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Trump Judge Questions If Airlifts Under Idaho Abortion Ban Are Really About Mother Who ‘Wants To Kill The Baby’

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Smith, along with the liberals on the court, pushed back on the anti-abortion fantasy that state laws can ban virtually all abortions without having a devastating effect on women’s health. (Idaho’s legislature allowed the committee tasked with tracking and investigating pregnancy-related deaths to shutter in 2023, a year after its ban took effect.) Read more … Read more

Women forced out of Idaho for medically-needed abortions sue for clarification on ban

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The plaintiffs, which include both patients and physicians, say the abortion bans go against their constitutional rights to happiness and safety. The lawsuit does not seek to allow abortions in all cases, but wants the current law to allow patients with complications, pre-existing conditions and lethal fetal diagnosis to access care. Under Idaho code, only … Read more

Kentucky woman challenges state-wide abortion ban

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Kentucky woman seeking abortion files lawsuit challenging state’s bans Woman argues both near-total ban and six-week ban violate state constitution’s rights to privacy and self-determination Read more at The Guardian Kentucky woman seeking abortion files lawsuit challenging state’s near-total ban Brigitte Amiri, deputy director of the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project, said in a statement that … Read more

Abortion opponents prepare to undermine just-passed ballot measures

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Drawing on the playbook they successfully used under Roe v. Wade to regulate clinics out of existence and outlaw particular methods of abortion, conservative groups plan next year to file lawsuits targeting federal regulation of abortion pills and push legislation in Congress and in at least 15 states they believe can circumvent constitutional amendments and … Read more

New lawsuit challenges Louisiana’s classification of abortion pills as ‘controlled substances’

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The new lawsuit, filed Thursday, alleges that the law could create barriers for health care workers who need to administer mifepristone and misoprostol quickly in an emergency, thereby delaying patients’ access to the pills and creating a risk of harm. The complaint also says the law discriminates against people who need the medications, since patients … Read more

Inside conservative activist Leonard Leo’s long campaign to gut Planned Parenthood

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Anti-abortion groups secured a generational victory when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. A lawsuit in Texas demonstrates how those same forces threaten access to other health services, including birth control and screenings for cancer and sexually transmitted infections. Read more at 19th News  

Texas – lawsuit brought by woman’s ex-partner for out-of-state abortion

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Texas man files legal action to investigate ex-partner’s alleged out-of-state abortion “It’s not enough for Texas to ban abortion,” she said. “They truly want to trap people in their state, pregnant, and the purpose of this is to frighten people to make them think there might be repercussions for doing things that are perfectly legal. … Read more