Abortion Rights – Page 10 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

24 Oct

How Abortion Misinformation Gives Rise to Restrictive Abortion Laws

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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.

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….”

18 Oct

‘Weird consequences’: Abortion rights measure could scramble Arizona election

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“Progressives in Arizona are worried that the state’s abortion-rights ballot measure isn’t giving Democratic candidates the boost they desperately need in the final stretch of the 2024 election. Voters in the battleground suburbs of Phoenix and Tucson are increasingly telling canvassers and pollsters that they plan to vote to overturn the state’s 15-week abortion ban but also support former President Donald Trump, Senate candidate Kari Lake and other Republicans who have a history of opposing abortion rights….”

17 Oct

Trump Is Consistently Inconsistent on Abortion and Reproductive Rights

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Donald Trump has been shifting his stances on abortion and reproductive rights

14 Oct

An issue for them? Ohio’s 50+ women emboldened by Moreno comments on abortion

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Ohio women 50 and older are headed to the polls having lived through the days before Roe v. Wade legalized abortion nationwide in 1973, during the time when abortion was legal, and now, after the decision was overturned in 2022 and power given to each state to decide.

11 Oct

Abortion Emerges as Most Important Election Issue for Young Women, Poll Finds

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“Abortion has emerged as the most important issue in the November election for women under 30, according to a survey by KFF — a notable change since late spring, before Vice President Kamala Harris entered the presidential race….”

03 Oct

VP Debate: What Vance and Walz had to say about abortion and immigration

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Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Republican Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance squared off Tuesday in the only vice presidential debate and, unsurprisingly, they were miles apart when it came to abortion and immigration policy.

01 Oct

Georgia judge declares state’s abortion ban unconstitutional, allowing procedure to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy

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“A Georgia judge has struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban, declaring it unconstitutional. In a ruling issued on Monday, Judge Robert McBurney said Georgia’s Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act, or LIFE Act, infringes on a woman’s state constitutional rights….”

28 Sep

Abortion, reproductive rights are economic issues

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In a recent television appearance, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer highlighted an all-too-often unrecognized reality: Reproductive rights are an economic issue — and not only for women.

26 Sep

Funds are cutting aid for women seeking abortions as costs rise

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Organizations that help pay abortion costs are capping how much they can help as travel costs rise and the wave of “rage giving” that fueled them two years ago has subsided.

25 Sep

Harris backs ending filibuster for abortion rights legislation

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"Kamala Harris is calling for changes to Senate procedure to pass federal legislation protecting abortion rights. Harris voiced support for ending the 60-vote threshold needed to advance most legislation in the Senate, commonly known as the filibuster, during an interview with Wisconsin Public Radio that aired Tuesday...."

21 Sep

‘She should be alive today’ – Harris spotlights woman’s death to blast abortion bans and Trump

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‘She should be alive today’ – Harris spotlights woman’s death to blast abortion bans and Trump

19 Sep

Florida to decide on abortion protections, could end 6-week ban in Amendment 4

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"On Nov. 5, Florida residents won’t just be voting for president. They will also be deciding on six different amendments. Among them is Amendment 4, which would make abortion under certain circumstances a state constitutional right. Here, we break down Amendment 4, its impacts and what Florida currently allows...."

18 Sep

Buffer zones set to come in around abortion clinics

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“Buffer zones will come into force around abortion clinics in England and Wales from 31 October. It will make it illegal to hand out anti-abortion leaflets within the buffer zone or obstruct anyone using or working at an abortion clinic. The protection zones, which will prohibit protest, will extend to a 150-metre radius around abortion services and those convicted of breaking the new law will face an unlimited fine.”

17 Sep

Most Latinx immigrants said they didn’t know abortion was legal in New Jersey. Meet the group helping the state understand why.

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A community health model shows promising potential in expanding reproductive health care access for the state’s Latinx immigrants.