Idaho Is About To Be The First State To Restrict Interstate Travel For Abortion Post-Roe
1 year, 8 months ago

Idaho Is About To Be The First State To Restrict Interstate Travel For Abortion Post-Roe

Huff Post  

Idaho already has some of the most extreme abortion restrictions on the books, with nearly all abortions banned in the state and an affirmative defense law that essentially asserts any doctor who provides an abortion is guilty until proven innocent. House Bill 242, which passed through the state House and is likely to move quickly through the Senate, seeks to limit minors’ ability to travel for abortion care without parental consent. State Rep. Barbara Ehardt, one of the sponsors of the abortion trafficking bill, said plainly that the intent of the legislation is to limit minors’ ability to travel out of state without parental consent. “The parent still has the right to cede that power and authority to someone else, such as a grandparent or an aunt, to take that child, should they be pregnant, across the border and get an abortion.” Senate Minority Leader Melissa Wintrow said it's "terribly inevitable" that the abortion trafficking bill will pass into law. “The phrasing of this law is very strategically trying not to impede on the right to travel but focusing more on the state’s right to interfere with young people’s medical decisions.” - Rebecca Wang, legal support counsel at If/When/How Several national health groups agree that a minor should not be required to involve their parents in decisions to obtain an abortion, including the American Medical Association, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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Idaho’s strict abortion ban faces scrutiny in federal appeals court hearing
1 week, 6 days ago

Idaho’s strict abortion ban faces scrutiny in federal appeals court hearing

Associated Press  

PASADENA, Calif. — A federal appeals court scrutinized the impact of Idaho’s strict abortion ban on emergency medical care on Tuesday, weighing whether the ban criminalizing abortions should be enforceable in life- and health-threatening situations. Circuit Court of Appeals panel of 11 judges to urgently lift the injunction preventing the state from enforcing its abortion ban in emergency room settings, …

"It's going to create fear": Idaho's "abortion trafficking" law shows that free speech is a target
2 weeks, 2 days ago

"It's going to create fear": Idaho's "abortion trafficking" law shows that free speech is a target

Salon  

A federal appeals court this week permitted Idaho to enforce its "abortion trafficking" law, reviving most of a 2023 statute that criminalized recruiting, harboring or transporting a minor to help them access out-of-state abortion care without parental consent. We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism Beyond keeping minors — who are at greater …

Court Rules Idaho Can Enforce Ban On Interstate Abortion Travel
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Court Rules Idaho Can Enforce Ban On Interstate Abortion Travel

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A 9th U.S. The Monday decision is only a small part of a larger case surrounding the state’s so-called “abortion trafficking” law. “Trafficking a minor child for an abortion without parental consent puts both in grave danger, and we will not stop protecting life in Idaho.” The court’s ruling said that the state can enforce the “harboring” …

Federal court rules Idaho can enforce so-called 'abortion trafficking' law
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Federal court rules Idaho can enforce so-called 'abortion trafficking' law

Raw Story  

Nearly two years after it was first proposed by Republican lawmakers, an Idaho law that, as one rights advocate said, essentially "traps" people in the state to stop them from getting abortion care, was permitted to go into effect on Monday after a federal appeals court ruling. The appeals court on Monday found that the "recruitment" portion of the law …

Women suing over Idaho’s abortion ban describe dangerous pregnancies, becoming ‘medical refugees’
1 month, 1 week ago

Women suing over Idaho’s abortion ban describe dangerous pregnancies, becoming ‘medical refugees’

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Four women suing over Idaho’s strict abortion bans told a judge Tuesday how excitement over their pregnancies turned to grief and fear after they learned their fetuses were not likely to survive to birth — and how they had to leave the state to get abortions amid fears that pregnancy complications would put their own health in …

Nevadans take first step to protecting abortion in state constitution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nevadans take first step to protecting abortion in state constitution

NPR  

Nevadans take first step to protecting abortion in state constitution toggle caption Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images This piece originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. RENO – Abortion is one step closer to being constitutionally protected in Nevada after voters approved a statewide ballot question for the first time, according to the Associated Press. …

Nebraska's Abortion Ballot Measures Face a Showdown in the 2024 Election
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nebraska's Abortion Ballot Measures Face a Showdown in the 2024 Election

CNN  

More than two dozen states are holding elections in 2024 to determine whether to protect reproductive rights in their state constitutions. Reproductive health advocates are confident that they have voter sentiment on their side, with every measure aimed at protecting access having passed in states that have already held a popular vote on abortion rights since Roe v. Wade was …

