Consequences of an all-male high court are especially pronounced in this state, which consistently ranks at the bottom of lists measuring women’s well-being. Read more at Pro Publica via Talking Points Memo
Republicans in several states are working to make it harder to pass abortion rights measures after such initiatives saw success in other places last year, according to a new report. Read more at The Hill
Huge swaths of Idaho are likely to become maternity care deserts if providers continue to leave the state, and rural areas are especially vulnerable. Two Idaho maternity wards closed their doors in recent months, and at least one closure was directly related to the abortion ban. Bonner General Health in Sandpoint, Idaho, closed its maternity … Read more
“They were very sincere; they weren’t trying to be mean,” Statton, 25, says. “They said, ‘The best we can tell you to do is sit in the parking lot, and if anything else happens, we will be ready to help you. But we cannot touch you unless you are crashing in front of us or … Read more
Smith said the 17-year-old was unfit to obtain an abortion as he questioned her “overall intelligence, emotional development and stability”. The decision was overturned by a three-member appeals court that said Smith abused his judicial discretion. Read more at The Guardian
A Utah district court judge will hear arguments on Friday against a state law that reproductive rights groups say will all but ban abortion in the state when it goes into effect on 3 May, despite the fact that abortion is legal in the state until 18 weeks of pregnancy. Read more at The Guardian
North Dakota on Monday adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the US as the Republican governor Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the procedure throughout pregnancy, with slim exceptions up to six weeks’ gestation. Read more at The Guardian
The politics of reproductive rights have become absolutely toxic for Republicans — and the Florida governor appears to recognize that. Read more at Huffpost
North Carolina: Mark Robinson attracts scrutiny as extremist in Republican race Robinson said on Saturday he wants to make North Carolina a “destination state for life”, including support for preventing abortions about six weeks after fertilization. State law now bans nearly all abortions after 20 weeks. Read more at The Guardian The North Carolina governor’s … Read more
Opinion | Can the 19th Century Law That Banned Walt Whitman Also Ban Abortion by Mail? Fast forward to 2023, and it’s not at all clear how activist judges like Matthew Kacsmaryk believe they can wind back the clock. The Comstock laws have long been superseded by a statutory and legal privacy revolution — beginning … Read more
