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French lawmakers approve bill enshrining abortion rights in the constitution

French lawmakers voted on Thursday to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution, with MPs on the left and centre saying the US Supreme Court's overturning of a landmark ruling in June showed the need for new steps.

France 24

Patient mistrust and poor access hamper federal efforts to overhaul family planning

JACKSON, Miss. — Two years ago, after an emergency cesarean section at a Mississippi hospital, Sherika Trader was denied a tubal ligation. Trader, now 33, was told that to have her tubes tied, she had to have a second child or a husband’s permission, even though she wasn’t married.

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French lower house votes to make abortion a constitutional right

France's lower house on Thursday voted by a large majority to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution, with MPs on the left and centre saying the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of a landmark ruling in June showed the need for new steps.

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France debates enshrining abortion rights in constitution

Lawmakers in France’s lower house of parliament have begun debating a proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the country’s constitution

The Independent UK

Georgia reinstates 6-week abortion ban

"It is outrageous that this extreme law is back in effect, just days after being rightfully blocked"

Salon

Abortion continued its decline during pandemic driven by drop in teen rates

The number of abortions reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control fell once again in 2020, extending a decade-long downward trend, largely driven by a decrease in rates among teens.

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Georgia's highest court reinstates ban on abortions after 6 weeks

A lower court's decision had prohibited enforcement of the abortion ban statewide. Seven of the state's nine justices agreed to let the ban go into effect.

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Georgia high court reinstates ban on abortions after 6 weeks

The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated the state’s ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy

The Independent UK

Georgia’s six-week abortion ban is reinstated one week after judge struck down law

Abortion rights advocates and plaintiffs embroiled in legal challenge warn anti-abortion measure will cause ‘immense harm’

The Independent UK

Georgia Supreme Court reinstates state's 6-week abortion ban

The Georgia Supreme Court reversed a lower court's ruling that struck down the six-week abortion ban.

Axios

Georgia Supreme Court orders state’s abortion law back into effect during legal process

ATLANTA — Georgia’s 2019 abortion law that restricts the procedure once a doctor can detect fetal cardiac activity will be back in effect during the legal process, the state Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday.

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US midterms: why gen Z and millennials came out to vote and why it marks a generational shift

An exceptionally high turnout of young voters swung key state battles in favour of the Democrats in the 2022 US midterms. It’s estimated that more than a quarter of registered voters aged between 18 and 29 years of age cast a ballot in elections that saw the Democrats maintain control…

The Conversation

Pope Francis IDs successor to conservative Providence bishop

Pope Francis has named a coadjutor bishop to assist conservative Rhode Island Bishop Thomas Tobin and succeed him when he retires

The Independent UK

Herschel Walker makes awkward ‘erection’ gaffe amid abortion scandal

‘This erection is about the people’

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After midterms, states weighing abortion protections, bans

Election wins for abortion rights and Democrats could translate into abortion protections in some states

France 24

On the rocky road to enshrining abortion rights in the French constitution

The French lower house National Assembly will vote in November on two rival proposals for enshrining abortion rights in the country’s constitution, one drafted by the hard-left France Unbowed party and the other from President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance. But even if one passes, the road ahead is rife with political…

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Doctors who want to defy abortion laws say it's too risky

In states with abortion bans, doctors may hesitate to provide abortion care in a medical emergency. Some ethicists argue doctors should practice civil disobedience and put patients' lives first.

The Independent UK

Alleged Herschel Walker tapes shared by woman who claims he paid for her abortion: “Your stud farm calling”

The press conference comes ahead of early voting in Georgia.

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Small Minnesota town may become focus of abortion fight

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota's newest abortion battleground might be a town of 500 people on the western prairie.

The Guardian - US

Herschel Walker accuser comes forward with fresh relationship claims

Woman who says she was pressured into having abortion by Republican Senate hopeful presents unseen letters, audio and diary entries

The Guardian - UK

No need for six-month wait to try for baby after pregnancy loss, study finds

Analysis challenges WHO health guidance on amount of time women should delay after miscarriage or abortion

Tribune News Service

Murkowski says Supreme Court's abortion decision hurt Republicans in the midterms

WASHINGTON — Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in an interview that she thinks the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade contributed to the GOP's underperformance in the midterms.

The Independent UK

Hershel Walker’s ex to hold press conference with recordings after abortion claims rocked Senate race

Comes ahead of the 6 December runoff.

Salon

The religious right is hurting the GOP

Republicans went hard with anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and abortion bans in 2022. Even their own voters don't like it

Los Angeles Times

Robin Abcarian: It takes only one to tango? The revolutionary clarity of the ‘Ejaculate Responsibly’ movement

Last week, the investigative website ProPublica posted a fascinating story based on the leaked recording of a National Right to Life webinar designed to persuade Republican Tennessee legislators not to soften the state's abortion ban, one of the most restrictive in the country.

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