An Arizona lawmaker announced she was getting an abortion. Here's what happened next
npr.org/2024/03/27/1241107949/arizona-lawmaker-abortion-senate-eva-burch-15-week-ban-ballot-measure-amendment
Where states stand on abortion: The battle over abortion access remains in some states. Here's a look at where state laws stand now.
axios.com/2024/04/11/abortion-laws-bans-state-map
The Anti-Abortion Case at SCOTUS We Haven’t Talked About Enough: Ahead of new arguments at SCOTUS, an ER doctor explains why she doesn’t wait until the brink of ...
slate.com/podcasts/amicus/2024/04/dying-for-an-abortion-the-supreme-court-case-threatening-emergency-healthcare-care-for-pregnant-patients
Iowa rules for 6-week abortion ban clear legislative hurdle as courts consider legality
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2024/04/09/iowa-6-week-abortion-ban-rules-approved-lawmakers-supreme-court-board-of-medicine/73246107007/
Democrats hope an abortion ballot measure could make Florida a competitive state: On Monday, the state Supreme Court energized abortion rights proponents with ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-hope-an-abortion-ballot-measure-could-make-florida-a-competitive-state
1 in 8 voters rank abortion as top issue: poll: The issue is resonating particularly with Black and Democratic women and those ages 18 to 49.
axios.com/2024/03/07/abortion-voters-top-issue-kff-poll
Quick Glance: Historic Moment: Right to Abortion Added to French Constitution
- France becomes the first country to explicitly protect the right to abortion in its constitution.
- The ceremony to formally change the constitution was held in Paris on International Women's Day.
- President Macron emphasized the importance of women's rights progress for mankind.
- The French government aims to push for better safeguards for abortion under EU law.
How Kate Cox Became A Reluctant Face of the Abortion-Rights Movement: Months after being forced to leave her home state to terminate a nonviable pregnancy ...
time.com/6960387/kate-cox-abortion-rights-interview/
MRM without prescription: A violation risking the lives of women: When 24-year-old Mithila Islam, mother of a nine-month-old, discovered she was pregnant again ...
thedailystar.net/health/healthcare/news/mrm-without-prescription-violation-risking-the-lives-women-3553201
Texas Attorney Who Drugged Wife's Drinks To Induce Abortion Sentenced: Mason Herring pleaded guilty Wednesday to injury to a child and assault of a pregnant ...
huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-abortion-texas-arrest_n_65c5038ee4b093b2e782bed1
Iowa medical board has finalized rules for state's 6-week abortion ban. What they say:
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2024/02/15/iowa-abortion-ban-rules-finalized-by-board-of-medicine-fetal-heartbeat-guidelines/72096904007/
The Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies
apnews.com/article/supreme-court-abortion-medical-emergencies-idaho-8ca89d7de0c1fa9256dcd27d1847e144
Quick Glance: Supreme Court Upholds Idaho's Strict Abortion Ban, Even in Emergencies
- The U.S Supreme Court has allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies.
- Planned hearings by the Supreme Court in April and a decision to suspend a lower court ruling that had blocked the Idaho law in hospital emergencies.
- The Biden administration issued guidance on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) two weeks after the 2022 Supreme Court ruling.
- In Idaho, it is a crime with a prison term of up to five years to perform or assist in an abortion.
Supreme Court refuses to allow woman to terminate over 32-week pregnancy: Appearing for the woman, Advocate Amit Mishra Wednesday told the bench that she did not ...
indianexpress.com/article/india/supreme-court-refuses-to-allow-woman-to-terminate-over-32-week-pregnancy-9137808/
No One Should Be Forced to Carry Their Rapist’s Baby: I was raped as a teen and remain traumatized every day of my life. No matter what, I couldn’t have given ...
thedailybeast.com/no-one-should-be-forced-to-carry-their-rapists-baby
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Lawyers: Anti-abortion language comes up again in 5th Circuit ruling: The 5th Circuit ruled last week that a federal emergency care law does not require Texas ...
houstonchronicle.com/health/article/lawyers-anti-abortion-language-comes-5th-circuit-18589852.php
'I'm sorry for your loss': The five little words I hope Kate Cox and her family will hear
usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2023/12/16/abortion-law-texas-supreme-court-grief-loss-child/71921629007/
Quick Glance: Lack of Compassion in Abortion Discourse
- The abortion discourse has led to a lack of compassion in society.
- We have ceased to consider those seeking abortion as parents or as individuals doing their best given the circumstances.
