New Trump rule to ban VA abortions for veterans even in cases of rape and incest
Trump administration to end nearly all abortions even though third of female veterans are sexual assault survivors Read more at The Guardian
Anti-abortion groups have a new strategy to end telehealth abortion
Conservatives are testing a new argument in their legal efforts to end telehealth abortion: People using mail-order medication are being coerced into ending their pregnancies. *** Health care providers said they more often see patients navigating the opposite form of reproductive coercion: People are seeking abortions when their partners are trying to force them to … Read more
For Republicans who see IVF as akin to abortion, an obscure alternative has emerged
But RRM has been criticized in mainstream medical circles. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists calls RRM a “nonmedical approach” and an “unproven concept” that can delay time to pregnancy and expose patients to needless and painful surgical interventions, such as procedures to treat polycystic ovarian syndrome. It says the approach overwhelmingly puts the onus on … Read more
“Proudly pro-life” Wisconsin Republican scrubs anti-abortion text from campaign site
On May 15, however, that issues page included a larger description of Steil’s pro-life perspective, explaining that he is “proudly pro-life,” lauding the Dobbs decision as a “victory for life,” listing the anti-abortion legislation and initiatives — like the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act and striking taxpayer funding for abortion care — he backed and … Read more
Who’s questioning women’s right to vote?
The discussion of 19th Amendment rights was part of a news segment focused on Doug Wilson — a self-proclaimed Christian nationalist pastor based in Idaho — that was reposted to X by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The secretary is among Wilson’s supporters, and his involvement with Wilson’s denomination highlights how a fringe conservative evangelical Christian … Read more
Trump’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood threatens US healthcare system, study suggests
Donald Trump’s tax and spending package, passed in July, bans Planned Parenthood from receiving reimbursements from Medicaid, the US government’s insurance program for low-income people. After Planned Parenthood sued over the ban, a judge temporarily stopped it from taking effect. If the ban moves forward, experts warn that it could cripple the entirety of the … Read more
Planned Parenthood files legal challenge to protect Medicaid funding in South Carolina
A Supreme Court ruling in June curtailed patients’ ability to sue to see the health care providers of their choice. Read more at NBC News
The States Where It’s Riskier to Have a Baby
Quantitative and qualitative evidence suggests that the delays created by abortion restrictions are having an effect on health care. A recent report from the Gender Equity Policy Institute, a nonprofit that advocates for women’s equality, found that, although the overall risk of dying from pregnancy is low, mothers living in states where abortion is banned … Read more
Texas woman sues Marine, claiming he spiked her drink with abortion pills
Aid Access, and Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, a Dutch physician who runs it, are also listed as defendants in the lawsuit. They did not immediately return requests for comment. Read more at NBC News
Pete and the Preacher Man
For Wilson, Hegseth represents a unique chance to spread his extreme ideology. Some at his church oppose female suffrage; his denomination is against women in combat, homosexuality, abortion, and pushes for an extremely traditional interpretation of family structure. All this earned Wilson the attention of CNN, which, in an interview with the man, landed the … Read more