Democrats condemn ‘cruel’ abortion bans ahead of 51st anniversary of Roe
‘Extreme’ Republican-backed bans have caused untold ‘suffering’ for women, senators say, and vow to restore federal abortion rights Read more at The Guardian
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Donald Trump claims credit for ‘miracle’ of overturning right to abortion
“You wouldn’t be asking that question, even talking about the issue, because for 54 years they were trying to get Roe v Wade terminated, and I did it, and I’m proud to have done it,” he said. “Nobody else was going to get that done but me, and we did it, and we did something … Read more
The Supreme Court Will Decide if States Can Force Hospitals to Let Women Die
“EMTALA is currently the only federal protection for patients who need emergency abortions. If the Supreme Court eviscerates that, there is no doubt that people will die,” Northup said in a statement. Read more at Rolling Stone
Abortion rights clashes with NIMBYism in California
The message, paid for by the LA Abortion Support Collective and the National Institute for Reproductive Health, comes in response to the council’s August decision to reject a proposal for a clinic that would offer abortions beyond 24 weeks. That would inevitably draw protesters — and too much controversy for the affluent enclave. Read more … Read more
Do pregnant women have a right to urgent medical care? No, according to a US court – opinion
Do doctors have an obligation under federal law to keep their patients alive, even if their patients happen to be pregnant women? Do doctors have an obligation to prevent maiming – or irreversible organ damage, or other kinds of serious bodily harm – and if so, does that obligation extend even to women? Do women … Read more
Dark money is flowing to groups trying to limit medication abortion. Leonard Leo is again at the center.
Central to the effort to block use of the drug is conservative legal activist Leonard Leo, who has played a well-known role shaping the current judiciary via the Federalist Society and advising former President Donald Trump on Supreme Court picks. Less examined is the vast web of entities linked to Leo that work to promote … Read more
Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce abortion law against emergency room doctors ahead of hearing case
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce provisions of a strict new abortion ban that could penalize doctors who perform the procedure in emergency situations. Read more at NBC News
The Supreme Court’s new, nightmare abortion cases, explained
Still, the Court’s decision to also suspend a lower court’s order holding that EMTALA does mean what it says and that it preempts an Idaho law that prohibits all abortions except when “necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman” is quite unexpected. The Court sat on these two cases for more than a … Read more
‘Crazy’ Florida Bill Could Allow Wrongful Death Lawsuits Over Abortions
“There’s two issues here: One is the slippery slope that we’ve seen play out that normalizes the idea of an unborn child, or fetus, or fertilized egg, or embryo as an entity for which you can attach rights,” Sussman explains. The second issue is the bill would create an opportunity for another person — the … Read more
Texas can ban emergency abortions despite federal guidance, court rules
The ruling by a unanimous panel of fifth US circuit court of appeals comes amid a wave of lawsuits focusing on abortion exceptions Read more at The Guardian