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14 Aug

Two women file federal complaints, arguing Texas hospitals delayed care due to abortion ban

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Ectopic Pregnancy, Healthcare, Lawsuit, Reproductive rights, Texas

The women had ectopic pregnancies, which are nonviable and life-threatening if not treated early. They say Ascension Seton Williamson and Texas Health Arlington violated federal law by not ending their pregnancies sooner.

13 Aug

Arizona certifies abortion access measure for the November ballot

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Rights, Arizona, Ballot, United Sates, Voting

“Arizona voters will get to decide in November whether to add the right to an abortion to the state constitution. The Arizona secretary of state's office said Monday that it had certified 577,971 signatures — far above the required number that the coalition supporting the ballot measure had to submit in order to put the question before voters…”

12 Aug

Potential threats to IVF push political novices into election-year advocacy

BarbraLatest NewsIVF, Reproductive rights, Vote, Voters

Marilyn Gomez was sitting at her kitchen table in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Feb. 16 when news alerts and friends’ texts began pinging her phone: The all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court had ruled that frozen embryos created through in vitro fertilization were children under state law. That meant providers could be held liable for discarding them, a common part of the IVF process.https://newjerseymonitor.com/2024/08/12/potential-threats-to-ivf-push-political-novices-into-election-year-advocacy/

12 Aug

Poland’s Abortion Reform Stalls as Coalition Politics Clash with Campaign Promises

MollyInternational, Latest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion laws, abortion reform, Health care, Poland

“Nearly a year after new Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk promised a fresh start for abortion rights, following his election victory in October 2023, reform efforts have stalled as campaign promises collide with the realities of coalition politics in a divided Poland. Poland is amongst only four countries worldwide to have restricted abortion rights in the past three decades, joining El Salvador, Nicaragua, and the United States. In 2020, Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, stacked with judges appointed by the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, further tightened the country’s already strict 1993 abortion law….”

11 Aug

Commentary: Threats to family planning loom large in Montana, U.S.

BarbraLatest NewsContraception, Montana, Opinion, Reproductive rights

Recently, the U.S. House of Representatives proposed a party line, federal funding bill that would completely eliminate funding for Title X, our nation’s only program dedicated solely to providing affordable, family planning services. To put it bluntly, they want to defund a program that provides contraception to people who want contraception but can’t afford contraception. This doesn’t make sense.

10 Aug

Kentucky appeals court rejects AG’s efforts to get employment records in abortion case

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Ban, Attorney General, employment records, Kentucky, United States

“The Kentucky Court of Appeals has rejected efforts by the office of the state Attorney General to use a Franklin County grand jury subpoena to get employment records in a case that appears to involve two University of Louisville physicians who performed abortions at EMW Women’s Surgical Center and trained residents at the clinic. Because the case is sealed, the appeals court decision does not identify the parties by name, using pseudonyms Jane Doe 1 and 2 and the employer, Roe, as those seeking to quash the subpoena….”

09 Aug

Judge to rule whether Alabama can prosecute people who aid out-of-state abortions

MollyLatest News, United StatesAbortion Care, Abortion travel, Alabama, federal judge, Out of State, prosecute, United States

“A federal judge is expected to soon decide whether Alabama can prosecute health care providers and advocates in the state who help pregnant patients get an abortion elsewhere. Abortion has been almost entirely illegal in the ruby red state since its trigger law took effect following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022. It is one of the strictest bans in the country, with no exceptions for rape or incest…”

08 Aug

Despite Bans, Abortions Rise In US

PatLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, United States

Nearly 100,000 pregnancies are being terminated each month, according to #WeCount data, with a greater percentage of them being medication abortions. Moreover, one in five women are turning to telehealth for the care they need.

08 Aug

Illinois further expands reproductive health care protections

PatLatest NewsIllinois, legislation, Reproductive rights

Gov. JB Pritzker signed multiple bills expanding reproductive rights in Illinois on Wednesday, including codifying a federal law that allows medical professionals to perform an abortion in response to a clinical emergency. Another bill bolsters Illinois’ interstate shield law that prohibits Illinois authorities from disclosing information, or using resources, to abet any interstate investigation into someone receiving abortion services within Illinois. The final bill signed prohibits discrimination against people for their reproductive health decisions, including abortion, in vitro fertilization and fertility treatment.

07 Aug

Senate Democrats brought up four more bills to protect reproductive rights. Republicans blocked them.

PatLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Healthcare, legislation, Reproductive rights, United States

All but two Republicans voted against a nonbinding bill that would have affirmed protections for abortion.

07 Aug

Telehealth abortion still on the rise, especially in states with shield laws, report shows

PatLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Telehealth, United States

Both the overall number of abortions and the use of telehealth abortion care continue to increase in the United States, according to the latest #WeCount report released Wednesday. Telehealth made up 20% of all abortion care in the first three months of 2024, and the monthly total of abortions exceeded 100,000 for the first time since the group began tracking abortion data in 2022.

06 Aug

Italy’s abortion divisions sharpen under Meloni’s leadership

MollyInternational, Latest Newsabortion division, Anti-abortion, Giorgia Meloni, Italy

“With Giorgia Meloni, Italy has probably the most openly anti-abortion prime minister in western Europe, but terminating pregnancies in the majority-Catholic country that hosts the Vatican has never been easy. When Linda Feki, a 33-year-old singer and musician from Naples, posted her account of stigma and abuse in undergoing the procedure, she received heartfelt messages of support from many Italian women who identified with her experience….”

06 Aug

Abortion with no medical help? It nearly doubled in 2023, study shows

MollyLatest News, United Statesabortion statistics, home abortion, no medical assistance, Study, United States

“The percentage of people who say they’ve tried to end a pregnancy without medical assistance increased after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. That’s according to a study published in the online journal JAMA Network Open. Tia Freeman, a reproductive health organizer, leads workshops for Tennesseans on how to safely take medication abortion pills outside of medical settings….”

05 Aug

As Iowa’s maternity care deserts continue to grow, doctors say the state’s new abortion ban will only make matters worse

MollyUnited StatesAbortin Ban, Iowa, maternity care, Medical Deserts, United Sates

“Dr. Emily Boevers is the only full-time OBGYN at a critical access hospital in a rural city in Iowa about 10 miles from the farm she grew up on. She’s the only full-time OBGYN in the county, in a state that just banned most abortions…”

05 Aug

Harris’ possible running mates have record of securing reproductive rights post Dobbs

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights

The Democratic Party kicked off its virtual roll call last week to formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as its pick for the next commander-in-chief. Harris is expected to announce her running mate soon. Speculation over her vice presidential nominee has run rampant. States Newsroom’s Washington, D.C., bureau recently spoke with political experts who suspect Harris is looking for someone outside the Beltway to connect with voters. According to media reports, she has narrowed her choices to four male governors and a U.S. senator — all white — who represent a mix of competitive and solidly, left-leaning states: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky,…