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27 Oct

County judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban, citing voter-approved reproductive rights amendment

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, legislation, Ohio, Reproductive rights

The most far-reaching of Ohio’s laws restricting abortion was struck down on Thursday by a county judge who said last year’s voter-approved amendment enshrining reproductive rights renders the so-called heartbeat law unconstitutional.

27 Oct

Harris, Allred push for abortion rights in Houston while Cruz attends Trump event on border security in Austin

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While Texas is not a battleground state, it is competitive. The Real Clear Politics average of polls here in Texas shows Trump leads Harris by six percentage points, 51.6 percent to 45.6 percent.

26 Oct

Opinion: Expanding abortion access strengthens democracy, while abortion bans signal broader repression

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Commentary, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Abortion is on the agenda not just in the United States but worldwide. A majority of people in developed democracies increasingly favor abortion rights and self-determination. And, in most places, laws are shifting to reflect public opinion. Since 2020, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico, among others, have legalized abortion. In 2024, France adopted the right to an abortion as a “guaranteed freedom” in its constitution.

26 Oct

Reproductive health care in the Southeast hinges on Florida abortion-rights measure, doctors say

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Dr. Cherise Felix says a recent patient yelled and swore at her before eventually hugging her, grateful she would no longer have to carry the planned-for baby that had died inside her. Felix provides abortions at Planned Parenthood clinics in Florida, which on May 1 banned abortion at six weeks’ gestation. She was able to see this patient, who was about 17 weeks pregnant, because of the abortion law’s limited health exceptions. But before coming to the clinic, the miscarrying patient was turned away by another OB-GYN, something Felix said happens regularly since the ban.

25 Oct

Abortion rights at forefront of Democrats’ closing arguments

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States

Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech on reproductive health rights at a rally in Houston Friday night comes as Democrats across the country are expected to focus on the issue as they make their closing arguments of the 2024 campaign.

25 Oct

North Dakota seeks to keep abortion ban while appeal proceeds at state Supreme Court

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Healthcare, North Dakota, Reproductive rights, United States

The Attorney General’s Office has asked the North Dakota Supreme Court to keep the state’s abortion ban in effect while it mulls over a lower court’s decision finding the law unconstitutional.

24 Oct

How Abortion Misinformation Gives Rise to Restrictive Abortion Laws

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Rights, legislation, misleading statements, Reproductive rights, United States

False claims about abortions later in pregnancy are often spread to distort perceptions of when and how often pregnant people have abortions. Some have exaggerated these claims even further, falsely stating that individuals seek abortions after birth. During the presidential debate on September 10, former President Trump falsely claimed that Democrats support “abortion after birth,” equating it to execution. Despite the fact that killing a child after birth is infanticide and illegal in all states, Trump’s statement sparked outrage among anti-abortion advocates who accepted his words as fact.

24 Oct

Reproductive health care in the Southeast hinges on Florida abortion-rights measure, doctors say

DoryLatest News6 week abortion ban, Abortion Ban Exceptions, Florida, legislation, Reproductive rights

Dr. Cherise Felix says a recent patient yelled and swore at her before eventually hugging her, grateful she would no longer have to carry the planned-for baby that had died inside her.

23 Oct

Missouri is voting on abortion rights. Here’s everything to know about Amendment 3

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“After two years of legal battles, signature gathering and fierce debates, Missouri is about to make a decision on the future of abortion rights and access in the state when it votes on Amendment 3. Missouri is one of 10 states voting on abortion rights in November 2024. About half of those could overturn current bans or restrictions, including Missouri, South Dakota, Florida, Nebraska and Arizona….”

22 Oct

Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion, Abortion Care, Abortion data, Health care, Reproductive care, Roe v Wade, similar rates, Statistics, United States

“Women living in states with abortion bans obtained the procedure in the second half of 2023 at about the same rate as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a report released Tuesday. Women did so by traveling out of state or by having prescription abortion pills mailed to them, according to the #WeCount report from the Society of Family Planning, which advocates for abortion access. They increasingly used telehealth, the report found, as medical providers in states with laws intended to protection them from prosecution in other states used online appointments to prescribe abortion pills….”

21 Oct

Infants died at higher rates after abortion bans in the US, research shows

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Ban, Data, Infant mortality, infant mortality rate, Repeal, Statistics, Supreme Court, United States

“In the year and a half following the Supreme Court Dobbs decision that revoked the federal right to an abortion, hundreds more infants died than expected in the United States, new research shows. The vast majority of those infants had congenital anomalies, or birth defects. Earlier research found that infant mortality spiked in Texas after a 6-week abortion ban took effect in 2021, and experts say the new data suggests that the impacts of the bans and restrictions enacted by some states post-Dobbs have been large enough to affect broader trends….”

20 Oct

Experts explain how abortion ban exceptions for rape and incest are inaccessible in practice

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Abortion Exceptions, Inaccessible, United States

"“When I was 5, I began getting sexually abused by my stepfather, and he got me pregnant when I was 12,” Hadley Duvall says in a new campaign ad released by Vice President Kamala Harris Thursday. Duvall, a rape survivor turned reproductive rights advocate, has been featured in several high-profile campaign ads and spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. She has recounted the harrowing pattern of abuse that resulted in her pregnancy as a child in Kentucky, and the options she had about what to do with that pregnancy...."

19 Oct

Opponents of Missouri Abortion Rights Amendment Turn to Anti-Trans Messaging and Misinformation

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Rights Amendment, Anti-abortion, Anti-Trans, Billboards, Misinformation, Missouri, United States

"The billboards have popped up along both Interstates 55 and 170 around St. Louis. They’re along I-70 between Columbia and St. Charles, in central Missouri. And there’s one across from a shopping center in Cape Girardeau, along the Mississippi River in the state’s southeast corner. In fact, as the Nov. 5 election approaches, motorists can see the billboards all over Missouri. Each one spreads claims designed to undermine support for an abortion rights amendment that was placed on next month’s ballot through the state’s initiative petition process. Some billboards warn voters to “STOP Child Gender Surgery,” even though the amendment doesn’t…

19 Oct

Judge blocks Florida surgeon general from threatening TV stations over abortion rights ad

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"A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order against Florida’s surgeon general, the latest development in a legal battle over a television ad supporting the state’s abortion rights ballot measure. Earlier this month, the Florida Department of Health sent cease-and-desist letters to multiple broadcast stations that had aired the ad, threatening criminal charges against stations that didn’t stop playing it...."

18 Oct

Reproductive rights: Where do Trump and Harris stand?

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This year’s election marks the first time voters are casting ballots for president since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion and made reproductive rights a pivotal issue for many voters.