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Expert says Adriana Smith’s case goes beyond abortion politics

ANALYSIS: Lindsey Breitwieser says a more nuanced ethical approach that does not frame a mother and child as adversaries is needed

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Planned Parenthood may not survive the Trump administration

The Trump administration has made repeated cuts targeting the organization’s clinics. Now the US supreme court has struck another blow

The Guardian - US

Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politics

Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old woman from Georgia who had been declared brain-dead in February 2025, spent 16 weeks on life support while doctors worked to keep her body functioning well enough to support her developing fetus. On June 13, 2025, her premature baby, named Chance, was born via cesarean section…

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Senate abortion provider defunding language OK’d by parliamentarian - Roll Call

The parliamentarian advised that language to block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood would be permissible for inclusion in the GOP budget bill.

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Texas capital murder case attempts to severely punish abortion pill use by treating a fetus as a person

A North Texas man charged with capital murder after slipping mifepristone into his girlfriend’s food signals another attempt to rein in abortion pills.

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Funeral held for Georgia woman kept on life support until baby could be delivered: ‘Adriana’s voice will be heard’

Adriana Smith was declared brain-dead but her family had no choice but to keep her on life support under the state’s anti-abortion law

The Independent UK

Pro-LGBTQ+ yet anti-abortion: What's behind Malta's differing stances?

The tiny Mediterranean island is one of Europe's most progressive on LGBTQ+ rights, but at the same time, it has a near-total ban on abortion. What is the reason for this dissonance?

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GOP Lawmaker Branded 'Hypocrite' After Declaring the Left 'Scared' Doctors Over Her Ectopic Pregnancy: 'You Voted for This'

A Republican lawmaker was branded a "hypocrite" online after accusing the left of scaring doctors after she had to plead for her ectopic pregnancy to be treated.

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Supreme Court rules that states may deny people covered by Medicaid the freedom to choose Planned Parenthood as their health care provider

Having the freedom to choose your own health care provider is something many Americans take for granted. But the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority ruled on June 25, 2025, in a 6-3 decision that people who rely on Medicaid for their health insurance don’t have that right.

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‘This is not a matter of opinion:’ State AGs instruct hospitals to continue providing emergency abortions despite state law

The 21 attorneys general issued the warning after the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rescinded guidance to hospitals about how to follow federal law on emergency reproductive care

The Independent UK

Supreme court paves way for South Carolina and other states to defund Planned Parenthood

Decision could embolden red states in US to block clinics that provide abortions from receiving Medicaid funds

The Guardian - US

States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court is allowing states to cut off Medicaid money for Planned Parenthood amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the organization, the country’s largest abortion provider

The Independent UK

Republican who blamed the political left for her near-fatal ectopic pregnancy now says she’s facing death threats

Kat Cammack hit with disturbing backlash after blaming Democratic scaremongering, not GOP legislation, for life-threatening emergency room ordeal

The Independent UK

GOP Rep. Kat Cammack almost died thanks to her party’s abortion laws but she still blames Democrats

Kat Cammack doesn't think abortion laws need changing despite them almost costing her her life.

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Oops, Republicans have finally ditched Planned Parenthood as it scrambles for a ‘lifeline’

Is this the end for planned parenthood?

The Independent UK

Tens of thousands of women forced to travel out of state for abortion care after Roe v Wade was overturned in 2022

More than 325,000 abortion patients were forced to leave their home state for legal care in the years after the decision

Roll Call

On Dobbs anniversary, Dems note GOP bill’s abortion entanglements - Roll Call

Three years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Senate Democrats urge the removal of further abortion restrictions in the reconciliation bill.

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Étienne-Émile Baulieu obituary

French doctor and biochemist who developed the abortion pill and socialised with artists and film stars

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Reason

Abortion Rates Keep Rising After Dobbs

Strict abortion bans do not seem to be seriously stopping abortions.

Latin Times

Florida Republican Blames 'Fearmongering' Left After Doctors Hesitated to Treat Her Ectopic Pregnancy Over Abortion Laws

In May 2024, Kat Cammack faced delayed treatment for an ectopic pregnancy due to abortion law fears but blamed left-wing "fearmongering" rather than the law.

The Independent UK

Crisis pregnancy center told staff not to give ultrasounds to women with potential ectopic pregnancies

Ectopic pregnancies can lead to internal bleeding or death if left untreated

The Guardian - US

Abortions in the US are on the rise three years after Roe v Wade was overturned

A growing number of abortions happen through telehealth – including for women in states with strict bans

The Conversation

3 years after abortion rights were overturned, contraception access is at risk

On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization eliminated a nearly 50-year constitutional right to abortion and returned the authority to regulate abortion to the states.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump talks of regime change in Iran and insists US ‘obliterated’ nuclear sites

US president says strikes led to ‘monumental damage’ and questioned if the regime could ‘make Iran great again’. Plus, the dolls that have sparked moral panic in Brazil

The Independent UK

Republican lawmaker with ectopic pregnancy nearly died amid new Florida abortion laws – but blames the left

Kat Cammack recounts emergency room ordeal but claims ‘fearmongering’ by Democrats and pro-choice activists sowing confusion among medical professionals

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