Women suing Idaho after they were denied abortions will tell their stories in court The lawsuit alleges that Idaho’s laws violate pregnant people’s rights to safety and equal protection, as well as physicians’ rights to practice medicine under the state constitution. It asks the court to declare that physicians in Idaho can provide abortion care … Read more
I can’t agree to disagree about doctors refusing medical attention for ectopic pregnancies, and women being arrested for their miscarriages. Have you ever had a miscarriage? I have. It’s physically and emotionally devastating enough without the fear that you and your healthcare provider may be questioned, scrutinized, penalized, that you may have your life endangered, … Read more
Now, 2 ½ years later, with near-full abortion bans in 13 states, deaths confirmed because of them, and a smattering of states that have enacted protections via the direct democracy of ballot initiatives, the country has a choice: to reelect Republican Donald Trump, whose pledge to undo Roe helped fuel his first ascent to the … Read more
Joshua and Davis met at an abortion rights rally in 2023 and became friends. They lean on each other for support, especially when testifying against anti-abortion laws in Louisiana’s legislature capitol, which is 76% male, majority white, and comprised of a supermajority of anti-abortion Republicans. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.
It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened. Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm “fetal demise.” She’s one of at least two Texas women who died under the state’s abortion ban. Read more at ProPublica
Josseli Barnica died days state passed six-week abortion ban and doctors delayed treatment, ProPublica reports Read more at The Guardian
One by one, the speakers raise alarms about policies that might be enacted if Trump is elected this November — including the possible revival of the Comstock Act, a 150-year-old law that Trump allies have touted as a de facto national ban on abortion. Left mostly unsaid is the fact that without a Democratic majority … Read more
“It’s like we’re in triage mode,” Crow told the Guardian. “If someone has to go septic before they can get an abortion, that means that for everyone else who needs abortion for all the reasons that women seek abortion care, they are not getting that care either. We really felt like we needed to highlight … Read more
In a race defined by gender, Michelle Obama pleads with men to step up She added: “To the women listening, we have every right to demand that the men in our lives do better by us to make these choices clear to the men that we love our lives are worth more than their anger … Read more
Beyoncé brings star power to Harris rally in Texas with abortion law in the spotlight Ondrea Cummings, a Texas woman who appeared in a new Harris campaign, became emotional as she shared her harrowing experience after a miscarriage at 16 weeks and needing an emergency abortion that she was denied under the state’s law. A … Read more
