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
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‘Weaponized environmentalism’? A Texas Republican wants to test wastewater for abortion medication
The group has been succeeding in its efforts, too. According to Jessica Valenti, an abortion reporter who writes the Abortion, Every Day newsletter, in addition to the new Texas bill, legislation that calls for testing wastewater for mifepristone has been introduced in Oklahoma, Montana, Wyoming, Arizona, Maine, Idaho, and West Virginia. Valenti asserts that Students … Read more
West Virginia Senate passes bill requiring schools show a fetal development video
“Like much anti-abortion misinformation, the ‘Baby Olivia’ video is designed to manipulate the emotions of viewers rather than to share evidence-based, scientific information about embryonic and fetal development,” a representative told NPR in an email. “Many of the claims made in this video are not aligned with scientific fact, but rather reflect the biased and … Read more
Abortion Pill Manufacturer Gets Split Decision In Attempt To Bat Down West Virginia Ban
On Thursday, Judge Robert Chambers, a Bill Clinton appointee, rejected most of GenBioPro’s arguments — though he did find that the state’s ban on prescribing mifepristone via telemedicine is in direct contradiction with the FDA’s parameters, and sustained the lawsuit on that count. Read more at Talking Points Memo
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“You can imagine the implications this would have in the country, if states were able to maintain their own conflicting drug regulation systems,” Perryman says. “If laws like the one in West Virginia were able to stand, you would have a situation where states could regulate pharmaceutical products in ways that conflict with the safety … Read more
West Virginia governor signs bill severely limiting abortion access
The law bans abortion entirely unless the patient is a victim of rape or incest, has informed a law enforcement agency and receives the procedure no later than the eighth week of pregnancy. Minors in either of those circumstances can receive an abortion up to 14 weeks of pregnancy if they report it to law … Read more
West Virginia legislature approves abortion ban, headed to governor for signature
The legislation would ban abortion entirely unless a patient who is pregnant was a victim of rape or incest, informed a law enforcement agency and receives the procedure before 8 weeks into the pregnancy. Minors who are victims of rape or incest would have until 14 weeks of pregnancy to get an abortion, if they … Read more
White coats in the state capital: OB-GYNs become political force in abortion wars
In Indiana, which earlier this month enacted a near-total abortion ban that takes effect on Sept. 15, doctors are already grappling with that reality. More than a quarter of the state’s counties are considered “maternal care deserts,” meaning there is limited or no access to maternity health care, and doctors are warning the situation will … Read more
Americans scramble for abortions in states that have banned it
Demand for pills that end pregnancy has skyrocketed in states that have restricted abortion since the Supreme Court decision last month, and abortion clinics are reporting a rush for appointments in towns bordering those states. Aid Access, a virtual abortion clinic based in the Netherlands, saw a 256 percent increase in people coming to its … Read more