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The Supreme Court's ideological rulings are roiling US politics – just like when Lincoln and his Republicans remade the court to fit their agenda

Political conflict over the Supreme Court’s direction is raging in the aftermath of two sweeping rulings in the court’s most recent term, one which expanded individual gun rights and the other which removed constitutional protection for abortion. Those rulings were the product of a conservative majority made more muscular and…

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Deadline day for attorneys to file arguments in Georgia's abortion law

ATLANTA — Attorneys debating Georgia's stalled anti-abortion law have through the end of the day Friday to file documents arguing their case to a panel of federal appeals judges after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month.

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Texas hospitals delaying care over abortion law, letter says

The Texas Medical Association says some hospitals in Texas have reportedly refused to treat patients with major pregnancy complications for fear of violating the state’s abortion ban

The Independent UK

Lawyer defends doctor embroiled in political firestorm over 10-year-old’s abortion

‘She followed all relevant policies, procedures, and regulations in this case, just as she does every day to provide the best possible care for her patients,’ lawyer says

The Independent UK

More young voters could come out to vote in November, sparked by abortion and other hot political issues

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion has far-reaching personal and political implications and may help decide the midterm elections in November 2022.

The Conversation

U.S. House approves Rep. Lizzie Fletcher’s bill to protect the right to seek an abortion out of state

The bill would also shield the rights of any person or group helping someone get an abortion out of state.

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A complicated story: why we need nuanced depictions of abortion in books

A long-dormant topic has now been given a moving, powerful and timely literary anthology, beautifully edited by Annie Finch

The Guardian - UK

Texas conservatives have a plan to get around DAs who won't enforce abortion laws

A Republican state legislator's proposal would allow prosecutors from around the state to step in when local DAs refuse to press charges over abortion, as at least five Texas prosecutors have vowed.

WEKU

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin physicians are traveling to Illinois to provide abortions, increasing access to the procedure after the fall of Roe v. Wade

Wisconsin medical providers are traveling across state lines to provide abortions in Illinois, expanding access to the procedure after the recent fall of Roe v. Wade.

Chicago Tribune

Republican overreach can’t last

Most Americans have no ambition to live in a country where the religious right holds the high cards. In my view, the GOP has already overplayed its hand.

Chicago Sun-Times

As a psychologist, I fear the mental health problems we’ll see post-Roe

The morning the Supreme Court struck down our federal protection for abortion, I reflected on the ruling at home with my son and his girlfriend. For each of us, this ruling was deeply personal. My son expressed anxiety about what would happen if he experienced a birth control mishap.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: I wanted to end my pregnancy. But antiabortion policies filled me with self-doubt

A message for abortion rights supporters in blue states: We red-state folks thank you for the offers on social media to open your doors to us post-Roe. You are big-hearted for thinking of us. We, however, probably aren’t coming. How do I know? Because I was once an accidentally pregnant,…

Los Angeles Times

AP News Digest 3:30 a.m.

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Doctor told the state she performed abortion on 10-year-old girl, document shows

The Indiana health department's document obtained by NPR shows the physician reported the procedure to the state.

The Independent UK

House making 1st attempt to protect abortion in post-Roe era

The House is expected to vote on two bills that would restore and guarantee abortion access nationwide

The Times of India

Delhi: Woman 'forced to undergo abortion 14 times', kills self

NEW DELHI: Days after a 33-year-old woman allegedly killed herself in southeast Delhi's Jaitpur, having been "forced to undergo abortion 14 times" by her live-in partner in a span of eight years, police have booked the man on charges of rape, forced abortion and abetment of suicide. The accused is…

The Independent UK

Ohio rape shows how story can spread faster than facts

A four-paragraph anecdote in a regional newspaper ignited a media fire over abortion that engulfed President Joe Biden, the partisan press and some of the nation's top news organizations

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The Independent UK

Doctor's lawyer defends steps in girl's cross-state abortion

The lawyer for an Indiana doctor who has found herself at the center of a political firestorm after revealing the story of a 10-year-old girl who traveled from Ohio for an abortion says her client provided proper treatment

Salon

Texas sues Biden over abortion order

Texas will soon ban all abortions from the moment of fertilization with only narrow exceptions

The Independent UK

Texas sues health secretary over emergency abortion guidance

The state of Texas is suing the federal government after the Biden administration said earlier this week that federal rules require hospitals to provide abortions if the procedure is necessary to save a mother’s life

Al Jazeera

Texas contests federal order to grant life-saving abortions

US state sues Biden administration over guidance directing doctors to perform abortions when pregnant patients at risk.

Tribune News Service

Texas sues to block a Biden rule on emergency abortions

Texas sued to block a new Biden administration rule that emergency abortions for medical reasons in hospitals take priority over state bans on such procedures, the latest legal clash triggered by the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.

The Independent UK

Fox News hosts scramble to find new narrative on 10-year-old’s rape and abortion

Once they were proven wrong, right-wing media turned their attention to attacking a doctor who performed the abortion for the child

Salon

GOP block to bill to travel for abortion

Sen. Amy Klobuchar tears into GOP over 10-year-old rape victim as Republicans threaten to ban interstate travel

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