Commentary: A second Trump administration could make abortion restrictions even worse
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Commentary: A second Trump administration could make abortion restrictions even worse

LA Times  

Mitzi Rivas, left, hugs her daughter Maya Iribarren during an abortion-rights protest at City Hall in San Francisco following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade in June 2022. Since the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling returning the decision on abortion to the states, nearly half enacted abortion bans, some of which have prevented women from getting emergency abortions …

JD Vance refuses to say he’s ‘OK’ with people traveling to other states for abortions
2 months, 1 week ago

JD Vance refuses to say he’s ‘OK’ with people traveling to other states for abortions

The Independent  

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In 'win for reproductive freedom,' North Dakota judge strikes down abortion ban
3 months, 1 week ago

In 'win for reproductive freedom,' North Dakota judge strikes down abortion ban

Raw Story  

Two days after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed that "every Democrat, every Republican, liberal, conservative" wanted the federal right to abortion care to be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, a North Dakota judge became the latest on Thursday to strike down a state-level abortion ban, saying it violated residents' constitutional rights. Meetra Mehdizadeh, a staff attorney at CRR, …

Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — An Alaska judge struck down Wednesday a decades-old state law that restricted who could perform abortions in the state. Alaska Superior Court Judge Josie Garton in 2021 granted the group’s request to allow advanced practice clinicians to provide medication abortion pending her decision in the underlying case. Planned Parenthood in its lawsuit argued there was no medical …

Utah’s near-total abortion ban to remain blocked until lower court assesses its constitutionality
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Utah’s near-total abortion ban to remain blocked until lower court assesses its constitutionality

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — A near-total abortion ban will remain on hold in Utah after the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the law should remain blocked until a lower court can assess its constitutionality. The panel wrote in its opinion that the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah had legal standing to challenge the state’s abortion trigger law, and that …

Minnesota providers prepare for influx of patients from Iowa as abortion ban takes effect
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Minnesota providers prepare for influx of patients from Iowa as abortion ban takes effect

LA Times  

Minnesota providers and public officials are preparing to welcome patients traveling from Iowa, where a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy goes into effect Monday. Sarah Traxler, an ob-gyn based in Minnesota and the chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood North Central States, said Iowa’s law could have ripple effects throughout the region. Across the country, …

"No real clarity": Supreme Court emergency abortion decision leaving Idaho physicians in the dark
5 months, 3 weeks ago

"No real clarity": Supreme Court emergency abortion decision leaving Idaho physicians in the dark

Salon  

Last week, the Supreme Court dismissed a case brought forth by Idaho that challenged doctors' ability to provide emergency abortions to stabilize a patient’s health and life. “EMTALA, as we previously understood it, is now fully functional in Idaho, so we can provide stabilizing, emergency care to pregnant women if that requires an abortion,” Kara Cadwallader, who is a family …

Opinion: If you were relieved by the Supreme Court’s abortion rulings this term, think again
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: If you were relieved by the Supreme Court’s abortion rulings this term, think again

LA Times  

Demonstrators gather outside the Supreme Court on Friday after the justices kicked the can down the road on whether federal law guaranteeing emergency medical care trumps state abortion bans. Emergency access to abortion has been a flashpoint in the chaotic aftermath of the Supreme Court’s overturning of the right to terminate a pregnancy in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization …

Iowa Supreme Court upholds state’s 6-week abortion ban
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa Supreme Court upholds state’s 6-week abortion ban

CNN  

CNN — The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday to uphold the state’s abortion ban, which prohibits most abortions in the state as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Kim Reynolds celebrated the ruling Friday, saying she is glad the state’s high court “upheld the will of the people.” “As the heartbeat bill finally becomes law, we are deeply committed to …

Despite Supreme Court ruling, the future of emergency abortions is still unclear for US women
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Despite Supreme Court ruling, the future of emergency abortions is still unclear for US women

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court did not settle the debate over whether federal law requires hospitals to stabilize pregnant patients with emergency abortions on Wednesday, despite saying Idaho hospitals can provide abortions in medical emergencies even with the state’s restrictions. Health and legal experts say Thursday’s order that divided the Supreme Court’s conservatives does nothing to protect pregnant women …

Emergency abortions in Idaho can continue for the time being, US Supreme Court says
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Emergency abortions in Idaho can continue for the time being, US Supreme Court says

