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Palin defeat in Alaska and Kansas abortion vote show 2022 midterms will be Roe election

Turns out Joe Biden was right when he said ‘Roe is on the ballot’, writes Eric Garcia

The Independent UK

Abortion providers get funding boost from Chicago officials

Two Chicago-based organizations that help individuals who are seeking an abortion will split $500,000 from the Chicago Department of Public Health to help those traveling to Illinois for the medical procedure.

Chicago Sun-Times

Word-spacing issue keeps abortion and voting amendment from Michigan's ballot; court fight expected

DETROIT — The Michigan Board of State Canvassers deadlocked along party lines on certification of a proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution, pushing the battle over the fate of the proposal into the Michigan Supreme Court.

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Nurse practitioner says CVS fired her over abortion stance

A nurse practitioner from northern Virginia has sued CVS Health after she says she was fired for refusing to provide abortion-inducing drugs at its MinuteClinic medical facilities

The Independent UK

Oklahoma AG urges prosecution for performing an abortion

Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor is urging prosecutors and law enforcement agencies to pursue criminal charges against anyone who performs an elective abortion in the state

The Independent UK

Mehmet Oz called abortion ‘murder’ during the Pa. Republican Senate primary, recording reveals

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz called abortion “murder” during a campaign event in May, according to a newly revealed audio recording, using harsher language with conservative supporters than he typically has on the campaign trail.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Michigan supreme court set to decide whether voters see abortion on the ballot

Michigan's Board of Canvassers rejected an abortion rights initiative on Wednesday after its Republican board members voted against putting the proposed constitutional amendment on November's ballot.

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EXPLAINER: Abortion returns spotlight to obscure Mich. board

A once obscure Michigan elections panel is back in the spotlight after rejecting a ballot initiative seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution and another to expand voting

The Independent UK

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.

Tribune News Service

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

The Independent UK

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

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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

The Conversation

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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Los Angeles Times

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.

Salon

GOP's desperate abortion scramble

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

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Axios

GOP candidates scrub hardline anti-abortion stances from their campaigns

The rhetoric is changing as the midterms near.

Tribune News Service

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.

WEKU

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

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