North Dakota governor signs law banning nearly all abortions - West Hawaii Today

Apr 25, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -12% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    20% ReliablePoor

  • Policy Leaning

    66% Very Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    18% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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  •   Conservative
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"In those early weeks, abortion would be allowed only in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency."
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-4% Liberal
"Currently, bans on abortion at all stages of pregnancy are in place in at least 13 states and on hold in others because of court injunctions."
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-8% Liberal
"Last week, lawmakers said they intended to pass the latest bill as a message to the state's high court signaling that the people of North Dakota want to restrict abortion."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"Last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide has triggered multiple state laws baing or restricting the procedure."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Last summer, the state's only facility shut its doors in Fargo and moved operations a short distance across the border to Miesota, where abortion remains legal."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"This bill clarifies and refines existing state law ... and reaffirms North Dakota as a pro-life state, Burgum said in a statement."
Positive
0% Conservative
"North Dakota on Monday adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the country as Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed legislation baing the procedure throughout pregnancy, with slim exceptions up to six weeks' gestation."
Negative
-18% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : In those early weeks, abortion would be allowed only in cases of rape, incest or medical emergency.
46% : Currently, bans on abortion at all stages of pregnancy are in place in at least 13 states and on hold in others because of court injunctions.
41% : Last week, lawmakers said they intended to pass the latest bill as a message to the state's high court signaling that the people of North Dakota want to restrict abortion.
38% : Last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide has triggered multiple state laws banning or restricting the procedure.
38% : Last summer, the state's only facility shut its doors in Fargo and moved operations a short distance across the border to Minnesota, where abortion remains legal.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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