Many providers who were interviewed also expressed concern that abortion restrictions will soon expand to contraception care. In Justice Clarence Thomas’ concurring opinion on the Dobbs decision, he opined that the Supreme Court should revisit precedents that codified same-sex marriage, same-sex relationships, and the right to contraception. Earlier this year, U.S. lawmakers had a chance … Read more
It chose this location intentionally, MSI’s Latin America regional managing director told the health news website Stat. Cancún’s status as a popular tourist destination means that multiple U.S. airports offer direct flights for about US$400 round trip. In-person abortion services range from $250 to $350. MSI’s website caters to Americans by offering information in English … Read more
“In thinking about pregnancy itself as a risk factor for homicide, it follows that the ability to prevent or end a pregnancy” could have “immediate implications” for women’s safety, said Wallace. Read more at The Guardian
“I’ve learned a lot since Dobbs about how to plan for my children’s health care from afar, a part of college planning that would never have occurred to me three years ago.” Read more at HuffPost
‘Extreme’ Republican-backed bans have caused untold ‘suffering’ for women, senators say, and vow to restore federal abortion rights Read more at The Guardian
“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
The Texas Supreme Court unanimously sided with Paxton. With no doctors in Texas willing to chance prosecution, Cox was forced to leave the state to avoid risking her life and ability to have another child. Having done so, her family now faces the legal risk that someone will seek to take advantage of Texas’s bounty … Read more
This type of ordinance has sprung up as part of a new anti-abortion tactic to undermine people’s ability to flee states with abortion bans. Since the fall of Roe v Wade, abortion foes have scrambled to find a way to cut off what they see as “abortion trafficking,” even though many experts argue that the … Read more
Whatever the court decides could have sweeping ramifications. While the pills will likely stay on the market, there could be some significant changes to access, even in states where abortion remains legal and protected. Read more at The Hill
US supreme court agrees to consider abortion pill access “You can’t just bring random lawsuits in court. You actually have to have been harmed by something,” said Greer Donley, an associate law professor at the University of Pittsburgh Law School. “That’s really what standing analysis is all about, to try to figure out if if … Read more
