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Opposing abortion rallies center on Santa Monica Planned Parenthood office

LOS ANGELES — An abortion-rights rally, organized by Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights, marched to a Santa Monica Planned Parenthood office Saturday in an attempt to overwhelm far-right groups planning to protest outside the medical clinic.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 16, 2022

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin physicians are traveling to Illinois to provide abortions, increasing access to the procedure after the fall of Roe v. Wade

Wisconsin medical providers are traveling across state lines to provide abortions in Illinois, expanding access to the procedure after the recent fall of Roe v. Wade.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 15, 2022

Doctors from Wisconsin, where abortion is severely restricted, to commute to Waukegan to perform procedure for their patients

Planned Parenthood organizations from Wisconsin and Illinois are collaborating to expand access at a clinic in Waukegan so it could handle an increase in patients from north of the border.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 14, 2022

Christian funds in quandary after companies support abortion rights

For money managers who invest billions of dollars in accordance with faith-based teachings, the toppling of the half-century-old US ruling that protected abortion rights was a moment of celebration.

Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022

GOP senator slammed for claiming ‘Black babies are at greater risk of being aborted than white babies’

“Thousands of more Black babies were aborted than born in New York City during that relevant time period,” said Sen. Mike Lee during a hearing this week

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Editorial: Think all those state bans on abortion are the final word? Maybe not

The fighting in court over abortion is far from over.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 12, 2022

Record signature numbers filed for Michigan abortion, voting rights initiatives

LANSING, Mich. — A ballot committee seeking to enshrine the right to abortion in the Michigan Constitution turned in 753,759 signatures Monday, a record amount that exceeds the state-mandated signature tally by more than 300,000.

Tribune News Service · Jul 11, 2022

Judges rule on state abortion restrictions, shape Roe impact

A judge in Utah is deciding whether to allow the state’s trigger-law ban on abortion to go into effect

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022

How celebrity abortion stories became a staple in the fight for reproductive rights

Attacks on reproductive rights have for decades prompted some of the biggest names in the world to share their own abortion narratives. Clémence Michallon reports

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022

Texas women to travel farther, spend more for abortions after fall of Roe v. Wade

WASHINGTON — As states move to restrict abortion after the reversal of Roe vs. Wade, travel times and costs are expected to dramatically increase for Texans seeking out-of-state abortions.

Tribune News Service · Jul 11, 2022