‘Shame! Shame!’: Arizona Republican leaders block effort to repeal abortion ban
Flip-flop stymies Democrats after state supreme court rules that 1864 law with no exceptions for rape or incest can go into effect Read more at The Guardian
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Colorado groups say they’ve collected enough signatures to place an abortion rights measure on the ballot
“The news of Arizona’s near-total abortion ban ultimately exposed just how vulnerable every state is, and will remain, without passing legislation that constitutionally secures the right to abortion,” Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom campaign director Jess Grennan said in a statement. Read more at NBC News
More young people choosing permanent sterilization after abortion restrictions, new research shows
It’s difficult to prove the Dobbs decision caused a rise in women and men undergoing permanent birth control. But the new study used a particular statistical approach that, Ellison said, strongly suggested the increase in sterilization procedures flowed from the Supreme Court’s decision and the subsequent actions in 21 states to ban or further restrict … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris’ message to voters on Trump’s extremism on abortion
Harris in Arizona: Trump ‘gaslighting’ on abortion “Enough with the gaslighting. We all know if Donald Trump gets the chance, he will sign a national abortion ban,” she told a crowd in Tucson. “He basically wants to take America back to the 1800s,” Harris added. “But we are not going to let that happen. Because, … Read more
Anti-abortion groups eye challenge if Florida voters approves ballot measure
Anti-abortion groups in Florida will try to block implementation of a ballot measure protecting the procedure if voters approve the initiative in November, signaling that the fight over abortion rights in the state will likely continue far past this year’s elections. Read more at Politico
GOP abortion politics – trying to distance themselves from orchestrating overturning of Roe v Wade – news round-up
Trump, GOP scramble to contain abortion ‘earthquake’ And the problem for Republicans doesn’t stop at abortion, but extends to the possible curtailment of IVF. A constellation of right-leaning groups, from former Vice President Mike Pence’s Advancing American Freedom to the Heritage Foundation, have mounted efforts to restrict the widely popular procedure. Read more at Politico … Read more
Louisiana legislator draws on mother’s struggle in fight for rape exception to abortion ban
“Pregnancy is not a benign condition,” she said. “Why should you make somebody go through a dangerous medical condition for nine months if it was not something they ever intended or tried to have happen?” Read more at NBC News
How Florida and Arizona Supreme Court rulings change the abortion access map
She points out that Floridians who are seeking abortions after six weeks will have to travel nearly 600 miles to North Carolina, which has a 72-hour waiting period. “So we’re talking about a day’s drive to a state that requires you to engage in this multi-day process,” Myers says. “A lot of people might end … Read more
Trump said it’s up to the states to decide abortion. Here’s everything else he didn’t say
Trump in a video posted Monday to Truth Social did not address what executive actions he would take to curb abortion access as president. Read more at Politico
Arizona’s abortion ban is a political nightmare for Republicans in the 2024 election
When the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade in 2022, Republicans across the country cheered. Freed from Roe’s regulations, GOP lawmakers promptly blanketed the US south and midwest in near-total abortion bans. But today, after a string of electoral losses, stories of women being denied abortions and polls that confirm abortion bans remain wildly … Read more