United States

17 Dec

Advocates brace for demand on Minnesota’s reproductive healthcare system in face of second Trump term

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“Reproductive rights experts in Minnesota say the state will stay a haven for abortion rights amid a second Donald Trump administration, and could become even more of a destination for people seeking care. Healthcare providers and advocates say further restrictions to abortion are likely on the horizon with President-elect Trump headed back to the White House next month alongside a GOP-controlled Congress….”
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16 Dec

Texas’ abortion pill lawsuit against New York doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine

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"Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to protect physicians after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the lawsuit on Thursday in Collin County, and it was announced Friday. Such prescriptions, made online and over the phone, are a key reason that the number of abortions has increased across the U.S. even since state bans started taking effect. Most abortions in the U.S. involve pills rather than procedures. Mary Ruth…
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16 Dec

Report details struggles of independent abortion clinics nationwide after Roe

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"LaDonna Prince’s new reproductive care clinic in Illinois was supposed to be open more than a year ago. Prince and her staff were prepared for Indiana to ban abortion, and started trying to move operations to Danville, Illinois, in 2023. It’s about 90 minutes across the border from her old clinic in Indianapolis, which provided abortion care for more than 40 years before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 and allowed states to regulate abortion access. Today, 12 states — including Indiana — have a near-total ban on abortion, and four states have a six-week ban,…
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09 Dec

Campaign finance records don’t capture total spending on Amarillo abortion “travel ban” election

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“Campaign finance records cannot account for all the money spent on advertising over an anti-abortion policy proposal in Amarillo that voters rejected last month, an analysis by The Texas Tribune and Sunlight Research Centerfound. In the months leading up to the vote, thousands of dollars poured into advertising for and against Proposition A, a local ballot measure that garnered national attention. The proposal would have opened the door for private lawsuits against people accused of using local streets and highways to drive someone else for an out-of-state abortion….”
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08 Dec

Louisiana miscarriage patient who had to cross state lines for a D&C wants answers  

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Tabitha Crowe said she woke up around 4 a.m. one Thursday in August covered in blood. She was visiting her parents in southern Louisiana when she started miscarrying her first pregnancy. She said her mom and dad drove her to a nearby hospital while she fought dizziness from the blood loss in their back seat.
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05 Dec

Missouri Voters Enshrined Abortion Rights. GOP Lawmakers Are Already Working to Roll Them Back.

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“One month after Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to abortion, Republican lawmakers in the deeply red state are already working to overturn it — or at least undermine it. One measure would ask voters to amend the state constitution to define life as beginning at conception, declaring that embryos are people with rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness….”
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04 Dec

California lawmakers unveil new abortion protections ahead of Trump return to White House

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“California’s lawmakers unveiled two new pieces of legislation to protect abortion access in the state ahead of President-elect Trump’s return to the White House in January.  The first of the two bills seeks to protect Californians’ access to abortion, particularly medication abortion….”
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01 Dec

These activists wanted more from Missouri’s abortion amendment. They’re not done yet

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Some reproductive rights activists say that Amendment 3, which Missouri voters passed in November, didn't go far enough in expanding abortion access to help the most vulnerable populations. One sticking point was the amendment's language setting limits at "fetal viability," which does not have a true medical definition.
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