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Houston midwife accused of illegal abortions appeals clinic closures

In an appeal filed this week, Maria Rojas’ attorneys accused Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office of a careless investigation.

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Texas continues to restrict the care women receive - but hey, moms could soon use the carpool lane

The Texas House passed a bill on the eve of Mother’s Day, allowing a woman who is ‘pregnant or is a parent or legal guardian’ to drive in the carpool lane even if there are no other passengers

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on abortion prosecutions: decriminalisation can’t wait

Editorial: The trial of Nicola Packer shows why MPs should seize the opportunity to change the law and safeguard vulnerable women now

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Why rural women still face barriers to abortion access

Abortion access will improve under changes allowing nurses and midwives to prescribe drugs but other barriers remain for women in rural and regional areas.

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South Carolina supreme court upholds six-week abortion ban

Justices rejected Planned Parenthood’s argument over the definition of a ‘fetal heartbeat’ in loss for the health giant

The Guardian - US

South Carolina Supreme Court decides heartbeat definition allows six-week abortion ban

The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled the state can keep banning abortions around six weeks after conception by agreeing with the earliest interpretation offered of when a heartbeat starts

The Independent UK

June Dryburgh was asked to help out at an abortion clinic. She stayed for 47 years

For almost five decades, she witnessed first-hand how access to safe and legal abortion improves women’s lives. Now, she fears for the future

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‘I gave birth three months early – then police investigated me over an illegal abortion’

IN FOCUS: As MPs call on parliament to vote over decriminalising abortion, one woman tells Bel Trew how the traumatic premature birth of her baby was exacerbated by a year-long police investigation

The Independent UK

Pressing deadlines, unfinished business: Where the Legislature stands on abortion, water, property tax and more

A raft of social conservative priorities backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick hang in the balance, including efforts to infuse more religion into public schools.

The Texas Tribune

Campaigners say women deserve better as they seek to decriminalise abortion

A new amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill is being brought by Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi.

Evening Standard

Abortion pills to be easier to access after Greens bill passes in NSW despite opposition from Tony Abbott

Legislation brings state in line with others, as opposition leader says he refuses to cave to ‘Americanisation of NSW politics’ after grassroots campaign

The Guardian - AU

More than 50 cross-party MPs back amendment to decriminalise abortion

Labour’s Tonia Antoniazzi tables amendment seeking to remove women from ‘criminal law related to abortion’

The Guardian - UK

Medical access to expand to remove 'abortion deserts'

Nurses and midwives will be allowed to prescribe drugs to terminate pregnancies under changes to abortion laws aimed at improving access in regional areas.

AAP

Louisiana investigates New York doctor for allegedly mailing abortion pills

Margaret Carpenter was previously indicted over reported abortion pill prescription in state with near-total ban

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Woman cleared of illegal abortion tells of ‘horrific’ wait for justice

Nicola Packer said it was ‘absolutely amazing’ to be cleared by the jury.

The Guardian - UK

‘I was right to be frightened’: Nicola Packer on the humiliation and trauma of her trial for illegal abortion

Acquitted woman wants to ensure there is never again an abortion trial in England

The Texas Tribune

“A gift to our mothers”: Moms could drive solo in car pool lanes under Texas House bill

The bill originally allowed pregnant women to drive in HOV lanes, to be consistent with Texas abortion laws, but legislators extended it to all mothers.

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'Regardless of postcode': abortion access laws debated

A bill to improve access to abortions in regional areas has triggered passionate reactions from conservative politicians and is expected to split major parties.

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The Guardian - AU

What is the new abortion bill in NSW – and why is Tony Abbott trying to stop it?

A proposal to improve access to abortion services could soon become law. So what’s in the bill – and why has it caused heated debate?

The Guardian - US

John Oliver on the ADF legal group: ‘A misleadingly friendly face on what is an utterly hateful ideology’

The Last Week Tonight host digs into the Christian conservative Alliance Defending Freedom that was behind the overturning of Roe v Wade, among other causes

The Guardian - US

Conservatives are trumpeting a new abortion-pill study. One problem: it’s bogus

The FDA chief suggested he wouldn’t crack down on mifepristone without new data. Conveniently, misleading research emerged within days

The Texas Tribune

Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courts

The bill contains many provisions legal experts say are likely unconstitutional, including one that says it can’t be challenged in state court.

The Guardian - UK

The right to abortion is under threat in Britain. Secure it now – or risk losing it

Decriminalisation is finally possible – but unless we future-proof the law against anti-abortion extremists, the right to choose hangs in the balance, says Labour MP Stella Creasy

The Independent UK

Late abortion clinic closes after 50 years of procedures in America

Anti-abortion advocates have celebrated the closure

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From the left and right, US Catholics hope new pope fulfills their hopes

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV’s homeland, raising the question of whether he might be able to ease some of the deep divisions within its ranks

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