Hindustan Times  

The US Supreme Court on Thursday, June 27, affirmed a lower court injunction that allows abortion to continue in Idaho in cases of medical emergencies. Emergency abortions in Idaho can continue for the time being, US Supreme Court says Idaho is a state known to have very strict restrictions in place. Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote that the "shape …

Supreme Court stops short of saying doctors must save women's lives and health
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court stops short of saying doctors must save women's lives and health

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the most recent abortion case mandating that doctors provide life-saving abortions if a pregnant woman is dying and in the event her health is in jeopardy. "An Idaho law prohibits abortions unless necessary to prevent a pregnant woman's death; the law makes no exception for abortions necessary to prevent grave harms to the woman's …

Supreme Court Allows Emergency Abortion Care In Idaho For Now
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Allows Emergency Abortion Care In Idaho For Now

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Supreme Court rejected an attack on emergency abortion care in Idaho in a Thursday morning ruling. Three Justices suggest, at least in this context, that States have free rein to nullify federal law.” “While this court dawdles and the country waits, pregnant people experiencing emergency medical conditions remain in a precarious position.” - Supreme Court Justice …

The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions, for now, in a procedural order that left key questions unanswered and could mean the issue ends up before the conservative-majority court again soon. The Supreme Court took up the Idaho case after the Biden administration sued to allow abortions in emergency cases where …

Supreme Court rejects Idaho’s appeal — for now — to ban abortions in medical emergencies
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court rejects Idaho’s appeal — for now — to ban abortions in medical emergencies

LA Times  

A group of doctors join abortion rights supporters at a rally outside the Supreme Court on April 24 in Washington. The Supreme Court retreated Thursday from ruling on Idaho’s near total ban on abortions, leaving in place a judge’s order that for now allows doctors to perform abortions when necessary in medical emergencies. The justices in an unsigned order said …

Supreme Court dismisses Idaho abortion challenge, allowing doctors to perform emergency abortions
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court dismisses Idaho abortion challenge, allowing doctors to perform emergency abortions

Salon  

On Thursday, The Supreme Court ruled that doctors are allowed to provide emergency abortions to stabilize a patient’s health and life, meaning Idaho’s near-total abortion ban does not take precedence over a federal law known as the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act The 6-3 opinion included three dissenting Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas, while three of …

What is the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court’s latest abortion case?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

What is the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court’s latest abortion case?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears ready to rule that hospitals in Idaho may provide medically necessary abortions to stabilize patients at least for now, despite the state’s strict abortion law, according to a copy of the opinion that was briefly posted on Wednesday to the court’s website and obtained by Bloomberg News. The Biden administration argues that Idaho’s law …

Another major Supreme Court abortion ruling mistakenly posted online: report
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Another major Supreme Court abortion ruling mistakenly posted online: report

Raw Story  

A Supreme Court opinion mistakenly posted Wednesday showed the justices are poised to allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho. The leaked decision shows the justices plan to reinstate a lower court ruling that said Idaho hospitals could continue performing emergency abortions to protect mothers. “The Court’s opinion in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States will be …

Justices seem set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho for now, a prematurely posted opinion says
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Justices seem set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho for now, a prematurely posted opinion says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho when a pregnant patient’s health is at serious risk, according to a copy of the opinion briefly posted on the court’s website Wednesday and obtained by Bloomberg News. The decision would reverse the Supreme Court’s earlier order that allowed an Idaho abortion ban to temporarily go into …

On the anniversary of the fall of Roe, Democrats lay the blame for worsening health care on Trump
5 months, 4 weeks ago

On the anniversary of the fall of Roe, Democrats lay the blame for worsening health care on Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is using the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade to argue that Donald Trump is “guilty” of rolling back women’s freedoms and setting off a nationwide health care crisis. Harris said Monday that Trump “intended” for his three Supreme Court picks to overturn Roe. “Trump has not denied, much …

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights now in the US
6 months ago

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights now in the US

Associated Press  

Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. Limited abortion access prompts more out-of-state travel Bans in Republican-led states have prompted many people seeking abortions to travel to get care. The U.S. Supreme Court this …

Here’s the landscape 2 years after the Supreme Court overturned a national right to abortion
6 months ago

Here’s the landscape 2 years after the Supreme Court overturned a national right to abortion

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Limited abortion access prompts more out-of-state travel Bans in …

The Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights in the U.S.
6 months ago

The Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in 2022. Here’s the state of abortion rights in the U.S.

