Why are abortion laws in the spotlight again? | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

Why are abortion laws in the spotlight again? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: A married woman 26 weeks pregnant has approached the Supreme Court seeking to terminate her pregnancy citing inability to take care of the child due to post-partum depression and other health issues. The Supreme Court on October 9 agreed to her plea, but two days later, a two-judge Bench of Justices Hima Kohli and B.V. Nagarathna delivered a split verdict when the government brandished a report from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences which said that the foetus was viable and had a heartbeat. According to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Act 2021, opinion of only one registered medical practitioner will be required for the abortion of a foetus up to 20 weeks of gestation and of two for the termination of pregnancy from 20 to 24 weeks of gestation. A two-judge Bench of Justices Kohli and Nagarathna first allowed the woman to end her pregnancy, then withdrew the verdict and differed on whether the abortion could go forward.

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The Newly Revived Zombie Laws Threatening to Lock Up Women When They Miscarry
1 month, 1 week ago

The Newly Revived Zombie Laws Threatening to Lock Up Women When They Miscarry

Slate  

Last week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments in one of a pair of cases that will determine access to abortion in the state. A trial judge bought Kaul’s argument, and now the case is before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which has a new liberal majority since the 2022 election of Justice Janet Protasiewicz. A woman who babysat for …

How abortion access map has been dramatically redrawn across US - after shock twists in deep red states
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How abortion access map has been dramatically redrawn across US - after shock twists in deep red states

Daily Mail  

It wasn't just Donald Trump or Kamala Harris on the ticket last night - there were also important referendums on abortion. Experts say yesterday's ballot measures were similarly surprising, we look at how all 10 states voted below: Missouri - allowed up to 24 weeks In The Show-Me State, when Roe v. Wade was overturned, a 2019 law that banned …

Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says
2 months ago

Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says

The Independent  

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Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says
2 months ago

Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says

LA Times  

Mifepristone is one of two pills used in medication abortions. Women living in states with abortion bans obtained the procedure in the second half of 2023 at about the same rate as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, according to a report released Tuesday. They increasingly used telehealth, the report found, as medical providers in states with …

Why Record Numbers of People Who Aren’t Pregnant Are Ordering Abortion Medication
2 months ago

Why Record Numbers of People Who Aren’t Pregnant Are Ordering Abortion Medication

Slate  

Since the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022, a growing number of people in the United States are buying abortion pills and keeping them on hand just in case they need them in the future. Some states have been removing the “known pregnancy” requirements since Dobbs, potentially making it easier to prosecute advance provision, missed period pills, and other …

SA abortion law proposal triggers debate, within and across party lines — what's been proposed?
2 months, 4 weeks ago

SA abortion law proposal triggers debate, within and across party lines — what's been proposed?

ABC  

A proposal to change South Australian abortion laws has prompted intense and heated debate, both in and outside of political circles. Mr Hood said that, under such a scenario, a baby born at 28 weeks would "receive neonatal care". Mr Hood's proposal has been opposed by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, whose SA committee …

Abortions are down under Florida’s 6-week ban but not by as much as in other states, study says
3 months, 1 week ago

Abortions are down under Florida’s 6-week ban but not by as much as in other states, study says

Associated Press  

When Florida’s ban on abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy began on May 1, the number of abortions didn’t drop as much as it has when other states implemented similar policies, a study released Thursday estimates. The study by the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion access, suggests that Florida clinics, abortion funds and support networks were …

US abortion numbers rise slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US abortion numbers rise slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds

Associated Press  

The number of women getting abortions in the U.S. actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a report released Wednesday found, reflecting the lengths that Democratic-controlled states went to expand access. AP AUDIO: US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds AP correspondent …

Rise in pregnancy terminations in US after verdict favouring abortion overturned
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rise in pregnancy terminations in US after verdict favouring abortion overturned

India Today  

The number of women getting abortions in the US actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a report released Wednesday found, reflecting the lengths that Democratic-controlled states went to expand access. In March, doctors in states with laws to protect medical providers used telemedicine to prescribe abortion …

Monthly abortions continue to trend up in the US in 2024, new report shows
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Monthly abortions continue to trend up in the US in 2024, new report shows