- Many individuals will use the story of the Kate Cox family as a basis for further debating abortion.
- Others will undoubtedly pass judgment if the family even considers ending the life of their unborn child.
Texas attorney general petitions state supreme court after woman who sued the state was granted permission for an abortion
cnn.com/2023/12/08/us/texas-abortion-ruling-attorney-general-petition/
Kate Cox, the Texas woman who petitioned a court for an abortion through the medical emergency exception under the state’s near-total ban ... Show more reut.rs/47UGPhS
Study: Abortions on TV remain unrealistic — but 'Morning Show' treatment was nuanced
npr.org/2023/12/19/1220278897/abortion-onscreen-report-tv-the-morning-show
Quick Glance: Democrats Highlight Texas Abortion Case for 2024 Campaign
- Texas Supreme Court's decision to block a Dallas woman from terminating a troubled pregnancy amplifies GOP efforts to ban abortions, sparking Democrats' commitment to make it a key element of their 2024 campaign message.
- To avoid risk, a 31-year-old mother of two fled Texas for a state where abortion is legal.
- The episode intensified the partisan fight over women's reproductive rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and the subsequent state prohibitions.
- Republicans narrowly won a House victory, while Democrats retained control of the Senate, seen as a referendum on the overturning of Roe by the conservative Supreme Court majority.
12 states where the fate of abortion rights could be on 2024 ballots: Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, every ballot measure that has ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/20/abortion-rights-2024-ballot-measures/
Quick Glance: Vice President Harris launches 'reproductive freedoms tour' for 2024 election
- Vice President Kamala Harris is starting a 'reproductive freedoms tour' with a focus on abortion in Wisconsin.
- The tour kicks off on January 22, the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.
- The Biden campaign sees abortion as a central pillar of the 2024 election campaign.
- A CNN poll showed that Americans align more with the Democratic Party on the issue of abortion.
Texas Medical Board silent on abortion laws: The Texas Supreme Court has asked the licensing board to offer doctors guidance on how to interpret the medical ...
texastribune.org/2023/12/21/texas-medical-board-abortion/
Kate Cox case: what led to the Texan fleeing the state for an abortion? : Texas mother sued to obtain procedure after learning of non-viable pregnancy ...
theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/12/kate-cox-texas-abortion-case-explained
Texas AG’s office argues women should sue doctors — not state — over lack of abortion access
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4331412-texas-ags-office-argues-women-should-sue-doctors-not-state-over-lack-of-abortion-access/
Quick Glance: Texas AG Argues Women Should Sue Doctors
- Beth Klusmann of the Texas Attorney General’s Office argued before the state Supreme Court that women should sue their doctors, not the state, over access to abortions.
- The Zurawski v. Texas case was brought by 22 women who said the state law had forced them to carry nonviable and dangerous pregnancies to term.
- Forty businesses have also signed a brief in support of the suit, arguing that ambiguities in the law have resulted in substantial financial cost: nearly $15 billion in lost revenues and businesses and employees leaving the state.
- Molly Duane, an attorney for the Center for Reproductive Rights, argued to the court that doctors in Texas were allowed to perform abortions if they had a 'good faith' belief that they were necessary to save the life of the mother for most of Texas history.
Texas judge grants pregnant woman permission to get an abortion in challenge to state's ban
pbs.org/newshour/politics/texas-judge-grants-pregnant-woman-permission-to-get-an-abortion-in-challenge-to-states-ban
20 women are now suing Texas, saying state abortion laws endangered them: 7 women who were denied reproductive health care in Texas have joined an ongoing ...
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/11/15/1213188342/20-women-sue-texas-over-abortion-laws
Iowa's top medical officials consider rules for 6-week abortion ban. Here's what they say:
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/health/2023/11/17/iowas-top-medical-officials-consider-new-rules-for-6-week-abortion-ban-reynolds-fetal-heartbeat/71594367007/
Idaho can enforce abortion ban in medical emergencies, court rules: Idaho can fully enforce its near-total abortion ban after a U.S. appeals court lifted a lower ...
reuters.com/legal/idaho-can-enforce-abortion-ban-medical-emergencies-court-rules-2023-09-29/
“It’s hard looking at a patient and saying I am doing the wrong thing for you,” one doctor tells 1843 magazine. “It makes you feel like you’re not a physician ... Show more econ.st/3RNSH03
Unintentionally pregnant: “There is no reason to be ashamed”: Today's Safe Abortion Day is an international campaign for the right to safe abortions ...
tagesspiegel.de/potsdam/landeshauptstadt/schwangerschaftsabbruch-es-gibt-keinen-grund-sich-zu-schamen-10536187.html
Oklahoma mother forced to travel 600 miles for life-saving care due to confusing abortion laws
oklahoman.com/story/news/2023/09/20/abortions-in-oklahoma-restrictions-woman-forced-travel-care/70909444007/
Women fight abortion bans in 3 more states with legal actions: Patients and doctors in Tennessee, Idaho and Oklahoma are taking legal action against state ...