LA Times  

People march through downtown Amarillo, Texas, last year to protest a lawsuit that aimed to ban the abortion drug mifepristone. Judges, state lawmakers and voters are deciding the future of abortion in the U.S. two years after the Supreme Court jolted the legal status quo with a ruling that overturned Roe vs. Wade. Limited abortion access prompts more out-of-state travel …

Voters in 10 states are deciding whether to strengthen access to abortion
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Voters in 10 states are deciding whether to strengthen access to abortion

NPR  

Voters in 10 states are deciding whether to strengthen access to abortion The national map for abortion access could be about to change as voters in 10 states, with a combined population of more than 75 million people, decide whether to put protections for reproductive rights into their state constitutions. — Scott Maucione New York The proposed amendment that could …

6 key facts about abortion laws and the 2024 election
7 months ago

6 key facts about abortion laws and the 2024 election

NPR  

6 key facts about abortion laws and the 2024 election Loading. In the nearly two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion access has been in an almost constant state of flux. Another way some states have expanded abortion access is by passing "shield laws." These are laws that say doctors and nurses in states where abortion …

New Kansas abortion clinic will open to help meet demand from restrictive neighboring states
7 months, 1 week ago

New Kansas abortion clinic will open to help meet demand from restrictive neighboring states

Associated Press  

A new abortion clinic will open in southeast Kansas this fall, bolstering the state’s role as a regional hub for reproductive health services whose neighbors have severely restricted access since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains announced Tuesday that Pittsburg, Kansas, will be home to a new facility providing abortion procedures …

Key moments in the Supreme Court’s latest abortion case that could change how women get care
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Key moments in the Supreme Court’s latest abortion case that could change how women get care

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court heard its first test on Wednesday of state abortion bans that have been enacted since the court upended the Roe v. Wade constitutional right to abortion. The justices could make a major ruling — or they could rule narrowly on how Idaho’s state law interacts with the federal law, the the Emergency Medical Treatment …

Key moments in the U.S. Supreme Court's latest abortion case that could change how women get care
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Key moments in the U.S. Supreme Court's latest abortion case that could change how women get care

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The justices could make a major …

US Supreme Court weighs Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies
7 months, 4 weeks ago

US Supreme Court weighs Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies

Hindustan Times  

By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung US Supreme Court weighs Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies WASHINGTON -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday waded back into the battle over abortion access during arguments in a case pitting Idaho's strict Republican-backed abortion ban against a federal law that ensures that patients can receive emergency care. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, who …

Supreme Court sounds wary of Idaho’s ban on emergency abortions for women whose health is in danger
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court sounds wary of Idaho’s ban on emergency abortions for women whose health is in danger

LA Times  

The Supreme Court will decide whether emergency room doctors are allowed to perform abortions if a pregnant person’s health is threatened. Prelogar urged the high court to rule that federal emergency care law applies nationwide and sometimes requires hospitals and their doctors to perform an abortion — regardless of any state restrictions on the procedure — if a pregnant patient’s …

Bill would allow Arizona abortion providers to practice in California temporarily
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Bill would allow Arizona abortion providers to practice in California temporarily

LA Times  

Abortion rights supporters rally in Scottsdale, Ariz., on April 15 after the state’s Supreme Court ruled that a 160-year-old near-total ban on abortion is enforceable. Arizona abortion providers could practice in California under a new law designed to provide care to women who cross the state line as they face newly restrictive prohibitions at home. Gavin Newsom to make California …

When can doctors provide emergency abortions in states with strict bans? Supreme Court to weigh in
8 months ago

When can doctors provide emergency abortions in states with strict bans? Supreme Court to weigh in

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Nearly two years after overturning the constitutional right to abortion, the Supreme Court will consider Wednesday how far state bans can extend to women in medical emergencies. Idaho says its law does have an exception for life-saving abortions, and it contends the Biden administration wants to define health emergencies more broadly to turn hospitals into “abortion enclaves.” Idaho …

Texas, Idaho abortion bans test against federal emergency medicine rule
8 months ago

Texas, Idaho abortion bans test against federal emergency medicine rule

Raw Story  

"Texas, Idaho abortion bans test against federal emergency medicine rule" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Texas, meanwhile, has sued the Biden administration, saying it's using EMTALA as an end-run around state abortion bans to “mandate that …

