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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 Conversation · Aug 30, 2022

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

The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2022

Pulse of the Heartland: Centralia voters say Chicago treats southern Illinois like ‘an afterthought — it’s two different worlds’

The Sun-Times visited the downstate city to see what’s on voters’ minds. Perhaps not surprisingly, COVID-19, jobs and abortion are uppermost. But like much of southern Illinois — and other downstate areas — it’s all wrapped up in a deeply ingrained feeling of being forgotten.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 30, 2022

The U.S. Supreme Court failed to uphold American ideals of liberty and equality in abortion ruling

Nearly two months have passed since the Supreme Court of the United States returned its judgment in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization — the now infamous decision that reversed half a century of established law on a woman’s right to abortion.

The Conversation · Aug 29, 2022

Hope that abortion buffer zones are 'a big step closer' after latest summit

A BID to use council by-laws to establish buffer zones outside of abortion clinics has been welcomed but with an added warning that finding a…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 29, 2022

Anti-abortion party slammed for 'disgusting' tweet comparing buffer zones to concentration camps

It comes on the same day as the First Minister was set to convene a second summit on abortion and the introduction of safe areas around clinics that offer termination.

Daily Record · Aug 29, 2022

'Appalling' Scottish fringe party condemned for comparing abortion to Holocaust

A FRINGE political party has been branded “disgraceful” after bombarding abortion rights activists with an “appalling” meme comparing…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 29, 2022

Watch: Volunteer acompañantes in Mexico aid at-home abortions. Their network is expanding to Texas.

In parts of Mexico where abortion has not been legalized, women rely on volunteer networks to provide medication and emotional support for at-home abortions. As access to abortion is shut down in Texas, similar networks are being built in the U.S.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 29, 2022

Editorial: In Florida, Crist must seize abortion issue for Democrats, without sidestepping past views

For Charlie Crist to have any chance at prying Florida from the iron grip of Ron DeSantis in the November gubernatorial election, he’ll have to hammer on the issue of abortion.

Miami Herald · Aug 29, 2022

2022 MTV VMAs: Billy Eichner eviscerates ‘homophobe’ Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

Thomas was among the justices to overturn ‘Roe v Wade’, limiting access to abortion procedures

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022