South Carolina's All-Male Supreme Court Reinforces Six Week Abortion Ban

  • Bias Rating

    26% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    20% ReliablePoor

  • Policy Leaning

    26% Medium Conservative

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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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"A Plaed Parenthood in Columbia confirmed they could only perform a handful of its scheduled abortions Wednesday, The Hill explained."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"Justice Kaye Hearn, the only woman on South Carolina's Supreme Court, retired earlier this year, leaving all men to make decisions regarding women's bodies after she fought hard for access to abortion."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is polling a distant second to Trump, was among those who did raise his hand."
Positive
16% Conservative
"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is polling a distant second to Trump, was among those who did raise his hand."
Positive
16% Conservative
"Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Chael Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee."
Positive
8% Conservative
"Instead, Trump pre-recorded an interview with ex-Fox host Tucker Carlson that was posted to the platform formerly known as Twitter right before the debate kicked off as counter-programming."
Positive
0% Conservative
"Trump said in the 46-minute interview."
Positive
0% Conservative
"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy speak at the same time during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Chael Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"(AP Photo/Morry Gash)North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks as Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., listens during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Chael Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"(AP Photo/Morry Gash)North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks as Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., listens during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Chael Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"Today, Trump is set to travel to Georgia to be booked again on criminal charges."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Chael Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"(Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)A former president Donald Trump supporter stands near the Fiserv Forum as set up continues for the upcoming Republican presidential debate Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in Milwaukee."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"Republican presidential candidates former Vice President Mike Pence and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stand on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Chael Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"Republican presidential candidates former Vice President Mike Pence and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stand on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Chael Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talks with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a break in the Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Chael Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"We don't need to bring in people without experience, said Pence, tried to position himself as the most experienced man on the stage."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Whether or not you believe that the criminal charges are right or wrong, the conduct is beneath the office of president of the United States, said former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has emerged as one of Trump's harshest critics and was one of only two candidates who did not raise their hands when asked if they would support him."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Also on stage were South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who was hospitalized after hurting his Achilles tendon but chose to participate nonetheless."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Also on stage were South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who was hospitalized after hurting his Achilles tendon but chose to participate nonetheless."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Also on stage were South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who was hospitalized after hurting his Achilles tendon but chose to participate nonetheless."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Also on stage were South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who was hospitalized after hurting his Achilles tendon but chose to participate nonetheless."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Haley, the only woman on stage, tried to rise above the fray."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Nearly all of the Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-ruer Donald Trump said they would support the former president if he is the party's nominee even if he is convicted in a court of law as they gathered for the first primary debate."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"The question came nearly an hour into the Wednesday night debate hosted by Fox News Chael in Milwaukee and a day before Trump, who declined to participate, is set to surrender in Georgia on charges of trying to overturn the state's 2020 election."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Give me a hug just like you did to Obama, Ramaswamy shot back -- a reference to Christie's embrace of the former president after a storm ravaged his state."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Consensus is the opposite of leadership, rebutted Pence, who has made his opposition to abortion rights a central tenet of his campaign."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum stand on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Chael Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum stand on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Chael Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum stand on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Chael Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum stand on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Chael Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum stand on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Chael Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum stand on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Chael Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Yet Trump's vulnerabilities in a general election are clear, particularly after four criminal indictments that charge him with hoarding classified documents, conspiring to overturn the 2020 election and making hush money payments to a porn actor and other women."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Polling this month from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found 64 percent of Americans are unlikely to support Trump if he is the GOP nominee, including 53 percent who say they would definitely not support him and 11 percent who say they would probably not support him in November 2024."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Haley again argued for consensus on the issue, saying passing a federal ban would be highly unlikely without more Republicans in Congress."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Trump had long said he felt it would be foolish to participate, given his dominant lead in the race."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"He said former Vice President Mike Pence did his duty on Jan. 6, 2021, when he refused to go along with Trump's scheme to overturn the vote, but nonetheless pressed the hosts to move on."
Negative
-42% Liberal
"He said former Vice President Mike Pence did his duty on Jan. 6, 2021, when he refused to go along with Trump's scheme to overturn the vote, but nonetheless pressed the hosts to move on."
Negative
-42% Liberal
"Pence supports a federal ban on abortion at six weeks, before many women even know they're pregnant, and has called on the field to back a 15-week national ban as a minimum."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"Yet Trump's standing in the primary has only increased as the charges have mounted, leaving the GOP on track -- barring a stuing realignment -- to nominate a candidate who would enter the race against President Joe Biden, a Democrat, in a potentially weak position."
Positive
10% Conservative
"Yet Trump's standing in the primary has only increased as the charges have mounted, leaving the GOP on track -- barring a stuing realignment -- to nominate a candidate who would enter the race against President Joe Biden, a Democrat, in a potentially weak position."
Positive
10% Conservative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : A Planned Parenthood in Columbia confirmed they could only perform a "handful" of its scheduled abortions Wednesday, The Hill explained.
39% : Justice Kaye Hearn, the only woman on South Carolina's Supreme Court, retired earlier this year, leaving all men to make decisions regarding women's bodies after she fought hard for access to abortion.

*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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