“Now the United States is even more of an outlier,” Ziegler said. “In lots of rich, developed democracies across the world – South America, Asia and Europe – you don’t see sweeping, no-exception bans of the kind you’re seeing in large swaths of the United States.” Read more at The Guardian
If lower court rulings were left in place, they “would impose grave harms on the government, mifepristone’s sponsors, women seeking medication abortions, and the public,” Prelogar added. Among other things, access to the pill by mail — which the FDA formally approved in 2021 — would be curtailed. Read more at NBC News
Texas records just 17 abortions in four months in likely vast undercount “We know from data around the world that when we have extremely oppressive and repressive governments, we can’t trust vital statistics from those governments,” said Dr Ghazaleh Moayedi, a Texas OB-GYN and board chair-elect of the national group Physicians for Reproductive Health. Read … Read more
Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., summarized the closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill as being focused on “pro-baby policies.” Read more at NBC News
In a floor speech condemning Tuberville on Wednesday, Reed estimated that nearly 90 percent of the 852 general and flag officers stand to be impacted by the blockade. An estimated 650 nominees will require Senate confirmation this year. Reed added that a further 110 officers will need to do two jobs or take on a … Read more
If the court upholds the 15-week ban and holds that Florida’s constitution does not protect abortion rights, the six-week ban will take effect 30 days later. The court could also uphold the 15-week ban without changing its interpretation of Florida’s constitution. It could also strike down the current law, allowing abortions once again to be … Read more
Youngkin has been clear that banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for rape, incest and to save the life of the pregnant patient is a key legislative priority. The Youngkin-backed measure that failed in the legislature earlier this year did not include punishments for pregnant people who obtained abortions, but physicians would … Read more
In the final analysis, both Tuttle and Isbell have created intimate, intricate portraits of people making decisions that cause them grief and bring them relief. Neither oversimplifies the issues at hand, just as neither artist wavers from the belief in the rightness of the decisions their respective characters make. Put another way, these songs succeed … Read more
While Texas can ban mifepristone, by what authority can it restrict its order and transportation through the U.S. Postal Service without challenging the way telemedicine works? The looming question for legislators: Is banning a single medication worth jeopardizing the convenient and cost-effective health care telemedicine provides for millions of Americans? Read more at The Hill … Read more
“Any claim that holding up the promotions of top officers does not directly damage the military is wrong — plain and simple,” the three secretaries wrote in an op-ed published Monday in The Washington Post. Read more at The Hill
