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Woman jailed for illegally procuring her own abortion to appeal sentence

Carla Foster was handed a 28-month extended sentence after she admitted illegally procuring her own abortion when she was more than 30 weeks pregnant.

The Independent UK

Abortion in Iowa is legal again, for now, after a judge blocks new restrictions

An Iowa judge temporarily blocked the state’s new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy days after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the measure into law

The Independent UK

County prosecutor fights Missouri abortion ban’s criminal penalties in court

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker is seeking to strike down Missouri’s criminal penalties for abortion, adding to an already intense legal confrontation playing out in St. Louis that could result in a judge overturning the state’s near-total ban.

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Democrats revive the Equal Rights Amendment from a long legal limbo -- facing an unlikely uphill battle to get it enshrined into law

Democrats in Congress are making a new push to get the long-dormant proposed Equal Rights Amendment enshrined into law. As legislation, it would guarantee sex equality in the Constitution and could serve as a potential legal antidote to the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,…

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GOP Sen. Mike Rounds says 'common sense' will yield bipartisan defense spending bill

GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota says "a little bit of common sense" is needed to address the frustrations about a military spending bill in Congress right now.

WEKU

First Thing: Two dead after explosions on Kerch Bridge linking Crimea and Russia

Road and rail link is only direct overland link between Russia and occupied Crimea. Plus, how we got addicted to weather apps

The Guardian - UK

To be or not to be? Discover the new literature unpacking the motherhood dilemma

Post-Roe v Wade, authors are tackling the fraught business of parenthood, says Alex Peake-Tomkinson

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Lawsuit filed in Iowa to block Republicans’ six-week abortion ban

Abortion providers filed suit after state legislature’s recent special session in which restriction was passed with governor’s blessing

The Guardian - US

Rightwing disinformation on Plan B vending machines at colleges ‘harmful to young lives’

Experts raise concerns that conservative backlash could stymie access to emergency contraception and spread disinformation

The Guardian - US

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds embraces role as a key player in Republican presidential race

When Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds seized the spotlight from a half dozen Republican presidential contenders on Friday by signing a restrictive abortion measure into law at an event meant to showcase the candidates, she embraced her front-and-center role in the 2024 presidential election

The Independent UK

GOP Senator Tommy Tuberville’s military blockade over abortion jeopardises national security, US Army veteran senator says

The Alabama Republican’s ‘bizarre’ protest injects culture wars into national defense, Tammy Duckworth says

The Independent UK

Fake abortion clinics ‘bigger than ever’

‘The Daily Show’ co-creator Lizz Winstead brought her group Abortion Action Front to Chicago to warn of traps set for the unwary.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘It’s demoralizing’: Idaho abortion ban takes toll on medical providers

State’s OB-GYN numbers are dwindling in the face of a legal onslaught amid fears that patients will be unable to access care

The Guardian - US

Jonathan Bernstein: Kevin McCarthy appeases the radicals again

The House bill that sets Pentagon policies for the next year, which began as mundane and bipartisan, passed on Friday on a party-line vote. The bill received a 58-to-1 vote in committee, but radical Republicans offered dozens of amendments on such issues as abortion, book banning, bases named after Confederate…

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Lawsuit over Idaho anti-abortion law

Advocates challenge a law that forbids helping teens obtain abortion pills or leave the state for abortion care

The Guardian - US

Republican congresswoman accused of hypocrisy for anti-abortion vote

Nancy Mace calls measure to block reimbursement of travel costs for military seeking procedure ‘asshole move’ then votes for it

The Guardian - US

Mike Pence’s 2024 strategy? Become the most anti-abortion candidate out there

The Republican field is full of anti-abortion ideologues – but Pence has positioned himself as a candidate with unpopular and extremist views

WEKU

Tuberville is showing how much power one lawmaker wields under Senate rules

Sen. Tommy Tuberville has been blocking every U.S. military personnel move that needs Senate confirmation since February. Here, a look at why and how he can bend the will of the Senate to his own.

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Why a single senator is blocking US military promotions and what it means for the Pentagon

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is waging an unprecedented campaign to try to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions

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DeSantis makes play for evangelical voters to chip away at Trump

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said signing a law restricting abortion in his state had cost him donors and support, defending the decision as he sought to burnish his credentials with evangelical voters in Iowa.

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Iowa governor signs 6-week abortion ban into law, but judge could block it by early next week

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed one of the country’s most restrictive abortion bans, though a judge could soon block the bill while legal challenges play out in court.

Los Angeles Times

California voters will be asked to reaffirm gay marriage protections on 2024 ballot

Californians will vote on a proposal to amend the state Constitution on the 2024 ballot to reaffirm gay marriage rights — a cautious move that comes amid national anxiety after recent rulings by the conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court, including overturning Roe vs. Wade protecting the right to an abortion.

The Guardian - US

House Republicans pass defense bill, setting up clash on abortion policy

Senate must now consider bill to fund US military containing amendments on abortion, transgender healthcare and diversity

Tribune News Service

Defense bill caught in abortion fight passes House in win for far-right Republicans

U.S. House Republicans approved the annual defense authorization bill on a tight, largely party-line vote after Democrats rebelled against the measure, which bans the Pentagon’s travel policy for abortions and includes other social issues.

Al Jazeera

US Republicans pass defence bill with anti-abortion, LGBT add-ons

Democrats say legislation, which is all but assured to fail in the US Senate, is ‘an ode to bigotry and ignorance’.

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