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In Texas, a former state senator challenges the state's abortion law in court

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to ex-state Sen. Wendy Davis who is challenging the state's restrictive abortion law. She became well-known nationally after a 13-hour filibuster of a 2013 abortion bill.

WEKU

2022 midterms: What to know about Ohio, Indiana primaries

The first multistate contest of the 2022 midterm election season takes place Tuesday

The Independent UK

Emergency contraception marks a new battle line in Texas

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — “Mysterious Dolphin” needed an emergency contraception pill dropped off on a porch outside of town.

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Hundreds join May Day rally at Union Park: ‘If we work in this country, we should have justice’

Union members, socialists, communists and activists came together in a show of solidarity, pushing for higher wages, immigrant and abortion rights and racial harmony.

Chicago Sun-Times

Connecticut looks to expand abortion rights in response to out-of-state restrictions

The legislation is partly a reaction to the wave of new measures in conservative states restricting abortions and in some cases levying civil and criminal penalties on people who perform them.

WEKU

Emergency contraception battle in Texas

Grassroots organizers are employing stealth tactics to help young women get emergency contraception

Salon

Connecticut Senate passes abortion bill after emotional debate; Gov. Lamont pledges signature

HARTFORD, Conn. — With a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling months away, the state Senate debated emotionally Friday night before approving a key abortion bill that would be the most far-reaching in Connecticut in the past 32 years.

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'Abortion protesters made me feel patronised,' says woman as buffer zone pressure mounts

IT was October 2019 when Alice Murray unexpectedly fell pregnant aged 20. She had just returned to the University of Edinburgh for her third year…

The National (Scotland)

According to one Republican, pregnancy from rape is ‘an opportunity’

Ohio state representative Jean Schmidt said a baby created from rape could grow up to cure cancer – during a debate on abortion, naturally

The Guardian - US

Oklahoma abortion providers sue

"Unless these abortion bans are stopped, Oklahomans will be robbed of the freedom to control their own bodies and futures," said one reproductive rights advocate.

Salon

As US abortion access wanes, this doctor travels to fill a void

Dr Shelly Tien, a maternal-foetal medicine specialist, travels across state lines to provide abortions in places with limited abortion access

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What is happening with abortion in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma’s Republican-led state Legislature passed several anti-abortion restrictions in recent weeks, part of a movement in conservative states to curtail women’s reproductive rights

The Independent UK

Study: Abortion training in peril if Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

Abortion training is already scarce in the U.S. It would be even less accessible without Roe.

Axios

Challengers try to push Indiana's dominant GOP more to right

Conservatives in GOP-dominated Indiana are trying to push the Republican-controlled Legislature further to the right on issues like abortion and guns

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France 24

When feminism meets indie-rock

In this edition, Annette Young meets Haitian-Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist, Mélissa Laveaux, whose latest album celebrates strong women. Also we head to El Salvador which bans abortion in all cases, and where terminating a pregnancy can send a woman to jail for up to eight years. Plus why the…

The Independent UK

Oklahoma House sends Texas-style abortion ban to governor

The Oklahoma House has given final approval to a Texas-style abortion ban that prohibits abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy

The Independent UK

Abortion rights advocates to challenge Oklahoma’s ‘devastating’ 6-week abortion ban

The measure will take effect immediately once signed into law by Republican Governor Kevin Stitt, who has pledged to ‘outlaw’ abortion care in the state

The Guardian - UK

Rush to get emergency contraception into Ukraine as reports of rape rise

Charities describe logistical problems delivering morning-after pills and medical abortion drugs, and stress time is of the essence

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Pa.'s Republican front-runners for governor square off in debate

For the first time in their primary race for Pennsylvania governor, the four Republican front-runners — at least according to recent polling — went toe-to-toe on a debate stage.

WEKU

Ky. provider resumes abortions up to 22 weeks, joins federal lawsuit

Daily Record

Civil servant appeared 'flustered' before 'making drink spiked with abortion drug for mistress'

Darren Burke, who works for the Home Office, is accused of trying to cause a miscarriage in his mistress.

Daily Record

Girl, 14, raped by Russian soldiers pregnant and warned against having abortion

The teen, from the Ukrainian city of Bucha, is planning to keep the baby after doctors warned that if she were to undergo an abortion now, she may not be able to have children in the future, the report said.

Al Jazeera

Amid US abortion crackdown, California seeks to be a ‘sanctuary’

If Roe v Wade falls, 26 states are likely to ban abortion and millions will need to cross state lines to access care.

Irish Mirror

'Threat of criminal sanctions' hangs over medical abortion providers in Ireland, Oireachtas committee hears

Ireland's abortion law makes anyone who aids or abets abortion outside the specific terms of the Act liable for criminal prosecution

Reason

Florida Faces First Amendment, Contract, and Budget Issues in Dissolving Disney District

Plus: Russia accuses NATO of war by proxy, Elon Musk's confusing comments on free speech, Biden bans incandescent light bulbs, and more...

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