El Salvador has imprisoned women who suffered obstetric emergencies like miscarriages or stillbirths.
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After the Fall of “Roe,” Will El Salvador’s Total Abortion Ban Be Model for US? Read Post »
In early June, Sasha, who was around 16 weeks pregnant, started to bleed vaginally. She went to the emergency room, where doctors told her she was suffering from a “subchorionic hemorrhage,” diagnosed her with a “threatened miscarriage,” and sent her home. A couple of weeks later, Sasha (whose name has been changed to protect her privacy) […]
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When Miscarriages Become Crimes Read Post »
Twenty-five years ago today, the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of mifepristone for abortions. Now, the drug is more under threat than ever as anti-abortion Republicans seek to revoke FDA approval of the drug in a bid to further curtail abortion access nationwide. The first of two drugs used in the standard abortion […]
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On Its 25th Birthday, Mifepristone Is More Under Attack Than Ever Read Post »
At least one Planned Parenthood affiliate is preparing to drop abortion services in an apparent bid to remain eligible to participate in Medicaid under the GOP budget law enacted this summer. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin (PPWI) is not scheduling abortion appointments beyond September 30, two sources confirm to Autonomy News. Under the Congressional budget’s “defund” […]
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Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Will Stop Abortions—Even Though They’re Legal Read Post »
Working on abortion access in Texas, we see every day how immigration justice and reproductive justice are inseparable.
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The Anti-Migrant Crackdown Is Also a Reproductive Justice Crisis Read Post »
Anti-vaxxers are copying a core anti-abortion strategy: if you can’t make it illegal, make it inaccessible instead.
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FDA’s Arbitrary Restrictions on Vaccines Are Right Out of Anti-Abortion Playbook Read Post »
Women are the fastest-growing population of incarcerated people. And if Republicans get their way, more pregnant women will be joining their ranks. That’s because conservatives are behind a growing push to criminalize pregnancy outcomes nationwide, in part by giving full rights to fetuses. And while abortion opponents have long claimed they do not want to […]
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Republicans Want More Pregnant Women in Prisons. A New Book Describes What It’s Like. Read Post »
A Texas man accused of putting abortion pills in his partner’s drink has countersued for $100 million, claiming she made the whole thing up. Last month, Autonomy News reported on a lawsuit filed by Liana Davis, a Texas woman who alleged that Christopher Cooprider, a 34-year-old Marine pilot, had given her abortion-inducing medication without her […]
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Texas Lawsuit Over Cocoa “Laced” With Abortion Drug Gets Even Wilder Read Post »
The bill also lets private citizens sue health providers for mailing, prescribing, or providing abortion pills.
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Texas Passes Ban on Mail-Order Abortion Pills Read Post »
Prominent anti-abortion operatives are deeply entangled in the lawsuit filed this August by a woman in Texas.
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Wrongful Death Suit in Texas Poses New Threats to Medication Abortion Access Read Post »
This story was produced in partnership with CBS News. A South Texas woman who was arrested on murder charges in 2022 after using medication to terminate her pregnancy has alleged new details about her case against a local sheriff and prosecutors, claiming they violated her constitutional rights. Her August 12 court filing comes as the […]
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“I Made a Mistake”—How Texas Officials Criminalized a Woman for Legal Abortion Care Read Post »
During his campaign for a second term in office, President Donald Trump claimed that he would leave abortion “to the states” if reelected. Trump has, in fact, managed to quietly shape the national abortion politics in his second term. According to a new analysis from the Associated Press, roughly half of Trump’s nominees to the […]
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Report: Half of Trump’s Judicial Nominees Have Anti-Abortion Records Read Post »
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