United States – Page 32 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

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...."

29 May

How Delaware aims to strengthen women’s reproductive rights with these bills

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"The Delaware Senate will weigh a series of bills aimed at protecting fertility treatment, abortion access and overall reproductive rights in the First State as the legislative body enters its final month of session. House Bill 374, sponsored by House Rep. Kendra Johnson and Rep. Nicole Poore, will codify legal protections for fertility treatment providers, protecting Delawareans’ access to in-vitro fertilization and other assisted reproductive technologies...."

28 May

Forced sterilizations for people with disabilities decried by members of Congress

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Three members of Congress introduced a resolution Thursday that’s intended to bring attention to the experiences and challenges people with disabilities face when it comes to reproductive rights. Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley announced the resolution during a press conference with advocates just steps from the U.S. Capitol, saying that under a Supreme Court ruling still in effect, people with disabilities can be sterilized without their consent.

27 May

Commentary: Missouri lawmakers chose anti-abortion antics over helping children and families

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Missouri’s legislative session closed with a sad and stunning display of how little the loudest lawmakers identifying as “pro-life” care about helping children and families — or governing at all.

26 May

Louisiana votes to make abortion pills controlled substances

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"Louisiana has become the first state to pass a law that designates abortion pills as dangerous controlled substances. Once Gov. Jeff Landry signs the bill into law, as he is expected to do, possession of the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol without a prescription would be a crime punishable with possible fines and jail time. Louisiana already has a near-total abortion ban, so the medications, which are also used for miscarriages and ulcers, are only available in that state under limited circumstances...."

25 May

New rules are in the works about abortion bans in Texas. Almost nobody’s happy.

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The stakes are high for doctors in Texas when it comes to abortion. https://www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-npr/2024-05-25/new-rules-are-in-the-works-about-abortion-bans-in-texas-almost-nobodys-happyWith three overlapping laws, Texas bans nearly all abortions and has some of the strictest penalties for doctors in the country, including thousands of dollars in fines, the loss of a medical license and even life in prison.