Florida, abortion refuge in US south, poised to pass six-week ban
A six-week abortion ban proposed by Florida Republicans earlier this month threatens to reverberate across the American south. Read more at The Guardian
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How close to death must a woman be to get an abortion in Tennessee?
Months after the implementation of the most stringent abortion ban in the country, conservative lawmakers in Tennessee have publicly acknowledged that the state’s ban poses grave risks to the lives of women. Read more at The Guardian
Idaho Is About To Be The First State To Restrict Interstate Travel For Abortion Post-Roe
Idaho already has some of the most extreme abortion restrictions on the books, with nearly all abortions banned in the state and an affirmative defense law that essentially asserts any doctor who provides an abortion is guilty until proven innocent. And now Idaho Republicans have set their sights on hindering certain residents from traveling out … Read more
Abortion and the military
Senate Democrats ask military to protect abortion access for service members Three-quarters of the Senate’s Democrats sent a letter Monday urging Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to continue to protect access to abortion care for service members and their families and warning that restricting reproductive care harms national security. Read more at NBC News Defense chief … Read more
Idaho hospital to stop delivering babies as doctors flee over abortion ban
An Idaho hospital has planned to stop delivering babies, with the medical center’s managers citing increasing criminalization of physicians and the inability to retain pediatricians as major reasons. Read more at The Guardian
Republicans look to end Florida’s abortion-haven legacy
Thousands of people have traveled to Florida from as far away as Texas to end their pregnancies since the Supreme Court dismantled Roe v. Wade in June — and Republicans want to put a stop to it. Florida Republicans, who hold supermajorities in the Legislature, proposed a ban last week on abortions after six weeks … Read more
The U.S. has a high rate of preterm births, and abortion bans could make that worse
Many maternal-fetal specialists worry that the incidence of premature birth could soon soar, with abortion now banned in at least 13 states and sharply restricted in 12 others — states that restrict abortion have fewer maternal care providers than states with abortion access, according to a recent analysis by the Commonwealth Fund. Read more at … Read more
The sole US supplier of a major abortion pill said it would not distribute the drug in 31 states
A list circulated by the distributor in January underscores the uncertainty surrounding abortion pills in the post-Roe era. Read more at Vox
Here’s What Happens If Trump Judge Ends Access To Critical Abortion Drug Nationwide
The case, ACLU senior staff attorney Lorie Chaiten told Rolling Stone in January, should never have made it this far: “It is baseless… It’s time-barred. It has enormous jurisdictional defects. In the normal world, this case gets dismissed.” According to the FDA, more than 3.7 million Americans have used mifepristone, which is taken together with … Read more
Judge in Texas sounds sympathetic to efforts to pull Mifepristone from market – round-up
Protesters denounce ‘kangaroo court’ after high-stakes Texas abortion pill hearing Organizers encouraged protesters to don kangaroo costumes in a denunciation of what they view as bogus legal claims before a highly ideological judge known for his anti-abortion views. Jaime Cruz, 23, heeded the call, arriving in costume and with a gavel in hand. “What’s going … Read more