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/13/1199057631/lawsuits-abortion-bans-idaho-tennessee-oklahoma
Quick Glance: Lawsuits Filed in Idaho, Tennessee, and Oklahoma Over Abortion Denials
- Abortion rights group files lawsuits on behalf of women denied abortions due to life-threatening pregnancy complications.
- Lawsuits in Idaho and Tennessee seek clarification on legal exceptions for abortions in medical emergencies.
- Federal lawsuit in Oklahoma alleges violation of responsibility to provide emergency care by Oklahoma Children's Hospital.
A judge has ruled Texas' abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications
apnews.com/article/abortion-texas-lawsuit-ban-exceptions-women-denied-pregnancy-d90f3bce68d86e5eafe3ba4ba5939188
Quick Glance: Texas' abortion ban ruled too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications
- This ruling undermines Texas' law since it took effect in 2022, marking a significant victory for abortion rights supporters and potentially weakening similar restrictions in other Republican-led states.
- It would be unacceptable for the State of Texas to appeal this ruling.
- The immediate effects of Judge Jessica Mangrum's decision remain uncertain in Texas, where all abortion clinics have closed in recent years.
- Women shared heartbreaking experiences in emotional testimonies before an Austin court, revealing that their babies would not survive birth and they were unable to travel long distances to states where abortion is still legal.
Texas carves out narrow exception to abortion ban in new Republican strategy: Law allows for termination if patient’s water breaks too early or in cases of ...
theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/28/texas-limited-access-abortion-law
The abortion pill faces its most disturbing attack yet: Judge James Ho of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals claimed mifepristone inflicts 'aesthetic injury' ...
latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-08-22/abortion-pill-drug-mifepristone-fifth-circuit-court-judge-james-ho
Texas must not treat prison employees this way: Texas' hypocrisy in its arguments against a prison guard's lawsuit have been rightly highlighted ...
dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2023/08/18/hypocrisy-and-callousness-texas-treatment-of-pregnant-prison-guard-is-worrisome/
Texas Abortion Ban: State Fights Life-Saving Care for Women: A judge ruled Friday doctors may use “good faith judgment” in emergency situations ...
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/texas-abortion-bounty-law-ruling-1234802301/
Judge in Texas briefly lifts abortion ban for medical emergencies: Judge in Texas briefly lifts abortion ban for medical emergencies
wionews.com/world/judge-in-texas-briefly-lifts-abortion-ban-for-medical-emergencies-622802
Cori Bush: Medication abortion a ‘lifeline’: Rev. Love Holt, a mother of five, was rushed to the hospital for severe blood loss on January 20. Just before ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4102317-cori-bush-medication-abortion-a-lifeline/
Iowa's new law will ban nearly all abortions. What are the exceptions?: The law includes some exceptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest ...
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/12/iowa-fetal-heartbeat-abortion-ban-includes-exceptions-for-rape-incest-medical-emergency/70402798007/
Termination boards: How physicians are providing abortions within exceptions allowed by bans
abcnews.go.com/US/termination-boards-physicians-providing-abortions-exceptions-allowed-bans/story
Most OBGYNs Say Pregnancy-Related Mortality Worsened After Roe V. Wade Was Reversed, Poll Finds
forbes.com/sites/willskipworth/2023/06/21/most-obgyns-say-pregnancy-related-mortality-worsened-after-roe-v-wade-was-reversed-poll-finds/
2 Oklahoma abortion bans unconstitutional, state high court rules: The ruling held that the citizen enforcement aspect of the law could unconstitutionally thwart ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/31/oklahoma-supreme-court-abortion-bans-unconstitutional/
Nebraska lawmakers pass abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors
apnews.com/article/abortion-transgender-ban-nebraska-filibuster-b0b88845d29f1aaadf7936b7304a0507
Quick Glance: Nebraska Restricts Abortion and Transgender Medical Treatment for Minors
- Conservative lawmakers bundled provisions restricting access to both forms of medical treatment into a single bill, which the governor has agreed to sign.
