US supreme court to hear case involving anti-abortion crisis pregnancy center
First Choice is fighting New Jersey subpoena as part of an investigation into potentially unlawful practices Read more at The Guardian
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While His Admin Delights In The Culture Wars, Trump Tiptoes Around Abortion. At Least For Now.
Some legal observers theorize that the administration’s unanticipated stance in the case boils down to its unwavering support for executive power, even when it creates odd bedfellows. It doesn’t want its FDA to be hamstrung — including, perhaps, when it gins up its own reason to restrict mifepristone in the future. Others think it’s a gambit … Read more
Supreme court weighs South Carolina effort to defund Planned Parenthood
At the heart of the case is a federal provision that guarantees that people insured by Medicaid can freely choose their own providers as long as they accept the program and are qualified to provide care. The case hinges on a technical argument: South Carolina – …. – says Medicaid beneficiaries have no right to … Read more
Trump wants to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood. The Supreme Court will hear a cased aimed at that.
The case concerns a South Carolina policy that would prevent people from using Medicaid — which predominantly insures people of color — at the nation’s largest family planning provider. Read more at 19th News
This anti-abortion leader is building on ‘the ultimate victory from the supreme court’
After the 2022 Dobbs decision, the anti-abortion movement’s sights are now set on medication abortion Read more at The Guardian
Supreme Court to hear South Carolina’s attempt to defund Planned Parenthood
Supreme Court takes up South Carolina bid to defund Planned Parenthood The state wants to prevent reproductive health care groups from receiving federal funds via the Medicaid program because it provides abortions. Read more at NBC News Supreme Court takes up South Carolina’s effort to defund Planned Parenthood The court will restrict itself to a … Read more
Birth control on the ballot as abortion bans increase barriers to family planning
An estimated 19 million women of reproductive age are now living in so-called contraceptive deserts, counties where people have trouble accessing a range of birth control options, according to data from the reproductive rights nonprofit Power to Decide. The right to contraception is protected by two landmark Supreme Court cases. Some Supreme Court justices have … Read more
Inside The Mystery Of Why The Supreme Court Declined To Hear A Pressing Abortion Case
The Supreme Court has never been a transparent institution, its justices shielded from reporters’ questions and increasingly making decisions via the shadow docket without oral arguments or often any writing at all to indicate their thinking. For women risking permanent injury or death from pregnancy complications, their right to get an emergency abortion (already nonexistent … Read more
Supreme Court asked to nix abortion clinic ‘bubble zones’ for protesters
Abortion opponents say restricting demonstrations infringes on the First Amendment, but abortion rights supporters say it safeguards patients and staff. Read more at NBC News
The Supreme Court just signaled how next president could impact abortion access — no legislation needed
Cohen predicted that if Trump wins in November, his Department of Health and Human Services would “immediately” rescind the Biden administration’s interpretation of EMTALA as it relates to abortion bans. That, in turn, would make the Idaho case “disappear” and the Texas case would be dismissed, he said. The practical impact would be that EMTALA … Read more