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ballot initiatives – No Rights To Speak Of

Republicans plow ahead with anti-abortion agenda in states where voters approved constitutional amendments

“Ballot measures have been a lifeline to working people in red and purple states, allowing them to make change even when politicians fail to represent their interests. Legislators are trying to systematically take that power away,” Kelly Hall, the executive director of the Fairness Project, a nonprofit organization that helps progressive groups advance citizen-led ballot … Read more

As Trump returns, state lawmakers pursue bills that would treat abortion as homicide

Bills that redefine abortion as “homicide” strengthen a legal doctrine known as “fetal personhood”, which seeks to grant embryos and fetuses legal rights and protections – sometimes at the expense of the women carrying them. If fully enacted, fetal personhood would not only ban abortion but would rewrite entire arenas of US law, from traffic … Read more

Out-of-state residents made up vast majority of Kansas abortions in 2023

Kansas providers performed a historic number of abortions in 2023 – and most of them were performed on out-of-state residents – in a sign of just how much the 2022 overturning of Roe v Wade has rewritten the map of abortion access and led women to flee their home states for the procedure. and Abortion … Read more

How the abortion rights landscape changed in 2024

As I’ve reported for Salon this year, the direct and indirect effects of abortion bans and restrictions impact far more than just people who can get pregnant. From putting pressure on care in states where abortion remains accessible to inflicting trauma and grief on those who are forced to travel to access care, here’s how … Read more

Jackson County judge halts Missouri’s near total abortion ban but procedures can’t restart yet

A Jackson County judge granted a preliminary injunction on Friday striking down Missouri’s near-total abortion ban and several other abortion restrictions, but upheld licensing requirements, leaving abortion services in limbo. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.

Arizona says it will not enforce abortion ban until related lawsuit plays out

The lawsuit marks the latest effort by advocates to make good on the pro-abortion rights ballot measures passed by seven states in the November elections. While these measures amended states’ constitutions to protect or expand abortion rights, they did not actually rewrite pre-existing state laws. Abortion restrictions must now be knocked down through litigation or … Read more

Make no mistake: this Trump presidency will continue to attack abortion rights | Moira Donegan – opinion

But Republicans do not even need to manage to pass a bill through Congress to make abortion much more difficult to get. Trump can simply restrict abortion through federal agencies. He will soon be in control of the FDA, for example, which regulates the abortion drug mifepristone, part of a two-drug regimen that now accounts … Read more

Will state laws protect abortion under a Trump presidency? Probably not

“State constitutions provide no protection whatsoever against Comstock Act, against the Trump national abortion ban, against fetal personhood within the 14th Amendment,” Cohen explained. “Which is why there were many of us who were trying to get the word out before the election, that if you really do care about reproductive freedom and vote accordingly … Read more

Abortion on the ballot: Where it won and lost

Abortion Won Almost Everywhere. Here’s Where It Lost Voters in 10 states considered protections for abortion. They won in seven Read more at Rolling Stone Abortion amendments pass in Colorado, Missouri, Maryland and more while Florida measure fails Life updates on efforts to enshrine abortion rights in state constitutions or tweak existing laws Read more … Read more

DeSantis Is Doing Everything He Can to End Abortion Measures’ Winning Streak

For another, DeSantis — the man who signed back-to-back abortion bans into law here — has thrown the full force of the state government behind coordinated efforts to tank the measure. Read more at Rolling Stone