United States – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

16 Oct

Pueblo city council narrowly votes down anti-abortion proposal

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“After a tense and at times raucous hearing, the Pueblo City Council rejected an ordinance Tuesday night to ban abortion in the city limits on a 4-3 vote, with opponents arguing it would be impractical, costly and futile to try to defend the policy against legal challenges. “I’m pro-life but it doesn’t matter how I stand on it; it’s state law,” said council member Roger Gomez. The ordinance would have criminalized anyone who ships or receives abortion pills or abortion-related paraphernalia within the city limits, as well as providers who perform a certain type of later-stage abortion….”

12 Oct

Supreme Court asked to nix abortion clinic ‘bubble zones’ for protesters

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“The Supreme Court may soon consider two cases that could dismantle limits on how close protesters can be to people at abortion clinics and other health care facilities. The cases argue that "buffer zones" around clinics and "bubble zones" around the people who visit them violate the First Amendment….”

11 Oct

Abortion Emerges as Most Important Election Issue for Young Women, Poll Finds

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“Abortion has emerged as the most important issue in the November election for women under 30, according to a survey by KFF — a notable change since late spring, before Vice President Kamala Harris entered the presidential race….”

07 Oct

Harris starts weeklong media blitz by hitting Trump on abortion record

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“Vice President Kamala Harris criticized former President Trump for calling himself a "protector" of women as she slammed his stance on abortion rights during her "Call Her Daddy" podcast interview, which aired Sunday. Why it matters: Polls show that Harris has a clear lead over the Republican presidential nominee among women voters, particularly on abortion rights…”

02 Oct

A new Louisiana law requires abortion meds to be locked in a cabinet, even if needed for emergency care

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“Louisiana’s first-in-the-nation law listing the abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol as “controlled dangerous substances” took effect Tuesday, triggering fears among health-care providers and pharmacists that routine care may be worsened for women in the state. Beyond abortion, the medicines are used for miscarriage management and, in misoprostol’s case, to stop dangerous bleeding after childbirth, physicians say. Now, in Louisiana,misoprostol is required to be stored in a locked box like other controlled substances, which doctors fear could delay treatment in emergency situations….”

02 Oct

Trump vows to veto any federal abortion ban — after previously refusing to commit

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“Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would veto a federal abortion ban after previously declining to say whether he would do so. “Everyone knows I would not support a federal abortion ban, under any circumstances, and would, in fact, veto it, because it is up to the states to decide based on the will of the their voters,” Trump wrote in an all-caps message he posted across social media platforms as his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), was pressed on the issue during the vice presidential debate….”

01 Oct

Georgia judge declares state’s abortion ban unconstitutional, allowing procedure to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy

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“A Georgia judge has struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban, declaring it unconstitutional. In a ruling issued on Monday, Judge Robert McBurney said Georgia’s Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act, or LIFE Act, infringes on a woman’s state constitutional rights….”

25 Sep

Harris backs ending filibuster for abortion rights legislation

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"Kamala Harris is calling for changes to Senate procedure to pass federal legislation protecting abortion rights. Harris voiced support for ending the 60-vote threshold needed to advance most legislation in the Senate, commonly known as the filibuster, during an interview with Wisconsin Public Radio that aired Tuesday...."

25 Sep

As Abortion Bans Spread, so Do Virtual Appointments

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According to NGO Society of Family Planning, the number of virtual-only abortion appointments has risen in the United States since the overturning of precedent Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court around two years ago. As providers needed time to gear up, appointments by clinics that do not offer in-person meetings of doctors and patients and instead sent an abortion pill via the mail began to become more common at around the one-year mark after states had been freed to pass their own abortion laws. In July of 2023, the advocacy group estimated that almost 13,700 such appointments took place, up from between 5,200…

24 Sep

Judge blocks Tennessee law that bans helping a minor get an abortion without parental consent

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“A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of Tennessee’s so-called “abortion trafficking law,” which subjects adults who aid minors in getting an abortion without parental permission to criminal prosecution and civil lawsuits. In a lengthy opinion, U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger concluded the law is likely to be found to be an unconstitutional ban on protected speech about a procedure that, while largely banned in Tennessee, is legally available in other states….”

20 Sep

Safety issues with medication abortion are extremely rare, experts emphasize

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"Two Georgia mothers, Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, died in 2022 because of a lack of care most likely tied to the state’s abortion ban, the nonprofit news outlet ProPublica reported this week. Both experienced complications after taking abortion medications, the reporting said — complications, doctors emphasized, that are exceedingly rare and entirely treatable. “To read about a mom just trying to make the best decisions for herself and her family die from something completely preventable in the United States – I don’t think ‘tragedy’ is a strong enough word,” said Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi, an obstetrician/gynecologist and founder of Pegasus Health Justice Center in…

19 Sep

Florida to decide on abortion protections, could end 6-week ban in Amendment 4

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"On Nov. 5, Florida residents won’t just be voting for president. They will also be deciding on six different amendments. Among them is Amendment 4, which would make abortion under certain circumstances a state constitutional right. Here, we break down Amendment 4, its impacts and what Florida currently allows...."

18 Sep

Abortion providers — and patients — are on the move, as state laws keep shifting

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“Soon after a series of state laws left a Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia, Mo., unable to provide abortions in 2018, it shipped some of its equipment to states where abortion remained accessible. Recovery chairs, surgical equipment and lighting from the Missouri clinic — all expensive and perfectly good — could still be useful to other health centers run by the same affiliate, Planned Parenthood Great Plains, in its three other states. Much of it went to Oklahoma, where the organization was expanding, CEO Emily Wales said….”

18 Sep

Buffer zones set to come in around abortion clinics

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“Buffer zones will come into force around abortion clinics in England and Wales from 31 October. It will make it illegal to hand out anti-abortion leaflets within the buffer zone or obstruct anyone using or working at an abortion clinic. The protection zones, which will prohibit protest, will extend to a 150-metre radius around abortion services and those convicted of breaking the new law will face an unlimited fine.”

16 Sep

How Do Abortion Pills Work? Answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

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“When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, strict bans on the procedure kicked in across the country, leaving women in at least 22 states with fewer options to end pregnancies that in some cases endangered their lives. ProPublica has uncovered at least two cases of women who died after their state banned abortion. In both cases, the women took pills to end their pregnancies and the abortion did not fully complete, causing complications, as can occur in a small number of cases involving abortion medication…”