abortion bans

Out-of-staters are flocking to places where abortions are easier to get

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Even before Roe v. Wade was overturned last June, almost 10% of patients seeking abortions traveled out of state. But since the Supreme Court’s decision, providers in some so-called “sanctuary” states where abortion access is protected are seeing record high out-of-state demand. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.

Florida Six Week Ban Signed Into Law – News Round-Up

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Ron DeSantis quietly signs Florida’s 6-week abortion ban into law DeSantis signed the measure just hours after the Legislature passed it Thursday afternoon. But he didn’t announce publicly that he did so until after 11 p.m. Read more at NBC News DeSantis signs 6-week abortion ban into law: ‘We are proud to support life’ But … Read more

Fifth Circuit Mifepristone Ruling – News Round-Up

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No, The Appeals Court Didn’t Save Us From Insane Decision Blocking Abortion Pill The Fifth Circuit panel broke from Kacsmaryk on rejecting the 2000 FDA approval, saying that the six-year statute of limitations to challenge that agency action has passed (though without much conviction, saying that the anti-abortion plaintiffs may win on that topic at … Read more

Congressional GOP almost universally silent on mifepristone ruling – news round-up

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GOP largely silent on Texas ruling with party in a bind on abortion The Texas decision, which the Justice Department has appealed, could have far-reaching implications for access to abortion nationwide, as well as the authority of the entire FDA. It could restrict access to one of the two FDA-approved abortion drugs in every state, … Read more

69 Republicans ask appeals court to allow ban on abortion pill to go forward

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A group of 69 Republican members of Congress filed a brief urging an appeals court to uphold the decision of a federal judge in Texas last week that would halt the prescription of a widely used abortion pill, after over 200 congressional Democrats lobbied for a reversal of the ruling. Read more at The Hill

US District Judge Matthew Kacmaryk’s ruling halting use of mifepristone – round-up

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Judge’s abortion pill decision embraces extreme language and ideology of anti-abortion movement, experts say In interviews, several legal and medical experts said Kacsmaryk’s decision was unprecedented and clearly ideological. His language and reasoning, they said, closely mirrored arguments and concepts put forward by the anti-abortion movement — at the expense of scientific consensus in some … Read more