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‘Forced birth is an act of violence’: Law professor condemns anti-abortion laws in post-Roe Senate hearing

Senate committee studies far-reaching impacts of dissolving legal abortion care after Supreme Court strikes down Roe v Wade

The Independent UK

State judge blocks Louisiana from enforcing abortion ban

Louisiana authorities have once again been blocked from enforcing the state’s near total ban on abortion

The Independent UK

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signs executive order to protect abortion-seekers traveling from other states

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania has joined New York, New Jersey and Connecticut in offering protections for out-of-state women seeking reproductive health services, including abortion, as roughly half of U.S. states ban or work to impose restrictions on abortion.

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Stratton asks feds for abortion rights support, young Highland Park victim back in critical condition and more in your Chicago news round up

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Chicago Sun-Times

Law professor rebukes Josh Hawley’s ‘transphobic’ line of questioning in abortion rights hearing

‘We can recognise this impacts women while also recognising this impacts other groups. Those things are not mutually exclusive, Senator Hawley’

The Independent UK

ESG pulling Europe in opposite directions

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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Christian funds in quandary after companies support abortion rights

For money managers who invest billions of dollars in accordance with faith-based teachings, the toppling of the half-century-old US ruling that protected abortion rights was a moment of celebration.

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California's Newsom goes to Washington; 2024 chatter follows

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is headed to Washington this week in a visit certain to kindle more talk about his national political ambitions

The Independent UK

Status, Conduct, and the Yarmulke Tax

There's a lot going on in Justice Kagan's Marietta dissent.

Reason

Forced ‘down a dark, agonizing path,’ Illinois needs federal help as ‘island’ for reproductive rights, Stratton testifies

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton’s appearance in Washington comes as 10 states have already banned abortions and Illinois remains in the spotlight as a place for women to seek reproductive care.

Chicago Sun-Times

Senate Judiciary kicks off series of abortion policy hearings - Roll Call

Democrats hope to signal they are looking for ways to protect abortion access, but constraints have limited what can be accomplished.

Roll Call

Detained migrants can still access abortions, ICE says

ICE would be the first law enforcement agency to reinforce its health policies protecting pregnant people.

Axios

In the '90s, a new breed of rock stars organized for abortion rights. Could that happen today?

LOS ANGELES — This past June, across the Atlantic, over 200,000 fans descended upon the pastoral English village of Pilton, Somerset, for this year's Glastonbury Festival. Yet for many in attendance, particularly for U.S. citizens, the weekend's music was overshadowed by some breaking news: On June 24, the U.S. Supreme…

Los Angeles Times

US law overrules states on abortions in medical emergencies, health secretary says

Biden administration says physicians must continue to offer procedure in such cases

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Biden administration: Doctors must offer abortion if mom's life is at risk

HHS told hospitals that they "must" provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk, saying federal law on emergency care preempts state laws that now ban abortion without exception.

Reason

If Congress Bans Abortion, This New Deal Precedent Will Be at the Center of the Legal Battles

A 1942 decision about the Commerce Clause takes on new importance post-Roe.

Tribune News Service

Roe reversal spurs worries about miscarriage care

WASHINGTON — The state laws enacted since the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization have come in rapid succession: A doctor in South Dakota accused of inducing an abortion could be guilty of a Class 6 felony punishable by two years in prison.

Reason

States Must Allow Abortions When Woman's Health or Life Is Threatened, Says HHS

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The Conversation

What does it mean to be a 'person'? Different cultures have different answers

Opponents and proponents of abortion rights often frame their positions in terms of two fundamental values: “life” or “choice.”

The Conversation

US abortion restrictions are unlikely to influence international trends, which are largely becoming more liberal

The Supreme Court’s June 24, 2022, ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade is already having profound effects across the United States, from Florida to Wisconsin. And the ruling also bucks a clear worldwide trend. In countries from Iceland to Zambia, abortion restrictions have been lifted over the last two decades,…

Roll Call

Michigan Democrats picking sides in Levin-Stevens primary - Roll Call

Democrats in Michigan's 11th District have to pick between incumbent Reps. Andy Levin and Haley Stevens in the Aug. 2 primary.

The Independent UK

BBC axes material from ‘troubling’ anti-abortion organisation on learning platform Bitesize

Expert says anti-abortion organisation opposed inclusive sex education curriculums and is linked to homophobic campaigns

The Independent UK

DNC ads warn voters that GOP wants nationwide abortion ban

The Democratic National Committee is launching a digital ad campaign to energize its voters after last month’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade

The Texas Tribune

Linda Coffee argued Roe v. Wade. Now, she’s watching its demise.

Coffee was just 30 when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with her argument that the constitutional right to privacy extended to abortion: “I thought, OK, well this is done now. I was thinking the [abortion] question was settled for as long as the country lasted.”

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