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PM won't revive hospital abortion policy

The prime minister is not considering a policy that would require public hospitals to provide abortion services to receive federal funding.

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NC Rep. Alma Adams arrested in abortion rights protest outside US Capitol

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Alma Adams has been arrested outside the U.S. Capitol in a protest in support of abortion rights.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Most Texans don’t want to make medication abortion a felony, poll finds

AUSTIN, Texas — About 6 out of 10 Texans oppose ideas for continuing a crackdown on abortion with additional laws that would criminalize use of an “abortion pill” obtained out of state and classify a Texan’s decision to have an abortion as homicide, a new poll has found.

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House passes same-sex marriage bill in wake of abortion ruling

WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill Tuesday to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and codify legal recognition for interracial and same-sex marriages nationwide, part of the legislative response from Democrats to recent Supreme Court decisions.

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47 Republicans join Democrats to pass marriage equality bill in House of Representatives

157 GOP lawmakers vote against legislation to repeal Defense of Marriage Act and affirm same-sex and interracial marriage protections

The Independent UK

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh at anti-abortion event: 'Let the unborn be born'

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh does not shy away from sharing his personal views on a number of topics, including the rights of college athletes, the legal needs of low-income Americans as a member of the Legal Services Corporation Leaders Council, and his anti-abortion support.

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Idaho State GOP Says Abortion Should Be Illegal, Even When Used To Save a Woman's Life

Republican voters disagree.

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Mississippi abortion clinic at centre of Supreme Court case drops lawsuit against state’s ban

Jackson Women’s Health Organization’s iconic ‘Pink House’ clinic closed its doors in the ruling’s aftermath

The Independent UK

U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar arrested outside Supreme Court during protest over Roe reversal

Escobar was part of a demonstration with several other Democratic congresswomen, including high-profile Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y.; Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.; and Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass; all of whom were also arrested.

The Texas Tribune

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and House colleagues arrested during pro-choice protest

The legislators were engaged in peaceful civil disobedience against the loss of abortion rights in front of the supreme court

The Guardian - US

S. Carolina conservatives suggest almost total abortion ban

A House committee reviewing South Carolina’s abortion law is suggesting the state ban almost all abortions other than when the life of the mother is at risk

The Independent UK

Abortion doctor signals she'll sue Indiana AG over comments

An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio took the first step Tuesday toward suing Indiana’s attorney general for defamation

The Independent UK

North Carolina Rep. Alma Adams arrested in abortion rights protest outside Capitol

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Alma Adams has been arrested outside the U.S. Capitol in a protest in support of abortion rights.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Louisiana judge blocks abortion ban as state attorney general threatens to cut funding to New Orleans

Jeff Landry wants to freeze funding to New Orleans after city officials refused to enforce anti-abortion laws as doctors report legal chaos and medical horrors in court filings

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Doctor who performed abortion for 10-year-old rape victim may sue Indiana AG for defamation

The doctor at the center of a national firestorm about abortion has taken the first steps to sue the Indiana attorney general who accused her of failing to report the procedure.

Axios

17 House Democrats arrested at abortion rights rally

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Carolyn Maloney were among those detained.

Roll Call

House passes same-sex marriage bill in wake of abortion ruling - Roll Call

The bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and codify legal recognition for interracial and same-sex marriages nationwide passed 267-157.

Tribune News Service

Nearly half of working adults say they're open to relocating to abortion-friendly states

Workers worried about the criminalization of abortion in certain states say they’re willing to move elsewhere, but it’s easier said than done.

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Salon

The GOP plays word games with "abortion"

Politically inconvenient abortions get called "not abortions" by the same people who call birth control "abortion"

The Independent UK

Witness tells Congress how to self-manage abortion with pills in first of its kind testimony

Renee Bracey Sherman’s powerful, personal testimony appears to be the first ever in the US Capitol explaining how to use abortion pills outside of a traditional medical setting

The Independent UK

Doctor who provided abortion for 10-year-old takes ‘first step’ in defamation case against Indiana AG

Lawyers for Dr Caitlin Bernard have warned Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita of the harm his ‘false and misleading’ statements are having on her

WEKU

Indiana's AG could face a lawsuit by the abortion provider for 10-year-old rape victim

Dr. Caitlin Bernard has threatened to sue Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita for "false and misleading statements" he made after she provided a medication abortion for the girl from Ohio.

The Independent UK

After judge's order, W.Va.'s abortion clinic resuming care

West Virginia’s only abortion clinic has resumed scheduling patients for abortions following a ruling from a Charleston judge blocking enforcement of the state’s 150-year-old abortion ban

Tribune News Service

Georgia's abortion rate continues to rise as state awaits decision on new law

ATLANTA — The number of abortions performed in Georgia jumped by nearly 4,000 in 2021 — about 12% — over the previous year, according to the latest count from the state Department of Public Health.

Daily Record

Anti-abortion protestors spark fury after gathering outside Glasgow's QUEH

Angry campaigners have slammed the group after they were pictured outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.

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