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Whitmer to tech giants: Don't 'harm' women seeking abortions

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer encouraged the leaders of the nation's top tech companies to take "immediate measures" Wednesday to protect users' data, suggesting the information could be used to prosecute women or medical professionals involved in abortions.

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Michigan mulls putting abortion rights initiative before voters

Emotions run high in the US state as election board considers putting abortion rights to a vote in November.

Al Jazeera

Abortion ban reaches S. Carolina Senate despite GOP factions

While the results of this month’s Kansas abortion vote have shaken some Republicans’ appetite for additional restrictions, South Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a ban with limited exceptions

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Democrats have a real November abortion advantage

For all the giddiness among many right-wing lawmakers and personalities at the court’s decision to overturn Roe, it was clear from the get-go that this would be bad for Republicans.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dr Oz says all abortion is ‘murder’ in audio resurfaced days after he publicly opposed federal ban

The GOP candidate’s remarks are a dramatic departure from earlier comments made in 2019 that were considerably more pro-choice

The Independent UK

Liz Truss vs Rishi Sunak: Where do they stand on women’s issues?

The candidates’ stances on abortion rights and tackling violence against women

The Independent UK

Michigan board considering abortion rights ballot initiative

Michigan's Board of Canvassers is set to decide whether a ballot initiative that seeks to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution should go before voters in November

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When abortion at a clinic is not available, 1 in 3 pregnant people say they will do something on their own to end the pregnancy

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Facing voter backlash, California Republicans recalibrate their anti-abortion stance

LOS ANGELES — The Life at Conception Act is fewer than 300 words, but its language leaves little room for ambiguity on abortion.

Los Angeles Times

GOP's desperate abortion scramble

With abruptly scrubbed websites and "well, actually" op-eds, anti-abortion Republicans claim they never meant it

Salon

GOP candidates scrub hardline anti-abortion stances from their campaigns

The rhetoric is changing as the midterms near.

Axios

Commentary: Reproductive rights must include environmental justice

This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered back-to-back rulings ending the constitutional right to abortion in the United States and undercutting the federal government’s ability to regulate carbon pollution.

Tribune News Service

This Mexican clinic is offering discreet abortions to Americans just over the border

In May, Americans made up 25% of patients receiving abortions at one clinic in Tijuana. By July, it was an estimated 50%. The director believes it's due to cost, privacy and convenience.

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Minnesota Republicans carefully weigh abortion stance after Roe decision

MINNEAPOLIS — Top Minnesota Republican candidates are treading carefully on the issue of abortion since the fall of Roe v. Wade, trying to balance the interests of steadfast anti-abortion activists in their party while staking out a position palatable to a broader set of voters in November.

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South Carolina House advances near-total abortion ban with rape, incest exceptions up to 12 weeks

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina House voted 67-38 to advance a near-total abortion ban with exceptions for rape and incest late Tuesday, sending the bill to the Senate after an hourslong debate.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pritzker calls threat to abortion rights ‘actual emergency’ for voters to prevent — promises further legislation

The event also highlighted that the pledge Pritzker made on June 24 to call the Illinois General Assembly back into session in Springfield to “further enshrine” reproductive rights remains unfulfilled.

Reason

Republicans Supported Abortion Bans for Decades. Now They've Gone Silent.

Some candidates, like Arizona's Blake Masters, have quietly removed abortion restriction initiatives from their campaign websites.

The Independent UK

Arizona GOP Senate nominee Blake Masters quietly scrubs abortion and false election fraud claims from website

Arizona Republican appears to attempt pivot to centre after winning GOP primary

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Indiana abortion clinics sue to block state's near-total ban

Indiana abortion clinic operators have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the state’s near-total ban on abortions that is set to take effect Sept. 15

Mic

This company is allegedly selling data that could be used to punish abortion seekers

Kochava is being sued by the FTC because of it.

Salon

The cost of traveling for abortion care

Traveling for an abortion often also includes numerous unforeseen costs

Axios

Abortion misinformation surges in Latino communities

Groups working to counter these campaigns warn the surge in false claims will have real health consequences for Latinos.

The Independent UK

UN experts warn of impact of abortion bans on US minorities

Independent U.N. human rights experts are expressing concerns about the adverse impact on the rights of racial and ethnic minorities from the U.S. Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for abortion in the United States

The Conversation

What to know about the costs of traveling for abortion care in the US – here's what I learned from talking to hundreds of women who've sought abortions

Abortion travel isn’t new. People have been crossing national and state borders to get abortion care since the 1960s, when air travel became more common and affordable.

The Guardian - US

Americans are starting to get it: we can’t let Trump – or Trumpism – back in office

Republicans have put all their chips on extremism. But voters are sending more and more signals that they’re fed up with it

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