New abortion laws changed their lives. 8 very personal stories
1 year, 6 months ago

New abortion laws changed their lives. 8 very personal stories

NPR  

New abortion laws changed their lives. Enlarge this image Tracy Lee for NPR Tracy Lee for NPR When her water broke too early, there were no abortion providers to help Dani Rios, 40 State: Texas Law: Banned with very limited exceptions In December 2022, right before Christmas, I was 20 weeks and 3 days pregnant when I learned my water had broken early. Sponsor Message A couple quickly uproots to try to make a family Hillary, 35 State: Texas to Massachusetts Law: Texas bans abortion with very limited exceptions. Waiting weeks for a wanted abortion, paralyzed by fear Anna, age 41 State: Louisiana Law: Banned with very limited exceptions Note: NPR agreed to only use Anna's first name because of her fears of legal retaliation by Louisiana officials. She's afraid she'll have to start a family elsewhere because of pregnancy risks Emily Grimes, age 33 State: Kentucky Law: Banned with very limited exceptions Kentucky's abortion laws have prompted me to reconsider whether or not I want to become pregnant.

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The deaths from abortion bans you won't hear about
2 months ago

The deaths from abortion bans you won't hear about

Salon  

Last month, ProPublica published two stories of women who died from abortion bans after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 via the Dobbs decision. The state committee that reviewed her case was also “preventable.” Related A leading abortion provider on why restrictive laws are taking us back to the Dark Ages Pro-abortion activists warned before and after …

Opinion: When I talked about my pre-Roe abortion, other women’s stories poured out: ‘You are the only person I’ve ever told’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: When I talked about my pre-Roe abortion, other women’s stories poured out: ‘You are the only person I’ve ever told’

LA Times  

The summer of 1965, the first gynecologist I went to for a diaphragm turned me down. “Write a poem,” a friend said to me on our way to Washington for the 1992 March for Women’s Lives, an event prompted by a challenge to a Pennsylvania abortion rights law brought to the Supreme Court. On a recent women’s mobilization call for …

2 years late how the Dobbs Supreme Court decision changed abortion access
6 months ago

2 years late how the Dobbs Supreme Court decision changed abortion access

NPR  

2 years late how the Dobbs Supreme Court decision changed abortion access Two years after the Supreme Court removed federal abortion protections, the number of abortions is up as telehealth is on the rise and reproductive rights are on the ballot in November. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have an update now on the fight over abortion two years to the …

A look at abortion rights across the country
7 months ago

A look at abortion rights across the country

NPR  

A look at abortion rights across the country Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, state laws on abortion have been changing constantly. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Nearly two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a lot has happened with abortion access. And here to give us the state of play on that are NPR's Elissa Nadworny, who …

Ending Roe v. Wade May Have Had the Opposite Effect That Conservatives Had Hoped For
1 year, 1 month ago

Ending Roe v. Wade May Have Had the Opposite Effect That Conservatives Had Hoped For

Slate  

On Tuesday, Ohio voters passed a ballot measure enshrining the right to an abortion in the state constitution, joining several states where voters have responded to the end of Roe v. Wade by protecting reproductive rights via popular referendum. To many observers’ surprise, two recent studies reveal that national abortion numbers have actually slightly increased since the Supreme Court ended …

How the Texas trial changed the story of abortion rights in America
1 year, 4 months ago

How the Texas trial changed the story of abortion rights in America

Salon  

During the five decades that followed Roe v. Wade, lawsuit after lawsuit in states across the country chipped away at abortion rights. "All of these secrets — abortion, miscarriage, the blurring of miscarriage and abortion — that's something people viscerally appreciate now." Before the Supreme Court's conservative majority eliminated a federal right to abortion last June, polls showed that nationwide …

Have you tried to get an abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned? Share your story
1 year, 9 months ago

Have you tried to get an abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned? Share your story

NPR  

Have you tried to get an abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned? Share your story Enlarge this image toggle caption Maxwell Posner/NPR Maxwell Posner/NPR NPR is reporting on the impact of abortion restrictions taking effect across the country. We hope this reporting helps people understand the breadth of these laws and how they're reshaping American life now that Roe …

2022 Notebook: A seismic reversal in U.S. abortion rights
2 years ago

2022 Notebook: A seismic reversal in U.S. abortion rights

Associated Press  

THE BACKGROUND: After decades of abortion rights, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and suddenly abortion was illegal in parts of the country. When the decision came down in June, women across the U.S. suddenly found themselves living in states where abortion wasn’t legal. ___ NOREEN NASIR, video journalist based in New York, who reported from Jackson, Mississippi, …

I Live In Alabama. Our Cruel New Abortion Law Has Made My Life Absolute Hell.
2 years, 2 months ago

I Live In Alabama. Our Cruel New Abortion Law Has Made My Life Absolute Hell.

