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‘Act of defiance’: US advocates launching mobile abortion clinic

Planned Parenthood says Illinois mobile clinic to address rising demand among people in US states where abortion banned.

Al Jazeera · Oct 5, 2022

$80,000 and 5 ER visits: An ectopic pregnancy takes a toll

A New York woman seeking to end a dangerous ectopic pregnancy in a fallopian tube finds the procedure more complicated and expensive than expected — even in a state with liberal abortion laws.

WEKU · Oct 4, 2022

Planned Parenthood plans mobile abortion clinic in Illinois

Planned Parenthood officials have announced plans for a mobile abortion clinic, a 37-foot RV that will stay in Illinois but travel close to the borders of adjoining states that have banned abortions since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade earlier this year

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde scenes accused of 'anti-abortion propaganda'

Viewers of Marilyn Monroe's biopic were upset about one particular scene but the movie's director Andrew Dominik hit back and explained his reasoning

Daily Mirror · Oct 2, 2022

An Arizona judge won't suspend her ruling that halted abortions in the state

An Arizona judge on Friday declined to put her order that allowed enforcement of a pre-statehood law making it a crime to provide an abortion on hold.

WEKU · Oct 1, 2022

Arizona judge won’t pause ruling that stopped all abortions

An Arizona judge has refused to pause her order that allowed enforcement of a pre-statehood law making it a crime to provide an abortion

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022

The arrest of a prominent activist is rallying the Catholic antiabortion right

PHILADELPHIA — The arrest of a prominent Catholic activist on charges he assaulted a Planned Parenthood volunteer outside a Philadelphia clinic has sparked a standoff between the antiabortion movement and the federal government, and battle lines are being drawn over the wider significance of the case.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 27, 2022

Teen interest in long-lasting birth control soars after Roe

Experts say the U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling overturning Roe v. Wade appears to be sending more teens to their doctors in search of birth control, including long-acting reversible forms like intrauterine devices and implants

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Arizona abortion clinics send women to other states

Women seeking abortions across Arizona were forced to find alternatives beyond the state’s borders after a court ruling last week cleared the way for prosecutors to charge doctors and others who help a woman end a pregnancy unless her life is in danger

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Arizona judge approves abortion ban

"No archaic law should dictate our reproductive freedom," said one rights advocate.

Salon · Sep 24, 2022