Abortion rights are on the ballot in 4 states. Here’s what to know
Voters in one of the most conservative U.S. states will decide whether to roll back the state’s abortion ban Read more at ABC News
Idaho
Idaho voters will weigh in on one of the strictest abortion bans in the country
Idaho voters will weigh in on their state’s abortion laws this November. The secretary of state’s office certified a ballot measure that could, if passed, overturn one of the strictest bans in the country, the campaign to restore abortion rights in Idaho confirmed on Monday. Read more at 19th News
Religious anti-abortion center finds opportunity in town without OB-GYNs
“Crisis pregnancy centers have, for years and years, capitalized on gaps in access to healthcare,” she said. “In no way, shape, or form do crisis pregnancy centers have the infrastructure or ability or training to bridge those gaps.” According to Swartzendruber’s research, more than 2,600 crisis pregnancy centers operated in the U.S. as of 2024, … Read more
Texas and Florida sue FDA in latest effort to restrict abortion pill access
In the lawsuit, filed late on Tuesday in federal court in Wichita Falls, Texas, the states’ Republican attorneys general argue that the FDA has failed to thoroughly evaluate the drug’s safety and effectiveness since its initial approval in 2000 and disregarded the risks to the women who take it. Read more at The Guardian
Doctors left Idaho after abortion ban, study confirms
Idaho lost more than a third of its practicing obstetrician doctors after the state’s near-total abortion ban took effect, a new study published in a peer-reviewed academic journal confirms. Read more at the Washington State Standard
Trump stokes fear, confusion with pulled emergency abortion guidance
“Clinicians are scared to provide basic medical care, and this care is clearly in line with medical ethics … medical standards of care, and they’re being put in this situation where they can’t win,” said Payal Shah, director of research, legal and advocacy at Physicians for Human Rights. Read more at The Hill
Trump rescinds guidance protecting women in need of emergency abortions
“This action sends a clear message: the lives and health of pregnant people are not worth protecting,” Dr Jamila Perritt, an OB-GYN and the president of Physicians for Reproductive Health, said in a statement. “Complying with this law can mean the difference between life and death for pregnant people, forcing providers like me to choose … Read more
‘Weaponized environmentalism’? A Texas Republican wants to test wastewater for abortion medication
The group has been succeeding in its efforts, too. According to Jessica Valenti, an abortion reporter who writes the Abortion, Every Day newsletter, in addition to the new Texas bill, legislation that calls for testing wastewater for mifepristone has been introduced in Oklahoma, Montana, Wyoming, Arizona, Maine, Idaho, and West Virginia. Valenti asserts that Students … Read more
Meet the new American refugees fleeing across state lines for safety
Kayla Smith and Kylie Cooper Left Idaho for Washington and Minnesota to flee a strict abortion ban The number of people internally displaced by anti-abortion laws is startling. A recent study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research of 13 states with strict abortion bans found that, between them, they are losing 36,000 residents … Read more
State lawmakers are weighing bills that would treat abortion as homicide
The bills, filed in Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina and Texas, stem from the Prenatal Equal Protection Act, model legislation crafted by the Texas-based advocacy group the Foundation to Abolish Abortion. Three similar bills were introduced in Indiana, North Dakota and Oklahoma but failed to pass in committee or on the floor … Read more