A high-end hotel in the liberal Texan enclave of Austin is playing host to a conference whose theme is boosting global birth rates, but which will in fact feature racist and eugenicist internet personalities and far-right media figures. Read more at The Guardian
The fines arose from a 2015 law that mandated patients wait 24 hours between getting an initial consultation for an abortion and undergoing the procedure. Litigation put that law on ice for seven years, but in April last year, a judge agreed to let it take effect. A few weeks later, that judge issued a … Read more
Antiabortion advocates behind the measure are targeting regions along interstates and in areas with airports, with the goal of blocking off the main arteries out of Texas and keeping pregnant women hemmed within the confines of their antiabortion state. Read more at The Texas Tribune
On Friday, Texas will enact Senate Bill 20, a law that forbids prosecutors from adopting a “policy” of refusing to prosecute particular types of crimes, such as abortion cases. Under the new law, these policies constitute “official misconduct” and could lead to prosecutors being removed from office. Read more at The Guardian
SB 24 uses state funds to create a statewide network of anti-abortion clinics misleadingly known as “crisis pregnancy centers”. Under the provision, state funds are also barred from being used to support family planning services including birth control. Read more at The Guardian
Marshall argued that people who organize travel for those leaving Alabama to receive an abortion, for example, may be participating in a “criminal conspiracy,” because abortion is illegal in the state. Alabama has one of the country’s most strict anti-abortion laws. Read more at The Hill
The move successfully wiped out almost all abortion care in the second-most populous state in the US. When Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization hit, the state doubled down, criminally banning all care and solidifying itself as the largest state in the US to outlaw abortion. Read more at The Guardian
Michigan Republican Tudor Dixon says that former President Donald Trump advised her to soften her message on abortion during her failed gubernatorial bid last year, but that her campaign “could not pivot in time.” Read more at Politico
A new Texas law will allow exceptions to its near-total abortion ban with two specific types of pregnancies. But doctors in the state say it largely won’t change access to abortion, even in cases where the law appears to now permit care. Read more at 19th News
On Friday, the stakes go up for those bold enough to speak out against legislation they consider unjust: a new Texas law goes into effect that makes it easier to remove elected officials who decline to prosecute certain crimes, including abortion cases. Senate Bill 20 was designed to punish prosecutors whose offices “adopt or enforce … Read more
