Abortion Rights

14 Jun

Women have right to abortion if life is threatened says PM

MollyInternational, , , ,
"Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has said a woman can have an abortion if there is any threat to the her life or health. The prime minister was speaking in reaction to the death of a 33-year-old woman last month. The woman died from septic shock after being hospitalised in the southern town of Nowy Targ in the fifth month of pregnancy...."
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10 Jun

Anti-abortion group files federal lawsuit against Clearwater

MollyUnited States, , , ,
"Florida Preborn Rescue has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Clearwater for creating a buffer zone at the Bread & Roses Women’s Health Center. Earlier this year, Clearwater City Commissioners approved a plan that keeps protestors five feet away from either side of the entrance to the center after reports of some anti-abortion protesters getting more aggressive in their demonstrations by coming in contact with cars and people trying to enter the facility...."
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10 Jun

Maine expansion of abortion laws, which would be among the country’s broadest, passes committee

MollyLatest News, United States, , , , ,
"A committee of the Maine Legislature signed off Friday on a proposal from Democratic Gov. Janet Mills that would give the state one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country. Maine’s current laws allow abortions until a fetus becomes viable, which is generally considered to be about 24 weeks. The governor’s proposal would change state law to allow abortion after fetal viability if it’s deemed necessary by a physician..."
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09 Jun

ABC News: 2024 Candidate Who Signed Strict Abortion Ban In His State Wouldn’t Outlaw It Nationwide

BarbraUnited States, , , ,
Republican presidential candidate and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said Thursday that while he backed a strict abortion ban in his own state, he would not support a similar, nationwide law if he is elected to the White House. "I think the decision that was made returning the power to the states was the right one. And I think we're going to have -- we have a lot of division on this issue in America. And what's right for North Dakota may not be right for another state ... the best decisions are made locally," Burgum said on "CNN This…
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07 Jun

New abortion provider in Western Maryland will cut patients’ journeys from West Virginia, where procedure is banned

BarbraUnited States, , , ,
Katie Quiñonez stood ankle deep in snow last December in front of a brick building about 5 miles west of the West Virginia state line, staring at a small brass key in her hand. She had rented a two-door hatchback to drive through the Allegheny Mountains during a blizzard to get there. 
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06 Jun

A Year Without Roe v. Wade, Opinion by OutFront Magazine

BarbraUnited States, , , , ,
As we enter June, we dawn on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the case that established a constitutional right to reproductive health care including abortion access. Now, that right is left up to the states. Since then, we have seen states codify protections for abortion access and some put harmful bans in place. 
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04 Jun

OPINION: Column: Persecution of the abortion doctor who treated pregnant child was a shameful political farce

BarbraOpinion, United States, , , ,
"The first physician to publicly fall victim to the antiabortion madness that has followed the overturning of Roe vs. Wade was vindicated last month when Indiana medical officials ruled that she did not fail to report child abuse and was not unfit to practice medicine after providing abortion care to a 10-year-old and telling a reporter about it...."
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