United States – Page 43 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

14 May

Scoop: Planned Parenthood calls for major judicial reform

MollyUnited StatesAbortion Rights, Judicial Reform, legislation, Planned Parenthood, Supreme Court, United States

"Planned Parenthood is calling for the major reform of the federal judiciary less than a year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, including expanding the Supreme Court and adding term limits...."

14 May

Kelowna march to defend reproductive rights planned on Sunday [BC]

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"The organizer of an upcoming march in Kelowna says the walk is intended to defend reproductive rights and honour people in the United States who have struggled to access healthcare after Roe v. Wade was overturned last year...."

13 May

North Carolina governor vetoes abortion limits, launches override showdown

MollyUnited StatesAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, Governor, legislation, United States

"North Carolina’s Democratic governor has vetoed legislation that would have banned nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The veto came Saturday during a public rally...."

12 May

An abortion pill distributor reportedly won’t supply the drug to pharmacies in 31 states. House Democrats want answers.

MollyUnited StatesAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Abortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, mifepristone, Reproductive rights, United States

"Over 60 House Democrats are looking for answers from AmerisourceBergen following reports that the company would not distribute the abortion pill to pharmacies in up to 31 states. AmerisourceBergen is the sole U.S. distributor of Mifeprex, the brand name for mifepristone, a drug used in a two-step regimen to terminate pregnancies and manage miscarriages..."

12 May

Abortion bans are unpopular. Republicans are passing them anyway.

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"With abortion bans becoming increasingly unpopular, Republican-led statehouses are walking a delicate line: Trying to advance bills that would restrict access to the procedure without drawing attention, circumventing normal processes to cram new policies through as legislative sessions come to a close...."

12 May

Gov. Cooper finishes roundtable tour against proposed abortion restrictions

MollyUnited StatesAbortion Ban, Governor, Healthcare, legislation, North Carolina, United States

"Governor Roy Cooper finished the final part of a three-day tour of roundtables to express concerns with Senate Bill 20, which would ban most abortions in the state after twelve weeks...."

11 May

Nevada advances proposal to enshrine abortion rights into state constitution

MollyUnited StatesAbortion Rights, Birth Control, Healthcare, legislation, Nevada, Postpartum care, Prenatal care, Reproductive care, Reproductive Health, Reproductive rights, United States

"Nevada lawmakers on Wednesday passed a joint resolution that would codify reproductive rights — including already-existing abortion access up to 24 weeks — into the state constitution. The state Assembly approved of the measure 28 to 14 along party lines, about three weeks after the state Senate passed it 13 to 8 along party lines. State lawmakers must pass the resolution again in 2025 before it would go before voters as a ballot question in 2026. If passed, the resolution would provide the highest level of state protection for not only abortion rights, but also other reproductive access, including postpartum…

11 May

Abortion bills gain little traction as Texas Legislature turns its attention to LGBTQ restrictions

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"These laws have created confusion, with pregnant Texans and doctors reporting issues with emergency pregnancy care, miscarriage treatment and even getting accurate pregnancy information. Five women filed a lawsuit in March, alleging that they were denied medically necessary abortions due to “widespread confusion among the medical community” about how and when health care workers can provide abortions...." "... While abortion has largely taken a back seat, the Legislature has stayed busy on issues ranging from property taxes to immigration to efforts to ban drag shows and gender-affirming care for trans children...."

11 May

Report: “Sharp increase” in crimes against abortion clinics post-Roe

MollyUnited StatesCrime, National Abortion Federation, Study, United States

"The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was followed by a "sharp increase" in violence directed against abortion providers and patients, according to a new report from the National Abortion Federation..."

11 May

Rape, incest exceptions to Louisiana abortion ban rejected by GOP lawmakers

MollyUnited StatesAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, legislation, Louisiana, United States

“I simply do not understand how we as a state can tell any victim that she must be forced by law to carry her rapist’s baby to term, regardless of the impact on her own physical or mental health, the wishes of her parents, or the medical judgment of her physician,” said Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, who supports abortion restrictions but believes there should be exceptions. “As I have said before, rape and incest exceptions protect crime victims. We must do all that we can to protect them and sadly, the committee failed to do so today.”

10 May

Advisers to the FDA back first over-the-counter birth control pill

MollyUnited StatesBirth Control, FDA, Healthcare, Opill, Over-the-counter, United States

"In a unanimous vote, 17-0, a panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the agency approve the first over-the-counter birth control pill...."

10 May

Could ‘single subject rule’ trip up merger of abortion and anti-trans bills?

MollyUnited StatesAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, gender-affirming care, legislation, Nebraska, Transgender Rights, United States

Nebraska Constitution requires bills to have ‘no more than one subject,’ but the clause is mostly untested in court "A blockbuster pairing of two controversial bills in the waning days of the 2023 state legislative session has state senators and advocates buzzing. But could a state constitutional requirement that bills contain only a “single subject” trip up the merging of a 12-week ban on abortions into a proposal to ban minors from having gender-affirming surgeries?..."

10 May

Vermont governor signs 1st-in-nation shield bills that explicitly include medicated abortion

MollyUnited StatesAbortion Pills, Abortion Rights, FDA, gender-affirming care, legislation, mifepristone, United States, Vermont

"Vermont’s Republican governor signed abortion and gender affirming shield bills into law Wednesday that are the first in the country to explicitly include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of the pill, mifepristone..."

10 May

California Awards Millions to Enhance Security for Reproductive Health Facilities

MollyUnited StatesAbortion Care, California, Healthcare, Reproductive care, Reproductive Health Care Facilities, Reproductive rights, United States

"In keeping with the commitment to protect reproductive rights of patients and providers throughout California, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced nearly $8 million in grants being awarded to bolster physical and data security at 21 facilities that provide abortion-related care and reproductive health services..."

10 May

Attorney general seeks stay on lawsuit challenging abortion access

MollyUnited StatesAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, Attorney General, legislation, New Mexio, United States

"Attorney General Raúl Torrez has asked the state supreme court to stay a lawsuit filed by the city of Eunice, which challenges the recently-passed House Bill 7 prohibiting local municipalities from restricting an individual's access to reproductive healthcare. Eunice, a small city in the east of the state, is suing to overturn the new law, in the latest in an escalating battle over local ordinances restricting access to abortion, which remains legal in New Mexico. Eunice is one of six local authorities in the state to pass an ordinance restricting access to abortion. Mayor Billy Hobbs told KUNM the ordinance cites a 19th…