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Arizona attorney general: Pre-state abortion ban enforceable

Arizona’s Republican attorney general says that a pre-statehood law that bans all abortions is enforceable

The Independent UK

Texas nurses say ban on abortion is merely the start of the health problems women will face

Health workers caring for pregnant women now face a bewildering array of legal questions.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar tells progressives to back off after narrow primary win

"[L]et me be me, and I'll keep this seat as a Democrat."

Axios

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Missouri health system reverses course, resumes offering emergency contraception after assurances

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Saint Luke’s Health System said Wednesday it would resume providing emergency contraceptives, reversing course less than 24 hours after The Kansas City Star first reported it was no longer providing Plan B.

Tribune News Service

UK doctors call for free abortions for Americans unable to access them

British Medical Association votes to lobby UK government on the issue after an emergency debate on the overturning of Roe v Wade

The Guardian - UK

AOC says pro-Trump colleagues who sought pardons should be expelled from Congress at a ‘bare minimum’

New York congresswoman calls on Democrats to get serious about both Jan 6 and abortion rights

The Independent UK

Some Missouri hospitals briefly halt emergency contraception

A large Missouri hospital chain briefly stopped providing emergency contraception amid confusion over whether the state’s abortion ban could put doctors at risk of criminal charges if they provide the medication known as the morning-after pill, even for sexual assault victims, only to restart the procedures on Wednesday

The Independent UK

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'Not the right jurisdiction': councillors clash over abortion

But two councillors opted to abstain from the vote and therefore had their votes listed as against.

Newcastle Herald

Louisiana AG warns doctors against performing abortions

Louisiana's attorney general is warning doctors against performing abortions, despite a judge’s order blocking the state from enforcing its ban on the procedure

The Independent UK

Abortion funds languish in legal turmoil, their leaders fearing jail time if they help Texans

It’s unclear whether Texas’ tangled web of abortion laws would make it a crime to pay for a Texan to leave the state to get an abortion, but the threat has compelled the funds to cease services.

The Texas Tribune

EXPLAINER: Abortion landscape under state 'heartbeat' laws

Laws banning most abortions at the point of the “first detectable heartbeat"are beginning to take effect following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn the nearly 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision

The Independent UK

Democrats energized by tight race in GOP-leaning Nebraska

A special election in Nebraska that was supposed to be an easy win for House Republicans ended up as the tightest race in decades in the GOP-dominated district

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Abortion ruling sparks wave of new legal issues

After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that abortion is not a constitutional right, federal and state courts around the country saw a rush of activity as abortion rights advocates raised new legal challenges and states sought judges’ clearance to limit abortions

The Independent UK

WHO boss calls US Supreme Court abortion ruling a ‘setback’ that will ‘cost lives’

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the ruling has a ‘major impact’ on women from the poorest communities

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Major health system stops, then resumes Plan B amid Missouri's abortion ban ambiguity

Saint Luke's Health System, which operates several hospitals in the Kansas City area, said it was concerned about the risk of criminal prosecution by offering the emergency contraceptive.

Salon

Dems gain in polls after abortion ruling

At least three generic congressional polls show that Democrats now hold a significant lead over Republicans

Reason

Abortion Rights Under the 9th and 14th Amendments

Understanding what Justice Alito got wrong in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

The Independent UK

British Medical Association gives backing to safe abortions Bill

The body gave its backing to Gillian Mackay’s Bill which would see buffer zones placed around abortion clinics.

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Alabama Draws on Supreme Court's New Abortion Decision To Justify Trans Youth Treatment Ban

Alabama's attorney general argues such medical transitioning is not rooted in America’s history and therefore not constitutionally protected.

Daily Mirror

Female politician 'punched in face' by opponent in bust-up at Roe v Wade ban protest

Democratic candidate Jennifer Rourke stepped into an altercation between her GOP opponent and a cop when she was almost immediately punched in the face, a shocking video shows

The Independent UK

Thomas Dobbs distances himself from namesake abortion case that overturned Roe vs Wade

Mississippi health officer caught in the middle of landmark case

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Google searches for ‘abortion pill’ soared after the court leak

PHILADELPHIA — In the hours after a draft of the Supreme Court abortion ruling was leaked on May 2, Google searches for abortion pills soared — especially in states with greater restrictions on abortion.

The Independent UK

Women on TikTok plan purchasing boycott in protest of Roe v Wade reversal: ‘No buy July’

‘Biggest protest is disrupting the economy’

The Guardian - UK

The hypocrisy of anti-abortionists laid bare

Letter: If only those behind the US supreme court’s overturning of Roe v Wade cared as much about children who are living, writes Sharon McIver

Tribune News Service

Kansas City area health system stops providing Plan B in Missouri because of abortion ban

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A leading health system in Kansas City is no longer providing emergency contraception in Missouri after the state banned abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest.

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