Roe v Wade – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

26 Nov

Why abortions rose after Roe was overturned

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“It seemed only logical after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade that abortion rates would go down and births would go up. Instead, the opposite happened: Abortions went up last year and the country’s fertility rate hit a historic low….”

22 Oct

Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says

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“Women living in states with abortion bans obtained the procedure in the second half of 2023 at about the same rate as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a report released Tuesday. Women did so by traveling out of state or by having prescription abortion pills mailed to them, according to the #WeCount report from the Society of Family Planning, which advocates for abortion access. They increasingly used telehealth, the report found, as medical providers in states with laws intended to protection them from prosecution in other states used online appointments to prescribe abortion pills….”

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...."

06 Sep

Doctors Are Leaving Conservative States to Learn to Perform Abortions. We Followed One.

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“…The doctor, who specializes in internal medicine and pediatrics, came to be in that exam room thousands of miles from home because in 2022, the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade had rolled back access to abortion in her state. Though abortion training was not required in her specialties, she had long wanted to learn how to perform the procedure. But the new rules in her state — which went through years of litigation — dramatically reduced access to that training. Also, because abortions and miscarriages often require identical surgical procedures and drugs, the doctor would have fewer opportunities to practice the skills…

23 Jun

Biden campaign to mark second anniversary of Roe reversal as he makes abortion rights a key reelection message

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President Joe Biden and his allies will mark the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade this week, homing in on an issue that the president’s campaign sees as key to his reelection bid.

22 Jun

Now an abortion rights advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady

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A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady Jill Biden in Pennsylvania this weekend as part of a 2024 election push around the anniversary of the fall of Roe v. Wade.

21 Jun

The political landscape remains unsettled two years post-Roe

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Two years after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Republicans are still grappling with the political downsides of deferring to states on abortion policy.

17 Jun

Abortion rights: Tracking state lawsuits two years after Roe reversal

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"Nearly two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its landmark 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade, litigation over abortion has exploded. Justice Samuel Alito wrote in 2022's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that the court's longstanding precedent had "enflamed debate and deepened division." He said it was time to take the abortion issue out of the hands of the court and return it "to the people's elected representatives."..."

04 May

After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as ‘the underground’

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Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,” Kimra Luna got a text. A woman who’d taken abortion pills three weeks earlier was worried about bleeding — and disclosing the cause to a doctor.

20 Apr

Reagan-era emergency health care law is the next abortion flashpoint at the Supreme Court

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Two years after ending the national right to abortion by overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court will scrutinize one of the marquee efforts by the Biden administration to preserve abortion access in the post-Roe v. Wade era.

15 Mar

Restoring Roe Isn’t Enough. Women Deserve More.

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They have a constitutional right to full autonomy over their bodies.

02 Mar

Telehealth abortions on the rise since Dobbs, new report shows

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Researchers studying national abortion trends found that in the 15 months since Roe v. Wade fell, abortion rates remained elevated despite more limited access throughout the U.S., according to the Society of Family Planning’s latest #WeCount report.

24 Feb

‘We knew’: Abortion rights advocates who predicted the Alabama ruling warn about more restrictions

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The Alabama Supreme Court ruling last week that embryos are people, imperiling in vitro fertilization, shocked many Americans. But the decision was vindicating for abortion rights activists who have warned for years that the fall of Roe v. Wade would put other forms of reproductive health care on the chopping block.

22 Jan

Biden, Harris target Republican curbs on abortion rights on Roe anniversary

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U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will spotlight Republican curbs on abortion rights this week, a galvanizing issue for Democrats that they hope will boost enthusiasm among their base, attract independent voters, and increase turnout in November.

14 Jan

California offers lifeline for medical residents who can’t find abortion training

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Bria Peacock chose a career in medicine because the Black Georgia native saw the dire health needs in her community — including access to abortion care. Her commitment to becoming a maternal health care provider was sparked early on when she witnessed the discrimination and judgment leveled against her older sister, who became a mother as a teen. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Peacock was already in her residency program in California, and her thoughts turned back to women like her sister.