Idaho is the only state in this election cycle where voters could reverse an abortion ban. If Proposition 1 passes and the ban falls in November, legalizing abortion until the fetal viability line that typically falls around 23 to 25 weeks, it will be thanks to an army of people like the Wirschings — the … Read more
Voters will weigh in on abortion in Missouri, and three other states, in the November general election. Missouri is also one of two states voting on it for the second time since 2024. Nevada will vote again, too. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.
An analysis of CDC data reveals that since Dobbs, women are dying at alarmingly high rates from ectopic pregnancies – in which an embryo implants in the fallopian tube, rather than the wall of the uterus, a condition which has no possibility of leading to a live birth and which is fatal if left untreated. … Read more
Maternal fetal specialists should see abortion care as a “core component” of their practice in states where laws restrict abortion, according to a new special statement from the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM). Some 41 states ban abortion at some point in pregnancy, and these legal restrictions make it difficult or impossible for clinicians to … Read more
The case argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. constitutions. It is the first lawsuit over a death linked to an abortion ban. Read more at 19th News
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
ProPublica’s analysis of CDC data found that almost 200 women died after an ectopic pregnancy from 2020 to 2025 Read more at Salon. Original article at ProPublica
The next phase in the abortion wars may come down to one question: Do the rights of red states to enforce bans override the rights of blue states to protect access? Louisiana will argue before a federal appeals court this week that FDA rules allowing telehealth prescription and mail delivery of the drug mifepristone infringe … Read more
Patients are showing up ‘later and sicker’ for abortion care as more US states adopt bans and significant restrictions Read more at The Guardian
She endured eight hysteroscopies and years of IVF, turning to surrogacy to grow her family. When she unexpectedly became pregnant herself, the state’s abortion ban made her next decision far more complicated. Read more at 19th News
