Democrats condemn ‘cruel’ abortion bans ahead of 51st anniversary of Roe
‘Extreme’ Republican-backed bans have caused untold ‘suffering’ for women, senators say, and vow to restore federal abortion rights Read more at The Guardian
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Do pregnant women have a right to urgent medical care? No, according to a US court – opinion
Do doctors have an obligation under federal law to keep their patients alive, even if their patients happen to be pregnant women? Do doctors have an obligation to prevent maiming – or irreversible organ damage, or other kinds of serious bodily harm – and if so, does that obligation extend even to women? Do women … Read more
Threats to abortion access drive demand for abortion pills, analysis suggests
People concerned about potential new abortion restrictions appear to be more likely to request abortion pills even if they’re not yet pregnant, according to a new analysis. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.
This Issue Is A Losing Battle For Republicans — And A Few Clues Suggest They Know It
“Senate Republicans know that by talking about abortion, it’s bad for them,” North Carolina state Sen. Sydney Batch (D) told HuffPost in May, the day before the 12-week abortion ban passed. “This was always their plan, to run this through without any insight, in the dark of night, so that the rest of the general … Read more
‘Jane Roe’ is anonymous no more. The very public fight against abortion bans in 2023
Now, it’s different. “Women and pregnant people in this country are so angry and so shocked at the treatment that they are receiving at the hands of the state that they have been compelled to tell their stories,” she says. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.
Nikki Haley’s history on abortion policy includes backing strict bans in S.C.
In 2010, Haley co-sponsored a bill proposing that life begins at fertilization, with due process and equal protection both applying to embryos, essentially imposing a complete ban on abortion. The bill, which died in committee, did not include any exceptions — not for rape, incest or the life and health of the mother. Read more … Read more
An ‘abortion abolitionist’ became an Oklahoma senator. The fringe is celebrating its big victory
Abortion “abolitionists,” on the other hand, hold what they believe to be a more ideologically consistent stance: if a fetus is a person, then abortion is tantamount to murder. And patients should be punished accordingly. Read more at The Guardian
Dozens of Texas businesses back challenge to abortion ban: ‘This is why our economy is taking a hit’
The Bumble filing draws on research that found that nearly half of young women in nine battleground states are considering or making plans to move to a state with “comprehensive protections” for reproductive health care, and nearly two-thirds of college educated workers nationwide would not consider a job in a state with abortion restrictions. Read more at The Hill … Read more
Texas v. pregnant women – hollow exceptions, legal threats to doctors, intentional ambiguities in the law
Texas war on pregnant women (Opinion piece) Texan women considering pregnancy are well advised to flee — as Cox did, leaving the state to get the care she needed. OB-GYN doctors are leaving the state as well: There are none in two-thirds of the state’s counties. Texas is assuredly anti-abortion, but that doesn’t mean that … Read more
Texas Supreme Court rules against Kate Cox showing exceptions to bans are hollow – news round-up
One Texas case shows why women can’t rely on legal exceptions to abortion bans In Texas, the case also suggests that abortions in circumstances similar to Cox’s could remain illegal, highlighting just how hollow and limited medical exceptions are. “It … reveals just how ineffective the ‘health and life’ exceptions to abortion bans are in … Read more