After Florida and Arizona abortion bans, some abortion funds are being pushed to the brink
8 months, 1 week ago

After Florida and Arizona abortion bans, some abortion funds are being pushed to the brink

Salon  

Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade, which provided Americans with a constitutional right to access abortion, states have been able to make their own laws on abortion access. Jeyifo told Salon they’ve never had to turn someone away from their services, but they’re “on the brink” of doing that …

The Shock Arizona Ruling Shows Why Trump’s Abortion ‘Middle Ground’ Is No Compromise
8 months, 1 week ago

The Shock Arizona Ruling Shows Why Trump’s Abortion ‘Middle Ground’ Is No Compromise

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING “Many states will be different, many will have a different number of weeks or some will have more conservative than others and that’s what they will be,” Trump said in a Monday statement. “Those networks that we’ve already worked really hard to create are now going to be the lifeline for the patients in Arizona who need …

Arizona’s abortion ban is likely to cause a scramble for services in states where it’s still legal
8 months, 1 week ago

Arizona’s abortion ban is likely to cause a scramble for services in states where it’s still legal

Associated Press  

Adrienne Mansanares expects a flurry of calls from patients in Arizona starting this week. “This is now another place where they can’t go safety to access care.” On top of potentially long distances to states like New Mexico, California and Colorado, patients who used to go to Arizona from other states for abortion care will have to go elsewhere, Phillis …

Column: Antiabortion agitators are trying to cripple a lifesaving federal healthcare law
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: Antiabortion agitators are trying to cripple a lifesaving federal healthcare law

LA Times  

Here’s how the legal departments of two hospitals, legislators in two states and even the Supreme Court turned a pregnancy emergency for Mylissa Farmer into a life-threatening nightmare. It emphasized to doctors and hospitals that when a pregnant woman arrived at an emergency room with a condition that required an emergency abortion, “the physician must provide that treatment.” When a …

Bill that would have placed the question of abortion access before Louisiana voters fails
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bill that would have placed the question of abortion access before Louisiana voters fails

Associated Press  

— A bill that ultimately would have let voters decide whether abortions should be legal in Louisiana, a state with a near-total ban, failed after a Republican-controlled committee rejected it Monday. The legislation proposed an amendment to Louisiana’s constitution that would enshrine reproductive rights for women, including allowing contraceptives such as birth control, access to abortions and infertility treatments. Freeman …

Using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care banned by GOP-led Idaho Legislature
9 months ago

Using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care banned by GOP-led Idaho Legislature

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — The GOP-led Idaho Legislature has passed a bill that would ban the use of any public funds for gender-affirming care, including for state employees using work health insurance and for adults covered by Medicaid. If the legislation is enacted, Idaho would become at least the 10th state to ban Medicaid funding for gender-affirming care for people of …

Idaho considers a ban on using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care
9 months ago

Idaho considers a ban on using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care

The Independent  

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Idaho is becoming an OBGYN desert, threatening the lives of mothers and infants
9 months, 1 week ago

Idaho is becoming an OBGYN desert, threatening the lives of mothers and infants

Salon  

At the end of this month, an Idaho labor and delivery unit will shutter its doors. According to a statement on the hospital’s website, the closure was an outcome the institution “worked for years to avoid.” While West Valley Medical Center didn’t cite restrictive abortion laws as the reason for the closure, Dr. Kara Cadwallader, who is a family medicine …

Iowa’s abortion providers now have some guidance for the paused 6-week ban, if it is upheld
10 months, 1 week ago

Iowa’s abortion providers now have some guidance for the paused 6-week ban, if it is upheld

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa’s medical board on Thursday approved some guidance abortion providers would need to follow if the state’s ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy is upheld by the Iowa Supreme Court. The rules instruct physicians to make “a bona fide effort to detect a fetal heartbeat” by performing a transabdominal pelvic ultrasound “in …

GOP legislatures in some states seek ways to undermine voters’ ability to determine abortion rights
10 months, 3 weeks ago

GOP legislatures in some states seek ways to undermine voters’ ability to determine abortion rights

LA Times  

Legislative efforts in Missouri and Mississippi are attempting to prevent voters from having a say over abortion rights, building on antiabortion strategies seen in other states, including last year in Ohio. “There’s nothing democratic about that, and it’s the same blueprint we’ve seen in Ohio and all these other states, again and again.” Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the …

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