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In a brief filed last week, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that ruled that the Constitution protects a pregnant person’s right to have an abortion. In the brief, Fitch called Roe and further abortion-related rulings, most notably …

A federal judge blocked Arkansas’ controversial abortion bill on Tuesday. The Court wants to consider the challenge to its constitutionality. The bill would have been effective starting Friday. “Since the record at this stage of the proceedings indicates that women seeking abortions in Arkansas face an imminent threat to their …

A new Texas abortion law effectively deputizes citizens as bounty hunters for its enforcement, as anyone under this statute can now sue parties who assist women seeking abortions, earning $10,000 if the lawsuit is successful. Texas Senate Bill 8 will take effect on September 1, 2021. The law bans abortion …

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill on Wednesday that bans abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected. Women in Texas will only be able to have abortions if no heartbeat is detected or if there is a medical emergency. Fetal heartbeats can be detected as early as six weeks …

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed into law legislation that bans all abortions except in medical emergencies. The ban makes no exceptions for cases of rape or incest. “Governor Hutchinson: we’ll see you in court,” the American Civil Liberties of Arkansas wrote on Twitter. The law will become effective in August. …

Women’s rights are under attack. South Carolina’s Republican Governor Henry McMaster signed the South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act into law banning most abortions. In response, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic and Greenville Women’s Clinic filed a lawsuit, blocking the bill from going into effect. The bill requires physicians …