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Call for abortion decriminalisation in Scotland amid Westminster proposals

The Scottish Greens have called for abortion to be decriminalised in Scotland

The National (Scotland)

Woman who denies illegal abortion tells of ‘shock’ on learning she was pregnant

Nicola Packer, 45, is charged with ‘unlawfully administering to herself a poison or other noxious thing’ with the ‘intent to procure a miscarriage’.

The Independent UK

MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion in England and Wales

Labour backbenchers put forward amendment to legislation that would reform ‘archaic abortion law’

The Guardian - UK

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Questions swirl on if Texas bill to fine people who package the abortion pill $100k is actually legal

An attorney last month described the bill as an ‘incursion on Texans’ constitutional rights’

The Independent UK

Investigators don't know who leaked a Wisconsin Supreme Court draft abortion order

Investigators have concluded that the leak of a Wisconsin Supreme Court abortion order last year was likely deliberate, but they were unable to determine who was responsible

The Independent UK

Campaigners left 'frustrated' by 'weakness' in abortion buffer zones law

Buffer zone campaigners have said they are “frustrated and concerned” after it emerged police cannot enforce anti-protest measures when clinics…

The National (Scotland)

Wide-ranging crackdown on abortion pills passes Texas Senate

The bill gives the state new tools to try to stop the flow of abortion pills, but critics say it’s legally dubious on several fronts.

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Bill clarifying when doctors can perform medically necessary abortions clears Senate

The bill, which must still go through the House, received unanimous approval from the upper chamber.

The Texas Tribune

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Nevada Law Requiring Parental Notification of Minors Trying To Get Abortions

A federal judge ruled to temporarily block a Nevada law that requires parents be notified when a minor is trying to get an abortion.

International Business Times

Judge pauses old Nevada law requiring parental notification for minors to get abortion

A federal judge is putting on hold for now a Nevada law that requires parents be notified before a minor can get an abortion

The Independent UK

The Christian Right is taking over America, according to Talia Lavin – but what is the best response?

Talia Lavin’s Wild Faith: How the Christian Right is Taking Over America is an angry response to the rise of American Christianity’s far-right fringe, which she depicts as a theocratic menace to secular government and liberal freedoms.

The Conversation

‘Standing up for Christian values’: US evangelicals keep the faith with Trump

Evangelicals say president is in step on core issues such as abortion and Israel – and they’re backing him all the way

The Guardian - US

Police Scotland issue update on abortion buffer zones in major intervention

Abortion buffer zones cannot be enforced when clinics are closed, police have said in an email seen by the PA news agency

The National (Scotland)

Abortion buffer zone legislation not enforceable when clinics closed, police say

An email from a police inspector claims the Crown will not prosecute anyone for breaching the buffer zones outside of operating hours.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - US

Volunteers rush to send abortion pills to US women in need as ‘war between the states’ looms

Massachusetts abortion project pushes for access across country as controversial shield laws are put to legal test

The Guardian - UK

I left behind an authoritarian state to move to the US. Now I see my new home falling to the same dark forces

Coming from Egypt, I know a dictatorship when I see one. The same can’t be said for the white voters who brought Trump to power, says author Mona Eltahawy

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government urged to extend Glasgow abortion clinic buffer zone

A SCOTTISH Green MSP has called on the Scottish Government to review the size of a buffer zone for anti-abortion protests outside of a Glasgow…

The Guardian - UK

UK woman accused of illegal abortion did not look pregnant, friend tells court

Witness says nothing to indicate Nicola Packer was pregnant in weeks before she delivered foetus

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The Independent UK

Woman accused of illegal abortion ‘brought foetus to hospital’

Nicola Packer denies charge and claims she believed she was within legal limit

The Guardian - UK

UK woman accused of using pills for illegal abortion during Covid lockdown

Nicola Packer, 44, was arrested at a London hospital after reporting a miscarriage in 2020, court told

Reason

Pro-Life Amicus Brief in Georgia Adult-Entertainment Case

Two pro-life groups and five law professors urge the Supreme Court to take up Georgia Ass'n of Club Executives v. Georgia.

The Guardian - US

Meet the new American refugees fleeing across state lines for safety

Americans have often moved between states for opportunities. Now they’re being forced to uproot themselves to escape hostile forces under Trump

International Business Times UK

US Border Horror: Aussie Woman Strip-Searched, Asked About Abortions, Then Deported for Pet-Sitting

Madolline Gourley's plans to pet-sit in exchange for accommodation in Canada were ruined when she was denied entry into the US and deported back to Australia.

Salon

Can Texas actually fix its abortion ban?

Women who have suffered pregnancy complications under Texas' ban say new legislation wouldn't have helped them

The Guardian - US

How idea of charging women with murder infiltrated the anti-abortion movement

‘Abolitionists’ have migrated out of the fringes and moved toward the center of movement alongside Republicans’ penchant for punishment

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