🇺🇸 Discussion: Abortion II

[blueharvest]

Trump's lies about abortion in America were particularly appalling

He falsely claimed that "all legal scholars" wanted Roe overturned, and that Democrats intend to execute newborns.

www.motherjones.com

 

[squeekness]

The worst lie was the one about killing babies after they born. So ridiculous.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

In wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions

A copy of the letter was obtained by the Associated Press. It comes after the Supreme Court failed to settle a legal dispute.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

The abortion ruling hides conservative justices’ partisan agenda | Moira Donegan

One day soon, this case will come back, and the supreme court will allow states to ban emergency abortions

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Amy Coney Barrett Signaled Something Very Scary About Where Abortion Bans Will Go Next

Barrett voiced a long-standing movement grievance—that exceptions for patient health are loopholes that simply excuse “abortion on demand.”

slate.com

 

[blueharvest]

Meet the Man Mobilizing Other Men to Join Fight for Abortion Rights in Florida

"It's not okay to sit this out just because it's not your body under attack," Aaron Bos-Lun of Men4Choice says.

www.miaminewtimes.com

 

[mclay18]

IT'S ON! Enough signatures collected to put abortion rights on Arkansas ballot - Arkansas Times

100,000 and counting. That's how many Arkansans signed on to push back against our state's near-total abortion ban.

arktimes.com

 

[blueharvest]

Kansas Supreme Court strikes down state law banning second-trimester abortion procedure • Kansas Reflector

Kansas Supreme Court rules state law passed in 2015 banning a second-trimester abortion procedure a violation of the Kansas Constitution's Bill of Rights.

kansasreflector.com

 

[blueharvest]

Abortion Rights Defenders Say Don't Be Fooled by GOP Platform Change | Common Dreams

"Voters don't want abortion bans," said one advocate. "Republicans know it and this plan shows just how desperate Trump and the MAGA GOP are to strip away our reproductive freedom."

www.commondreams.org

 

[mclay18]

Arkansas Supreme Court has stepped in and orders the Secretary of State to tally the abortion initiative signatures and report them by July 29th. And this was after the Secretary of State and Attorney General tried invalidating it. This is promising!

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[blueharvest]

Texas woman's lawsuit after being jailed on murder charge over abortion can proceed, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled that a Texas woman who was jailed and charged with murder over self-managing an abortion in 2022 can move forward with her lawsuit. U.S.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion

The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld a law restricting access to both medical care for transgender youth and abortion.

apnews.com

 

[Lily Adler]

A woman who took an abortion pill was charged with murder. She is now suing prosecutors

A Texas woman who self-managed her abortion is suing the local sheriff and prosecutors after she was held in jail on a murder charge, which was later dismissed.

abcnews.go.com

 

[blueharvest]

Iowa law banning abortions after six weeks goes into effect

Court reinstates ban after lengthy legal battle in a decision pro-choice advocates call ‘violation of human rights’

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Lily Adler]

Abortion-rights ballot measures may not help Democrats as much as they think

Most abortion-rights measures on the ballot this fall are likely to pass, but there’s no guarantee that their success will rub off on Democratic candidates.

abcnews.go.com

 

[blueharvest]

After the end of Roe, a new beginning for maternity homes

There has been a nationwide expansion of maternity homes in the two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the federal right to abortion.

apnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

Free or low-cost birth control is becoming increasingly difficult to get in some states

Free or low-cost contraceptives are becoming increasingly difficult for women to access as clinics close or struggle with funding problems and policy restrictions.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[blueharvest]

South Dakota court decision threatens abortion rights measure on November ballot

The South Dakota Supreme Court has reversed a judge's dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to remove an abortion rights initiative from the November ballot

abcnews.go.com

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[Lily Adler]

The worst lie was the one about killing babies after they born. So ridiculous.

Oh I remember the whole speech where he re-enacted what the doctors do to newborns and kill them with the mother still in the room.

 

[mclay18]

Secretary of state flips, flops and flips on rules as abortion amendment court battle continues - Arkansas Times

New court filings suggest John Thurston is applying rules in contradictory ways — preemptively rejecting the abortion petition, while allowing similar paperwork issues to slide for other petitions.

arktimes.com

 

[blueharvest]

Texas women denied abortions for ectopic pregnancies file complaints against hospitals

Two Texas women are asking the Biden administration to investigate hospitals after they say they were denied treatment for ectopic pregnancies.

www.usatoday.com

 

[blueharvest]

Key swing state puts abortion rights on November ballot

Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said that the number of collected signatures, more than 575,000, is a record for Arizona.

www.newsweek.com