Slew of trigger laws kick in as three more US states ban abortions “Evidence is already mounting of women being turned away despite needing urgent, and in some cases life-saving, medical care. This unfolding public health crisis will only continue to get worse. We will see more and more of these harrowing situations, and once … Read more
A federal appeals court allowed Tennessee’s six-week abortion ban to take effect, and a near-total ban is set to begin in late August. Meanwhile, Virginia still allows most abortions through the second trimester. … “It’s like a game of dominoes. It’s just a huge swath of states not offering the service any longer,” Derzis said. … Read more
The woman was 19 weeks pregnant when her water broke. Within less than a day, she’d developed a life-threatening infection. Dr. Mae-Lan Wang Winchester, an OB-GYN in Cleveland, was called in to end the pregnancy. But Ohio has banned abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected unless the mother’s life is threatened. “The first person … Read more
Woman’s 500-mile trek to an Illinois abortion clinic may be start of a wave to come , By Safia Samee Ali, NBC news One of the first patients to arrive at the clinic the day it resumed abortion procedures after the reversal of Roe v. Wade was a woman who had just driven nine hours … Read more
