The US supreme court heard one of the most sadistic, extreme anti-abortion cases yet | Moira Donegan (opinion piece) Their own Dobbs decision, after all, did not require any state to allow abortions in the case of risks to women’s health. Sepsis, organ failure and loss of fertility in women were thereby tacitly accepted by … Read more
Supreme Court wrestles with abortion clash over emergency room treatment for pregnant women The Biden administration says Idaho’s near-total abortion ban conflicts with a federal law setting standards for hospital emergency room care. Read more at NBC News US supreme court appears divided after hearing arguments on emergency abortion care “If a woman comes to … Read more
Arizona house votes to repeal state’s near-total ban on abortion If the proposed repeal is signed into law by the Democratic governor, Katie Hobbs, a 2022 statute banning the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy would become the prevailing abortion law. Read more at The Guardian Arizona state House passes bill to repeal 1864 abortion … Read more
“Our message with these Republican VP picks is really simple. EMILY’s List sees the extremism, and we’re putting you on notice that this is going to be a ticket that supports an extreme anti-abortion agenda,” EMILY’s List President Jessica Mackler said in an interview. Read more at NBC News
Consistent with the anti-abortion movement’s goal of a nationwide recognition of fetal personhood, the criminalization of abortion is a tool for preventing abortions from ever occurring. In our new article, Bodies of Evidence: The Criminalization of Abortion and Surveillance of Women in a Post-Dobbs World, we explore: how ban states are criminalizing abortion; the way … Read more
Republicans are responding with a provocative opposition campaign that warns “equal rights” could upend society through a litany of unintended consequences — an echo of the 1970s battle that tanked the federal ERA. Read more at Politico
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem declined to say whether she believes laws restricting abortion should include exceptions for victims of rape or incest, after she was repeatedly asked about her views during a CNN interview Sunday. Read more at Politico
The conservative effort to put an abortion ban on the ballot in Nebraska has been bankrolled entirely to date by Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.). Read more at The Hill
Rick Scott: Sure. Well, as governor, I was governor for eight years. I signed every abortion, you know, pro-life bill. You know, I signed every pro-life bill that came in front of me. And if I was the sitting governor and the six-week abortion ban came in front of me, I would sign it. I’ve always said I … Read more
Lake, the Republican Senate primary front-runner, seemed to downplay Arizona’s recently upheld strict 1864 abortion ban by telling people “you can go three hours that way, three hours that way, and you’re going to be able to have an abortion.” Read more at USA Today
