August 2024 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

30 Aug

Abortion access could be in jeopardy as Chicago Abortion Fund, others run short of mone

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Access, Abortion Care, Abortion Fund, Chicago, DNC, Health care, Illinois, Reproductive Medical Care, travel, Travel for Care, United States

"Abortion took center stage during the Democratic National Convention, and Illinois was celebrated for welcoming thousands of women needing care since access has vanished across much of the Midwest and the South. But funds that are essential for many traveling to Illinois and other states for abortions — paying for their flights, hotels, child care and the abortions — are running out of money. Providers and advocates say that’s putting access to reproductive medical care in jeopardy...."

30 Aug

‘Crisis pregnancy centers’ sue Massachusetts for campaign targeting their anti-abortion practices

MollyInternational, United StatesAnti-abortion practices, Campaign, crisis pregnancy centers, Lawsuit, Massachusetts, United States

"Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey launched a $1 million taxpayer-funded initiative in June designed to discourage people from seeking help from “crisis pregnancy centers” that are typically religiously affiliated and counsel clients against having abortions. The campaign includes ads on social media, billboards, radio and buses warning people to avoid the centers — which the administration dubbed “anti-abortion” — saying they're not to be trusted for comprehensive reproductive health care...."

28 Aug

Missouri abortion-rights amendment faces last-minute legal challenges

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Access, Abortion Ban, Abortion Legislation, Amendment, Enshrine, legal challenge, Missouri, United Sates

“Both sides of the debate over whether to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri’s constitution have filed last-minute legal challenges hoping to influence how, and if, the proposal goes before voters. Missouri banned almost all abortions immediately after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. In response, a campaign to restore abortion access in the state is pushing a constitutional amendment that would guarantee a right to abortion….”

28 Aug

Anti-abortion group sends flyers in support of N.B.’s parental rights policies

MollyInternational, Latest NewsAnti-abortion group, Canada, New Brunswick, Parental consent, Trans Rights, Transgender Rights

“A national anti-abortion group that sent out flyers accusing schools of "pushing transgenderism" plans to distribute more material to support Premier Blaine Higgs when he campaigns for re-election this fall. The flyers from Campaign Life Coalition, which were distributed across New Brunswick, also compare gender-affirming medical care — legal in New Brunswick for those over 18 or with parental permission — to "chemical and surgical mutilation."…”

27 Aug

Polish abortion restrictions violate women’s rights: UN

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, International, Poland, United Nations

Poland’s restrictive laws on abortion are violating women’s rights, a United Nations committee said Monday, saying the rules had contributed to “several preventable deaths”.

27 Aug

Trump’s Evangelical Supporters Just Lost Their Best Excuse

AlanLatest NewsAnti-abortion, Evangelical, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

The pro-life justification for supporting the former president has now collapsed.

26 Aug

Insurance refused to pay for her abortion, even when her life was at stake

BarbraLatest NewsHealthcare, Insurance, Reproductive rights, Wisconsin

Ashley and Kyle were newlyweds in early 2022 and thrilled to be expecting their first child. But bleeding had plagued Ashley from the beginning of her pregnancy, and in July, at seven weeks, she began miscarrying.

25 Aug

Abortion rights won’t be safe with Hogan in the Senate | GUEST COMMENTARY

BarbraLatest NewsMaryland, Opinion, Reproductive rights, United States, US Senate

Two years ago, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion and opening the floodgates to a patchwork of abortion restrictions across the United States. Now, in Maryland, abortion rights are on the ballot. I’m not just talking about this November’s ballot initiative that would enshrine reproductive freedom into the Maryland state constitution.

25 Aug

Commentary: Men must stand with Harris to reclaim reproductive rights

BarbraLatest News, United StatesFlorida, Men, Opinion, Reproductive rights

In the fight for reproductive freedom, and so much that impacts our daily lives, this election is crucial. Since Trump overturned Roe v. Wade, nearly two dozen states have totally banned abortion or severely restricted it. The impacts of these have been catastrophic.

24 Aug

Reproductive rights up for vote on Maryland’s 2024 ballot

PatLatest NewsAbortion ballot measure, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Maryland, Reproductive rights, United States

Abortion rights will be on the Maryland ballot in 2024. Abortions are legal in Maryland. However, state lawmakers last year passed an amendment that would enshrine the right to an abortion, and "reproductive freedom," in Maryland's constitution.

23 Aug

Dems discuss the future of Women’s Reproductive Rights

PatLatest News

Women’s reproductive rights are on the ballot in 2024 and a hot conversation at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Republicans and Democrats are using the issue to energize voters to hit the polls in November. Think Big America hosted a panel of pro-choice activists and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to discuss what’s at stake this election.

23 Aug

Texans talk abortion rights, guns, border and immigration at Democratic National Convention

AlanLatest NewsDNC, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States

Several Texas Democrats enjoyed a short reprieve from their deep-red state this week and descended on Chicago, surrounding themselves in the friendlier confines of the Democratic National Convention.

22 Aug

The Male Pill: A Game Changer

AlanLatest NewsContraceptives, Men, Reproductive rights, United States

It reflects an important shift in the assumption that contraception is primarily the responsibility of women.

22 Aug

Opinion: North Carolina judges, the fall election, and reproductive freedom

AlanLatest Newslegislation, North Carolina, Opinion, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS, United States

As we sprint towards Election Day 2024 with high-profile presidential and congressional elections on the horizon, many of us are talking about how these elections will impact abortion access in North Carolina and around the country. Even if we elect a pro-choice White House, however, the specter of nine unelected justices appointed for life to the highest court in the land where they play an outsized role in abortion access remains. For anti-abortion lawmakers, getting six anti-abortion justices to form a supermajority on the U.S. Supreme Court was indeed the key to pushing their unpopular and regressive agenda.

21 Aug

Here’s Where Abortion Is On The Ballot In November—As Montana Measure Qualifies

MollyLatest News, United States2024 Ballot, Abortion Rights, Ballot, polls, Voting

“A ballot measure on legalizing abortion in Montana officially qualified Monday, one of nine states set to have abortion on their November ballot—including some where the procedure is now banned….”