Abortion startup Hey Jane expands in digital health Hey Jane will provide products from birth control to UTI treatments. Fortune · Aug 9, 2023
Ohio voters reject push to hinder abortion rights amendment - Roll Call Abortion rights advocates notched a key procedural win Wednesday in a push to enshrine reproductive rights in Ohio. Roll Call · Aug 9, 2023
Male employees seem to really hate it when their companies advertise abortion access—but it makes the job applications roll in Workers are just as polarized as the public about corporate support for abortion benefits, new research shows. Fortune · Aug 9, 2023
Republicans lose on abortion again Republicans want to impose their policies on unwilling voters, just like they'll force childbirth on women Salon · Aug 9, 2023
Democrats Colin Allred, Roland Gutierrez draw distinctions on key issues as they target Sen. Ted Cruz in 2024 Heading into the primary, the U.S. House member and state senator answer questions on guns, the border, abortion and other parts of their platforms. The Texas Tribune · Aug 9, 2023
How a trial in Texas changed the story of abortion rights in America Wrenching testimony from women denied abortion care turned the focus toward the suffering and health risks faced by mothers. WEKU · Aug 9, 2023
Why Ohio's Issue 1 proposal failed, and how the AP called the race Ohio voters rejected a proposal that would have made it more difficult for voters to amend the state constitution, including one measure set for the November ballot that would guarantee abortion rights in the state The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
Abortion rights advocates win major victory in Ohio as voters reject GOP plan to thwart ballot measure Proposal making it harder to change state’s constitution fails, teeing up an upcoming vote on a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
Voters in Ohio reject GOP-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights The measure would have required a 60% supermajority to pass future constitutional amendments. This vote sets up a fall battle over abortion rights in the GOP-leaning state. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 9, 2023
Win for reproductive rights as Ohio voters reject effort to make it harder to amend state constitution Proposal would have made it considerably harder to amend state constitution as voters give verdict on Issue 1 The Guardian - US · Aug 9, 2023
Ohio voters reject proposal that could have curbed abortion rights protection Ohio voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to change the state’s constitution, setting up a fall campaign that will become the nation’s latest referendum on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nationwide protections last year. France 24 · Aug 9, 2023
College professors sue Idaho over a law that they say criminalizes classroom discussions on abortion Six university professors and two teachers’ unions are suing Idaho over a law that they say violates their First Amendment rights by criminalizing teaching about pro-abortion viewpoints The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
Abortion rights advocates push for 2024 ballot initiative in Arizona Abortion rights advocates plan to ask Arizona voters to create a constitutional right to abortion The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023
Republican senator will ‘burn the military down’ over abortion policy, says Democrat Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut says the Senate needs to change rules to sidestep Tommy Tuberville’s block on promotions The Guardian - US · Aug 8, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023 Trump-appointed judge orders Southwest attorneys to take ‘religious liberty training’ from right-wing group The lawyers must take an eight-hour session from Alliance Defending Freedom, an influential legal group behind anti-abortion and anti-LGBT+ litigation
Salon · Aug 8, 2023 Texas trial changed abortion story In July, the case for abortion was made by women themselves who had been denied abortions and sued the state
Reason · Aug 8, 2023 Texas Attorney General Blocks Injunction, Will Keep Enforcing Anti-Abortion Law For now, doctors who end pregnancies when a woman’s life is at risk can still be prosecuted.
The Guardian - US · Aug 8, 2023 Republicans in Ohio are about to vote … to curtail the power of voting The sole question posed to voters in the special election is a direct attempt to stop the legalization of abortion through democratic means
The Guardian - US · Aug 8, 2023 Joe Biden links Grand Canyon national monument to fight against climate change – as it happened US president is in Arizona where has designated about 1m acres around the Grand Canyon as a national monument
Reason · Aug 8, 2023 Ohio's Issue 1 Doesn't Mention Abortion. But That's Why People Are Voting Today. Plus: What media gets wrong about "book bans," Yellow Corporation to default on $700 million pandemic aid loan, and more...
The Guardian - US · Aug 8, 2023 Ohioans vote in election that could determine future of majority rule Voters weigh in on constitutional amendment process in decision with huge consequences for abortion rights
WEKU · Aug 8, 2023 How many voters does it take to make a majority? Why Ohio's Issue 1 is controversial Voters in Ohio will decide on Tuesday whether to make it harder to pass future constitutional amendments, including one on the ballot in November that would codify abortion access.
The Guardian - US · Aug 8, 2023 Republicans pushed a special election in Ohio – what does it mean for abortion rights? Republicans’ Issue 1 proposal raises threshold for a change in state constitution from a simple majority to 60% of voters
Ballotpedia · Aug 8, 2023 Twice as many ranked-choice voting bills introduced in state legislatures this year than in 2022 Welcome to the Tuesday, August 8, Brew.
The Texas Tribune · Aug 8, 2023 How the Texas AG’s office became a pipeline for conservative federal judges In just a few decades, the Texas attorney general’s office became a powerhouse in national legal fights over abortion, health care and immigration. Here’s a timeline of how it happened.