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Pregnant women face increasingly dangerous risks as doctors flee punitive US states

With doctors facing threats of criminal penalties for abortion, many states will become ‘maternity care deserts’ where there is no hospital, birthing center or obstetrician

The Guardian - US

'Fighting for one day': Louisiana abortion clinic still open

Nearly two weeks after the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was overturned, an abortion clinic in Shreveport, Louisiana, is still providing abortions

The Independent UK

Thanks to state courts, abortions can resume in four US states. For now

Some clinics have resumed services while courts weigh the legality of state abortion bans – and they’re trying to provide as much care as they can

The Guardian - US

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Accepted: behind a US college admissions scandal and the students affected

A new documentary observes the warped system of college admissions through the eyes of four minority students at a scandal-ridden school in Louisiana

The Guardian - US

Louisiana AG warns doctors against performing abortions

Louisiana's attorney general is warning doctors against performing abortions, despite a judge’s order blocking the state from enforcing its ban on the procedure

The Independent UK

SCOTUS upholds discriminatory La. map

Ruling backs map that boosts "political power for white citizens" by packing Black voters into a single district

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Voting rights groups condemn Supreme Court decision to reinstate another GOP-drawn congressional map

Midterm elections for at least three congressional seats will be decided in districts that likely violate the Voting Rights Act, civil rights groups have warned

The Independent UK

Supreme Court blocks new majority-Black Louisiana house district

A divided U.S. Supreme Court reinstated a Republican-drawn congressional map in Louisiana for this year’s election, blocking a trial judge’s order that required a second majority-Black voting district.

Tribune News Service

Justices nix 2nd mostly Black district in Louisiana for 2022

The Supreme Court has put on hold a lower court ruling that Louisiana must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections to increase Black voting power

The Independent UK

Abortion battles in state courts after Supreme Court ruling

Abortion bans are temporarily blocked in Louisiana and Utah, while a federal court in South Carolina says a law sharply restricting the procedure can take effect there immediately

The Independent UK

First Thing: at least 46 people found dead in Texas trailer truck

Further 16 people in hospital after tragedy in San Antonio. Plus, Louisiana judge blocks abortion ban

The Guardian - UK

Five-Star Safety Becomes 7th Texas Commit Since Arch Manning

The Longhorns hooked another top 2023 recruit on Monday in safety Derek Williams of New Iberia, Louisiana.

Sports Illustrated

The Supreme Court's abortion ruling shifts legal battles to state courts

Judges temporarily blocked abortion bans Monday in Louisiana and Utah, while abortion rights advocates challenged laws in Texas, Idaho, Kentucky and Mississippi.

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State policy changes intensify in wake of Supreme Court decision

In the hours after the Supreme Court signaled an end to the national right to abortion Friday, a cascade of abortion bans began to take effect across the country.

The Guardian - US

Louisiana judge blocks abortion ban amid uproar after Roe v Wade ruling

State temporarily blocked from enforcing ban as other US states pass ‘trigger laws’ designed to severely curtail access to abortion

Ballotpedia

Voters in five states will decide in November on removing constitutional language permitting enslavement or servitude as criminal punishments or debt payments

In 2022, voters in five states — Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee, and Vermont — will decide on ballot measures to repeal language from their state constitutions that allows slavery or involuntary servitude for the punishment of a crime, or, in Vermont, for the payment of debts, damages, or fines.

Benzinga

Louisiana: A Bill That Provides Workplace Protections For State Employees Enrolled As Medical Marijuana Patients

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (D) signed nearly 100 bills into law aimed at protecting medical marijuana patients

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The Independent UK

Louisiana and Utah trigger law banning abortion temporarily blocked by judge

‘It is incredibly welcome news during a very dark time in our history,’ attorney says

Roll Call

State policy changes intensify in wake of Supreme Court decision - Roll Call

Friday's Supreme Court decision effectively undoing legal precedent set by Roe v. Wade has spurred a flurry of state activity.

Al Jazeera

Louisiana judge temporarily blocks ‘trigger’ abortion ban

Louisiana is one of 13 US states where ‘trigger laws’ ban or severely restrict abortion after Roe v Wade overturned.

Axios

Court temporarily blocks Louisiana's abortion trigger law after providers sue

The plaintiffs in the case argue that Louisiana's trigger bans are "vague" and violate the state's Constitution.

Al Jazeera

Rolling back Roe v Wade: How Louisianans lost abortion access

There were only three clinics in the US state. Now, Louisianans will be some of the furthest from abortion access.

The Independent UK

Justices' past abortion views, in their own words and votes

More than a month ago, a stunning leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito indicated that the Supreme Court was prepared to take the momentous step of overruling the Roe v. Wade decision from 1973 and stripping away women’s constitutional protections for abortion

Los Angeles Times

As Roe v. Wade falls, New Mexico braces for a steep rise of abortion seekers

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The parking lot to the abortion clinic in this desert city was crowded recently with cars from out of state: four from Texas. Two from Oklahoma and others from Arizona, Louisiana and Iowa. Pillows and blankets were scattered across backseats to ease the journey home, which for…

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