🇺🇸 Discussion: Abortion II

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US supreme court to hear arguments in key case on emergency abortion care

Federal Emtala law has become focal point in heated debate over emergency abortions in states that ban procedure

www.theguardian.com

 

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[squeekness]

It would be awesome if they got that done.

 

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Supreme Court wrestles with abortion clash over emergency room treatment for pregnant women

The Biden administration says Idaho's near-total abortion ban conflicts with a federal law setting standards for hospital emergency room care.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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Region by region: How these states could broaden abortion access

This year's election could have widespread effects on the abortion access map and traveling for the procedure.

www.usatoday.com

 

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Trump Is Fine With States Monitoring Pregnant Women So They Don't Get Abortions

"I think they might do that," the GOP presidential nominee said of a scenario that sounds straight out of the dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale."

www.huffpost.com

 

[squeekness]

Trump Is Fine With States Monitoring Pregnant Women So They Don't Get Abortions

"I think they might do that," the GOP presidential nominee said of a scenario that sounds straight out of the dystopian novel "The Handmaid's Tale."

www.huffpost.com

Of course, he doesn't believe in the Constitution or freedoms.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Louisiana Lawmakers Move to Criminalize Possession of Abortion Pills

“This was not on anyone’s radar at all — it feels very sneaky,” says one OB-GYN

news.yahoo.com

 

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Partisan gap on abortion ‘larger than ever:’ Analysis

The divide between Democrats and Republicans on abortion is at its starkest point in years, according to a new survey on the issue that’s poised to play a big role in the 2024 presidential race. T…

thehill.com

 

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Abortion access defines key New York congressional races

Several New York Democrats acknowledged that Republicans are more aggressively counterpunching on the issue of abortion in the 2024 election cycle.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[mclay18]

Missouri abortion rights group collects enough signatures to advance ballot measure

Last summer I wrote a story outlining how Missouri was not as far-right as its recent voting history made it seem, and that there was even a modest progressive streak that even the majority of state-level republicans seemed to acquiesce to. We have...

www.dailykos.com

If the signatures can’t be verified early enough, the initiative will be on the November ballot instead of the August primary. A certain U.S. Senator can’t be happy if that pans out.

 

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Alabama court won't revisit frozen embryo ruling

Alabama judges are standing by a decision that frozen embryos are children under a state law

abcnews.go.com

 

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The governor of Kansas vetoed four anti-abortion measures. Republicans rammed them through anyway.

"By continuously finding ways to raise the issue and attempting to subvert the will of Kansans, these legislators are not representing the vast majority of those who elected them to office," Gov. Laura Kelly told Mother Jones.

www.motherjones.com

 

[mclay18]

The governor of Kansas vetoed four anti-abortion measures. Republicans rammed them through anyway.

"By continuously finding ways to raise the issue and attempting to subvert the will of Kansans, these legislators are not representing the vast majority of those who elected them to office," Gov. Laura Kelly told Mother Jones.

www.motherjones.com

I hope D affiliated groups in Kansas are vetting candidates to run for office on protecting abortion and eliminate the R state supermajority this year.

 

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Doug Emhoff to hold event urging men to advocate for abortion rights

Emhoff plans to stress the importance of men supporting abortion rights and using their voices to push to expand women’s ability to get the procedure, sources familiar with the plans told NBC News.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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‘If Roe v. Wade can fall, anything can fall,’ says Jeffries in stressing importance of elections

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) emphasized the stakes of the 2024 election in a “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday, warning that much more than abortion rights are at risk if former Pr…

thehill.com

 

[Sithborg]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/05/us/texas-abortion-collin-davis-colorado/index.html

New Fugitive Slave Acts are fun.

 

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[mclay18]

It’s going to take serious investment over numerous cycles to really put FL in play. But Amendment 4 might accelerate that.

I don’t expect Ds to flip one state house in FL, but breaking the R supermajority is definitely possible. And maybe, just maybe, Rick Scott will lose his Senate seat.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The GOP has quashed abortion care in the Southeast. It could upend the election

Florida's near-total abortion ban took effect this week, marking a brutal milestone for abortion rights activists nationally: From South Carolina to Texas, the South is now a virtual abortion care ...

www.dailykos.com

 

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Why pregnant Idaho women are traveling to Utah for emergency abortions

For an expectant mother, finding out her pregnancy needs to be terminated due to severe health complications is “probably one of the most devastating things that’s going to happen” in her life.

www.fox13now.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

New York sues anti-abortion groups promoting false method to reverse medication abortion

New York is suing an anti-abortion group and almost a dozen pregnancy counseling centers for promoting an unproven method to reverse medication � abortions , Attorney General Letitia James announced ...

www.dailykos.com