New Mexico supreme court to consider obscure 1873 law used to ban abortion
State is latest in which the Comstock Act is being used to try to ban abortion after the fall of Roe v Wade Read more at The Guardian
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GOP presidential candidates don’t want to discuss the Kate Cox Texas case – news round-up
Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn avoid questions about Kate Cox abortion case Cruz and Cornyn were notably skittish when they were asked to weigh in on Cox’s situation. Given multiple opportunities to respond to questions about the case from NBC News, both senators, who are fierce anti-abortion advocates, refused to comment on the … Read more
J.D. Vance Said Republicans Aren’t Trying to Limit Birth Control Access. Here’s a List.
Number one is GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson Read more at Rolling Stone
Kentucky woman who sued for abortion access says embryo no longer has cardiac activity
Instead, Jane Doe’s attorneys urged other women who are pregnant and seeking an abortion in the Bluegrass State to reach out if they are interested in joining the case. The lawsuit says Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban violates the plaintiff’s rights to privacy and self-determination under the state constitution. Read more at NBC News
Supreme Courts in 3 states will hear cases about abortion access this week
The future of reproductive rights for a wide swath of the Mountain West may be decided next week, as three state Supreme Courts hear arguments in cases that will determine abortion access in the region. Here’s what to know. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.
Arizona Supreme Court hears arguments in pivotal case on 1864 abortion ban
The outcome of the case will dictate which abortion ban the state must enforce: the ban enacted in 1864 — a half-century before Arizona even gained statehood — that would likely end almost all legal abortion care in the state, or a 2022 law that bans most abortion after the 15th week of pregnancy. Read … Read more
A Plan to Outlaw Abortion Everywhere
The hopes of some activists go further. Their ultimate aim in reviving the Comstock Act is to use it to shut down every abortion facility “in all 50 states,” Mark Lee Dickson, a Texas pastor and anti-abortion advocate, told me. Taken literally, Comstock could be applied to prevent the transport of all supplies related to … Read more
Two new Supreme Court cases ask if there is a right to medically necessary abortion
A federal law requires most hospitals to perform emergency abortions. The question is whether a Republican Supreme Court will enforce it. Read more at Vox
Supreme Court justices discuss whether to hear abortion pill showdown
Even the court’s decision on whether to take up the appeals is of practical importance because if the justices decide not to intervene in the ongoing litigation, an appeals court ruling that limited the availability of the drug by mail would go into effect. Read more at NBC News
Texas woman flees the state in order to have an abortion for a nonviable pregnancy – news round-up
Texas Supreme Court rules against woman who sought abortion hours after she says she’ll travel out of state “The idea that Miss Cox wants desperately to be a parent and this law might actually cause her to lose that ability is shocking and would be a genuine miscarriage of justice,” Gamble said. Read more at … Read more