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GOP-backed ‘preborn child’ legislation could imperil future abortion access
9+ hour, 10+ min ago (359+ words) Over a year ago, Arizona voters told Republican lawmakers to stay out a woman's decision to terminate a pregnancy. That hasn't stopped them from pushing laws that include phrases like "unborn" or "preborn child," and reproductive rights experts say that's…...
Abortion opponents miffed at Trump’s attempts to dismiss another abortion pill case
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (980+ words) For the second time this year, the Trump administration is trying to at least delay another legal attempt to curb access to medication abortion. The DOJ filed a'similar request in late January in a separate abortion pill lawsuit, Louisiana v. FDA,…...
‘What’s your plan for this pregnancy?’ Comfort, shame and a missed diagnosis
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1839+ words) For nearly 60 years, crisis pregnancy centers have been a pillar of the anti-abortion movement. Largely staffed by volunteers or part-time workers, these centers " sometimes referred to as pregnancy resource centers " offer limited services related to pregnancy and are guided by…...
Heartbeat bill emerges to restrict abortion in wake of Supreme Court’s decision
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1184+ words) Billionaires and private school vouchers When the Wyoming Supreme Court struck down a pair of abortion bans in January as unconstitutional, the decision dealt a major blow to anti-abortion activists who had worked for years to bar the procedure here....
Bills that would classify abortion as homicide fizzle, while pill crackdowns advance
2+ week, 1+ day ago (930+ words) Billionaires and private school vouchers These bills never made it to the finish line, but they keep circulating in legislatures across the country. So-called "abortion abolitionists" who believe that abortion should be classified as homicide, and that fetuses, embryos and…...
Democrats propose New Hampshire abortion and reproductive health shield law
3+ week, 3+ day ago (537+ words) Behind the lines: How mid-decade redistricting is playing out A group of Democratic state lawmakers are attempting to enact an abortion shield law in New Hampshire in an effort to protect those seeking reproductive health care in the state from…...
Federal judge declines to intervene in South Dakota attorney general’s fight against abortion ads
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (393+ words) Looking into one of ICE's biggest contractors: CoreCivic A federal judge declined to intervene Wednesday against South Dakota Republican Attorney General Marty Jackley's attempt to shut down a national nonprofit's abortion-rights ad campaign. Jackley asked a South Dakota state judge…...