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Abortion clinic safe zones are now in effect across England and Wales

“The idea that any woman is made to feel unsafe or harassed for accessing health services, including abortion clinics is sickening. This stops today.”

Marie Claire

Anti-choice campaigners pray outside abortion clinic ahead of new buffer zones

Anti-choice campaigners were filmed praying outside of an abortion clinic in central London this week ahead of the implementation of new protected zones.

The Independent UK

UK Implements Buffer Zone Law Around Abortion Clinics

New law in England and Wales bans protests near abortion clinics to protect individuals seeking services. Debate ensues over freedom of religion and protec...

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What are safe access zones and is silent prayer banned?

The zones are now in place in England and Wales, with the equivalent having come into force in Scotland in September and Northern Ireland last year.

Evening Standard

What is the UK's abortion clinic protest ban, as safe access zones come into effect?

The buffer zones will make it illegal to harass clinic users or staff

Evening Standard

Abortion fight could win Pennsylvania

The fight for abortion rights is mobilizing voters in Pennsylvania, which could have consequences nationwide

Salon

‘This is too serious to drown out’: six US voters on what they’re most anxious about

From abortion to international issues, people share what issues and outcome worries them as election day nears

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Anti-abortion advocate Joanna Howe banned from South Australia’s upper house for alleged ‘threatening’ tactics towards politicians

Upper house president Terry Stephens says of ‘highest concern’ is suggestion Howe attempted to ‘improperly influence the free performance’ of MLCs’ duties

The Guardian - AU

Ten states to vote on abortion access Nov. 5 - Roll Call

Focus on abortion access comes after seven states have voted to protect abortion access in the aftermath of Roe v. Wade’s overturn.

Roll Call

Murphy warns Connecticut abortion law could be at risk while GOP opponent says he's fearmongering

The right to abortion has been codified in Connecticut law since 1990, but U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is warning how women in the state could still be at risk if Republicans impose a national ban

The Independent UK

No automatic ban on silent prayer in protected zones outside abortion clinics

The zones are coming into effect 18 months after the legislation was passed.

The Independent UK

Failure to ban silent prayer outside abortion clinics ‘defeats the point of buffer zones’, campaigners say

‘If they want to do prayers then they shouldn’t do that in buffer zones. The whole point of the buffer zone is to have privacy for those accessing care. It defeats the point if silent prayer is allowed,’ campaigner warns

The Independent UK

Abortion Ballot Measure Campaigns See Massive Funding Disparities

Analysis of campaign finance data reveals abortion-rights groups outspending opponents in nine states, influencing public opinion and legislative outcomes.

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The best, worst and ugliest campaign ads of the 2024 election

From ‘little silver spoon boy Donald Trump’ to ‘Kamala is for they/them’, Eric Garcia breaks down the most ostentatious ads from the final weeks of the US election

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Texas woman died after being denied miscarriage care due to abortion ban, report finds

Josseli Barnica died days state passed six-week abortion ban and doctors delayed treatment, ProPublica reports

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Anti-Abortion Advocates Target 10 Million Voters In 2024 Election

Anti-abortion advocates actively engage voters for 2024 election, focusing on key battleground states and criticizing Kamala Harris's abortion policies.

The Independent UK

Doctors told a woman they couldn’t treat her miscarriage because it was a ‘crime.’ She died 72 hours later

She isn’t the only woman to have died due to confusing laws surrounding reproductive care

The Guardian - US

Vaginas in Times Square: birth control has been rebranded, but are women the ones benefiting?

A host of slickly marketed women’s health companies are changing the way life-altering medication is accessed – and commodifying it at the same time

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Salon

Texas woman dies after miscarriage

More than a dozen doctors say Josseli Barnica's death was “preventable," "horrific" and "astounding"

The Conversation

Abortion and marijuana ballot measures may bring out Florida Democrats, but the GOP has 1M more active voters in the Sunshine State

The number of voters registered as Democrats has tumbled in recent years in Florida, effectively removing the Sunshine State as a battleground and placing it firmly in the red column.

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West Virginia Governor's Race Highlights Abortion Rights Divide

West Virginia's governor's race showcases a divide on abortion rights, with the Republican nominee supporting a ban and the Democratic candidate advocating...

The Independent UK

Buffer zones finally set to be implemented outside abortion clinics in ‘milestone moment’

‘It is great we have finally got to this point. It has taken longer than anyone thought it would,’ campaigner says

Al Jazeera

Fact check: Kamala Harris’s speech at the White House Ellipse

Harris spoke at the site of Trump’s ‘Save America’ rally one week ahead of the election. We fact-checked her claims.

The Guardian - AU

Anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe says she pressured South Australian MP to back out of voting deal

Liberal MLC Jing Lee told parliament she felt pressured after ‘unexpected encounter with a very persistent visitor’ but didn’t name Howe

The Conversation

Gender is playing a crucial role in this US election - and it’s not just about Kamala Harris

Having a female presidential candidate has made gender obvious in this US presidential election, even to many who normally neglect its role. The specific contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, along with the prominence of issues such as abortion, has resulted in a particularly large gender voting gap. Far…

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