The Latest Breaking News from Abortion

'Pills by post' for early-stage abortions at home to be made permanently available

The Government first enabled women to have early medical abortions at home when covid struck

Wales Online · Aug 23, 2022

Progressive fundraising group raising $25 million to boost Democrats this November and beyond

The list of the Texas Future Project’s beneficiaries includes groups like Annie’s List and Planned Parenthood Texas Votes, which work to elect more Democratic women who support abortion rights.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 23, 2022

Permanent access to at-home abortions to be granted in England and Wales

Abortion Act to be amended from 30 August after ministers forced to ditch plans to scrap ‘pills by post’ service

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2022

After Kansas vote: Hope in the states

A surprising twist on states' rights: After Dobbs, pro-choice advocates look to state courts — and it's working

Salon · Aug 23, 2022

Commentary: Direct democracy saved abortion rights in Kansas — but we’re not in Kansas anymore

The results of the vote over a constitutional amendment that could have removed the right to abortion in Kansas gave rise to two common reactions: surprise (that a red state would vote in favor of abortion rights) and hope (that the process could be replicable elsewhere).

Chicago Tribune · Aug 23, 2022

DeSantis rival to emerge from high-stakes Florida primary

Florida governor and Republican powerhouse Ron DeSantis will learn the identity of his general election opponent after Tuesday's primary voting

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

Abortion barriers lead women to self-harm, study finds

More than 40 per cent of pregnant people seeking help from a counselling service have been exposed to violence, and barriers to abortion have led women to self-harm, a new study finds.

ABC News · Aug 23, 2022

Qld woman face barriers for abortions

Queensland woman still face barriers to getting abortions more than three years after the state decriminalised the procedure, a study shows.

AAP · Aug 23, 2022

Federal judge to rule on Idaho abortion ban this week. Here are the arguments

BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge on Monday said Idaho’s abortion “trigger law” conflicts with a federal statute mandating treatment — including abortion — be provided to emergency room patients.

Tribune News Service · Aug 22, 2022

Disability & Abortion: The Hardest Choice review – this intelligent documentary deserved two episodes

It’s a moving and nuanced exploration of the law on terminating pregnancies involving foetal abnormalities. But this show needed another instalment to really do justice to its topic

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2022