Abortion Rights – Page 6 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

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.

11 Sep

Trump and Harris’ views on abortion and IVF access, explained

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“Abortion is one of the issues that could drive voters' decisions in the November election, the first presidential contest held since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago and paved the way for 22 states to restrict access to the procedure. Going into the 2024 election, the two presidential nominees, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, have talked about their views of and stances on abortion and and what the future might hold for abortion access if elected….”

11 Sep

Missouri Supreme Court puts abortion question back on November ballot

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“The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned a lower court decision that would have removed a question on legalizing abortion from the November ballot. The court heard arguments Tuesday morning and Chief Justice Mary Russell issued a decision a little after 2 p.m. Tuesday. The judges voted by majority to reverse Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh's decision, issued last week….”

07 Sep

Missouri abortion-rights amendment could be axed from the ballot after ruling

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"A Missouri judge on Friday ruled that an abortion-rights campaign did not meet legal requirements to qualify for the November ballot, potentially thwarting a yearslong effort to undo the state's near-total abortion ban. But Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh stopped short of removing the measure from the ballot. Instead, he gave the abortion-rights campaign a chance to file a last-minute appeal before Tuesday's deadline to make changes to the Missouri ballot...."

02 Sep

Abortion ballot organizer says Montanans should not take reproductive rights for granted

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The year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Montana’s Republican-majority legislature passed an array of bills restricting abortion. Though these laws were blocked by courts and abortion until fetal viability remains the law in Montana, reproductive rights activists say they no longer feel confident that their state constitution’s right to privacy will always protect their rights while pregnant. Now Montana joins nine other states who this November will vote on whether to explicitly protect the right to terminate a pregnancy in their state’s constitution. Last week the secretary of state’s office approved and certified Constitutional Initiative 128,…

27 Aug

Polish abortion restrictions violate women’s rights: UN

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Poland’s restrictive laws on abortion are violating women’s rights, a United Nations committee said Monday, saying the rules had contributed to “several preventable deaths”.

24 Aug

Reproductive rights up for vote on Maryland’s 2024 ballot

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Abortion rights will be on the Maryland ballot in 2024. Abortions are legal in Maryland. However, state lawmakers last year passed an amendment that would enshrine the right to an abortion, and "reproductive freedom," in Maryland's constitution.

21 Aug

Here’s Where Abortion Is On The Ballot In November—As Montana Measure Qualifies

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“A ballot measure on legalizing abortion in Montana officially qualified Monday, one of nine states set to have abortion on their November ballot—including some where the procedure is now banned….”