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Michael Hiltzik: Why we need term limits for Supreme Court justices

The Supreme Court's now-confirmed intention of overturning the half-century-old protection for abortion rights in Roe v. Wade is energizing the debate over how to rein in the court's extreme conservative slant.

Los Angeles Times

Heidi Stevens: The US is poised to force the birth of babies we have no plan to invest in. Let these powerful statements inform how we spend the coming months

I’ve never written about abortion.

Tribune News Service

George Skelton: Poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court gives Democrats a leg up in elections

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The conservative Supreme Court's pending decision to roll back national abortion rights is sure to hurt Republican candidates, even in California where women won't be affected.

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How French drama 'Happening' centers the dangerous stakes of illegal abortion

The new film "Happening" is set in 1963 and yet it suddenly feels like a possible window into the future.

Los Angeles Times

There’s rage at this Roe v Wade mess – and those on the left who didn’t see it coming

From anti-Hillary Democrats to Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who clung on at Supreme Court, unlikely targets are being identified for blame, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK

Samuel Alito: the abrasive justice taking abortion rights back to the 17th century

The man who wrote the draft supreme court opinion overturning Roe v Wade is known for his quick temper and ‘traditional’ values

The Guardian - US

No-exception laws, once too harsh even for anti-abortion Republicans, gain traction across US

Extreme anti-abortion groups are now emboldened to fight for laws that ban ending pregnancies conceived in rape or incest

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‘A severe chilling effect’: abortion bans will inhibit doctors’ advice to patients, experts fear

Extreme restrictions combined with tough-on-crime laws could put medical professionals in severe legal jeopardy

The Guardian - US

Reversing Roe v. Wade Wouldn't be the First Time the Supreme Court Gutted Precedents that Protect Individual Rights - Far From it

That fact doesn't necessarily justify overruling Roe. Depending on how it's viewed, the history of such reversals may even counsel against further such moves.

Reason

'Roe' under threat, California leans in as abortion refuge

California is preparing for a world without Roe v

The Independent UK

Vic MP draws Libs ire over abortion post

Senior Victorian Liberals are publicly censuring outspoken MP Bernie Finn for his "deplorable" stance on abortion, encouraging him to consider his future.

AAP

Why did federal police square off with abortion rights protesters in LA streets?

LOS ANGELES — An abortion rights protest had been going on peacefully for hours in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday when a "help call" suddenly went out over police radios about 9 p.m.

Los Angeles Times

Former VP Pence visits South Carolina, says overturning Roe would be a 'fresh start on life'

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — While touting his anti-abortion credentials, former Vice President Mike Pence said the country could see a "fresh start" if the Supreme Court follows through on a leaked draft opinion and overturns Roe v. Wade.

Tribune News Service

Chicago hosts May 14 abortion rights rally; abortion factor in Illinois Supreme Court race

The timing of the bombshell news about reversing abortion rights comes as early voting kicks off in Illinois on May 19.

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The Independent UK

Pence: Leaked abortion draft opinion helps some '22 hopefuls

Former Vice President Mike Pence says a leaked draft opinion suggesting the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark case that legalized abortion nationwide could have favorable impacts for anti-abortion candidates in midterm elections across the country

Tribune News Service

Sen. Schumer pushes to legalize abortion nationwide after leaked Supreme ruling; GOP vows to block measure

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed on Thursday to push for a vote next week on a measure that would legalize abortion nationwide after the leak of a draft Supreme Court decision overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision was published on Monday evening.

Salon

5 unsung whistleblowers on screen

We love to hate those who refuse to follow rules. But whistleblowers for the greater good? We seem to forget them

The Independent UK

Chief Justice John Roberts calls Roe leak ‘absolutely appalling’ in first public comments

Chief justice has emerged as furious critic of leak

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Chicago Sun-Times

Time to embrace ‘Our Lori’

If we’re going to be stuck with Lori Lightfoot for another term, we might as well try to like her.

Axios

U.S. joins only 3 other countries that have rolled back abortion rights since 1994

Nearly 60 countries have liberalized their abortion laws over the last 25 years, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights.

The Independent UK

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand calls on men to imagine they have no authority over their bodies in defense of abortion rights

The junior senator from New York also hit out at the conservative Supreme Court majority in her remarks on Thursday.

Salon

How to access abortion post-Roe

An individual states' ban cannot prevent you from getting an abortion in other ways and through other states

Reason

Whodunit?

And why that is, at this point, an important question - maybe the only important question - emerging from the recent Dobbs leak

The Independent UK

Olivia Rodrigo defends abortion rights: ‘Our bodies should never be in the hands of politicians’

‘Our bodies should never be in the hands of politicians’

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Obergefell was central to the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on gay marriage. Now he’s terrified

WASHINGTON — In his draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito tries to limit the blast radius of his ruling by writing that abortion is fundamentally different from other privacy matters — like contraception and marriage equality — that have historically challenged the court.

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