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This pro-choice pastor has a word for anti-abortion Christians

Mic spoke to the Rev. Traci Blackmon about when pro-life arguments turn hypocritical and the danger of “theologizing our politics," in advance of the Supreme Court's expected 'Roe v. Wade' ruling.

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3 Supreme Court Cases To Watch in the Next 2 Weeks

Big rulings are coming soon on school choice, guns, and abortion.

Reason

When will there be a Roe v Wade decision?

Opinions in several higher-profile cases are expected this month

The Independent UK

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White House Consults with Law Professors in Anticipation of Dobbs Ruling (Updated)

The Biden Administration is apparently considering a range of responses should te Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.

Reason

Married Home Office boss who laced pregnant lover's drink with abortion drugs jailed

Darren Burke, 43, tried to serve Laura Slade, his mistress of five years, a spiked glass of orange juice after she told him she was pregnant and planned to keep the baby in December 2020

Daily Mirror

Senior civil servant jailed for spiking pregnant mistress with abortion drug

A Home Office civil servant was sentenced to 45 months in prison for crushing up an abortion pill and putting it in a glass of orange juice.

The Independent UK

If Roe falls, some DAs won't enforce anti-abortion laws

Progressive prosecutors around the U.S. are declaring they won’t enforce some of the most restrictive and punitive anti-abortion laws that GOP-led states have waited years to implement

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Darren Burke: Married Home Office boss jailed for spiking pregnant lover’s drink with abortion pill

The victim suffered PTSD and requires therapy following the offence

The Independent UK

Texas’ 34th Congressional District flips to GOP in special election

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Criminal defense lawyers sound the alarm about mass incarceration if Roe falls

Criminal defense attorneys all over the country are gearing up for a wave of criminal charges if, as expected, the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

WEKU

‘I got in the car and he blindfolded me. I was willing to risk death’: five women on abortions before Roe

If the supreme court reverses the federal right to abortion, some Americans will no longer have access to the procedure. Five women speak of their experience in pre-Roe v Wade era

The Guardian - US

US abortion rise: One in five US pregnancies were terminated in 2020

More than 930,000 abortions conducted in 2020 – an increase from 862,000 in 2017

The Independent UK

Malta activists protest, seek to decriminalize abortion

Abortion rights activists have filed a legal protest in Malta’s courts demanding the legalization of abortion

The Independent UK

How Facebook collects data about abortion seekers

A new investigation shows how Facebook gathers personal data from people who visit crisis pregnancy center websites.

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OLD ‘It’s a war’: The woman who helped open one of the first abortion clinics in America on the fight to protect women’s rights

Merle Hoffman helped open the centre two years before landmark ruling. Now, ‘I’ll be damned if I’m going down without a fight,’ she tells Alex Woodward

WEKU

Florida's new abortion law violates religious freedom, a synagogue's lawsuit says

The suit contends the law violates Jewish teachings, which state abortion "is required if necessary to protect the health, mental or physical well-being of the woman" and for other reasons.

The Independent UK

A murder plot, the looming Roe v Wade ruling and protests at family homes: How Supreme Court security became political

As an alleged assassination plot is foiled outside Brett Kavanaugh’s home, the issues of protecting judges and the First Amendment right to protest have come into conflict, reports Rachel Sharp

Axios

Abortions have been increasing since 2017, new data shows

One in five pregnancies in the U.S. in 2020 ended in an abortion, according to data released Wednesday by the Guttmacher Institute.

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The harsh reality of post-Roe America is already playing out in Texas

The 24 hours after Belle found out she was unexpectedly pregnant were a blur of phone calls, highways and panic. Her home state of Texas had recently outlawed the right to an abortion after around six weeks, leaving her just days to secure a procedure in a region where there’s…

The Guardian - US

Fauci tests positive for Covid with mild symptoms – as it happened

Top infections disease expert is fully vaccinated and boosted twice, says National Institutes of Health – follow all the latest news

Los Angeles Times

US abortion rate rises, reversing three decades of declines

WASHINGTON — Ahead of a historic Supreme Court decision on the fate of Roe v. Wade, the nation recorded its first significant increase in the abortion rate in more than three decades, according to new statistics.

Ballotpedia

17% more school board candidates per seat in 2022

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WEKU

New Jersey touts abortion protections to lure businesses

Gov. Phil Murphy sent a letter to nearly 60 businesses suggesting they could expand into New Jersey because the state protects abortion rights.

The Independent UK

Florida ban on abortions after 15 weeks violates religious freedom of Jews, lawsuit says

Lawsuit is second challenge to Florida’s ban on abortions with exceptions

WEKU

With Roe on the precipice, Americans are having more abortions

New data from the Guttmacher Institute shows the number of abortions rose in 2020, reversing a decades-long trend toward declining numbers.

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