- Democrats were outraged by the last-minute changes and saw it as a Republican compromise.
- An earlier bill would have prohibited minors from receiving hormone therapy, operations, and puberty blockers.
- The intensity of the debate this year in Nebraska was partly due to the personal nature of the transgender medical care issue for many Democrats.
Tennessee woman gets emergency hysterectomy after doctors deny early abortion care
abcnews.go.com/US/tennessee-woman-gets-emergency-hysterectomy-after-doctors-deny/story
N.C. State Senator: Our Abortion Law Is Even Worse Than It Appears | Opinion: I've experienced five pregnancies: three ended in miscarriage. Each time ...
newsweek.com/nc-state-senator-our-abortion-law-even-worse-it-appears-opinion-1801314
Opinion | The Drug That Saves Lives Even if It’s Never Used: Just handling Narcan and learning how to use it changes the way people think about drug addiction.
nytimes.com/2023/05/07/opinion/narcan-drug-opioid.html
Montana Governor Signs Law Banning Second-Trimester Abortions: The law prohibits Montana residents from electively having a dilation and evacuation abortion ...
huffpost.com/entry/montana-abortion-ban-second-trimester_n_64643528e4b0ab2b97e4009d
Texas woman denied an abortion tells senators she ‘nearly died on their watch’: A woman who is suing the state of Texas after being denied an abortion told ...
cnn.com/2023/04/26/health/abortion-hearing-texas-senators-amanda-zurawski/
Amid contradictory laws, hospitals in one state were unable to explain policies on emergency abortion care, study finds
cnn.com/2023/04/25/health/emergency-abortion-confusion-okahoma/
Oklahoma Woman Told to Wait in Hospital Parking Lot Until 'Crashing' for Abortion
commondreams.org/news/oklahoma-woman-molar-pregnancy
Oklahoma court OK's abortion to preserve mother's life: OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a portion of the state’s near ...
apnews.com/article/abortion-oklahoma-ban-overturns-supreme-court-7fd43143fa0580460e09a9796ec30a82
How the abortion pill Mifepristone is being misused and sending young women to the ER. Used right, it’s safe
indianexpress.com/article/health-wellness/abortion-pill-mifepristone-misused-sending-young-women-er-8562847/
Oklahoma top court finds right to abortion to preserve mother's life: Oklahoma's highest court on Tuesday ruled the state's constitution protects a right to an ...
reuters.com/world/us/oklahoma-top-court-finds-right-abortion-preserve-mothers-life-2023-03-21/
How the abortion pill Mifepristone is being misused and sending young women to the ER. Used right, it’s safe
indianexpress.com/article/health-wellness/abortion-pill-mifepristone-misused-sending-young-women-er-8562847/
Where the 2024 Presidential Contenders Stand on Abortion: A year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion continues to be one of the main issues ...
nytimes.com/article/presidential-candidates-2024-abortion.html
Quick Glance: Where the Likely Presidential Candidates in 2024 Stand on Abortion
- Not even a year after the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade.
- A Texas judge later revoked the FDA's 23-year-old approval of the abortion medication mifepristone (late Wednesday, an appeals court partially halted the order but placed some conditions).
- Mr. Biden, a Democrat, has a mixed relationship with abortion; prior to running for president in 2020, he backed limitations such as the Hyde Amendment, which prevents federal funding for most abortions.
- Mr. Pence stated last year that anti-abortion advocates "must not rest" until abortion is prohibited nationwide.
Tennessee Lobbyists Oppose New Lifesaving Exceptions in Abortion Ban: Republicans discuss what counts as a life-threatening emergency under one of the strictest ...
propublica.org/article/tennessee-lobbyists-oppose-new-life-saving-exceptions-abortion-ban
A Scalia Clerk Dismantles the Medication Abortion Decision: The court’s analysis directly contradicts binding precedent, relies on skewed evidence ...
slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/04/medication-abortion-mifepristone-ruling-errors.html
Oklahoma Supreme Court clarifies medical exemptions in the state's abortion ban: The Oklahoma Supreme Court issued a ruling Tuesday, stating definitively that ...
kosu.org/local-news/2023-03-21/oklahoma-supreme-court-clarifies-medical-exemptions-in-the-states-abortion-ban
Quick Glance: Wyoming Bans Abortion Pill as Broader Abortion Ban Takes Effect
- Wyoming is the first state to outlaw the use of abortion pills.
- The law, which takes effect in July, makes it a felony to prescribe, sell, or use abortion medication, which is the most commonly used method of terminating a pregnancy.
