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Bill intended to force Texas prosecutors to pursue abortion, election cases passes Senate

The bill, a priority for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, is part of a larger effort to limit the power of elected prosecutors, especially in Texas’ largest, left-leaning counties.

The Texas Tribune

'Born alive' abortion bill OK'd in Kansas, sent to governor

Kansas legislators have given final approval to a bill that could subject doctors to lawsuits or criminal charges if they're accused of not providing enough care to infants born during abortion procedures

The Independent UK

Washington state stockpiles abortion pills ahead of federal court ruling

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington has stockpiled thousands of doses of an abortion pill in anticipation of a federal court ruling in Texas that could limit its availability, Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday.

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Washington state stockpiles thousands of abortion pills

Democratic state officials say they're ready to dispense thousands of mifepristone doses if access to the pill becomes difficult as a result of a pending federal lawsuit.

WEKU

Roberts rankled colleagues as his hold on Supreme Court slipped, book says

A new book details how Chief Justice John Roberts lost control of an increasingly conservative U.S. Supreme Court as it moved to overturn the constitutional right to abortion last year.

Tribune News Service

Kansas Legislature sends ‘born alive’ abortion bill to Kelly’s desk with veto-proof majority

TOPEKA, Kan. — For the first time since Kansas voters upheld the state right to an abortion, Kansas lawmakers sent a bill on the topic to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s desk.

Tribune News Service

Fla. Dems arrested in pro-choice protest

"The women of this state will not forget the names of the 26 cowards who refused to stand up to Ron DeSantis"

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Nikki Fried, Senate leader Book arrested by police during abortion protest

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried and Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book were arrested and taken away in handcuffs Monday night during a demonstration over an abortion bill outside Tallahassee City Hall near the Capitol.

Orlando Sentinel

Wisconsin voters cast ballots in crucial state supreme court election

Abortion, election rules, legislative maps at stake in most expensive judicial race in US history

The Guardian - US

It’s Election Day in Wisconsin and Chicago (among others)

Welcome to the Tuesday, April 4, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Today's election could weaken conservatives' long-held advantage in Wisconsin

It's the final day to vote in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race that's broken national spending records. The winner could be the swing vote on issues like abortion, redistricting and election lawsuits.

WEKU

Editorial: An outdated vice law should not be a weapon against reproductive rights

The Comstock Act of 1873 is a relic, the work of an anti-vice crusader, Anthony Comstock, who lobbied Congress to prohibit, among other things, the mailing of any “obscene, lewd, or lascivious” written material. The act, formally known as “An Act for the Suppression of Trade in, and Circulation of,…

Los Angeles Times

Abortion access at stake in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

The fate of abortion access in battleground Wisconsin likely rests with Tuesday’s outcome of the heated race for state Supreme Court that became the most expensive contest of its kind in U.S. history

The Independent UK

Humza Yousaf has to heed doctor's call for urgent buffer zone action

Record View says imposing buffer zones outside abortion clinics would be a huge step forward.

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Axios

Utah abortion clinic ban: Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue

Republican Gov. Spencer Cox last month signed HB 467 — effectively closing all abortion clinics in the state.

The Guardian - US

Florida closes in on six-week abortion ban while also allowing no-permit gun carry

Abortion legislation needs to move through house before gaining DeSantis’s likely signature while gun-carry law enacted today

The Independent UK

Abortion clinic ban in Utah challenged by lawsuit

Planned Parenthood and ACLU of Utah filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a new Utah law that would ban abortion clinics in the deeply conservative state

Orlando Sentinel

After clearing gallery, Florida Senate approves 6-week abortion ban

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After an emotional debate including outbursts from spectators that prompted the president to clear the gallery, the Florida Senate voted 26-13 on Monday for a six-week ban on abortion.

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The Independent UK

Florida Senate passes 6-week abortion ban backed by DeSantis

The Florida Senate has approved a bill to ban abortions after six weeks

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Health Secretary pledges rapid action on 'unacceptable' anti-abortion protests

THE anti-abortion protests staged by religious activists outside a major Scottish hospital were “unacceptable”, the Health Secretary has said…

The Independent UK

Abortion bills gain no ground in Kentucky with ban in place

Abortion-rights supporters in Republican-leaning Kentucky thought they had finally achieved a breakthrough when voters in November defeated a measure aimed at denying any constitutional protections for abortion

The National (Scotland)

Faith group called out for 'disingenuous' response to abortion protesters

A FAITH-based organisation has been called out for giving a “disingenuous” response to a “mob” of more than 100 anti-choice protesters…

The National (Scotland)

NHS doctor calls on Humza Yousaf to act after 'intimidating' anti-abortion protest

AN NHS doctor has called on Humza Yousaf to move on plans to create no-protest “buffer” zones outside of clinics that provide abortion services…

Daily Record

Glasgow doctor who confronted anti-abortion mob outlines 'desperate need' for buffer zones in plea to Humza Yousaf

Dr Greg Irwin, a consultant at Glasgow Children's Hospital, slammed the group saying they are 'bullying' women attending the hospital to seek abortion healthcare.

The National (Scotland)

Green MSP looking to speed up buffer zones bill as abortion protests intensify

GILLIAN Mackay has said she will be looking to speed up progress on her Safe Access Zones Bill after "sickening" harassment of patients…

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