“They ran through a bill in 48 hours with no public input, with no amendments, that drastically reduces access to reproductive freedom for women,” said Cooper of the Republican lawmakers. Read more at Politico
With abortion bans becoming increasingly unpopular, Republican-led statehouses are walking a delicate line: Trying to advance bills that would restrict access to the procedure without drawing attention, circumventing normal processes to cram new policies through as legislative sessions come to a close. Read more at 19th News
The letter asks Steven H. Collis, the company’s president and CEO, to provide “the full list of states and jurisdictions” where the company intends not to distribute Mifeprex and “clearly outline the determination process and the rationale used to develop that list.” Read more at 19th News
A Trump-appointed judge’s ruling against the abortion pill may be “a Mad Lib of a legal opinion,” but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t succeed in radically restricting reproductive rights and gutting the federal government’s ability to safeguard the nation’s drug supply. Read more at Vanity Fair
North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday approved a ban on nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, down from the current 20 weeks, in response to last year’s overturning of Roe v. Wade at the U.S. Supreme Court. Read more at NBC News
“By adding unnecessary and burdensome red tape to a safe and legal medical procedure, these politicians have made clear that it was never about our health and safety. It was always about undermining our personal freedom and shaming people who seek abortions,” Planned Parenthood of Montana President and CEO Martha Fuller said in a release. … Read more
“They were very sincere, they weren’t trying to be mean,” she 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 your … Read more
North Carolina Republicans unveiled a proposal that would ban abortion in the state after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Read more at The Hill
The influential anti-abortion group Students for Life on Wednesday launched the next phase of its campaign to use the nation’s environmental laws to restrict the ability to terminate a pregnancy. Read more at Politico
She believes that what’s happening in Texas is a preview of what college students in other states can expect: “I think everyone in the country needs to pay attention to Texas. Whether you live in Alabama or California, what happens in Texas might be coming to you.” Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.
