Abortion Care – Page 18 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

20 Oct

Abortion coverage is limited or unavailable at a quarter of large workplaces

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About a quarter of large U.S. employers heavily restrict coverage of legal abortions or don’t cover them at all under health plans for their workers, according to the latest employer health benefits survey by KFF.

19 Oct

Dr Anita Allen Discusses the Current Regulatory Landscape on Abortions

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Since the overturn of Roe v Wade by the US Supreme Court, women no longer are guaranteed a constitutional right to abortion. Despite global trends that aim to ensure reproductive rights, the United States seems to be heading in the opposite direction, according to many advocates for women’s health.

18 Oct

Pritzker launches abortion rights group Think Big America

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CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker launched a national nonprofit group focused on protecting and expanding abortion rights in states across the country, part of a broader mission of “combating far-right extremism. Https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/18/pritzker-abortion-rights-think-big-america-00122159

17 Oct

‘We can win this battle:’ Evanston residents, politicians rally for abortion rights

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Poet and dancer Sunshine Lombré shared a spoken word piece about reproductive rights and sexual violence to a crowd of listeners dressed in pink at Evanston’s Pro-Choice Rally and March on Sunday. Lombré emphasized that most cases of sexual assault go unreported, which contributes to minimized statistics about abortions as a result of sexual violence.

15 Oct

Her body, her choice: Why a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy must be upheld

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For abortions within 24 weeks of gestation, there is no legal requirement for pregnant persons to approach courts for permission. Yet, the petitioner in a recent case was forced to approach the Supreme Court, as healthcare providers disregarded her decisional autonomy to terminate her pregnancy.

14 Oct

New bill introduces world’s most extreme abortion buffer zone law to Scotland

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The Catholic Church in Scotland has warned that a draft law concerning buffer zones around abortion clinics would “crush” freedom of expression and religion. The new bill, sponsored by Gillian Mackay, member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), would make any form of pro-life outreach or demonstration within 200 meters (656 feet) of an abortion clinic illegal, meaning that the new law would be the “most extreme” in the world, according to pro-life organizations.

13 Oct

As Mexico expands abortion access, activists support reproductive rights at U.S. border

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TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — It’s Sunday night and Crystal P. Lira is not answering her messages. Inside the headquarters of Colectiva Bloodys y Projects, an organization that has supported reproductive rights near the U.S.-Mexico border since 2016, her only concern is for the woman she has provided with a safe space to get an abortion.

12 Oct

The cruelty of trapping women in states with abortion bans | Editorial

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Abortion opponents are not satisfied just getting abortion banned or nearly banned in various states. They want to make it as difficult as possible for people to be able to get help leaving their state to go to another where the procedure is still legal.

11 Oct

Florida attorney general tries to block abortion rights amendment

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Republican Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody asked the state Supreme Court on Monday to review the wording of a proposed amendment to enshrine abortion into the Florida Constitution. Pro-abortion Floridians Protecting Freedom began organizing after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed a bill blocking abortion in the state after the detection of a fetal heartbeat via ultrasound, at approximately six weeks of gestational age.

11 Oct

Abortions in North Carolina drop by 30% in wake of new restrictions, data shows

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Abortions in North Carolina fell by more than 30% after the state enacted new abortion restrictions on 1 July, including a 12-week abortion ban, new data released on Wednesday by the Guttmacher Institute shows. North Carolina abortion clinics performed more than 4,200 abortions in June, but just 2,920 abortions in July. Nearby states did not see a comparable surge in abortions, suggesting that patients denied abortions in North Carolina had to self-manage their own – or simply went without.

10 Oct

Can the Pro-life Movement Compromise on Abortion?

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Abortion foes thought Roe v. Wade’s reversal would usher in a more pro-life America by finally clearing the legal obstacles to the eventual abolition of abortion. But in the 16 months since Roe fell, everywhere abortion has been on the ballot—including red states such as Kansas, Ohio, Montana, and Kentucky—voters have instead supported measures that protect abortion rights.

09 Oct

Missouri’s strict abortion ban could change. Even a GOP-led group thinks it should.

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Minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion, Missouri's Attorney General announced a trigger law would go into effect, making the state's abortion ban one of the strictest in the nation.

08 Oct

These women say their babies were stillborn. Courts convicted them of homicide in a country with harsh abortion laws

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It’s been 25 years since El Salvador made abortion illegal in all circumstances, eliminating any exceptions. And it’s been nearly as long since lawmakers passed a constitutional amendment declaring that life begins at conception.

07 Oct

Orlando Rep. Eskamani files bill to prevent criminal charges for getting an abortion in Florida

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Florida Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, has filed legislation that would prevent pregnant people from being criminally charged for getting an abortion in Florida, even if it’s obtained after 15 weeks of pregnancy — the state’s current limit.

06 Oct

Judge halts Wichita ‘Mass for Life’ that would have blocked abortion clinic entrance

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The Catholic Diocese of Wichita canceled its "Mass for Life" demonstration scheduled for Saturday that would have blocked the only public entrance to a Wichita abortion clinic after a judge issued a temporary restraining order.