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While stymied on a budget, Illinois legislators addressed issues including abortion, book bans and south suburban airport during spring session

While failing to get a budget done by its self-imposed deadline, the Illinois General Assembly passed measures addressing issues ranging from abortion rights to full-day kindergarten during its spring session, which this week goes into overtime.

Chicago Tribune

As Texas Republican senators march in lockstep, Robert Nichols is willing to break away

Whether it’s supporting a rape exception for abortion or opposing school choice, Nichols has gone his own way on certain GOP priorities.

The Texas Tribune

Nebraska governor to sign 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors

Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is scheduled to sign a bill Monday that bans abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy and restricts gender-affirming medical care for people younger than 19

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More women sue Texas saying the state's anti-abortion laws harmed them

More women who say they were put in danger by Texas' abortion bans are joining a lawsuit that seek to force the state to clarify medical exceptions in the laws.

WEKU

With growing abortion restrictions, Democrats push for over-the-counter birth control

With abortion increasingly restricted in many states, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), hopes to persuade Republicans to back insurance coverage for over-the-counter birth control.

WEKU

Beshear vs. Cameron: What to expect from Kentucky’s closely watched governor’s race this fall

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The stage is officially set for what is widely expected to be the nation’s most expensive, contentious and closely watched election of 2023 — the Kentucky governor’s race.

Tribune News Service

Texas Senate OKs extending postpartum Medicaid — with an anti-abortion amendment

New moms will be able to keep their health insurance for a full year under a proposal the Senate passed Sunday. A last-minute anti-abortion amendment means the bill will go back to the House.

The Texas Tribune

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Women's Health Victoria calls for national sexual reproductive health information hotline

An anonymous phone call model "is one of the best ways of offering reproductive support, especially rurally where everyone knows everyone", a user says.

ABC News

Trump's 2025 vision: A lot more power for him

He's laying out a plan for a dramatic expansion of federal power — particularly the presidency.

Axios

Almost 100 children called crisis pregnancy helpline that provides abortion information last year

EXCLUSIVE - In total 11,551 calls were made to the HSE's My Options service, which also provides information on continued pregnancy supports

Irish Mirror

Fresh US abortion bans show Republicans trying to soften message

Lawmakers in Nebraska and North Carolina shift to ‘common sense’ abortion laws that are more restrictive than they seem

The Guardian - US

Democrats fight to expand a ‘broken and illegitimate’ supreme court

As the US’s highest court is pummeled by divisive rulings and ethical scandals, Democrats think they have a solution: add four seats to counter a rightward tilt

The Guardian - US

‘If it’s not a risk… it’s nothing’: Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux on her unapologetic career

The French writer transforms her own life into uncompromising autofiction. With new translations, a film, and unwavering activism, the 82-year-old is living life to the full

The Guardian - UK

Lizzo blasts Nebraska bill banning abortion access and gender-affirming care: ‘You deserve to be protected’

Opponents ‘actively exploring’ legal options after lawmakers pass restrictive legislation following months-long filibuster

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Takeaways from AP's report on secretive networks helping women circumvent Honduras' abortion ban

Honduras has one of the world’s strictest abortion bans, with a constitutional prohibition on terminating pregnancy in all cases

The Independent UK

Burner phones, aliases, code words: How secret networks help women circumvent Honduras' abortion ban

Honduras has one of the world’s strictest abortion bans, with a constitutional prohibition on terminating pregnancy in all cases

WEKU

Nebraska passes 12-week abortion ban and restrictions on gender-affirming care

The state's Legislature passed a 12-week abortion ban and restrictions on gender-affirming care for people under 19. The state's Republican governor has promised to sign it into law.

Axios

Nebraska set to restrict abortion, gender-affirming care for trans minors

The bill, likely the first to combine limits on abortion and gender-affirming care, heads to the governor's desk next.

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Texas may soon have a process to remove local prosecutors who won’t pursue abortion, election cases

The bill would allow for the removal of prosecutors who adopt any policy to not pursue certain crimes, including some low-level theft and drug charges. The Senate’s version will need to be reconciled with the House, which had carved out some exemptions.

WEKU

An abortion doula pivots after North Carolina's new restrictions

Ash Williams has been on the front line for reproductive health in his state. Now, another challenge arises.

The Independent UK

Nebraska expected to pass 12-week abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care

Conservative Nebraska lawmakers are expected to have just enough votes to pass a bill Friday that combines restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors with a 12-week abortion ban

Reason

Language and Abortion

On Press Coverage In The Mifepristone Case.

The Independent UK

How one North Carolina lawmaker's defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections

North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham’s recent switch from the Democratic Party to the GOP opened the door for Republicans to enact new abortion restrictions over Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's opposition

Daily Mirror

Mum defies doctors by refusing abortion and has 'perfect' baby born without any arms

Mum Mariaan Strauss, 25, was told to terminate her pregnancy because of her unborn child's abnormalities. But Hendré has been the 'greatest gift we could have received' - changing their lives for the better

WEKU

Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, the 37-year-old entrepreneur and GOP presidential hopeful?

He spoke to The NPR Politics Podcast about his political identity as a nationalist and expanding Donald Trump's "America First" message to a new audience.

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