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5 Texas women denied abortions sue the state, saying the bans put them in danger

The lawsuit filed on behalf of five patients who said their lives were put at risk and two physicians asks a state judge to clarify exceptions for medical emergencies under Texas law.

WEKU

Studies Link Marijuana Legalization to All Sorts of Positive Public Health Outcomes

Plus: San Francisco claims to have "significantly disrupted" sex trafficking, a nationwide injunction on abortion pills, and more...

Reason

Nurses and midwives should be able to approve abortions, UK study concludes

If adopted, shake-up of 1967 Abortion Act would scrap rule that two doctors must approve termination

The Guardian - UK

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S.C. woman arrested for abortion pills

Though the alleged abortion happened in 2021, police didn’t obtain the warrant for her arrest until after “Dobbs”

Salon

Editorial: Abortion opponents are trying to revoke FDA approval of a drug. That’s scary

In the post-Roe world, one of the prime targets of antiabortion activists is medication abortion, a two-drug regimen in which a pregnant person takes mifepristone followed by misoprostol.

Los Angeles Times

Artwork referring to abortion removed from Idaho public college exhibition

Six pieces removed from show about health issues after school officials were given legal counsel about state’s abortion ‘gag rule’

The Guardian - US

Gavin Newsom says California ‘won’t be doing business’ with Walgreens for refusing to sell abortion pills

Walgreens announced last week it will not distribute abortion medication, which is legal, in 20 states

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5 women file lawsuit against Texas over the state's abortion laws

It's the first suit brought on behalf of women denied abortions that's been filed against a state since the Supreme Court overturned Roe.

Axios

Activists urge human rights court to condemn El Salvador's abortion ban

Women's rights activists on Monday called for the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to condemn El Salvador in a case brought a decade ago by a woman who died after being forced to carry a pregnancy, although the fetus could not survive.

Reuters

Newsom says California will cut ties with Walgreens over abortion pill access

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In an attempt to counter GOP efforts to limit reproductive rights, Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will cut ties with Walgreens over the company’s decision to stop selling abortion medication in 20 Republican states.

Los Angeles Times

‘We’re not going away’: Anti-abortion rally at California capitol gathers hundreds in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lisa Kennedy traveled Monday from her home in Auburn to attend the California March For Life rally at the state Capitol in downtown Sacramento and demonstrate her unwavering stance against abortion.

Tribune News Service

UK among most liberal countries on divorce and abortion, survey reveals

Global study shows significant shift in UK attitudes on matters such as casual sex and assisted dying

The Guardian - UK

About 9% of would-be abortions eligible under new Georgia law, study finds

ATLANTA — Based on a look back at 11 years of abortions in Georgia, a new study has found that only 9% of those pregnancies would have met the new six-week cutoff for an abortion under the new state law that took effect in July 2022, according to a study…

Tribune News Service

Ending the Epicycles of the Establishment Clause

Like abortion, separationism has distorted standing doctrine.

Reason

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DeSantis’ sway over Florida Legislature unprecedented ahead of 2024 bid

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When Florida lawmakers met for their annual legislative session last year, they championed bills that led to months of headlines for Gov. Ron DeSantis about sexual orientation, abortion, immigration, voting and the teaching of the nation’s racial history.

The Guardian - US

Florida Republicans seek new abortion restrictions amid broad rightwing push

Proposals include restrictions on gender identification, diversity programs and press freedoms

The Independent UK

Conservatives finally overturned Roe. They aren’t talking about it at CPAC

Some anti-abortion activists say Republicans are avoiding talking about abortion after the midterms, Eric Garcia reports.

Tribune News Service

Maryland prepares for federal ruling that could force abortion pill off the market

BALTIMORE — A decision is due any day from a federal court in Texas that could have sweeping repercussions on abortion access across the country — including in states, like Maryland, where the procedure is protected.

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Walgreens won't sell abortion pills in red states that threatened legal action

The 20 states where Walgreens won't sell mifepristone include some where abortion remains legal. It's not clear whether other retail pharmacies will follow suit.

The Guardian - US

Worried that women will be prosecuted for using abortion pills? It’s already happening

Privileged women will always be able to get safe terminations but for the rest prosecutions will have a chilling effect

The Guardian - US

Walgreens limits abortion pills sales after pressure from conservative states

Republican attorneys general threatened the company with legal consequences for sending pills by mail

The Independent UK

Abortion clinic ban heads to Utah governor for signature

The fate of abortion clinics in Utah now lies with Gov. Spencer Cox after lawmakers finalized and passed a measure to ban them in the state

The Independent UK

South Carolina woman arrested for allegedly taking abortion pill to end 2021 pregnancy

The state is among just two in the US where it is illegal to self-administer abortion pills

Salon

Miss. GOP: No abortion ballot initiative

“It is almost like a dictatorship,” one Democratic lawmaker said in response to the GOP’s proposal

Chicago Sun-Times

Walgreens’ abortion pill decision sparks Pritzker meeting and protestor demands ‘they follow the law’

Walgreens’ decision not to sell the pills in 20 other states prompted immediate condemnation from Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who met with CEO Roz Brewer about it on Friday. The pharmacy made the policy change after 20 Republican attorneys general threatened legal action.

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