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Overturning Roe is not making laws reflect what people want -- new survey highlights flaws in Supreme Court's reasoning in returning abortion authority to states

Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, multiple states have enacted laws prohibiting or restricting women from obtaining an abortion.

The Conversation

If you have a miscarriage in Republican America, your health is now at risk

The supreme court’s decision to overturn Roe has created a vast new public health crisis, as abortion bans complicate once-standard care for pregnant women

The Guardian - US

Lawyers preparing for abortion prosecutions warn about health care, data privacy

While people consider deleting period tracking apps and worry about interstate travel restrictions, most pregnancy-related criminalizations start in a much simpler way: with a report from a health care provider.

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Commentary: Is California’s new gun law, modeled after the Texas abortion law, constitutional?

The debate over California’s controversial new gun law, signed Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, seems to confuse two important questions: How can the law be challenged in court and, once challenged, is it constitutional?

Los Angeles Times

Indiana may soon ban abortion if Republican lawmakers can agree on how far to go

Indiana lawmakers will convene in the Statehouse for a special session on abortion and other issues. They're in the minority, but Democrats may have an impact because of division among Republicans.

WEKU

Corporate America reckons with its role in reproductive rights

A growing list of companies is offering to cover travel expenses for abortion care, if an employee lives in a state with restrictive laws. Yet corporate America still has its own issues to address.

WEKU

The role of independent funds to help people access abortion is growing

Independent funds that help people pay for abortions have been flooded with donations since Roe v. Wade was overturned, but demand and costs are also rising as more states enact restrictive bans.

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Cynthia M. Allen: There’s confusion about abortion and ectopic pregnancy, but much of it is dishonest politics

When I wrote two weeks ago that medical care after miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy is not abortion, I received a lot of emails from people who remain confused about how the reversal of Roe v. Wade will affect health care provided to women in those difficult and tragic circumstances.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Abortion rights movement must include incarcerated people

The U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade has shocked people across the nation. This decision has left devastating impacts on many, including one group often left out of the discussion: incarcerated individuals in women’s prisons.

Tribune News Service

The dystopian American reality one month after the Roe v Wade reversal

In the month since the supreme court’s decision, states have embraced the ability to ban abortion, with both chaotic and predictable consequences

The Guardian - US

Abortion buffer zone ‘victory’: the 10-year battle to protect the rights of women in London

A group of London clinics are pioneering protest buffer zones to prevent anti-abortionists from intimidating visitors. Vicky Spratt meets the staff who are making a defiant stand

Evening Standard

AP-NORC poll: 2 in 3 in US favor term limits for justices

About 2 in 3 Americans say they favor term limits or a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices

The Independent UK

Legal, medical experts oppose Indiana’s proposed abortion bill as ‘terribly restrictive’

MERRILLVILLE, Indiana — As Republican senators held a press conference Wednesday to announced an abortion bill, Jody Madeira, professor of law at the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University Bloomington, said her first reaction was confusion.

Tribune News Service

Matt Gaetz says women who ‘look like a thumb’ shouldn’t worry about abortion access in misogynistic speech

Florida congressman faces widespread criticism for overtly misogynistic remarks to right-wing student conference

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‘Voters don’t want a culture war’: Victorian Liberals raise concerns over preselections

Candidates include Evan Mulholland from the Institute of Public Affairs and Moira Deeming, who called for abortion laws to be repealed

Tribune News Service

3 things about the abortion debate that many people get wrong

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the federal right to abortion, things are more than a little confused.

The Conversation

Lifesaving maternal health services are so close, yet so far for pregnant women living in sub-Saharan Africa’s largest metropolis

Every year around the world, 295,000 women die due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Seven in 10 of these maternal deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. These deaths are usually caused by excessive bleeding, infection, high blood pressure, obstructed labour and abortion. Many are preventable, especially when pregnant women can…

Salon

Gaetz on ugly women and abortion rights

“The people are just disgusting," Gaetz said on abortion rights activists during Saturday's Turning Point Summit

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Catholic hospitals' growth impacts reproductive health care

Across the U.S., numerous Republican-governed states are pushing for sweeping bans on abortion

The Guardian - US

Texas lawmakers test how far their threats against abortions can reach

Letters warning of felony charges for firms who offer funds could set up a showdown over constitutional rights

Tribune News Service

As legal fight plays out, what to know about NC’s 20-week abortion ban

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina law that has been on the books for decades, which bans most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, could soon be reinstated after it was blocked under the landmark abortion rulings that were recently overturned by the Supreme Court.

The Independent UK

Minnesota abortion clinic braces for tide of out-of-staters

Inside northern Minnesota’s only abortion clinic, patients from Wisconsin and Texas sit among Minnesotans

Reason

California Enacts Gun Control Law Modeled on Texas' SB 8 Anti-Abortion Law

Both laws seek to evade judicial review by delegating enforcement exclusively to private parties.

The Guardian - US

TikTok influencers fearmongering about birth control are playing into the hands of the right

Republicans aren’t stopping at Roe v Wade. They’re coming for all our rights. The last thing we need is ‘hormone coaches’ giving them a helping hand

WEKU

How can you talk to kids about abortion? Here are some tips

For many parents, the wall-to-wall news coverage of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade means facing some questions from their kids. Here's how to answer them.

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