Jon King, Michigan Advance An Oakland County judge has ruled that an injunction on Michigan’s abortion ban will remain in effect, preventing local prosecutors from enforcing a 1931 law which prohibits doctors in the state from performing any abortions except to save the life of the “pregnant woman.” Circuit Court …
Read More »Florida Court Refuses To Grant Teenager Permission To Secure An Abortion
Michael Moline, Florida Phoenix A Florida appellate court has refused to allow a 16-year-old pregnant girl who was 10 weeks pregnant to obtain an abortion without the permission of her parents or guardian. The 3-1 ruling affirms a decision by Escambia County Circuit Judge Jennifer Frydrychowicz, who decided that the …
Read More »Twenty States, D.C. Join In Opposing Texas Lawsuit On Emergency Abortion Care
Jennifer Shutt, Daily Montanan Attorneys general from 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a brief in federal court on Tuesday, challenging Texas’ assertion that states shouldn’t have to comply with a federal law that protects doctors who end a pregnancy to save the patient’s life. The brief argues …
Read More »Nebraska Mother, Daughter Face Abortion Charges After Facebook Shares Chats With Police
Julia Conley, Common Dreams Digital rights advocates on Tuesday said an abortion case in Nebraska illustrates how powerful tech companies like Facebook could play a major role in prosecutions of people who self-manage abortions as more states ban the procedure, and called on the social media platform to reform its …
Read More »After Slow Response, Biden Administration Ramps Up Abortion Access Protections
Mariel Padilla, The 19th After a relatively subdued response to the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the Biden administration had a busy week in reproductive rights policy. The executive office made several moves to protect abortion access across the country and delay state restrictions. Some lawmakers continued to …
Read More »U.S. Department of Justice Sues Idaho Over Abortion Trigger Ban
Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Idaho Capital Sun The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Idaho over the state’s trigger law that will ban nearly all abortions. The law is scheduled to take effect on Aug. 25, unless the Idaho Supreme Court puts the law on a temporary hold after …
Read More »‘Now They’re Coming for Doctors’: GOP Blocks Senate Bill to Protect Abortion Providers
Republican Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana blocked Democrats’ attempt Wednesday to pass legislation that would protect doctors who provide legal abortion care from right-wing threats and attacks. The effort to pass the bill by unanimous consent came as GOP officials in Indiana continue to target a physician in the state …
Read More »Kansas Voters Reject Effort To Eliminate State Abortion Protections
This story was originally published by The 19th Shefali Luthra In the first abortion-related election since Roe v. Wade was overturned, Kansas voters have rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have specified that the right to terminate a pregnancy isn’t protected. Though votes are still being counted, Decision Desk …
Read More »‘Truly Disgusting’: Alito Mocks Critics of Anti-Abortion Ruling
As horror stories abound of the impact his Dobbs ruling is having on pregnant people across the United States, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito used his keynote address Thursday at Notre Dame’s Religious Liberty Summit in Rome to mock critics of the opinion, which ended constitutional protections for abortion and …
Read More »Abortion Rights Advocates File New Challenge Of Georgia Abortion Ban
Riley Bunch, GPB News Abortion rights advocates and providers are moving against Georgia’s abortion ban, this time in a new case filed in state court. The most recent challenge comes less than a week after a federal court of appeals decided Georgia’s strict abortion ban would immediately take effect. The …
Read More »VP Harris Professes Support For Indiana Women In Abortion-Rights Visit
Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle Vice President Kamala Harris condemned Indiana Republicans’ near-total abortion ban proposal in her high-profile visit to Indianapolis Monday — the first real day of a special legislative session aimed partially at further restricting abortion. “The government should not be telling an individual what to …
Read More »Democrats Warn Abortion Access Is On The Line In Key Statehouse Races
Barbara Rodriguez Originally published by The 19th Democrats are framing races for seats in key statehouses as crucial for the future of abortion access, warning that flipping chambers blue or blocking Republican supermajorities will be key after the Supreme Court left the issue up to the states. In the weeks …
Read More »Republicans In Congress Shy Away From Campaigning On National Abortion Platform
Jennifer Shutt, Michigan Advance Republicans, hoping to flip control of Congress in the November elections, appear to have decided against campaigning on a unified abortion platform that would specify exactly what conservatives plan to do if given control of the U.S. House and Senate. Yet Republicans in Congress have written …
Read More »Appeals Court Allows Georgia’s Six-Week Abortion Ban To Take Effect
A federal appeals court judge ruled Wednesday afternoon that Georgia’s heartbeat abortion law is allowed to take effect and vacated a stay in place, allowing the law to take effect immediately. The move comes weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Wednesday’s ruling said abortions after about …
Read More »VP Kamala Harris: ‘Freedom and liberty and democracy are on the ballot’
Vice President Kamala Harris this week sounded an alarm for a woman’s right to choose and the ability to vote against gun violence, as she urged members of the NAACP’s national convention in Atlantic City to protect hard-fought constitutional guarantees she warned are now being eroded. “Freedom and liberty and …
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