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
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
South Carolina’s all-male highest court upholds six-week abortion ban The court on Wednesday found that the state constitution’s protection against “unreasonable invasions of privacy” did not include a right to abortion, and that the state law was “within the zone of reasonable policy decisions rationally related to the state’s interest in protecting the unborn”. Read … Read more
“It’s cruel, it’s inhumane and it’s state-sanctioned and state-enforced torture, having to wait until you’re almost dead to get basic treatment. It’s inexcusable,” she added. Read more at The Guardian
Texas women denied abortions ask court for clarity over ban exceptions Women say they were told they could not end pregnancies even though their lives and health were in danger Read more at The Guardian Denied abortion for a doomed pregnancy, she tells Texas court: ‘There was no mercy’ Molly Duane, the attorney for the … Read more
“It is such a pleasure to address this summit just days after I convened a special session of Iowa’s General Assembly to once again address the most important human rights cause of our time: protecting unborn human lives from the atrocity of abortion. A worthy battle, and one I will never concede,” she said. Read … Read more
Pence is the only GOP presidential candidate to publicly support a national abortion ban at six weeks. One in three women confirm their pregnancies past the six-week mark, according to a November 2021 study published in the journal Contraception. He has also supported bans on birth control and pushed a 15-week abortion ban as a … Read more
Asked if he would sign a six-week ban as president, DeSantis said he wanted to be a “pro-life president.” “I’m very proud to say Kim Reynolds is here and she signed a great heartbeat bill today. We were able to do that in Florida. We had a lot of opposition to that. I’m proud to … Read more
Iowa Republicans Ram Through Six-Week Abortion Ban In One-Day Special Session Tuesday’s ban makes Iowa yet another red state where the legislature has passed abortion restrictions that go much further than the majority of its constituents want. But, wielding a supermajority in the state Senate and majority in the state House, Iowa Republicans have the … Read more
Iowa’s state legislature held a special session on Tuesday ahead of voting on a bill the same day that would ban most abortions at around six weeks of pregnancy, when most people don’t yet know they are pregnant. The state is the latest in the country to vote on legislation restricting reproductive rights after the … Read more
