abortion bans

Democrats introduce bill that aims to protect reproductive health data

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“It doesn’t deal with everything in terms of data brokers, but it does put women in a much stronger position to protect their rights,” Wyden said of the My Body, My Data Act. “Reproductive rights are the ultimate privacy priority, because the fundamental right of a woman to control her own body and her own … Read more

New state laws aim to clarify abortion bans. Doctors say it’s not so simple.

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But lawmakers have made clear that the bill, crafted in consultation with Texas-based health professionals and abortion opponents, does not introduce new exceptions; Texas’ ban does not allow for abortions in cases of rape, incest or fatal fetal anomaly. And if enacted, it would codify a Texas Supreme Court decision that found that the state’s … Read more

Trump stokes fear, confusion with pulled emergency abortion guidance

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“Clinicians are scared to provide basic medical care, and this care is clearly in line with medical ethics … medical standards of care, and they’re being put in this situation where they can’t win,” said Payal Shah, director of research, legal and advocacy at Physicians for Human Rights. Read more at The Hill  

Does Georgia’s fetal ‘personhood’ law mean a pregnant woman must stay on life support?

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Smith’s case represents a major test of how this type of law will be applied in certain medical situations. Despite being unified in their opposition to abortion, conservatives and politicians do not always agree on the scope of the law in cases like Smith’s. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.  

Trump rescinds guidance protecting women in need of emergency abortions

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“This action sends a clear message: the lives and health of pregnant people are not worth protecting,” Dr Jamila Perritt, an OB-GYN and the president of Physicians for Reproductive Health, said in a statement. “Complying with this law can mean the difference between life and death for pregnant people, forcing providers like me to choose … Read more

Planned Parenthood clinics provide basic health care. If they close, where will many women go?

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The GOP megabill, which blocks Planned Parenthood from being reimbursed with Medicaid dollars, among other Medicaid cuts, is awaiting its fate in the Senate this week. For now, Title X funding is frozen for Planned Parenthoods in 20 states. If the “Big Beautiful Bill” passes, another 200 of the roughly 600 Planned Parenthoods will be … Read more

Texas hospital that discharged woman with doomed pregnancy broke the law, inquiry finds

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But a new policy the Trump administration announced Tuesday has thrown into doubt the federal government’s stance on hospitals’ denying women emergency abortions, even when they are at risk for serious infection, organ loss or severe hemorrhaging. Read more at NBC News  

Abortion opponents are coming for mifepristone using what medical experts call “junk science”

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“There’s a proliferation of anti-abortion propaganda right now. I think it is a coordinated attack on mifepristone,” said Ushma Upadhyay, an associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco who studies medication abortion. Read more at 19th News