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Abortion laws spark profound changes in other medical care

The Supreme Court's decision to let states outlaw most abortions is having profound repercussions in reproductive medicine as well as in other areas of medical care

The Independent UK

The right denied the story of a 10-year-old getting an abortion – it only gets worse

The Wall Street Journal called the horrifying ordeal ‘too good to confirm”, but no apologies came when a 27-year-old was arrested for the crime

The Guardian - US

Commentary: The ‘right to life’ will end up killing women

The Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will affect much more than women’s access to abortions. Decades of economic research demonstrate that, by limiting their power over when and with whom they form families and relationships, it will threaten their livelihoods and even their lives.

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Will restrictive abortion laws affect where the WNBA expands? Commissioner Cathy Engelbert says it will be ‘considered’

Engelbert was asked whether the league would consider not awarding the All-Star Game or another marquee event to a state with restrictive abortion laws and responded it would be taken into consideration.

Chicago Sun-Times

Abortion at sea? Advocates in the US get creative to protect access

To solve the problem of abortion access, Meg Autry is seeking inspiration from an unlikely source: riverboat casinos.

Tribune News Service

Calls to overhaul ‘fragile’ UK abortion services as women face ‘untenable’ waits and huge distances

Amelia Louli had to travel over 100 miles for an abortion or face a three-week wait

The Independent UK

Sidelined by a health scare, Fetterman readies a return to the Senate campaign trail

Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman's expected return to the campaign trail comes as issues such as abortion rights and gun violence have taken on a new intensity.

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With Roe overruled, can red states disregard FDA rules on abortion pills?

WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade last month, many abortion-rights advocates looked to pills sent by mail as a possible option for pregnant women who live in states where abortion is outlawed.

Los Angeles Times

With Roe overruled, can red states disregard FDA rules on abortion pills?

Los Angeles Times

Delhi HC refuses to permit unmarried woman to terminate pregnancy at 23 weeks

The court said that it is not permitted under the abortion law after 20 weeks for pregnancy arising out of a consensual relationship.

The Hindu

‘I had no choice’: The people who regret becoming parents

As America comes to terms with the overturning of Roe v Wade, which will deny many women the legal right to an abortion, Laura Hampson investigates the growing number of mothers admitting to parental regret, and speaking out for the first time about the toll that this resentment can take

The Independent UK

At Texas Democratic Party convention, recognition of high stakes and a tough road ahead

Attendees in Dallas seemed energized by the state’s abortion ban, lax gun laws and power grid failures. But they also knew they face major headwinds.

The Texas Tribune

Plan dropped to nominate anti-abortion lawyer for judgeship

The White House has dropped plans to nominate an anti-abortion lawyer backed by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell for a federal judgeship in Kentucky

The Independent UK

Daughter of doctor who gave 10-year-old an abortion faced kidnapping threat

Caitlin Bernard of Indiana is named on an extreme anti-abortion website linked to Amy Coney Barrett

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Anti-abortion lawmakers and activists want to punish care in other states

Right-wing groups and their legislative allies are drafting bills to target providers and people helping patients cross state lines

The Independent UK

Indiana doctor's lawyer tells AG to halt false statements

An Indiana lawyer has emailed the state’s attorney general asking him to stop spreading false or misleading information about an Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion in June on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio

The Independent UK

Attorney for Indiana abortion provider urges AG to cease ‘false and misleading’ statements

Dr Caitlin Bernard’s attorney warns that Todd Rokita’s rhetoric and baseless allegations ‘have the potential to incite harassment or violence’

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Indiana AG warned over remark about abortion provided for a 10-year-old rape victim

A lawyer for the doctor who performed the abortion sent a cease and desist letter threatening legal action against Attorney General Todd Rokita for suggesting the doctor may have broken the law.

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The Guardian - AU

‘It was very traumatic for her’: how conscientious objection hinders women’s access to abortion

How is a doctor’s right to refuse abortion on religious or moral grounds weighed against a woman’s right to healthcare?

The Guardian - AU

‘No one makes these kinds of decisions lightly’: the fear, grief and relief in accessing abortion in Australia

Guardian Australia asked readers to share their experiences of terminating pregnancy in Australia. These are their stories

Tribune News Service

House votes 219-210 in favor of abortion rights bill; chance of passage slim in Senate

The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives Friday voted along party lines to restore abortion rights nationwide, but the measure has no chance of passing the evenly divided Senate.

The Texas Tribune

Texas hospitals are putting pregnant patients at risk by denying care out of fear of abortion laws, medical group says

Medical professionals across the state have expressed confusion over what care they can provide amid Texas’ abortion ban, leading to some patients allegedly receiving delayed care or being turned away.

The Guardian - US

House approves legislation to protect abortion access across US

Vote was largely symbolic as two bills stand all but no chance of overcoming Republican opposition in the evenly-divided Senate

ABC News

Why is America so divided on abortion? Because a key conservative player planned it that way

There was a time in the United States when abortion wasn't so political, but one strategist believed it could be a potent issue that would ultimately deliver conservatives power.

Al Jazeera

US House votes to restore abortion rights after end of Roe

Democratic-backed bills to restore abortion and defend out-of-state travel have little chance of passing in US Senate.

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