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Trial over DeSantis removal of prosecutor on abortion ends

An attorney told a federal judge that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wasn’t seeking political retaliation when he removed a prosecutor over abortion and transgender views, but simply wanted to ensure the state's laws would be enforced

The Independent UK

Chief of staff for Florida prosecutor Andrew Warren undercuts argument in DeSantis lawsuit

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren’s chief of staff told Warren not to sign a pledge that he wouldn’t prosecute abortions, according to testimony Thursday, the third day of trial in Warren’s lawsuit challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to remove him from office.

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Fifty years ago, the new Whitlam government removed the luxury sales tax on the pill. It changed Australian women's lives

Amid the scale and sweep of the list of decisions made by the Whitlam government in their first week in office, most people remember the big changes: freeing all draft resisters from prison, or official recognition of Communist China.

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Podcast: abortion rights, living in a cemetery, Walt Disney's French connection

As France's parliament passes a bill that would enshrine the right to abortion in the constitution, a new film explores the time before it was legalised in 1975. The curator of Père Lachaise in Paris on life and biodiversity in France's most famous cemetery. And Walt Disney's 11th-century French roots.

Radio France Internationale

No real GOP evolution on LGBTQ rights

The new GOP strategy cribs from anti-choice campaigns: Lull voters into complacency while chipping away at rights

Salon

Oklahoma citizen-led initiative would codify abortion access

An Oklahoma man is preparing to try to gather over 173,000 signatures and millions of dollars in fundraising to put abortion access up for public vote in a state with one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws

The Independent UK

Kansas Judge Blocks Law Banning Telemedicine Prescriptions for Medication Abortions

Last week, a Kansas judge halted the enforcement of a law requiring a doctor to be in the same room as a patient taking abortion pills—a move hailed by abortion advocates as an important step to increase medication abortion access in the state.

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Indiana's AG wants the doctor who spoke of 10-year-old's abortion to be penalized

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, who is anti-abortion, alleges Dr. Caitlin Bernard violated state law by not reporting the girl's child abuse to authorities and violated patient privacy laws.

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Indiana attorney general wants state medical board to punish abortion provider who cared for 10-year-old

Dr Caitlin Bernard has sued Todd Rokita’s office, accusing of him of using frivolous complaints to subpoena medical records

The Independent UK

Penalty asked for doctor who spoke of 10-year-old's abortion

Indiana’s Republican attorney general has asked the state medical licensing to discipline a Indianapolis doctor who has spoken publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim who traveled from Ohio after its more-restrictive abortion law took effect

The Independent UK

Uttar Pradesh: 13-year-old impregnated by her rapist struggles to get an abortion

In a corner of the maternity ward of Kaushambi District Hospital near Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, lies a 13-year-old girl, staring blankly at the ceiling. A shawl is all that shields her from the mid-November chill. She does not have a blanket or a pillow.

Newslaundry

Prosecutor suspended by DeSantis testifies as lawsuit begins

A Florida prosecutor suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis opened his federal civil trial against the governor by alleging that his removal was based on his personal political positions on abortion and transgender rights

The Independent UK

ND high court asked to lift injunction against abortion ban

An attorney for North Dakota has asked the state Supreme Court to strike down an injunction that had blocked the state’s abortion ban, saying a lower court judge was wrong to grant it

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland abortion services "will be commissioned", Steve Baker says

Stella Creasy says "The last three years have been a story of not delivering, of not meeting the promise that we made to those women in Northern Ireland”

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The Independent UK

Abortion services ‘will be commissioned in Northern Ireland’, minister tells MPs

Labour’s Stella Creasy urged the Government to act, warning that for the last three years ‘abortion might be legal, it is not accessible’.

Evening Standard

Jacob Rees-Mogg compares abortions to ‘cult of death’ in Westminster debate

Top Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg attacks own party’s position in Westminster Hall debate

The Independent UK

Jacob Rees-Mogg admitted profiting from sale of abortion pills

MP acknowledged in 2017 benefitting from investment in pharmaceutical firm in ‘very roundabout way’

The Independent UK

Jacob Rees-Mogg attacks abortion rights as ‘cult of death’

‘Grotesque’ views condemned – as ex-minister refuses to back abortion even in cases of rape or incest

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Jacob Rees-Mogg calls abortion rights a 'cult of death'

The MP also did not agree that abortion rights should be protected in the event of incest or rape

The National (Scotland)

Rape victims should not have right to abortion, Jacob Rees-Mogg suggests

WOMEN who become pregnant after rape should not have the right to an abortion, Jacob Rees-Mogg has suggested ...

Tribune News Service

Texas GOP largely unaffected by abortion in midterm vote despite big impact in some states

WASHINGTON — Texas Democrats didn’t get the bounce that abortion rights advocates in the party witnessed in some other states during the 2022 midterm elections and it’s unclear how the issue will play out in upcoming debates in the Legislature and Congress.

Tribune News Service

Kansas judge blocks telemedicine abortion ban in first key ruling since August vote

A Kansas judge has blocked enforcement of a state ban on telemedicine abortions, the first significant abortion-related court ruling in the state since voters in August rejected a proposal that would have upheld the ban.

Chicago Sun-Times

COVID spike feared as federal funding drains, pilots take the abortion battle to the skies and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The Independent UK

Kentucky AG avoids talk of more exceptions to abortion ban

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is standing firm in his support for the state’s near-total abortion ban

Reason

Abortion Rights Advocates Ask DOJ To Defend Section 230

While "the 26 words that created the internet" have been under fire from both sides, two groups argue that the 1996 law is essential to the future of abortion rights.

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