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Tearfully testifying against Texas’ abortion ban, three women describe medical care delayed

The women, believed to be the first to testify about an abortion ban’s impact on their pregnancy since 1973, are seeking to clarify when a medical emergency justifies an abortion.

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Judge rejects Trump bid to move hush money case to federal court as legal challenges gather pace – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

‘Gut-churning’: anger as Hungarian president addresses major women’s rights conference

Katalin Novák, an anti-abortionist and promoter of pro-natalist policies, spoke at the opening of the Women Deliver conference in Rwanda

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Women denied abortions in Texas ask court for clarity over state's exceptions to ban

Women who sued Texas after saying they were denied abortions despite serious risks to their health are asking a court to step in

The Independent UK

On CNN, DeSantis ducks abortion issue, says campaign is strong

Gov. Ron DeSantis dodged a question on abortion, pledged to “rip the woke” from the military, and said former President Donald Trump shouldn’t be charged for Jan. 6 during an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday, his first sit-down conversation with a non-conservative news outlet in years.

Orlando Sentinel

Missouri Supreme Court weighs fate of amendment to restore abortion rights

Whether Missouri voters get a chance to weigh in on legalizing abortion is now up to state Supreme Court judges

The Independent UK

Iowa governor plans to appeal block on restrictive abortion law

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds says plans are in progress to appeal a temporary block on the state’s new, restrictive abortion law, previewing a likely emotional court battle that could take months to resolve

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Why UK campaigners fear drive to decriminalise abortion may stall

Carla Foster’s release welcomed but case has done little to settle debate about abortions carried after 24-week limit

The Guardian - UK

Judge’s reduction of sentence for abortion shows how law must change, say campaigners

Legislation that led to Carla Foster being jailed after procuring pills for a termination said to be ‘antiquated’

The Guardian - UK

Carla Foster: Women’s rights groups call for reform of ‘outdated’ abortion laws

Campaigners have claimed it was ‘never in the public interest’ to prosecute Carla Foster.

The Independent UK

‘Compassion not punishment’ — why Carla Foster’s abortion appeal matters

The 45-year-old mother of three, who was sentenced to 28 months in prison for having an abortion past the legal time limitations, is to be released from jail after appealing her sentence. Here, Claire Cohen on why she should never have been put behind bars in the first place

Evening Standard

Poll: 44 Percent of Millennials Want To Make Misgendering a Crime

Plus: Iowa court halts 6-week abortion ban, income inequality is shrinking, and more…

Reason

Mum jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to be released after appeal

A woman jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her pregnancy during lockdown has won her Court of Appeal bid to reduce her sentence…

The National (Scotland)

Woman jailed for taking abortion pills after legal cut-off to be freed from prison

‘This is a very sad case... It is a case that calls for compassion, not punishment,’ judge says

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Woman who was jailed for illegal abortion to be released from prison after sentence cut

Her sentence was described as ‘shocking and quite frankly terrifying’ by women’s rights campaigners

The Independent UK

Woman jailed for obtaining tablets to end pregnancy to be released after appeal

Carla Foster, 45, will be released from prison after her sentence for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her pregnancy was reduced.

Evening Standard

Woman jailed over illegal abortion to appeal sentence

Carla Foster was handed a 28-month extended sentence after she admitted illegally procuring her own abortion when she was more than 30 weeks pregnant.

The Independent UK

Woman jailed for illegally procuring her own abortion to appeal sentence

Carla Foster was handed a 28-month extended sentence after she admitted illegally procuring her own abortion when she was more than 30 weeks pregnant.

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The Independent UK

Abortion in Iowa is legal again, for now, after a judge blocks new restrictions

An Iowa judge temporarily blocked the state’s new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy days after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the measure into law

Tribune News Service

County prosecutor fights Missouri abortion ban’s criminal penalties in court

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker is seeking to strike down Missouri’s criminal penalties for abortion, adding to an already intense legal confrontation playing out in St. Louis that could result in a judge overturning the state’s near-total ban.

The Conversation

Democrats revive the Equal Rights Amendment from a long legal limbo -- facing an unlikely uphill battle to get it enshrined into law

Democrats in Congress are making a new push to get the long-dormant proposed Equal Rights Amendment enshrined into law. As legislation, it would guarantee sex equality in the Constitution and could serve as a potential legal antidote to the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,…

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GOP Sen. Mike Rounds says 'common sense' will yield bipartisan defense spending bill

GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota says "a little bit of common sense" is needed to address the frustrations about a military spending bill in Congress right now.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Two dead after explosions on Kerch Bridge linking Crimea and Russia

Road and rail link is only direct overland link between Russia and occupied Crimea. Plus, how we got addicted to weather apps

Evening Standard

To be or not to be? Discover the new literature unpacking the motherhood dilemma

Post-Roe v Wade, authors are tackling the fraught business of parenthood, says Alex Peake-Tomkinson

The Guardian - US

Lawsuit filed in Iowa to block Republicans’ six-week abortion ban

Abortion providers filed suit after state legislature’s recent special session in which restriction was passed with governor’s blessing

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