A justice on the Arizona Supreme Court — which this winter could decide whether the state can enforce a near total ban on abortion — has repeatedly expressed his opposition to the procedure and received campaign support from a prominent state anti-abortion activist, according to materials reviewed by The 19th. Read more at 19th News
Glenn Youngkin thinks he has a Republican response to Democrats’ abortion attacks The Virginia GOP is trying to flip the script on an issue that has dogged Republicans for a year and a half. So far, Republicans have been doing their best to not talk about it. But now Youngkin is going after Democrats as … Read more
The state has one of the country’s highest maternal mortality rates. Now, three hospitals plan to stop delivering babies, putting some pregnant women at even higher risk. Read more at NBC News
There was nothing that could be done to heal Miley; if the fetus made it to birth – and that was a big if – she would probably die soon afterward. Phillips had just two options: she could continue her pregnancy, at great risk to her own health, or she could get an abortion. But … Read more
At a Turning Point USA women’s summit held in June, podcast host Alex Clark encouraged women to stop taking their hormonal birth control, because, she said, “it is completely altering your personality” and that “many birth control pills are actually abortifacients.” The same month, Marjorie Taylor Greene falsely claimed that the “Plan B pill kills … Read more
But in places with total bans, some abortion opponents are trying to find ways to limit residents’ ability to leave their states to access abortion, relying on novel legal strategies and targeting those who assist pregnant people in traveling for care — moves controversial even within the anti-abortion movement. Read more at 19th News
Miranda’s prognosis was as clear today as when she first heard it, four months ago: a zero percent chance of viability, for either twin. But Texas’ new abortion laws, which make no exception for lethal fetal anomalies, required Miranda to carry this pregnancy through to the bitter end. Read more at 19th News
The entire Virginia legislature is on the ballot for the first time since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Republicans currently control the House, and Democrats have a small majority in the Senate. If Republicans take back the Senate, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) will get the GOP trifecta he’s long been vying for and … Read more
The 12-week ban also included a new requirement that abortion patients show up for an in-person consultation at an abortion clinic at least 72 hours before their abortion. That requirement was devastating both to patients and providers, Hales said. It confused patients and left providers scrambling to schedule patients twice at an already-crowded clinic. Read … Read more
Pre-visit paperwork requires interne access, a printer, and exact timing Dr. Crissman, the OB-GYN in Ann Arbor, has a request for anyone who thinks Michigan’s 24-hour mandatory waiting period and informed consent form laws are reasonable: see if you can figure them out. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.
