The legislation would include an exemption for pregnant women to possess mifepristone and misoprostol for their own consumption, and still allow people who have a “valid prescription” to obtain them from pharmacies. Thus, it appears to be designed to target people who might stockpile abortion pills ahead of their own pregnancy, or the pregnancy of … Read more
Kamala Harris invokes ‘fight for our freedom’ as Florida six-week abortion ban takes effect “This is a fight for freedom – the fundamental freedom to make decisions about one’s own body and not have their government tell them what they’re supposed to do,” said Harris, who has become the Biden campaign’s foremost messenger on abortion. … Read more
Arizona senate passes repeal of 1864 near-total abortion ban Abortion rights advocates have emphasized that repealing the ban is not enough. “This is an important step, but our work isn’t done,” said Ruben Gallego, a US representative of Arizona who is running for Senate. “Arizona women deserve better. That’s why we’re going to pass a … Read more
Trump: It’s up to states to monitor pregnancies, prosecute abortions Former President Trump in a new interview suggested states with restrictive abortion bans might monitor women’s pregnancies and should be left to decide whether to prosecute women for having the procedure. Read more at The Hill Trump on political violence in 2024: ‘If we don’t … Read more
Personal data is easier to get than ever. Reproductive health workers are at risk. For many people who work at abortion providers or in the reproductive health space, the problem isn’t foreign governments buying their information. It’s fellow Americans who oppose abortion who want to target them, often to directly threaten them. And national legislation … Read more
“We are running for President in the effort to make child killing by abortion the number one voter issue in America,” his campaign website says. “We will show the horror of aborted children to the American people, and call on Christians to REPENT for having voted for Joe Biden.” Read more at Politico
And to ensure that these children grow up to be adults who understand their proper place in both the family and the larger social order, we need to oust women from the workforce and reinstitute male-only spaces “where women are disadvantaged as a result,” shampoo magnate and aspiring warlord Charles Haywood says, prompting cheers from … Read more
Women’s advocates see the politics of the lawsuit as well. “It’s no coincidence that this organized, partisan effort is occurring in states that have some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country,” Jocelyn Frye of the National Partnership for Women & Families wrote in a statement. “Any attempt to dismantle these protections will … Read more
Researchers are calling for the retraction of misleading anti-abortion studies that could influence judges in critical cases Read more at The Guardian
In the hothouse of abortion politics this year, video also surfaced of Robinson at a rally in February calling for an eventual ban on abortion. “We got to do it the same way they rolled it forward,” Robinson said. “We got to do it the same way with rolling it back. We’ve got it down … Read more
