Can there be a religious right to abortion?
Two women and Hoosier Jews for Choice argue that a near-total ban in Indiana violates their religious freedom. The case was in front of the state Supreme Court on Thursday. Read more at 19th News
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Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans
ProPublica’s analysis of CDC data found that almost 200 women died after an ectopic pregnancy from 2020 to 2025 Read more at Salon. Original article at ProPublica
Appeals Court Skeptical That Louisiana Can Sue FDA Over Mifepristone Being Mailed into the State
Ever since Dobbs ended the constitutional right to abortion, activists opposed to the procedure have homed in on mifepristone in their quest not to “leave it to the states,” but to outlaw it everywhere. Many blue states have stood up shield laws to protect their providers when they prescribe mifepristone to patients in red ones. … Read more
Louisiana’s abortion pill case could wipe out access in blue states
The next phase in the abortion wars may come down to one question: Do the rights of red states to enforce bans override the rights of blue states to protect access? Louisiana will argue before a federal appeals court this week that FDA rules allowing telehealth prescription and mail delivery of the drug mifepristone infringe … Read more
Why the right is so afraid of the Girl Scouts
Curiosity has a way of making obedience conditional. A girl who is encouraged to ask questions about the world may eventually ask questions about the rules governing her own life: Who made them? Why do they exist? Who benefits from them? What happens if I disagree? For those conservatives more invested in a more hierarchical … Read more
‘There’s no place to go’: providers see more abortions later in pregnancy as bans spread in US
Patients are showing up ‘later and sicker’ for abortion care as more US states adopt bans and significant restrictions Read more at The Guardian
Women who remember life before Roe are turning away from Susan Collins
“It’s heartbreaking as an older person to think, this is what the last chapter of my life is going to be — watching the future my children have to live through become darker and darker instead of brighter and brighter,” said Elizabeth Leonard, a retired historian in Waterville who taught at Colby College. “I’m way … Read more
Tina wanted another baby. She also needed an abortion. Texas made both harder.
She endured eight hysteroscopies and years of IVF, turning to surrogacy to grow her family. When she unexpectedly became pregnant herself, the state’s abortion ban made her next decision far more complicated. Read more at 19th News
Trump nominates Heidi Overton to head the FDA – news round-up
Trump expected to pick conservative policy wonk Heidi Overton to lead FDA In terms of her policy positions, The New York Times highlights that Overton has written articles calling abortion “corrosive” to women and calling abortion pills “far more dangerous to women,” despite extensive data suggesting that abortion pills are extremely safe. Read more at … Read more
Why abortion opponents are turning their attention to banning surrogacy
But across the country, major conservative organizations are mobilizing. The Heritage Foundation and the Ethics and Public Policy Center, two prominent think tanks in Washington, D.C., have published papers suggesting that surrogacy should be outlawed. In Florida, Attorney General James Uthmeier has intervened in a surrogacy case to argue that the practice violates the U.S. … Read more