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Mississippi clinic at heart of US Supreme Court's abortion reversal closes

Jackson (United States) (AFP) - Mississippi on Thursday became the latest US state to outlaw abortion after last month's Supreme Court ruling revoking protection for the procedure, leading to 11th-hour confrontations outside a clinic in Jackson.

AFP

The last abortion clinic in Mississippi closes its doors

JACKSON, Miss. — Just before dawn Wednesday outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization, Derenda Hancock propped a hand-scrawled placard on a folding chair.

Los Angeles Times

Lone abortion clinic closes in US state at heart of key court case

Washington (AFP) - The only clinic performing abortions in Mississippi, the state at the heart of the US Supreme Court's historic about-face on women's reproductive rights, closed its doors Wednesday for the final time.

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Feeling anxious about the end of Roe v. Wade? Experts discuss mental health implications

The reversal of the most significant reproductive rights ruling in U.S. history has left Roe v. Wade supporters to grapple with what’s next.

Los Angeles Times

More states will now limit abortion, but they have long used laws to govern – and sometimes jail – pregnant women

It’s clear that the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization will make it harder for women to get an abortion across much of the United States. But there are other kinds of laws – not related to abortion – that already control the decisions women make…

The Conversation

With Roe overturned, state constitutions are now at the center of the abortion fight

In a sense, what was one battleground has become 50, as advocates on both sides of the abortion issue race to put the issue before state constitutions. Half a dozen lawsuits are already in court.

WEKU

2022 will feature the most abortion-related ballot measures on record; Campaigns respond to Dobbs

There will be at least five abortion-related ballot measures in 2022, including the first two ballot measures to provide explicit state constitutional rights related to abortion. On June 27, the California State Legislature passed a constitutional amendment, bringing the total to five – the most on record for a single…

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Erika D. Smith: In a chaotic post-Roe world, here's what it will take for women to still get abortions

Brittany Fonteno never wanted to imagine the chaos of a post-Roe world.

Los Angeles Times

What's Wrong With Abortion Federalism?

Plus: stereotypes within libertarianism, and Katherine compares the editors to Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters.

Reason

Second day of abortion rights protests focus on the future: ‘We must turn our anger into action’

A day after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision, demonstrators gathered in the Loop Saturday with a renewed determination to “help any way we can.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Supreme Court takes us backwards as a nation by overturning Roe v. Wade

Women don’t matter and they shouldn’t have agency over their own bodies, the conservative justices might as well have said in their support for Justice Samuel Alito’s abhorrent opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.

Chicago Sun-Times

The abortion case is named after Thomas Dobbs, who says he has nothing to do with it

The "Dobbs" in the case title refers to Thomas Dobbs, an infectious diseases doctor who became Mississippi's top health officer the same year the state adopted new abortion restrictions.

WEKU

Photos: See reactions to the Roe v. Wade decision across the U.S.

Responses to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion were mixed across the country.

WEKU

What is Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization? How one Mississippi lawsuit overturned abortion rights

One case threatens a landmark Supreme Court decision

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Alito's Abortion Ruling Overturning Roe Is an Insult to the 9th Amendment

The Constitution protects many more rights than it mentions, as James Madison explained.

Salon

SCOTUS cancels abortion rights

Landmark 1973 decision on abortion rights was overturned by a Republican majority

The Independent UK

Roe v Wade struck down: Where to donate to abortion funds right now

Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Mississippi law banning abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy, overturning a 50-year precedent set by Roe v Wade

The Independent UK

What is Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization? Why one lawsuit could overturn abortion rights

One case threatens a landmark Supreme Court decision

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OLD What is Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization? How one Mississippi lawsuit overturned abortion rights

One case threatens a landmark Supreme Court decision

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What is Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization? Why one lawsuit could overturn abortion rights

One case threatens a landmark Supreme Court decision

The Independent UK

Doctor named in abortion case has nothing to do with lawsuit

Dr. Thomas Dobbs has never gotten involved in political fights over reproductive health, but his name has become shorthand for a legal case that could end abortion rights in the United States

The Conversation

Change won't appear overnight in many states if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

Individual states and some cities are taking legal steps to either limit or allow abortions, gearing up for what will likely be a fierce national battle if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the constitutional right to abortion.

ABC News

Abortion in Mississippi is already limited to a single clinic. If Roe v Wade falls, it could soon be outlawed entirely

The "Pink House" in Jackson has been fighting for safe, legal abortion for more than a decade. It's now at the centre of a once-in-a-generation legal stoush, with consequences that will shake the foundation of American life.

WEKU

The lone abortion provider in Miss. is at the center of the case challenging Roe

Ayesha Rascoe talks with Shannon Brewer of the Jackson Women's Health Organization. The Mississippi clinic is at the center of a Supreme Court case that could result in the end of Roe v. Wade.

WEKU

The abortion underground and what lessons can be learned from the Jane Collective

Activist Heather Booth and the Jane Collective provided thousands of women with abortions before Roe v. Wade.

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