United States – Page 24 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

12 Jun

Billboard campaign aims attention at fund for out-of-state care

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Opponents of abortion-rights amendment push call ads deceptive

11 Jun

United States: Social media companies’ removal of abortion-related content may hinder access to accurate health information

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"Removal of abortion-related content on social media platforms with inadequate or unclear justification can contribute to the increasing challenges in accessing abortion care and threatens the right to health and bodily autonomy, according to a new briefing from Amnesty International. In Obstacles to Autonomy: Post-Roe Removal of Abortion Information Online, Amnesty International reveals that social media companies are failing to respect international human rights standards by removing abortion-related content without providing sufficient information and transparency regarding content removal decisions...."

11 Jun

Access to reproductive care inspires many doctors to run for office

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Doctors are running for office in an effort to bring their medical expertise to the debate over reproductive rights. With Trump and Biden nearly even in national polls, will it be enough?

10 Jun

Years after California put abortion on the ballot, Nevada and others try the same. It won’t be so easy.

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Nevada organizers last month celebrated a flood of voter signatures in support of placing a measure ensuring abortion rights on the November ballot.

09 Jun

From Women Pastors to Sexual Abuse to Trump, Southern Baptists Have a Busy Few Days Ahead of Them

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Thousands will gather in Indianapolis June 11-12 for the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention

07 Jun

Arkansas says New York woman’s clinic complying with cease & desist order on abortion pill access

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"A New York facility is now in compliance with a cease-and-desist order made by the state of Arkansas regarding access to abortion pills. Attorney General Tim Griffin said Thursday that Choice Woman’s Medical Center of New York had complied with his cease-and-desist request sent in May seeking for the center to stop advertising access to abortion pills for Arkansas residents in violation of the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act...."

06 Jun

U.S. Senate GOP prevents contraception access bill from moving ahead

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An attempt to reinforce Americans’ access to contraception failed Wednesday when U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a bill from advancing toward final passage. The 51-39 procedural vote required at least 60 senators to move forward, but fell short after GOP lawmakers said the measure was too broad as well as unnecessary. Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Maine Sen. Susan Collins, both Republicans, broke with their party and voted to advance the legislation.

05 Jun

Senate to vote on bill to guarantee access to contraception

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The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would guarantee access to contraception nationwide, as Democrats seek to draw a contrast with Republicans in the run up to November’s elections.

04 Jun

Nearly a thousand fewer doctors applied to come to Utah this year. The state’s abortion rules may be to blame.

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“State governments and health care leaders need to consider the potential impact of those [policy] decisions on the physician workforce,” the health care think tank wrote in their report.

03 Jun

States are already collecting more abortion data. And HIPAA won’t always keep it private.

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As states pass laws mandating more information, experts warn of privacy concerns

02 Jun

No Regrets: The Truth About Abortions

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There is a misleading belief that abortion is psychologically damaging, increasing a woman’s risk of mental illness and suicide.

01 Jun

New rules protect pregnant workers, but red states sue over abortion provisions

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Natasha Jackson was four months pregnant when she told her supervisor she was expecting. It was 2008, and Jackson was an account executive at a rental furniture store in Charleston, South Carolina — the only female employee there. “I actually hid my pregnancy as long as I could because I was scared about what could happen,” she said. When her doctor recommended that she not lift more than 25 pounds, her employer wouldn’t let her move temporarily to a role where she didn’t need to lift furniture, even though those roles were available, she said. She was forced to go…

31 May

Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion laws

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The court ruled against 20 women who said they were denied medically necessary abortions, saying the medical exceptions in the law were broad enough.

30 May

Planned Parenthood asks judge to expand health exception to Indiana abortion ban

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"Abortion providers are asking an Indiana trial judge this week to broaden access to abortions under the state's near-total ban. Indiana law allows for abortion in rare circumstances, including when the health or life of the woman is at risk, but only at a hospital...."

29 May

Despite pressure, Amarillo City Council punts on abortion travel ban petition

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"The Amarillo City Council on Tuesday declined to immediately approve a voter-approved petition that demands the Texas Panhandle city adopt a so-called abortion travel ban, once again slowing a movement that has swept through similar conservative cities and counties. The council now has less than a month to decide whether to accept, amend, or reject the petition supported by anti-abortion activists. If the council ultimately rejects the petition or heavily amends it, supporters are expected to ask voters to have the final say in November...."