GOP Senate candidates soften their abortion stances amid a post-Roe losing streak
In key 2024 battleground states, some Republican Senate hopefuls have quietly shifted elements of their abortion positions. Read more at NBC News
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Pregnant woman files class action suit seeking to end Kentucky abortion ban – news round-up
Pregnant woman sues Kentucky for right to have abortion The February ruling also made Kentucky the first state to require patients to bring their own legal challenges against abortion bans. The federal court system, along with most state courts, allows doctors to bring a lawsuit on their patient’s behalf, sparing pregnant people seeking abortion care … Read more
Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocks woman’s abortion – news round-up
Texas Supreme Court puts on hold order that granted pregnant woman’s request for abortion “While we still hope that the Court ultimately rejects the state’s request and does so quickly, in this case we fear that justice delayed will be justice denied,” Molly Duane, senior staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights, which is … Read more
Texas AG threatens health care providers who provide an abortion to woman who got a court order to terminate her pregnancy – news round-up
Texas judge grants pregnant woman permission to get an abortion despite the state’s ban The Center for Reproductive Rights, which is representing Cox, has said this lawsuit is believed to be the first of its kind since Roe v. Wade was overturned. Since that landmark ruling, Texas and 12 other states rushed to ban abortion … Read more
Ohio’s new abortion amendment is in effect but doctors are reluctant to make any big changes
Even though legal scholars say laws like the 24-hour waiting period to get an abortion are no longer constitutional, doctors say they say they don’t want to get involved in a legal fight. Dr. Jeanne Corwin, an OB/GYN in Cincinnati, said there hasn’t been clear guidance given to doctors, leaving them in limbo. Read more … Read more
New Hampshire – Proposed 15 Day Ban – news round-up
New Hampshire’s proposed 15-day abortion ban would effectively outlaw the procedure “We have total bans, and state legislatures know how to ban abortion,” said Elizabeth Sepper, a professor at the University of Texas Law School who specializes in health law. “This is sort of silly because there just isn’t a pregnancy at 15 days. There’s … Read more
Pregnant Texas woman says she’s ‘hopeful’ after judge grants emergency request to get an abortion
Johnathan Stone, an attorney with the Texas attorney general’s office who represented the state in the hearing, argued that Cox and her husband had not sufficiently demonstrated that they would suffer “immediate and irreparable injury” without an abortion. Read more at NBC News
Abortion clinics saw record surge in out-of-state patients post-Roe, report says
Abortion providers witnessed a record surge in out-of-state patients since Roe v Wade was overturned last year, according to newly released data from the Guttmacher Institute. The report, offering the first analysis of abortion-related travel since the supreme court decision, revealed that one in five patients crossed state lines to obtain an abortion in 2023, … Read more
Texas woman asks judge to let her terminate pregnancy after lethal fetal diagnosis
In an emergency request, the Center for Reproductive Rights is asking a judge to allow Kate Cox to terminate her pregnancy after she received a lethal fetal diagnosis. Read more at 19th News
The Dirty Tricks the GOP Is Using to Keep Abortion Off the Ballot in 2024
“The organized opposition is more aggressive than I’ve encountered in any of these fights in the past,” says Adam Weiland, who has worked on various ballot measures in the state for years. “It’s the first time I’ve ever encountered people who don’t even want you to get on the ballot and let the voters vote. … Read more