Women sharing personal stories about abortion bans have become a political force

Joshua and Davis met at an abortion rights rally in 2023 and became friends. They lean on each other for support, especially when testifying against anti-abortion laws in Louisiana’s legislature capitol, which is 76% male, majority white, and comprised of a supermajority of anti-abortion Republicans. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.  

Rage Over Government Overreach Fuels Fight to Protect Abortion in Arizona

One by one, the speakers raise alarms about policies that might be enacted if Trump is elected this November — including the possible revival of the Comstock Act, a 150-year-old law that Trump allies have touted as a de facto national ban on abortion. Left mostly unsaid is the fact that without a Democratic majority … Read more

‘We just have to keep fighting’: a shocking new film on the danger of US abortion laws

“It’s like we’re in triage mode,” Crow told the Guardian. “If someone has to go septic before they can get an abortion, that means that for everyone else who needs abortion for all the reasons that women seek abortion care, they are not getting that care either. We really felt like we needed to highlight … Read more

The deaths from abortion bans you won’t hear about

Dr. Daniel Grossman, ANSIRH Director and lead report author of the UCSF, told Salon via email that they are “hearing from doctors in states with abortion bans that they are being told by their employers or the hospitals where they work not to discuss cases related to emergency abortion care with the media.” “Doctors may … Read more

What Is This ‘Post-Birth Abortion’ Donald Trump Keeps Talking About?

In the post-Dobbs era, most states that had once used PPC as a tool to dissuade women from abortion don’t need to do so anymore; those states have banned abortion. Most states with abortion bans lack an exception for fetal anomalies, and when such an exception exists, it is only for a tiny subset of … Read more

Florida’s abortion ban has an exception for fatal fetal anomalies. So why was this woman forced to go to Virginia?

In November, Florida voters will have a chance to codify abortion rights. It could be the only way that people with medically complex pregnancies could access the procedure in the state. Read more at 19th News  

Florida Doctors Describe Dystopic Horrors as DeSantis Tries to Tank Abortion Measure

A new report, released on Tuesday by the nonprofit Physicians for Human Rights, confirms what Daniels is seeing for herself: that many Floridians don’t realize that the state’s six-week ban is effectively a two-week ban, a vanishingly short window further winnowed by Florida’s required 24-hour waiting period; that many doctors are delaying or refusing to … Read more

‘One death is too many’: abortion bans usher in US maternal mortality crisis

In Louisiana, doctors will no longer be able to carry a lifesaving medication with them during pregnancy emergencies. In Texas, the infant mortality rate is soaring. In Idaho, pregnant people drive hours just to give birth. And in Oklahoma and Georgia, women are bleeding out in hospital parking lots and facing dangerous infections before they … Read more

State abortion bans are forcing doctors to provide substandard care – new study

“One question that we had was: were the changes that we were seeing initially related to the initial shock of the Dobbs decisions and the laws that then went into effect? Would clinical protocols kind of adjust and healthcare providers would figure out how to provide high-quality care? Would these poor-quality cases disappear?” said Dr … Read more

Texas women denied care for ectopic pregnancies proves exceptions are a “farce”, experts say

“Texas law clearly allows for abortions to treat ectopic pregnancies, and federal law requires it. Yet, Kelsie and Kyleigh were denied absolutely urgent care,” said Beth Brinkmann, senior director of U.S. Litigation at the Center for Reproductive Rights. “It’s impossible to have the best interest of your patient in mind when you’re staring down a … Read more