She miscarried weeks after Roe fell. A delay in care changed her life.
Four years after the Dobbs decision, critics say medical exemptions in abortion bans are so vague they delay care. Read more at 19th News
Post-Roe
Hundreds of US women charged with pregnancy-related crimes since fall of Roe
The laws used in most of these prosecutions, Pregnancy Justice pointed out, are typically meant to protect children, not fetuses. By prosecuting pregnant women under them, the group says, states are cementing the legal doctrine of “fetal personhood”, which seeks to grant embryos and fetuses full legal rights and protections – sometimes at the cost … Read more
Our film imagined a post-Roe nightmare. Then it came true
In Georgia, a pregnant woman who has been declared brain-dead is being kept on life support until her baby can be delivered. Across the country, women have been turned away from emergency rooms after suffering ectopic pregnancies, which require an emergency abortion to prevent potentially fatal outcomes. Doctors have been reprimanded and fined, including Caitlin Bernard, … Read more
Women in West Virginia who miscarry could face criminal charges, prosecutor says
Tom Truman of Raleigh county advised women to report their miscarriages to the police to protect themselves Read more at The Guardian
How the abortion rights landscape changed in 2024
As I’ve reported for Salon this year, the direct and indirect effects of abortion bans and restrictions impact far more than just people who can get pregnant. From putting pressure on care in states where abortion remains accessible to inflicting trauma and grief on those who are forced to travel to access care, here’s how … Read more
Arizona governor calls for repeal of state law requiring annual abortion report
The Arizona governor, Katie Hobbs, is calling for legislators to repeal the state law that requires an annual abortion report, saying that it infringes on patients’ privacy, which echoes other Democratic officials’ push to reduce or eliminate such requirements. Read more at The Guardian
After losing a constitutional right, America picks a president
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
Tammy Baldwin and Eric Hovde spar over abortion and the economy in tense Wisconsin Senate debate
Following one of many attacks Hovde fired off at Baldwin’s partner, the two-term incumbent hit back, saying, “Eric Hovde should stay out of my personal life — and I think I speak for most Wisconsin women that he should stay out of all of our personal lives.” Moments earlier, asked whether Roe v. Wade should … Read more
How the end of federal abortion rights hurt LGBTQ+ parents
A groundbreaking new study finds that Roe v. Wade’s overturn upended relationships, family planning and the mental health of queer women and nonbinary people across the country. Read more at 19th News
“Deadly”: Experts warn Trump and Vance are “backpedaling” on abortion to conceal a darker reality
In August, Amber Thurman, a Georgia woman who suffered a rare complication from abortion pills, died from an infection after Georgia passed a law banning the abortion treatment that would have saved her life. Earlier this summer, Texas woman Kate Cox, whose fetus’ lethal anomaly doctors said threatened her health and future fertility, left the … Read more