Tag Archives: Abortion

Mel Leonor Barclay, Shefali Luthra Originally published by The 19th The Florida Supreme Court struck down its state abortion protection — paving the way for a six-week ban passed in 2023 to take effect — but will allow voters to weigh in on whether they can amend the state’s constitution …

Julia Conley, Common Dreams Following repeated calls by reproductive justice groups in recent months for the Biden administration to more forcefully fight for abortion rights and against the stigmatization of care, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday made history by visiting an abortion clinic in St. Paul, Minnesota. Harris is …

Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Florida Phoenix More than half of state legislatures across the country started their 2024 legislative sessions in January, and plenty of abortion-related bills have already been introduced, especially in states where the procedure is already banned. It can be hard to monitor them all, so States Newsroom’s Reproductive …

Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Less than a year after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill banning abortions in Florida after six weeks, a House Republican in the Legislature has filed a bill that essentially calls for the banning of all abortions in Florida. The move comes as the 2024 legislative …

Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune Federal regulations do not require emergency rooms to perform life-saving abortions if it would run afoul of state law, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. After the overturn of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent hospitals …

Elisha Brown, Michigan Advance With the general election in November, abortion rights are set to be directly on the ballot in Maryland and New York after Democratic-controlled legislatures approved those measures. While Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania and Virginia have proposed resolutions to protect abortion access, state rules require legislatures to …

Grace Panetta Originally published by The 19th Seven states have directly voted on abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022 — and abortion rights advocates are so far undefeated with ballot measures. The most recent win came in November when Ohio became the latest …

Danielle J. Brown, Maryland Matters  In the new landscape of abortion discourse following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-8th) and other Democrats are calling on top social media sites to combat potentially harmful misinformation related to abortion access and procedures. On Dec. 7, Raskin and …

Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune Near the tip of the top of the state, Amarillo is far from the Capitol in Austin, Dallas’ busy downtown, and Houston’s congested highways. The “floating” city in the Panhandle is often forgotten by much of the state, residents say. Most of the country …

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune The Texas Supreme Court has overturned a court order that would have allowed a Dallas woman to get an abortion. The ruling came down hours after Kate Cox’s lawyers announced she was leaving the state to terminate her non-viable pregnancy. Last Tuesday, Cox, 31, …

Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix Gov. Ron DeSantis was blunt following a GOP presidential primary debate on Nov. 8: Abortion-rights referenda are becoming a problem for leaders like himself who want to come as close as possible to outlawing the procedure. “Pro-lifers in particular have a big problem on these referenda,” …

By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked the state Supreme Court to intervene and stop a Dallas woman from having an abortion. Paxton’s office petitioned the high court just before midnight Thursday, after a Travis County district judge granted a temporary restraining order allowing …

Brett Wilkins Scores of independent reproductive health centers have been forced to close or stop offering abortion care, with 14 states now having no abortion clinics, a report published Tuesday revealed. Abortion Care Network (ACN) released its annual Communities Need Clinics report, which details how “abortion bans, extremist harassment, and …

Rachana Pradhan, KFF Health News, Louisiana Illuminator Anti-abortion groups are firing off a warning shot for 2024: We’re not going anywhere. Their leaders say they’re undeterred by recent election setbacks and plan to plow ahead on what they’ve done for years, including working through state legislatures, federal agencies, and federal …

Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens threw cold water on a bid to thwart the recent abortion rights amendment Issue 1. Instead of attempting to deny the courts’ jurisdiction or rushing to the ballot with a repeal effort, Stephens argued lawmakers should focus on maternal and …