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Arizona abortion ban – fallout – GOP and anti-abortion groups on offense, bans harm women and doctors, codifying rights – news round-up

Arizona anti-abortion activists aren’t letting up after Supreme Court victory “There’s no penalization of women,” Baird lamented. “Women are free, under the law, to do a DIY abortion without any repercussions from the law. We want the law to protect these babies just like the law protects you and I.” Read more at NBC News … Read more

Colorado groups say they’ve collected enough signatures to place an abortion rights measure on the ballot

“The news of Arizona’s near-total abortion ban ultimately exposed just how vulnerable every state is, and will remain, without passing legislation that constitutionally secures the right to abortion,” Coloradans for Protecting Reproductive Freedom campaign director Jess Grennan said in a statement. Read more at NBC News  

Anti-abortion groups eye challenge if Florida voters approves ballot measure

Anti-abortion groups in Florida will try to block implementation of a ballot measure protecting the procedure if voters approve the initiative in November, signaling that the fight over abortion rights in the state will likely continue far past this year’s elections. Read more at Politico  

Florida 6 week abortion ban goes into effect May 1, status of ballot initiative protecting abortion – news round-up

‘Confusion and terror’ set in for pregnant women after ruling upholds Florida abortion ban “These bans are particularly bad for certain people, and I think that legislators and judges know this,” said Daniels. “If you are resourced and privileged enough to buy a ticket and fly three hours to Virginia and Maryland, you’re still going … Read more

Arizona state supreme court upholds 1864 law banning most abortions – news round-up

Arizona supreme court upholds 1864 law banning almost all abortions “Today’s decision to reimpose a law from a time when Arizona wasn’t a state, the civil war was raging, and women couldn’t even vote will go down in history as a stain on our state,” Mayes said in a statement. Read more at The Guardian … Read more

Arizona abortion rights amendment backers says they’ve gathered signatures needed for 2024 ballot

Also looming over the abortion ballot battle is a state Supreme Court decision, which could drop at any moment, over an 1864 abortion ban that’s still on the books. That law has not been in effect since before Roe v. Wade, but it made performing or helping a woman obtain abortion care a felony punishable … Read more

Florida’s new 6 week abortion ban and upcoming ballot initiative – news round-up

Florida abortion providers brace for six-week ban: ‘Where are these 80,000 patients gonna go?’ On Monday, the Florida state supreme court upheld a 15-week abortion ban, a move that removed the barriers for a separate, six-week ban that takes effect on 1 May. In a separate ruling, the court also agreed to let Florida residents … Read more

Arizona legislator had an abortion, wanted to educate her GOP colleagues – they left the room

Meet the Arizona Lawmaker Who Announced Her Abortion on the Statehouse Floor Then, of course, having to tell me that I could consider adoption and parenting as options, which in my case is obviously outrageous. I would have loved to consider parenting as an option, but that was not realistic for me, I was going … Read more

Montana, an island of abortion access, preps for consequential elections and court decisions

An attempt to further cement abortion rights in Montana is facing an obstacle. Republican Attorney General Austin Knudsen has rejected the proposed abortion rights constitutional amendment as being legally insufficient, which prompted the campaign behind the initiative to file a lawsuit. The State Supreme Court will now decide if initiative organizers may proceed with gathering … Read more