If the Supreme Court allows states to set aside the emergency medicine act to enforce their abortion bans, I ― and I suspect many doctors ― will never practice medicine in any of the 21 states where abortion is not legal. Abortion bans are causing physicians to leave the reddest of states. Rural communities already … 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
“I’ve learned a lot since Dobbs about how to plan for my children’s health care from afar, a part of college planning that would never have occurred to me three years ago.” Read more at HuffPost
Newsom launches abortion ads in Republican states to fight ‘war on women’ “I worry about the United States supreme court, that again, set the tone and tenor for the debate we’re having today. And again, it’s not just a war on travel. It’s not just a war on reproductive healthcare. It’s also a war on … Read more
From deep-red Arkansas and Missouri to purple Arizona and Nevada, activists are already competing with each other. Read more at Politico
Nearly 65,000 US rape victims could not get an abortion in their state, analysis shows The data demonstrates that abortion bans likely make it impossible for most victims of rape to obtain abortions in their home states, even for the minority of people who live in states with exemptions for rape, researchers said. Read more … Read more
“Senate Republicans know that by talking about abortion, it’s bad for them,” North Carolina state Sen. Sydney Batch (D) told HuffPost in May, the day before the 12-week abortion ban passed. “This was always their plan, to run this through without any insight, in the dark of night, so that the rest of the general … Read more
ProPublica reviewed 12 of the nation’s strictest abortion bans. Few changed in 2023, as state lawmakers caved to pressure from anti-abortion groups opposing exceptions for rape, incest and health risks. Read more at ProPublica
Like Rachel, countless OB-GYN residents across the nation are finding their education at odds with recent abortion bans. One year after the Dobbs vote, 14 states have banned abortions outright, with several more imposing six- to 20-week bans. In some states, like Texas, Kentucky, Louisiana and Missouri, doctors could face felonies if they perform an … Read more
“These bans are causing a chilling effect where people know how to interpret the laws or are just scared to provide care because they don’t know what’s legal,” Brandi said. “And that will mean that some patients get delayed care or none at all — all based on where they live.” Read more at 19th … Read more
