3 more states are poised to enact abortion trigger bans this week By the end of August, nearly all of the abortion trigger bans in the country will have taken effect. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc. Nearly all abortion trigger laws will have taken effect by August By the end of August, every … Read more
“Arizona is the textbook example of chaos and uncertainty, with providers and patients trying to figure out the law. It’s a mess. The attorney general has refused to provide clarity, and you have to conclude that’s because abortion opponents want providers to be conservative in the way they offer care to avoid legal risks,” said … Read more
A pregnant Louisiana woman faced with either carrying a skull-less fetus to term – for the baby to likely die within hours – or traveling several states away to obtain an abortion has hired a prominent civil rights attorney as she weighs how to move forward. Read more at The Guardian
These laws do not stop at targeting society’s most vulnerable. They also attack the legal and social norms that underpin our system of government. They turn citizens into spies in a surveillance scheme more reminiscent of a totalitarian state, and shred the vital principle that the laws are applied equally to all people. These laws … Read more
When the Supreme Court issued its ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a concurring opinion that the court “should reconsider” its past rulings related to contraception. .. Part of that fight centers on Title X, a federal program that offers birth control and other reproductive health care to low-income patients. … Read more
As it gets harder to access abortion care because of state laws and restrictions, self-managed abortions may become more common, abortion providers told ABC News. Self-managed abortions are done by a pregnant person without the formal supervision of a healthcare professional, according to Guttmacher. Read more at ABC News
More than two dozen newsrooms and press freedom groups sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday, calling on the Justice Department to prevent journalists and their employers from being prosecuted for simply writing about abortion. Read more at Common Dreams
“Abortion bans go against health,” Hernández said. “What happened to my daughter can now happen in the United States” after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and opened the door for states to outlaw abortions. “This is monstrous.” Read more at NBC News
Louisiana’s last three abortion clinics will relocate to other states, staff confirmed, after a Louisiana Supreme Court ruling Friday allowed the state’s near-total abortion ban to remain in effect. Read more at WWNO – New Orleans Public Radio
The U.S. saw a massive 20-fold increase in telemedicine use during the COVID-19 pandemic, so more people are becoming familiar with its ins and outs. Telemedicine is also a safe way to prescribe medical abortion drugs to low-risk patients and can reduce back-and-forth travel to clinics for pre- or post-procedure appointments. But telemedicine isn’t without shortcomings — and there are several that abortion providers should … Read more
