Can there be a religious right to abortion?
Two women and Hoosier Jews for Choice argue that a near-total ban in Indiana violates their religious freedom. The case was in front of the state Supreme Court on Thursday. Read more at 19th News
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The rising toll of Florida’s abortion ban
For many reasons, even those seeking an abortion before six weeks of gestation can be difficult. Most recently, this year, policymakers in Florida introduced several bills that would increase a culture of surveillance around pregnancy and abortion care. Advocates for ending the abortion ban say it’s not only a health issue, but also a human … Read more
North Dakota supreme court revives state’s abortion ban
The North Dakota supreme court revived the state’s abortion ban on Friday, once again making it a felony for doctors to perform the procedure except in medical emergencies or in some cases of rape or incest. Read more at The Guardian
Tennessee demands abortion data from hospitals in ban exceptions case
The subpoenas were issued as part of a 2023 lawsuit brought by several Tennessee women and doctors who are seeking to broaden the exceptions in the state’s abortion ban. Although Tennessee – like every other state with an abortion ban – technically permits abortions in medical emergencies, these women say they were denied medically necessary … Read more
A Texas abortion ban sponsor aims to clarify when doctors can do the procedure
Despite the Trump administration exhorting Americans to have more babies, pregnancy can be a dangerous endeavor in the United States. Geography matters. A recent report from the Gender Equity Policy Institute showed that the risk of maternal death in Texas is 155 percent higher than it is in California, where 9.5 women per 100,000 died. … Read more
Can Texas’ abortion ban be fixed? Skeptics say an effort to “clarify” the law could make it worse
Women who have suffered pregnancy complications under Texas’ ban say new legislation wouldn’t have helped them. Read more at Salon
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