It’s not that there’s no more money for the program; Congress has appropriated the funds. It’s not that clinics are not competent to provide the care; Title X has been in place for almost 60 years. Instead, the funding may run out at the end of March – endangering the health and safety of millions … Read more
This bill effectively makes abortion illegal after six weeks of pregnancy, a time when many women have not yet learned that they are pregnant. Any person violating the law would face a felony punishable by prison sentence of up to five years. Rad more at The Guardian
Mary Ziegler, a professor at the University of California-Davis School of Law, said the proposed legislation would insulate crisis pregnancy centers from having to meet the standards that medical organizations face. It would blur the line between advocacy and medical practice, she said. And such legislation provides Republicans with a potentially useful campaign message ahead … Read more
Georgia woman charged with murder after police say she took pills to induce abortion If state prosecutors decide to move forward with the murder charge brought by local police against Alexia Moore, her case would be one of the first instances of a woman being charged for terminating a pregnancy in Georgia since it passed … Read more
“The repercussions for critical health care will be catastrophic,” the senators wrote. “Any gap in Title X funding could result in over two million patients losing access to contraception and preventative care, worsen maternal health outcomes, and increase sexually transmitted infections. It will also risk layoffs of essential health care providers and staff who provide … Read more
People are leaving or avoiding living in states with abortion bans, a new paper shows — resulting in lower rental prices and higher vacancies than in states that protect reproductive rights. Read more at 19th News
“We need to decimate the chemical abortions,” Steen said. “You talk about water quality, what’s happening in our water because of that, those chemical abortions that are coming through there.” The comment received relatively little notice apart from a few mentions on social media. However, Steen’s claim was notable both as an indication of how … Read more
Jailed for losing a pregnancy: how progress on El Salvador’s harsh anti-abortion law is unravelling Bukele is one of Donald Trump’s closest allies in Latin America, and advocates say there is little international political will to address these women’s rights abuses. “This government is aligning itself with the most conservative positions of other governments internationally,” … Read more
She has often expressed skepticism of traditional medicine, writing on her website that hormonal birth control has “horrifying health risks” and that the “total burden” of the vaccine schedule — before Kennedy overhauled it — is “causing health declines in vulnerable children.” (Neither claim is substantiated by scientific evidence. Read more at NBC News
The typical age of pregnant unaccompanied minors is 15 or 16, though they can be even younger, White said. “They’re not grown women. They’re little girls,” he said. Because of their young age, “many of them will be comparatively high-risk pregnancies” who need specialized care – yet it’s not clear whether the south Texas facility, … Read more
