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South Carolina to ban abortions after six weeks before most women know they are pregnant

The South Carolina Senate has passed a bill that prohibits most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, which is before many realise they are pregnant

Daily Mirror

First Thing: Chevron’s carbon offsets are ‘mostly junk and some may harm’

Investigation finds 93% of fossil fuel company’s climate pledge offsets are worthless. Plus, the truth about booze: how alcohol really affects your body

The Guardian - UK

GOP moves to limit abortion pill in US

A House panel advanced a 2024 budget bill that would block the ability to access the abortion drug via telehealth

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‘I will do the same again’: activists continue fight against Poland’s strict abortion laws

Justyna Wydrzyńska, who was convicted for providing abortion pills, refuses to give up campaign for legal terminations

The Guardian - UK

South Carolina is poised to renew its 6-week abortion ban

The proposal restores a ban South Carolina had in place when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year — which was overturned by the state's highest court.

WEKU

South Carolina ignores objections from all its female senators to pass six-week abortion ban

Gov Henry McMaster is expected to sign the bill into law

The Independent UK

South Carolina Senate votes to send 6-week abortion ban bill to governor. Court challenge coming

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina six-week abortion ban that has cleared the Republican-controlled Legislature is now for the second time headed to the governor’s desk, whose expected signature enacting the bill into law is likely to be challenged immediately.

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A year after Supreme Court's abortion decision, Planned Parenthood announces layoffs

Nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back abortion rights, the nation's most prominent abortion provider says it will rethink its structure and cut staff.

WEKU

Mother forced to give birth to stillborn son joins lawsuit against Texas abortion ban

Fifteen women have joined a lawsuit against the state of Texas citing unclear restrictive

The Independent UK

South Carolina's only women senators to resist new abortion restrictions up for debate

The only five women in South Carolina’s 46-member Senate have vowed to resist new abortion restrictions up for debate after the group filibustered a near-total ban last month

The Independent UK

South Carolina passes six-week abortion ban after heated debate

The law, which the governor has promised to sign, will ban abortion before most people know they are pregnant

The Guardian - US

Texas Senate votes to extend Medicaid for new moms after adding anti-abortion language

AUSTIN – The GOP-led Senate agreed to give a full year of health care coverage to low-income women who’ve just given birth, but tacked on anti-abortion language that could complicate the bill’s passage.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis envisions ‘quarter-century’ of far-right majority in the supreme court

Speaking to Christian media, the Florida governor suggested a 7-2 conservative majority in the high court if he is elected president

The Guardian - US

Nebraska lawmakers guard ‘clearly ill’ senator brought from hospital to help pass stricter abortion ban

State senator Julie Slama says she is recovering from serious illness while casting decisive vote to restrict abortion and trans healthcare

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The Conversation

What Greek mythology teaches us about women’s resistance and rebellion

After some hard-fought victories, women’s rights are threatened again in many parts of the world. In the United States, the Supreme Court overturned women’s right to abortion in June 2022; women have also been leaving the workforce since the COVID-19 pandemic, in many cases to care for children and elderly…

The Guardian - US

‘It destroys democracy’: Republicans bid to rewrite Ohio’s abortion rules

Anti-abortion legislators are trying to change the state’s ballot initiative rules to require a supermajority for a ballot to pass

WEKU

Abortion bans drive off doctors and close clinics, putting other health care at risk

Even the Trump-era surgeon general is concerned about the repercussions for women's health, as doctors say they are reluctant to practice in states that have banned abortion.

Tribune News Service

Kansas faces OB-GYN shortage. Providers warn new laws could further strain maternity care

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jessica Babler, a nursing student at Research College of Nursing in Kansas City, Missouri, is tired of being vilified for wanting to provide abortions, which she views as health care, to her patients.

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The Independent UK

Nebraska lawmakers block photos of ‘clearly ill’ senator brought from hospital to ensure votes to ban abortion

State senator Julia Slama says she is recovering from serious illness while casting decisive vote to restrict abortion and trans healthcare

The Independent UK

Senator who voted for anti-trans bill that passed by one vote admits she wasn’t paying attention

Political scientist says majority of Nebraska legislators ‘seem not to know or care what they’re doing as long as it feels right to them and they have the votes to do it’

The Independent UK

More women sue Texas, asking court to put emergency block on state's abortion law

More Texas women who were told they could not end pregnancies with fatal fetal anomalies or that endangered their health are challenging the state's restrictive abortion laws

The Guardian - US

Senator Tim Scott launches bid for 2024 Republican presidential nomination

Black conservative from South Carolina, a stalwart abortion foe and gun rights advocate, is latest to take on Donald Trump

Chicago Tribune

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.

The Texas 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 Independent UK

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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