The laws used in most of these prosecutions, Pregnancy Justice pointed out, are typically meant to protect children, not fetuses. By prosecuting pregnant women under them, the group says, states are cementing the legal doctrine of “fetal personhood”, which seeks to grant embryos and fetuses full legal rights and protections – sometimes at the cost … Read more
State treasurer Stacy Garrity abortion-proofs her campaign, even if it poses risks in a potential primary. Read more at Politico
“The evidence does not show that the American people have traditionally considered the right to obtain an abortion so fundamental to liberty that it ‘goes without saying’ in the Constitution,” she wrote. “In fact, the evidence cuts in the opposite direction. Abortion not only lacked long-standing protection in American law – it had long been … Read more
But RRM has been criticized in mainstream medical circles. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists calls RRM a “nonmedical approach” and an “unproven concept” that can delay time to pregnancy and expose patients to needless and painful surgical interventions, such as procedures to treat polycystic ovarian syndrome. It says the approach overwhelmingly puts the onus on … Read more
On May 15, however, that issues page included a larger description of Steil’s pro-life perspective, explaining that he is “proudly pro-life,” lauding the Dobbs decision as a “victory for life,” listing the anti-abortion legislation and initiatives — like the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act and striking taxpayer funding for abortion care — he backed and … Read more
Instead of treatment, Project 2025 proposes shaming patients for premarital sex Read more at Salon
Michigan Rep. Karl Bohnak (R-Deerton) has finally said what so many members of the GOP are too scared to say outright: they don’t support women’s bodily autonomy. Read more at Jezebel
The report that Kennedy cited was posted late last month to the website of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a Washington, D.C.–based think tank focused on “pushing back against the extreme progressive agenda while building a consensus for conservatives,” according to its website. The study’s authors, Jamie Bryan Hall, EPPC’s director of data analysis, … Read more
The FDA has been tasked with re-evaluating the safety of mifepristone after a flawed report claimed it has a high rate of serious complications. Read more at NBC News
City officials were convinced that opening the clinic would present a safety concern for the community. Read more at 19th News
