The Republican Debate Was An Abortion Misinformation Garbage Fire
“Abortions on demand,” “born alive abortions” and other fact-free claims were on display at the first GOP debate. Read more at HuffPost
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Appeals Court Mifepristone Ruling – News Round-Up
US appeals court upholds restrictions on abortion pill access A US appeals court ruled on Wednesday to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone, returning to regulations that were in place in several years ago, but will not be taking the medication off the market. Read more at The Guardian Appeals court upholds some restrictions … Read more
Rightwing disinformation on Plan B vending machines at colleges ‘harmful to young lives’
“There’s so much misinformation coming from the right,” she said. “To call Plan B an abortion pill is completely wrong.” Read more at The Guardian
Conservatives are making the Ohio abortion amendment about trans rights
Nonpartisan experts say the ads are inaccurate and misleading, while reproductive rights advocates argue that they are misdirection designed to distract voters from protecting abortion rights, an issue on which the public does not side with the anti-abortion movement. Read more at NBC News
Confuse and mislead: US anti-abortion groups’ strategy to soften extreme bans
“The anti-abortion movement is fueled by vague language and misinformation,” said Rachel O’Leary Carmona, the executive director of Women’s March. “The more they obfuscate, the more successful they are, because when their agenda comes to light and is understood by voters, they do not win.” Read more at The Guardian
Here’s What Happens If Trump Judge Ends Access To Critical Abortion Drug Nationwide
The case, ACLU senior staff attorney Lorie Chaiten told Rolling Stone in January, should never have made it this far: “It is baseless… It’s time-barred. It has enormous jurisdictional defects. In the normal world, this case gets dismissed.” According to the FDA, more than 3.7 million Americans have used mifepristone, which is taken together with … Read more
Judge in Texas sounds sympathetic to efforts to pull Mifepristone from market – round-up
Protesters denounce ‘kangaroo court’ after high-stakes Texas abortion pill hearing Organizers encouraged protesters to don kangaroo costumes in a denunciation of what they view as bogus legal claims before a highly ideological judge known for his anti-abortion views. Jaime Cruz, 23, heeded the call, arriving in costume and with a gavel in hand. “What’s going … Read more
Texas judge weighs whether to order an abortion pill off the market in high-stakes hearing
“There’s never really been a case challenging the FDA approval of a drug in this way, when the science is so clear and it’s been on the market for so long and it’s so clearly safe,” said Cat Duffy, a policy analyst at the National Health Law Program, which works to protect abortion access. *** … Read more
Anti-abortion judge tries to keep hearing a secret. The case is whether to take to take mifepristone off the market
Trump-Appointed Judge Tries To Keep Hearing In Major Abortion Pill Case Secret A day later, the Washington Post confirmed that Kacsmaryk had scheduled a hearing in secret, only planning to reveal its existence to the public at the last minute, reportedly reasoning that the short notice might dissuade protesters from showing up. He’d told the … Read more
Doctors and advocates tackle a spike of abortion misinformation – in Spanish
Lebrón says the misinformation she’s seeing runs the gamut — from posts that say abortion is no longer legal in a state where in fact it remains legal, to those that falsely say the procedure is not safe and can lead to harm or death. The falsehoods are being shared by accounts with tens of … Read more