- People who violate the law face up to six months in prison and a fine.
- The so-called Life Is a Human Right Act went into effect on Sunday, making abortion illegal in most cases and punishable by up to five years in prison.
Women sue Texas over abortion ban, say it risked their lives: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Five women who said they were denied abortions even when pregnancy endangered ...
apnews.com/article/women-sue-texas-over-abortion-ban-632fad72e0f5b255a3a55274cd097fa9
5 women sue Texas over abortion ban, say it endangered their lives: Five women who said they were denied abortions even when pregnancy endangered their lives are ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/5-women-sue-texas-over-abortion-ban-say-it-endangered-their-lives
On this day, March 30: Church reaffirms condemnation of abortion and euthanasia, a globally significant royal dies, US president shot ...
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Oklahoma Court OK's Abortion To Preserve Mother's Life: In a narrow win for abortion rights advocates, a divided Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned a portion of ...
huffpost.com/entry/oklahoma-abortion-ban-mother-life_n_641a1878e4b0cfde25c78448
Oklahoma Supreme Court Allows Abortion to Save a Mother’s Life: OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a portion of the ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-21/urgent-oklahoma-court-ok-s-abortion-to-preserve-mother-s-life
Why the Effort to Make the Texas Abortion Bans More Humane Is Doomed: Abortion exceptions rarely work for patients, and that, for many Republicans ...
slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/03/texas-abortion-ban-lawsuit-life-exceptions-broken.html
5 women denied abortions sue Texas in landmark post-Roe case: The suit is the first filed on behalf of women seeking abortions against a state banning the ...
washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/03/07/texas-abortion-ban-lawsuit-women-health/
Texas women sue state over its abortion law: AUSTIN — Five Texas women are suing the state alleging that its abortion laws denied them necessary emergent ...
palestineherald.com/cnhi_network/texas-women-sue-state-over-its-abortion-law/article_5dda1eaf-93c6-5f6b-a3c3-c882a0d57a20.html
Women sue Texas over abortion ban, say it risked their lives: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Five women who said they were denied abortions even when pregnancy endangered ...
jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/women-sue-texas-over-abortion-ban-say-it-risked-their-lives/
Women sue Texas over abortion ban, say it risked their lives: Five women who said they were denied abortions even when pregnancy endangered their lives are suing ...
pressdemocrat.com/article/news/women-sue-texas-over-abortion-ban-say-it-risked-their-lives/
Women sue Texas over abortion ban, because they say pregnancy endangered their lives
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Women sue Texas over abortion ban, say it risked their lives: Five women who said they were denied abortions even when pregnancy endangered their lives are suing ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/women-sue-texas-over-abortion-ban-say-it-risked-their-lives/
What to know about the Texas abortion pill ruling, its impact on access: Texas judge Matthew Kacsmaryk could soon rule in an abortion pill case that would halt ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/01/abortion-pill-ruling-texas/
The Anti-Abortion Group Suing to Limit Access to Medication Abortion is Making Some Absurd Arguments
slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/03/texas-medication-abortion-case-close-read.html
Archie Battersbee received 'abortion' voice note days before he suffered fatal injury at home
itv.com/news/anglia/2023-02-08/archie-received-abortion-voice-note-days-before-fatal-injury
Idaho woman shares 19-day miscarriage on TikTok, says state's abortion laws prevented her from getting care
abcnews.go.com/Health/idaho-woman-shares-19-day-miscarriage-tiktok-states/story
A Woman Posted Her 19-Day Miscarriage On TikTok Because She Couldn’t Access The Care She Needed Due To Abortion Laws
buzzfeednews.com/article/paigeskinner/tiktok-miscarriage-d-c-idaho
FDA finalizes rule expanding availability of abortion pills. Here's what to know.
omaha.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/fda-finalizes-rule-expanding-availability-of-abortion-pills-heres-what-to-know/article_b3544bf9-02d1-5c16-9403-bd5b2bbe6e66.html
FDA Expands Availability of Abortion Pills: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a rule change that broadens availability of abortion pills to many ...
time.com/6244459/fda-expands-abortion-pills/
The Colorado Springs shooting suspect appears at a hearing with obvious injuries, Georgia's highest court ruled that the state can enforce a law banning ... Show more
This practical kit is designed for managing pregnancy loss: Miscarriages and medical abortions look identical, involving plenty of vaginal bleeding ...
fastcompany.com/90809831/this-practical-kit-is-designed-for-managing-pregnancy-loss
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