🇺🇸 Discussion: Abortion II

[blueharvest]

‘Permanent contraception procedures’ soared after Dobbs decision: Research

Rates of people seeking permanent contraception spiked after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, new research shows. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Boston Un…

thehill.com

 

[blueharvest]

Birth control access bill ‘gutted’ by Youngkin, Hampton Roads delegate says

The original bill states that health care providers have the right to prescribe contraceptives, and individuals have the right to obtain and use it.

www.pilotonline.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Polish parliament takes step toward liberalising abortion laws​

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/polish-parliament-takes-step-toward-liberalising-abortion-laws-2024-04-12/

Women's rights are high on the agenda in Poland, which under the previous nationalist government introduced a near-total ban on abortion in 2021, embedding conservative social values in law during its eight-year rule.

 

[blueharvest]

A near-total ban on abortion has supercharged the political dynamics of Arizona, a key swing state

Emboldened national Democrats are pouring new resources into Arizona as Republicans scramble to navigate the evolving political landscape.

apnews.com

 

[squeekness]

‘Permanent contraception procedures’ soared after Dobbs decision: Research

Rates of people seeking permanent contraception spiked after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, new research shows. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Boston Un…

thehill.com

Gee, I wonder why.

 

[blueharvest]

‘I’m here to get an abortion’: Arizona women dodge protesters before the window closes

In weeks, an 1864 law is set to drastically change the abortion landscape in the state, which currently allows the procedure in the first 15 weeks of pregnancy.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Arizona anti-abortion activists aren’t letting up after Supreme Court victory

The activists said they will continue protesting at clinics for the next two weeks and work to penalize self-managed abortions.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Survey: More than 8 in 10 Texas women have inaccurate knowledge of abortion ban exceptions

Texas women of reproductive age have significant knowledge gaps regarding the state's near-total abortion ban, a recent survey has found.

www.statesman.com

 

[Sithborg]

(sees Arizona GOP has one seat margins in both their chambers)

Bold move to not even talk about repealing the old, pre state abortion ban.

 

[Teelie]

It's poor attempting to pander to both sides while secretly siding with the less popular one.

 

[blueharvest]

Senate kick-starts Arizona abortion ban repeal after House Republicans block similar bill

House Republicans twice blocked attempts to repeal Arizona's abortion ban, while some Senate Republicans joined with Democrats to advance it.

www.azcentral.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Montana becomes the latest abortion battleground state for 2024

A new abortion rights advocacy organization, Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights, officially launched its ballot initiative , which aims to enshrine abortion rights in Montana’s state ...

www.dailykos.com

Once again, Arizona Republicans block efforts to repeal the 1864 abortion ban

After House Republicans repeatedly thwarted a bid to repeal the ban, two Senate Republicans backed a push in that chamber to move the repeal forward. By Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror A bid to repeal Arizona’s near-total abortion ban that was...

www.dailykos.com

 

[blueharvest]

Montana becomes the latest abortion battleground state for 2024

A new abortion rights advocacy organization, Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights, officially launched its ballot initiative , which aims to enshrine abortion rights in Montana’s state ...

www.dailykos.com

Don't know how much success they will have in a deep red State like Montana.

 

[blueharvest]

Fetal Personhood Fight Underlies Supreme Court Abortion Case

A US Supreme Court case that pits emergency health care against a state abortion ban is being closely watched for its potential to create a foundation for fetal rights.

news.bloomberglaw.com

 

[blueharvest]

Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom

Complaints about pregnant women being turned away from emergency rooms spiked in the months after states began enacting strict abortion laws following the 2022 U.S.

apnews.com

 

[Teelie]

Working as Republicans intended.

 

[squeekness]

Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom

Complaints about pregnant women being turned away from emergency rooms spiked in the months after states began enacting strict abortion laws following the 2022 U.S.

apnews.com

Wow, I knew it was bad but not THAT bad.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Abortion Will Be On The Ballot In Nevada

"A petition to protect reproductive freedoms in the Nevada Constitution can advance to the November ballot, the State Supreme Court ruled Thursday," the Las Vegas Review Journal reports."The initiative petition would grant every individual a right to make their own decisions regarding all matter

politicalwire.com

 

[blueharvest]

Could pharmacists in states with abortion bans go to prison for prescribing a legal drug?

In states with abortion bans, there's little guidance for dispensing the FDA-approved drug misoprostol, which is often prescribed for miscarriage.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Colorado organizers fail to gather enough signatures to put anti-abortion measure on the ballot

Only one of two opposing abortion ballot measures may qualify for the Colorado ballot this fall. An anti-abortion initiative failed to gather enough signatures.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Bill criminalizing people who help pregnant minors find abortion care outside Tennessee heads to governor's desk

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/state/abortion-trafficking-bill-passes-house-and-senate/51-7c348aa1-d194-4ed3-adb5-db73768aeb92

 

[blueharvest]

Bill criminalizing people who help pregnant minors find abortion care outside Tennessee heads to governor's desk

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/state/abortion-trafficking-bill-passes-house-and-senate/51-7c348aa1-d194-4ed3-adb5-db73768aeb92

The cruelty of the Republican Party knows no bounds.

 

[blueharvest]

'One person responsible for this nightmare': Biden pins Florida 6-week abortion ban on Trump

The Biden campaign sees Florida's abortion law and a November referendum on the issue as helping the president's chances in a state Trump won in the last two elections.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[squeekness]

Bill criminalizing people who help pregnant minors find abortion care outside Tennessee heads to governor's desk

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/state/abortion-trafficking-bill-passes-house-and-senate/51-7c348aa1-d194-4ed3-adb5-db73768aeb92

How is this even constitutional?