Ron DeSantis Signed That Florida Abortion Ban As Quietly As He Could. Here’s Why.
The politics of reproductive rights have become absolutely toxic for Republicans — and the Florida governor appears to recognize that. Read more at Huffpost
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Politicians: 2024 Campaign quotes
North Carolina: Mark Robinson attracts scrutiny as extremist in Republican race Robinson said on Saturday he wants to make North Carolina a “destination state for life”, including support for preventing abortions about six weeks after fertilization. State law now bans nearly all abortions after 20 weeks. Read more at The Guardian The North Carolina governor’s … Read more
The Comstock Act
Opinion | Can the 19th Century Law That Banned Walt Whitman Also Ban Abortion by Mail? Fast forward to 2023, and it’s not at all clear how activist judges like Matthew Kacsmaryk believe they can wind back the clock. The Comstock laws have long been superseded by a statutory and legal privacy revolution — beginning … Read more
Fear of pregnancy: One teen’s story in post-Roe America
“I don’t think that it was ever expected that I would want birth control,” Juliet explains. “I just didn’t want to have to be so worried about – if I ever did get raped, which I hope it doesn’t happen, but if it ever does happen and I wasn’t on birth control, there would be … Read more
Out-of-staters are flocking to places where abortions are easier to get
Even before Roe v. Wade was overturned last June, almost 10% of patients seeking abortions traveled out of state. But since the Supreme Court’s decision, providers in some so-called “sanctuary” states where abortion access is protected are seeing record high out-of-state demand. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.
Politicians And Their Views On Abortion
Baldwin says Texas judge was part of ‘extreme Republican’ effort to ban abortion “What we have in Texas [is] a judge who was not guided by science, but is part of [an] extreme Republican concerted effort to ban abortion nationwide,” she said. Read more at The Hill Mace says overturning Roe ‘changed the entire electoral … Read more
If mifepristone is blocked, access to medication abortion pills could vary by state — or even by clinic
Faced with a complex risk calculus, some clinics will continue offering mifepristone they have stockpiled, while others are preparing to drop medication abortion altogether. Read more at The 19th
Florida’s 6-week abortion ban will disproportionately impact Latina and Black women, advocates say
“Forcing anyone in marginalized communities to continue their pregnancy, because they cannot terminate them, may actually contribute to an increase of maternal mortality rates in the state of Florida,” Colón-Larrauri said. Read more at NBC News
New Mexico governor fears a national ban on abortion
“It’s every social issue that you disagree with, is it stem cell research, is it fertility, drugs, whatever it is, in this context, if we’re going to use the federal courts as a way to bar and ban access, we are looking at a national abortion ban and more,” Lujan Grisham said on CBS’ “Face … Read more
Florida Six Week Ban Signed Into Law – News Round-Up
Ron DeSantis quietly signs Florida’s 6-week abortion ban into law DeSantis signed the measure just hours after the Legislature passed it Thursday afternoon. But he didn’t announce publicly that he did so until after 11 p.m. Read more at NBC News DeSantis signs 6-week abortion ban into law: ‘We are proud to support life’ But … Read more