Montana organizers collect enough signatures to advance abortion rights ballot measure
An amendment to enshrine abortion rights in the Montana constitution is now one step closer to appearing on the November ballot. Read more at NBC News
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Supreme Court abortion pill decision ties issue to Trump-Biden race
But rather than wait for the courts to decide, a second Trump administration could act unilaterally through executive orders or agency rulemaking to impose strict limits on mifepristone. Read more at The Hill
Democrats try to repeal Comstock Act
Democrats target 150-year-old ‘zombie law,’ warning the GOP could use it to ban abortion Senators are seeking to repeal the Comstock Act of 1873 as reproductive rights supporters fear a future president could use it as a back door to curtail abortion nationwide. Read more at NBC News Democrats move to repeal 1873 law they … Read more
Dems Take Advantage Of Republican Mealy Mouthing On IVF
He and Britt’s bill was ultimately blocked by Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), who called the legislation out for what it is: “just another way for Republicans to pretend they are not the extremists that they keep proving they are.” A day later, Republicans filibustered the motion to proceed on Democrats’ bill to federally protect the … Read more
Battle over abortion rights in South Dakota constitution intensifies
Anti-abortion activists in South Dakota have sued over a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, leading the group behind the measure to ask a federal judge to step in and block the activists’ effort. Read more at The Guardian
Why contraception remains a battlefront in the war on reproductive rights
“In future cases, we should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell,” Thomas wrote in the opinion. “Because any substantive due process decision is ‘demonstrably erroneous’ … we have a duty to ‘correct the error’ established in those precedents.” Read more at Salon
After Supreme Court’s abortion pill decision, Donald Trump is even more likely to ban abortion
Nor is the Republican radicalism on this issue limited to abortion. Earlier this month, all but two Republican senators voted down a bill that would protect the right to contraception from being overturned by the Supreme Court, as Thomas has strongly hinted is a future possibility. …. And despite disingenuous claims to support reproductive technologies … Read more
‘They want us to be scared’: Protesters target organizers for abortion ballot measure in Arkansas
A ballot initiative effort in a deep-red state highlights the safety risks around the country for a group of organizers who are mostly women. Read more at 19th News
Women increasingly fear being prosecuted for using abortion pills, advocacy groups say
Baden added: “We are in a fearful climate with increased hostility and legal risk for patients, providers and helpers. We have to be prepared for the ongoing targeting and criminalization of people who are seeking abortion care.” Read more at NBC News
House votes to overturn Pentagon abortion policy, pushing defense bill hard-right
In a 214-207 vote, lawmakers adopted Rep. Beth Van Duyne‘s amendment to overturn the Pentagon policy to reimburse troops who travel to seek abortion or other reproductive care. Only two Republicans opposed the amendment, while one Democrat broke ranks to support it. Read more at Politico