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25 Oct

North Dakota seeks to keep abortion ban while appeal proceeds at state Supreme Court

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The Attorney General’s Office has asked the North Dakota Supreme Court to keep the state’s abortion ban in effect while it mulls over a lower court’s decision finding the law unconstitutional.

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.

24 Oct

Reproductive health care in the Southeast hinges on Florida abortion-rights measure, doctors say

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Dr. Cherise Felix says a recent patient yelled and swore at her before eventually hugging her, grateful she would no longer have to carry the planned-for baby that had died inside her.

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

San Antonio’s controversial Reproductive Justice Fund likely won’t pay for abortion travel, but the issue isn’t over

AlanLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, Post-Dobbs, Reproductive rights, Texas

City staff say only two applicants included travel costs for abortion seekers; neither made list of finalistshttps://www.ksat.com/news/local/2024/10/17/san-antonios-controversial-reproductive-justice-fund-likely-wont-pay-for-abortion-travel-but-the-issue-isnt-over/

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

15 Oct

‘We are down here fighting for our lives’: Texas exhibition highlights crackdowns on reproductive healthcare and abortion access

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Focusing on works by artists with ties to the American South, “Is It Real?” raises awareness and funds for reproductive rights for communities on the front lines

15 Oct

Abortion Rights on the 2024 Ballot: Key States Where Voters Will Decide the Future of Reproductive Freedom

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Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe in the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, reproductive rights are now in the hands of the states. Advocates have begun working to enshrine abortion rights in state constitutions across the nation. Since the Dobbs decision, voters in 6 states, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Vermont, and Ohio, have weighed in on constitutional amendments regarding abortion. The side favoring access to abortion in the state constitution prevailed in every state. In 2024, abortion measures are on the ballot in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska*, New York**, Nevada, and South Dakota.

14 Oct

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

BarbraLatest NewsAbortion Rights, legislation, Ohio, Reproductive rights, United States, Vote

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.

14 Oct

What are the tax, reproductive rights and elections interference questions on my ballot this year?

BarbraLatest NewsHealthcare, Illinois, Reproductive rights, Vote

This election season, most eyes are on the biggest race of them all: the presidential race. As important as it is to make your pick between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, Illinois residents are also being asked to weigh in on matters that don’t involve a choice between candidates.

13 Oct

Moreno’s Abortion Comment Rattles Debate in Expensive Senate Race in Republican-Leaning Ohio

BarbraLatest NewsHealthcare, Ohio, Reproductive rights, United States

Ohio's close Senate race took a twist recently when cellphone video surfaced of Republican Bernie Moreno criticizing women whose votes are driven by the abortion issue

10 Oct

AJPH Study Shows That Most Abortion Restrictive US States Provide the Least Support for Pregnant Women

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The United States Supreme Court’s ruling on the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization case in June 2024 revoked constitutionally guaranteed access to abortion for women. Since the ruling, 14 US states have placed a complete ban on abortions, while others have banned abortion during the 6 to 18 weeks gestation period. In the US, minoritized people and people of low socioeconomic status suffer from disproportionately low access to safe abortions — a situation made worse by the geographical barriers created by post-Dobbs abortion restriction policies. However, people who support post-Dobbs restrictions insist that the policies can help protect children, women and families.

09 Oct

Reproductive rights: Where do Trump and Harris stand?

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, legislation, Reproductive rights, United States

This year’s election marks the first time voters are casting ballots for president since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion and made reproductive rights a pivotal issue for many voters.

08 Oct

Anti-abortion researchers take legal action over retracted studies cited in FDA case

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Researchers whose anti-abortion-funded studies were used to argue for restrictions on medication abortion — and then were retracted on methodological grounds — are now taking legal action against academic publisher Sage, which pulled their papers in February.

06 Oct

The Activists Working to Abolish IVF

BarbraLatest NewsHealthcare, IVF, Reproductive rights, United States

In the last few years, more than a dozen states have enacted laws that ban almost all abortions. Some include exceptions for rape, incest, and to protect the life of the mother. But a small, vocal group of anti-abortion activists say even these exceptions are morally wrong. They want to see a ban not only on all abortions but also on some fertility treatments, including IVF. They believe an embryo deserves the same rights as any human.