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Where abortion laws stand in every state a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe

State abortion policies have shifted quickly since the U.S. Supreme Court last year ended a nationwide right to abortion after nearly 50 years

The Independent UK

A year after fall of Roe, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or tighter restrictions

A year after the U.S. Supreme Court rescinded a five-decade-old right to abortion, 25 million women of childbearing age now live in states where the law makes abortions harder to get

The Independent UK

GOP aims to use budget to limit abortion

On top of sweeping state abortion bans, the GOP has been pursuing less-publicized federal anti-abortion moves

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After GOP walkout, Oregon passes amended bills on abortion, trans care and guns

Oregon lawmakers have passed amended versions of the two bills that were at the center of a six-week Republican walkout

The Independent UK

Abortion is a workplace issue: How managers can support employee access to reproductive health care

June 24 marks the one-year anniversary of the United States Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade — the landmark decision that, for nearly 50 years, had guaranteed abortion care access in the U.S.

The Conversation

Ousted incumbents, key matchups set: Takeaways from Virginia's primary election

A historic number of state lawmakers were ousted in this week’s Virginia primary, which featured about four dozen legislative races that set the parties’ slate of candidates for what will be a hard-fought general election

The Independent UK

Tracking abortion laws across the United States

Abortion is now banned in 13 states, while four have banned the procedure past roughly six weeks of pregnancy

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Increase in Americans planning to vote for candidate who shares abortion view

Finding in Gallup poll comes just before first anniversary of supreme court overturning Roe v Wade

The Guardian - US

Newcastle charities 'disappointed' to lose city centre offices after Northumbria University buys MEA House

MEA House is home to a wide-rage of charities, providing a rage of services including mental health support and counselling, abortion care, help for victims of domestic abuse, legal advice and support for people seeking employment

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One year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities

In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling struck down the constitutional right to abortion, society has been seeing the results of a post-Roe world.

The Conversation

In 'The Fight for Midnight,' a teen boy confronts the abortion debate

Dan Solomon's YA novel The Fight for Midnight takes place during former Texas state lawmaker Wendy Davis' filibuster of a bill that would restrict access to abortion. The protagonist is a teen boy.

WEKU

The people turning to birth control after the fall of Roe: ‘I feel a little safer’

More people are feeling backed into a corner after the supreme court struck down the nationwide right to abortion last year

The Guardian - US

Up First: Titan submersible search; abortion poll; anxiety screenings

Crews detected "underwater noises" this morning while searching for the Titan. A majority of Americans oppose the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe. And, why you should be screened for anxiety.

WEKU

How many miles do you have to travel to get abortion care? One professor maps it

An economics professor at Middlebury College and her undergrad research assistants have been tracking access to abortion care since 2009. These maps show the dramatic changes in the past decade.

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Majority of Americans say it was wrong for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe

A year after the court did away with the right to an abortion, 57% say they oppose the decision, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. They're also in favor of continuing affirmative action programs.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Forcing rape victims to pay for emergency medical care is devastating and cruel

In the summer of 2021, a woman seeking an abortion came to the Texas clinic where I worked as a physician. She’d been raped and was 15 weeks pregnant. I was the first medical provider she had seen since being assaulted. She told me she hadn’t gone to the emergency…

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Long-sought abortion laws to remove access barriers

Western Australia will align with other jurisdictions by modernising its abortion laws for the first time in 25 years under a government bill before parliament.

Tribune News Service

An aggressive Supreme Court reshapes the US as its standing erodes

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, in the midst of a run of decisions that have stress-tested the core principles of U.S. democracy, has rarely been so aggressive in using its powers — or been viewed with more skepticism by Americans.

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US Rep. Jamie Raskin pushes Supreme Court expansion 1 year after decision overturning abortion rights

BALTIMORE — U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin thinks it’s time to expand the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Independent UK

State legislator defeats incumbent senator in Virginia race centered on abortion rights

Former state legislator Lashrecse Aird has defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Joe Morrissey in a closely watched primary election nomination contest in Virginia that centered on abortion rights

Tribune News Service

Mothers tell first lady of ‘demeaning’ ordeals with doomed fetuses, state abortion bans

WASHINGTON — Two Texas women whose doctors refused to perform legal and medically urgent abortions met Tuesday with first lady Jill Biden, recounting their ordeals as the White House pressures Congress to codify rights the Supreme Court erased nearly a year ago.

The Independent UK

Abortion rights groups drop suit challenging Kentucky's ban but continue legal fight

Abortion-rights groups have filed a motion to dismiss their lawsuit challenging Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban

The Independent UK

Jill Biden: Consequences of overturning Roe v. Wade 'go far beyond the right to choose'

Jill Biden says the consequences for women of losing the constitutional right to an abortion “go far beyond the right to choose.”

Tribune News Service

Kansas attorney general agrees his state won’t enforce abortion ‘reversal’ law before judge issues order

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has agreed the state temporarily will not enforce a new law requiring abortion providers to tell patients that the effects of mifepristone, the first of two pills taken in a medication abortion, are reversible.

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Former Kentucky abortion providers move to dismiss their lawsuit challenging state’s ban

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The parties who sued the state of Kentucky last year over a near-total abortion ban have asked a judge to dismiss their lawsuit.

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