Day: October 6, 2024

Nevada has more non-partisan voters than either Republicans or Democrats, and many were dreading a rematch between President Biden and former President Donald Trump. Polls showed double-digit support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before he dropped out of the race and endorsed Trump, and before Kamala Harris replaced Biden atop the Democratic ticket. WSJ political reporter Jimmy Vielkind travels to the battleground state to find out how voters responded to the candidates’ shifts going into November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the last few years, more than a dozen states have enacted laws that ban almost all abortions. Some include exceptions for rape, incest, and to protect the life of the mother. But a small, vocal group of anti-abortion activists say even these exceptions are morally wrong. They want to see a ban not only on all abortions but also on some fertility treatments, including IVF. They believe an embryo deserves the same rights as any human. On this episode of The Sunday Story from Up First, NPR’s Sarah McCammon takes us to a protest outside an IVF clinic and talks to activists who call themselves “abortion abolitionists.” These activists say their goal is to turn their beliefs into policy and are heartened by the progress they’ve made. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy