While the court just affirmed the right to abortion in the state, access to such care remains at risk.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down State’s 1849 Abortion Ban Read Post »
When Karen Thompson became the legal director at Pregnancy Justice a year and a half ago, she was still learning about the reproductive justice issues at the heart of the organization’s mission. But after 20 years focused on the criminal justice system, first at the Innocence Project, then at the ACLU of New Jersey, she […]
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How Viability Limits End Up Criminalizing Pregnancy Read Post »
In March, police arrested a midwife named Maria, marking the first targeted provider arrest under Texas’s abortion ban.
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States That Have Banned Abortion Are Now Criminalizing Midwives Read Post »
The provision violates the Byrd Rule, which restricts non-budgetary items from appearing in reconciliation bills.
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Senate Parliamentarian Rejects GOP Reconciliation Bill’s Anti-Abortion Provision Read Post »
The decision threatens health care access for hundreds of thousands and sets a dangerous precedent in other states.
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SCOTUS Allows South Carolina to Block Planned Parenthood From Accepting Medicaid Read Post »
We live in a country that has used machines to turn a dying person into a fetus incubator against the family’s wishes.
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3 Years in, Horrors Wrought by Anti-Abortion “Dobbs” Ruling Are Apparent to All Read Post »
Abortion rights supporters say that it would protect telehealth providers as states increase efforts to target them.
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Prescribers Push to Keep Their Names Off Labels for Abortion Medication Read Post »
When the US Supreme Court decided to overrule Roe v. Wade three years ago, the ruling had sweeping consequences for public health, making pregnancy much riskier, leading to the preventable deaths of pregnant women, and causing a spike in infant mortality. Now, research suggests the country has also suffered hundreds of billions of dollars in […]
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The Costs of Restricting Abortion? More Than $130 Billion Per Year. Read Post »
Three years ago, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority enabled states to severely restrict abortion or ban it outright. Since then, 17 states have enacted such limits; infant and maternal mortality have risen in many of them. But the impact of overturning Roe v. Wade extends far beyond medical catastrophes. It […]
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The International Provider Read Post »
Three years ago, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority enabled states to severely restrict abortion or ban it outright. Since then, 17 states have enacted such limits; infant and maternal mortality have risen in many of them. But the impact of overturning Roe v. Wade extends far beyond medical […]
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Funder, Pilot, Survivor, Physician: Inside the Network Assisting Abortion Journeys Read Post »
An ultra-conservative federal judge in Texas has lobbed another hand grenade in his long-running battle to limit access to reproductive healthcare around the country—this time by vacating a privacy rule intended to shield abortion seekers and providers from criminal and civil state investigations. In a sweeping ruling late Wednesday, US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of […]
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Texas Judge Throws Out Biden Rule Protecting Medical Privacy on Abortion Read Post »
The Minnesota shooter who killed a state lawmaker and her husband and wounded another legislator and his wife reportedly had a list containing dozens of other names, including abortion providers and advocates. Multiple news outlets, including CNN, ABC, and the Minnesota Star Tribune, have reported that the alleged shooter—57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter, who remains at […]
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Minnesota Shooter’s List Reportedly Included Abortion Providers and Advocates Read Post »
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