Annette – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

27 Nov

Idaho asks Supreme Court to let abortion law that penalizes doctors to take full effect

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Idaho asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow its state abortion ban that imposes penalties on doctors who perform abortions to take full effect despite federal requirements for emergency room doctors.

26 Nov

Texas Supreme Court to hear case on state abortion laws and pregnancy complications

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The Texas Supreme Court will hear a case this week brought by women who say the state's abortion laws are harming them.

25 Nov

5 states where the abortion fight is likely to play out next | KRON4

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A handful of purple and red states are poised to be the next battlegrounds in the abortion rights fight after advocates won a major victory in Ohio this month.

19 Nov

Newsom ad targets DeSantis’ six-week abortion ban

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Sunday released a new ad digging into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) six-week ban on abortion as the two governors prepare to debate one another later this month.

18 Nov

Why the abortion issue matters

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“American Elections Are About Abortion Now,” reads the headline over a New York Times column. New York magazine puts it more bluntly: “Abortion Wins Elections.” Every voter cares about many issues. Every election turns on many factors. Without a doubt, however, abortion gives the Democrats enormous leverage to counteract Joe Biden’s considerable weaknesses. As party strategist Tom Bonior wrote in his Times essay, “abortion could plausibly be the deciding factor next November.”

17 Nov

What to know about abortion and the 2024 election

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Perhaps no issue is thornier for the 2024 Republican presidential primary candidates than abortion. Republican leaders widely cheered the 2022 Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. But since then, they have found that going too far on abortion restrictions can be a political liability.

16 Nov

Lawyers for religious leaders challenging Missouri abortion ban say law imposes beliefs on everyone

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri lawmakers intended to “impose their religious beliefs on everyone" in the state when they passed a restrictive abortion ban, lawyers for a group of religious leaders who support abortion rights said at a court hearing Thursday.

12 Nov

NC numbers reveal impact of abortion restrictions

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The number of abortions provided in North Carolina has dropped significantly after the implementation of increased restrictions in the state on July 1, according to data estimates from a national organization that tracks trends in reproductive health.

05 Nov

State, federal abortion rules prevent many women from accessing crucial miscarriage drug

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Since losing her first pregnancy four months ago, 32-year-old Lulu has struggled to return to her body’s old rhythms. Lulu, who asked to be identified by her first name to protect her privacy, bled for six full weeks after her miscarriage and hasn’t had a normal menstrual cycle since.

04 Nov

In Michigan, one restriction is setting back efforts to enshrine abortion rights

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Abortion advocates in Michigan had a major setback this week. Voters enshrined abortion rights in the constitution last November, but figuring out what those rights mean has become a battle.

29 Oct

Macron vows to enshrine women’s rights to abortion in French Constitution in 2024

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PARIS -- President Emmanuel Macron promised on Sunday to enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in the French Constitution by next year.

28 Oct

Misinformation is flowing ahead of Ohio abortion vote. Some is coming from a legislative website

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The inflammatory language targeting a reproductive rights measure on Ohio’s fall ballot is the type of messaging that is common in the closing weeks of a highly contested initiative campaign — warning of “abortion on demand” or “dismemberment of fully conscious children” if voters approve it.

27 Oct

Abortion rights supporters far outraise opponents and rake in out-of-state money in Ohio election

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Supporters of a ballot measure that would enshrine abortion rights in the Ohio Constitution far outraised their anti-abortion opponents in the months leading up to the November election, bringing in nearly $29 million from donors since Sept. 8, the campaign's latest filings show.

22 Oct

First it was Covid. Now abortion bans and anti-LGBTQ laws are complicating business travel.

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Business travel is clawing its way back to 2019 levels as Covid-19 concerns largely recede. But as tighter abortion restrictions and anti-LGBTQ laws proliferate, some employers and event organizers are weighing a new set of threats to employees’ safety outside the office.

20 Oct

Abortion coverage is limited or unavailable at a quarter of large workplaces

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About a quarter of large U.S. employers heavily restrict coverage of legal abortions or don’t cover them at all under health plans for their workers, according to the latest employer health benefits survey by KFF.