A group calling itself Catholics for Life has already asked the supreme court to declare fetuses and embryos to be persons under the 14th amendment, a move that would grant them constitutional rights. From there, “it’s a short step to saying that laws allowing abortion are unconstitutional because they deny equal protection to those persons … Read more
A 14-year-old Tucson girl was denied a refill of a life-saving prescription drug she had been taking for years just two days after Arizona’s new abortion law had taken effect. 14 year old Emma Thompson has debilitating rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis which has kept her in and out of the hospital for most of her … Read more
An Australian woman says the US border agency told her that asking travellers about terminating a pregnancy is in line with their policies after she was detained at an airport and then deported. * “I looked at the policy and the form they provided and termination of pregnancy is not listed on the form or … Read more
Sen. Rick Scott, chairman of Senate Republicans’ campaign fundraising arm, said Sunday that he supports “reasonable” abortion restrictions and “there’s arguments to do it at the federal level.” * “Look, there’s arguments to do it at the federal level,” he said. “Right now, all the candidates are taking positions. “I’m pro life as you know, … Read more
“These are not just rare anecdotes,” said Jack Resneck, the president of the American Medical Association. “The quantity we’re hearing — and we know we’re only hearing a tiny fraction of what’s going on — is significant.” * “These are not just rare anecdotes,” said Jack Resneck, the president of the American Medical Association. “The … Read more
In affidavits filed this month included as part of a lawsuit challenging the Ohio law — which went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that guaranteed a constitutional right to an abortion — two separate providers said they each had a case in which a … Read more
An Arizona judge on Friday declined to put her order that allowed enforcement of a pre-statehood law making it a crime to provide an abortion on hold, saying abortion right groups that asked her to block the order are not likely to prevail on appeal. The ruling from Pima County Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson … Read more
Already, reports have surfaced of IVF patients frantically calling their doctors, wondering if they need to move their frozen embryos across state borders in anticipation of possible restrictions on the procedure. At least three practices within IVF treatment could be impacted by antiabortion legislation at the moment, as Judith Daar, dean of the Salmon P. … Read more
In a memo sent to staff last week, the university warned its employees to remain “neutral” about abortion to avoid prosecution under the law. It also advised the university “not provide standard birth control itself.” * Luna says they’re angry because the law could lead to higher drop-out rates, unwanted pregnancies and economic insecurity. “This … Read more
Noblin is one of the 5 million methotrexate users across the US and one of the country’s many autoimmune patients. Although she was eventually given her prescription, Noblin and other patients are now forced to grapple both with a monthly invasion of privacy at pharmacies that ask them about their reproductive choices as well as … Read more
