in early
gist, was sued earlier this charges that he duped do- 2022, months before he
year for allegedly stiffing nors who contributed mon- stopped paying his bills. He
the Manhattan law firm ey to build a wall along the also claimed that the firm
that has defended him U.S. Southern Border. did not properly alert him
against a cascade of legal Bannon was pardoned by of the payments by failing
troubles in recent years. former President Donald to send the invoices to his
In her six-page order re- Trump in that case, but he various addresses.
leased this week, Judge Ar- currently faces state charg- The judge rejected both ar-
lene Bluth found that Ban- es for his role in the scheme. guments, writing that Ban-
non paid just $375,000 of He is expected to stand trial non “cannot receive the
more than $850,000 in legal in that case next year. benefit of plaintiff’s legal
fees he owed to Davidoff, Steve Bannon, center, appears in Manhattan Supreme Court, He also received legal help representation and then
Hutcher & Citron LLP. May 25, 2023, in New York. from the firm in his effort to insist he need not pay for
He was ordered to pay the Associated Press fight a subpoena by the it.”q