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Cynthia M. Allen: There’s confusion about abortion and ectopic pregnancy, but much of it is dishonest politics

When I wrote two weeks ago that medical care after miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy is not abortion, I received a lot of emails from people who remain confused about how the reversal of Roe v. Wade will affect health care provided to women in those difficult and tragic circumstances.

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Commentary: Abortion rights movement must include incarcerated people

The U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade has shocked people across the nation. This decision has left devastating impacts on many, including one group often left out of the discussion: incarcerated individuals in women’s prisons.

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The dystopian American reality one month after the Roe v Wade reversal

In the month since the supreme court’s decision, states have embraced the ability to ban abortion, with both chaotic and predictable consequences

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Abortion buffer zone ‘victory’: the 10-year battle to protect the rights of women in London

A group of London clinics are pioneering protest buffer zones to prevent anti-abortionists from intimidating visitors. Vicky Spratt meets the staff who are making a defiant stand

Evening Standard

AP-NORC poll: 2 in 3 in US favor term limits for justices

About 2 in 3 Americans say they favor term limits or a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices

The Independent UK

Legal, medical experts oppose Indiana’s proposed abortion bill as ‘terribly restrictive’

MERRILLVILLE, Indiana — As Republican senators held a press conference Wednesday to announced an abortion bill, Jody Madeira, professor of law at the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University Bloomington, said her first reaction was confusion.

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Matt Gaetz says women who ‘look like a thumb’ shouldn’t worry about abortion access in misogynistic speech

Florida congressman faces widespread criticism for overtly misogynistic remarks to right-wing student conference

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‘Voters don’t want a culture war’: Victorian Liberals raise concerns over preselections

Candidates include Evan Mulholland from the Institute of Public Affairs and Moira Deeming, who called for abortion laws to be repealed

The Guardian - AU

3 things about the abortion debate that many people get wrong

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the federal right to abortion, things are more than a little confused.

Tribune News Service

Lifesaving maternal health services are so close, yet so far for pregnant women living in sub-Saharan Africa’s largest metropolis

Every year around the world, 295,000 women die due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Seven in 10 of these maternal deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. These deaths are usually caused by excessive bleeding, infection, high blood pressure, obstructed labour and abortion. Many are preventable, especially when pregnant women can…

The Conversation

Gaetz on ugly women and abortion rights

“The people are just disgusting," Gaetz said on abortion rights activists during Saturday's Turning Point Summit

Salon

Catholic hospitals' growth impacts reproductive health care

Across the U.S., numerous Republican-governed states are pushing for sweeping bans on abortion

The Independent UK

Texas lawmakers test how far their threats against abortions can reach

Letters warning of felony charges for firms who offer funds could set up a showdown over constitutional rights

The Guardian - US

As legal fight plays out, what to know about NC’s 20-week abortion ban

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina law that has been on the books for decades, which bans most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, could soon be reinstated after it was blocked under the landmark abortion rulings that were recently overturned by the Supreme Court.

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The Independent UK

Minnesota abortion clinic braces for tide of out-of-staters

Inside northern Minnesota’s only abortion clinic, patients from Wisconsin and Texas sit among Minnesotans

Reason

California Enacts Gun Control Law Modeled on Texas' SB 8 Anti-Abortion Law

Both laws seek to evade judicial review by delegating enforcement exclusively to private parties.

The Guardian - US

TikTok influencers fearmongering about birth control are playing into the hands of the right

Republicans aren’t stopping at Roe v Wade. They’re coming for all our rights. The last thing we need is ‘hormone coaches’ giving them a helping hand

WEKU

How can you talk to kids about abortion? Here are some tips

For many parents, the wall-to-wall news coverage of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade means facing some questions from their kids. Here's how to answer them.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois abortion providers see demand, wait times rise a month after Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade

That’s as surrounding states restrict abortion rights “So we have waves of people then trying to find out: Where can I go?” says Melissa Grant of Carafem, whose Skokie clinic has seen in-person visits rise by 130% over 2021.

Salon

Michigan MAGA madness gets darker

Gubernatorial hopeful Tudor Dixon's remark demonstrates how Michigan GOP has become "microcosm" of MAGA "insanity"

Tribune News Service

Kansas attorney general says ectopic pregnancy treatment not abortion; lawmakers could change that

Treatment for an ectopic pregnancy is not considered an abortion in Kansas, Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in an opinion released Friday.

The Independent UK

California governor signs gun control law that mimics controversial Texas anti-abortion ‘bounty’ law

Civil rights groups have criticised bill

Inverse

Overturning Roe leaves people with autoimmune conditions in danger

People with inflammatory arthritis like rheumatoid arthritis are having trouble getting methotrexate in the wake of abortion bans.

Los Angeles Times

Newsom signs gun law modeled after Texas abortion ban, setting up Supreme Court fight

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a controversial gun control bill modeled after Texas’ vigilante abortion law on Friday, teeing up a legal battle with a U.S. Supreme Court friendly to Second Amendment groups and firearm owners.

The Independent UK

St. Louis to help women get out-of-state abortion access

St. Louis has joined the growing list of Democrat-led cities seeking to help women gain abortion access, even in red states that have largely banned the procedures

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