01 Dec

These activists wanted more from Missouri’s abortion amendment. They’re not done yet

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Some reproductive rights activists say that Amendment 3, which Missouri voters passed in November, didn't go far enough in expanding abortion access to help the most vulnerable populations. One sticking point was the amendment's language setting limits at "fetal viability," which does not have a true medical definition.
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30 Nov

Letter: Miscarriage, abortion both tragic

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Regarding the “Abortion care is health care” letter (Our Readers’ Views, Oct. 26): While dilation and curettage is used to remove fetal tissue in both abortions and miscarriages, there is a difference. According to Planned Parenthood, the key difference is the intent behind the pregnancy termination; a miscarriage happens on its own, while an abortion is a conscious choice to end a pregnancy.
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28 Nov

Arizona voters said yes to abortion rights, but old restrictions are still on the books

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“Arizonans overwhelmingly voted to make abortion a fundamental right, but overturning the state’s current 15-week gestational ban — and multiple other anti-abortion laws still on the books — isn’t automatic. Just an hour after she joined Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Republican Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ann Timmer on Monday to certify the results of the 2024 general election, Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes said that officially nullifying the 15-week ban will need to take place in the courts. And, she added, while her office considers the certification of Proposition 139, the abortion rights ballot…
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24 Nov

Abortion foes strategize to get Trump to ban some abortions while keeping his pledge

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The 2024 election results created complicated new realities for reproductive rights in the U.S., with Americans even in a few red states overwhelmingly voting to protect the right to have an abortion while also overwhelmingly electing anti-abortion representatives in state houses, courts, Congress and the White House.
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23 Nov

Abortion rights advocates prepare for legal battles over newly passed ballot measures

MollyLatest News, United States, , ,
“Reproductive rights groups are preparing for legal battles in several of the states where voters approved constitutional amendments to protect or expand abortion access this month. After seven of the 10 pro-abortion rights measures on the November ballot across the country passed, the groups that backed them are now working to ensure they are implemented smoothly, particularly in states where the amendments will undo existing abortion bans….”
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22 Nov

Miscarrying patient was passed around ‘like a hot potato’ due to Idaho abortion ban, doctor testifies

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“A woman experiencing dangerous bleeding was not admitted by doctors at an until her fourth emergency room visit in one week, due to fear and confusion over the state's abortion ban, an Idaho doctor said in testimony on Tuesday. The "heavily bleeding" patient was told the pregnancy would not survive, but she had not been counseled on abortion, Dr. Julie Lyons, a family physician in Idaho and plaintiff in a lawsuit over the state's abortion bans, said on the stand….”
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22 Nov

Georgia axes maternal health panel after leak about abortion deaths

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“Georgia officials have dissolved a committee responsible for investigating deaths of pregnant women in the state, after one or more members leaked confidential information about deaths linked to the state's strict abortion laws.  In a letter sent to members of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC), Georgia health commissioner Kathleen Toomey said an investigation failed to identify those responsible for the leak, so all current members would be removed….”
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