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As U.S. may restrict abortion, other nations are easing access

Recent legislative activities in countries show the U.S. risks being out of step with the progress that the rest of the world is making in protecting sexual and reproductive rights.

WEKU

Contraception could come under fire next if Roe v Wade is overturned

A reckoning with what the 14th amendment enshrines could affect consensual sex and even marriage rights

The Guardian - US

How soon could US states outlaw abortions if Roe v Wade is overturned?

If the draft supreme court decision is not substantially altered it would result in 26 states banning the procedure

The Guardian - US

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Wednesday briefing: Would a windfall tax on BP’s soaring profits work?

In today’s newsletter: Nimo Omer breaks down BP’s enormous profits, and why some are calling for a windfall tax amid a cost of living crisis nationwide

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The Independent UK

See protests grow across the country as the Supreme Court deals with Roe v. Wade leak

Marches for and against abortion rights swell after a leaked draft opinion shows a majority of the Supreme Court is ready to overturn the landmark 1973 ruling that established the right to abortion.

WEKU

‘We can’t trust Scotus’: California pledges to protect abortion rights

Governor Gavin Newsom said an amendment is being proposed that would ‘enshrine the right to choose’ in the state’s constitution

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The end of Roe v. Wade would likely embolden global anti-abortion activists and politicians

A leaked United States Supreme Court draft opinion reveals it is poised to strike down Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that guaranteed abortion as a constitutional right.

The Conversation

Tears and tension as protesters swarm outside US supreme court

As news broke of the possibility of Roe v Wade being overturned, demonstrators gathered in major cities

The Guardian - US

With abortion in jeopardy, minority women have most to lose

A draft Supreme Court opinion suggesting the right to abortion will be overturned is highlighting the risk to Black and Hispanic women

The Independent UK

Justices' views on abortion in their own words and votes

When a draft of the opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito in the Mississippi abortion case was leaked late Monday, the potential outcome — the overruling of Roe v

The Independent UK

As US poised to restrict abortion, other nations ease access

As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right to access abortion services, courts in other parts of the world, including in many historically conservative societies, have moved in the opposite direction

The Independent UK

A Senate GOP debate in Georgia without Herschel Walker highlights new abortion clash

ATLANTA — A Republican debate for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday provided a striking example of how a draft ruling that would overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion has upended campaign politics in Georgia.

Tribune News Service

What’s next if Roe v. Wade falls? More than half of states expected to ban or restrict abortion

If the Supreme Court’s conservative majority affirms the leaked decision overturning abortion rights in the U.S., the effects would be sweeping for 40 million women in more than two dozen states where Republican-led legislatures have been eagerly awaiting the repudiation of the right to terminate a pregnancy.

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Los Angeles Times

Draft Supreme Court opinion forces Americans to confront a nation without Roe v. Wade

WASHINGTON — A draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade sent shock waves through the judicial and political systems Tuesday as Americans prepared for the likely end of nearly five decades of federal legal protection for women seeking abortions.

Chicago Sun-Times

Protesters downtown demand protection of abortion rights

More than a hundred protesters rallied in the Loop on Tuesday as access to abortion is targeted by a leaked draft of a Supreme Court decision threatening Roe v. Wade.

Tribune News Service

Abortion politics lead to power struggles over family planning grants

BOZEMAN, Mont. — In a busy downtown coffee shop, a drawing of a ski lift with intrauterine devices for chairs draws the eyes of sleepy customers getting their morning underway with a caffeine jolt.

Los Angeles Times

Caruso donated to politicians opposing abortion in the past. Will that matter to L.A. voters?

Abortion became an unlikely issue in the Los Angeles mayor's race this week after a draft Supreme Court opinion published Monday by Politico appeared to show that the nation's highest court is poised to overturn Roe vs. Wade.

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Salon

"The View" sees "fascism down the line"

Even Catholic Sunny Hostin was disturbed by the language used by the Supreme Court: "I think that is wrong"

The Guardian - US

Anti-abortion activist climbs San Francisco’s tallest building

The activist, who has performed similar stunts in the past, was arrested at the top of the Salesforce tower Tuesday afternoon

Los Angeles Times

California will be ‘a beacon of hope’ for out-of-state abortion seekers, say leaders

SACRAMENTO — Defiant California leaders stood ready Tuesday to protect residents and nonresidents alike from any federal rollbacks of abortion rights, though they could face significant challenges in expanding the state’s capacity to serve as a haven for those arriving from outside its borders.

The Independent UK

What the papers say – May 4

Concerns for abortion access in the US stemming from a leaked Supreme Court report are among today’s front page stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Republican candidates for governor see ‘hope for Illinois’ in expected reversal of Roe v. Wade

Most of the state’s Republican candidates for governor offered exuberant praise for the anticipated decision upending abortion protections — but the GOP establishment pick declined to weigh in on the political tripwire.

Chicago Sun-Times

Overturning Roe would be tragic for women — and the nation

Upending decades of settled law raises legitimate fears about what other constitutional rights might be next to fall at the hand of this far-right court.

Los Angeles Times

‘Barreling at us’: Leaked Supreme Court draft turbocharges abortion activism for midterms

Activists on both sides of the abortion debate have spent months planning for a blockbuster Supreme Court ruling this year on Roe v. Wade. None of those plans anticipated the particular jolt on Monday night, when a leaked draft opinion signaled a decisive end to the decadeslong precedent.

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