Huff Post  

The author with her fiancé and their son. Courtesy of Alyssa Gonzales On June 21, 2022 — just three days before the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization came out — I got the news: I was pregnant. After the Dobbs decision, Alabama’s trigger law went into effect and banned abortion almost completely — with only …

Shifting Abortion Laws Cause Confusion for Patients, Clinics after Overturning of Roe Vs Wade
2 years, 5 months ago

Shifting Abortion Laws Cause Confusion for Patients, Clinics after Overturning of Roe Vs Wade

News 18  

Abortion providers and patients are struggling to navigate the evolving legal landscape around abortion laws and access across the country since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week. A so-called trigger law imposing a near-total ban on the procedure took effect Sunday, but a judge blocked the law Thursday, meaning the states only two abortion providers can …

Shifting abortion laws cause confusion for patients, clinics
2 years, 5 months ago

Shifting abortion laws cause confusion for patients, clinics

The Independent  

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Two months of waiting, and finally a Supreme Court ruling
2 years, 5 months ago

Two months of waiting, and finally a Supreme Court ruling

Associated Press  

Follow the links in this story to recent AP coverage about abortion over the last three months. ___ And so the interminable wait after the leak of the decision overturning Roe v. Wade has come to an end — nearly two months in which abortion and all of its complexities have been have been hashed and rehashed, while the U.S. …

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away women’s constitutional protections for abortion, a fundamental and deeply personal change for Americans’ lives after nearly a half-century under Roe v. Wade. At the White House, Biden said, “It’s a sad day for the court and for the country.” He urged voters to make it a defining issue in the November …

The Anti-Abortion Movement Killed People. Now Victims' Families Face A Post-Roe World.
2 years, 6 months ago

The Anti-Abortion Movement Killed People. Now Victims' Families Face A Post-Roe World.

Huff Post  

This article is part of a larger series titled “The End Of Roe.” Head here to If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks, it will mark the culmination of a decades-long, multimillion-dollar legal effort by the American conservative movement to end abortion rights and force many pregnant people to give birth. “It’s just tragic.” …

The women on both sides of America's Roe v Wade ruling
2 years, 7 months ago

The women on both sides of America's Roe v Wade ruling

The Telegraph  

Pro-life: ‘It does violence to both a woman and her unborn child’ Karen Swallow Prior, professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary I was radicalised by Roe v Wade. I was just a child in 1972 when the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling making abortion-on-demand legal in all 50 states. Along with its companion ruling, Doe v Bolton, handed …

‘It is a terrifying time’: Legal right to abortion in US faces direct challenge at Supreme Court
3 years ago

‘It is a terrifying time’: Legal right to abortion in US faces direct challenge at Supreme Court

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. “Ultimately what this means is not …

As the Supreme Court considers Roe v. Wade, a look at how abortion became legal
3 years ago

As the Supreme Court considers Roe v. Wade, a look at how abortion became legal

NPR  

As the Supreme Court considers Roe v. Wade, a look at how abortion became legal Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP For nearly a half-century, abortion has been a constitutional right in the United States. In 1992, it reiterated the framework yet again, though it said that states could enact some limited restrictions — for …

Roe v Wade baby breaks her silence: ‘I was just a pawn’
3 years, 2 months ago

Roe v Wade baby breaks her silence: ‘I was just a pawn’

The Independent  

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Congressional members share own abortion stories at hearing
3 years, 2 months ago

Congressional members share own abortion stories at hearing

Associated Press  

Three Democratic members of Congress on Thursday offered deeply personal testimony about their own abortions as a congressional committee examined how to respond to conservative states that are passing laws limiting abortion access. Rep. Barbara Lee of California said she received a “back-alley” abortion in Mexico after a teenage pregnancy. “But with a hostile Supreme Court, extremist state governments are …

Lawmakers Share Their Abortion Stories Ahead Of Congressional Hearing
3 years, 2 months ago

Lawmakers Share Their Abortion Stories Ahead Of Congressional Hearing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democratic Reps. Cori Bush, Pramila Jayapal and Barbara Lee shared their abortion stories on Wednesday, a day before a congressional hearing on access to the procedure, which is under increasing threat. He was completely supportive and I decided to have an abortion.” Jayapal, who first disclosed that she had an abortion in 2019, added: “We’ve got to …

Abcarian: Can the Supreme Court be moved by abortion stories told by real women? We'll see
3 years, 2 months ago

Abcarian: Can the Supreme Court be moved by abortion stories told by real women? We'll see

LA Times  

In November 2017, a third-year Texas law student named Brittany Fowler, who was in a monogamous relationship and on oral contraceptives, discovered she was pregnant. “My doctor,” she wrote in a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court this month, “didn’t warn me that the antibiotic might interfere with my birth control, and it didn’t occur to me that …

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