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Reason · Aug 17

Texas Maternal Mortality Committee’s Next Report Will Skip Post-‘Roe’ Deaths. Lawmakers Suspect Political Influence.

And one Texan says the body’s decision “retriggered” the pain of losing his wife, who counts among the preventable deaths that soon followed the state’s abortion bans.

Texas Observer · Aug 17

Vikram’s Lar Gibbon video and TN Speaker’s anti-abortion speak

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Newslaundry · Aug 17

Flock Safety tries to curb police abuse of its surveillance cameras after scandals

CEO announces steps after reports that system is used to target immigrants or people seeking out-of-state abortions

The Guardian - US · Aug 13

Surrogacy Contracts, Abortion, and Peonage

Some questions for liberals and conservative to think about.

Reason · Aug 13

Surrogate at center of abortion dispute gives birth to severely ill baby

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The Independent UK · Aug 13

Surrogate mom flees to Texas, alleges the biological parents pressured to end pregnancy. Now, she has given birth to baby with heart defect

"I knew in my soul, in my heart that I wanted to protect this little boy.”

We Got This Covered · Aug 13

Alex Salmond's former Alba aide takes on anti-abortion lobbying role

A former SNP councillor and aide to Alex Salmond has been named as a lobbyist for an anti-abortion group

The National (Scotland) · Aug 13

Surrogate mother who fled to Texas gives birth to baby with severe heart defect

McKenna West initially agreed to an abortion after diagnosis, but then fled to state where abortion is illegal and broke contact with biological parents, attorney alleges

The Guardian - US · Aug 13

Massachusetts Removes Its Abortion Time Limit, Becoming the Tenth State Without a Gestational Cutoff

Massachusetts eliminated its 24-week abortion limit, shifting later-pregnancy decisions to physician judgment. Here is what the law now says.

Medical Daily · Aug 12