CNN  

CNN — Despite restrictions and bans that have taken effect in the two years since the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision revoked the federal right to an abortion, the average number of abortions provided each month in the United States continues to rise, a new report shows. Shield laws offer some legal protections for providers who practice in some states …

Iowa now bans most abortions after about 6 weeks, before many women know they’re pregnant
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa now bans most abortions after about 6 weeks, before many women know they’re pregnant

LA Times  

Tablets of mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions, sit on a counter in a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa. Iowa’s strict abortion law went into effect Monday, immediately prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. “I’m glad that the Iowa Supreme Court has upheld the will of the people …

Editorial: Don’t be fooled by Trump’s and Republicans’ abortion myths
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Editorial: Don’t be fooled by Trump’s and Republicans’ abortion myths

LA Times  

Community members gather to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe vs. Wade and Kentucky’s trigger law to ban abortion at Circus Square Park in Bowling Green, Ky., in June 2022. In California, abortion is legal up to the point of the fetus’ viability to survive outside the uterus, which is around 24-25 weeks — or later if the …

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 …

It’s been two years since Roe v Wade was overturned. Here’s how far we’ve gone back
5 months, 4 weeks ago

It’s been two years since Roe v Wade was overturned. Here’s how far we’ve gone back

The Independent  

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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 …

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 …

Why providers say abortion ban exceptions continue to cause confusion
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Why providers say abortion ban exceptions continue to cause confusion

NPR  

Why providers say abortion ban exceptions continue to cause confusion toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — When Dr. Rachel Humphrey went to medical school, she says she never imagined caring for her patients could land her in prison. Humphrey says an exemption to protect a pregnant person’s life makes sense on the surface, but that it …

Survey finds 8,000 women a month got abortion pills despite their states’ bans or restrictions
7 months, 1 week ago

Survey finds 8,000 women a month got abortion pills despite their states’ bans or restrictions

Associated Press  

Thousands of women in states with abortion bans and restrictions are receiving abortion pills in the mail from states that have laws protecting prescribers, a new report shows. Tuesday’s release of the #WeCount survey shows about 8,000 women a month in states that severely restrict abortion or place limits on having one through telehealth were getting the pills by mail …

Despite state bans, abortions nationwide are up, driven by telehealth
7 months, 1 week ago

Despite state bans, abortions nationwide are up, driven by telehealth

NPR  

Despite state bans, abortions nationwide are up, driven by telehealth Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images In the 18 months following the Supreme Court's decision that ended federal protection for abortion, the number of abortions in the U.S. has continued to grow, according to The Society of Family Planning's WeCount project. …

Abortion law: The movement to strip pregnant women of their rights is growing. The Supreme Court may make it much worse.
54 years, 11 months ago

Abortion law: The movement to strip pregnant women of their rights is growing. The Supreme Court may make it much worse.

Slate  

Should the very state of being pregnant place women in a subclass of citizen, vulnerable to criminal prosecution or civil penalties for behavior that would be perfectly legal from a nonpregnant person? Conservative legal groups are already drafting model legislation to prevent pregnant women from traveling for abortions by legally penalizing anyone who helps them, a strategy used by the …

Abortion returns to spotlight in Italy, 46 years after it was legalised
8 months ago

Abortion returns to spotlight in Italy, 46 years after it was legalised

Hindustan Times  

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s far-right-led government scored a victory Tuesday with the Senate approving a law allowing anti-abortion groups access to women considering ending their pregnancies. The Senate, where the government has a majority, voted 95-68, giving final approval to legislation tied to European Union COVID-19 recovery funds that included an amendment The law, already passed by the lower Chamber …

Abortion returns to the spotlight in Italy, 46 years after it was legalized
8 months ago

Abortion returns to the spotlight in Italy, 46 years after it was legalized

Associated Press  

ROME — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s far-right-led government scored a victory Tuesday with the Senate approving a law allowing anti-abortion groups access to women considering ending their pregnancies. The Senate, where the government has a majority, voted 95-68, giving final approval to legislation tied to European Union COVID-19 recovery funds that included an amendment The law, already passed by the …

Polish opponents of abortion march against recent steps to liberalize strict law
8 months, 1 week ago

Polish opponents of abortion march against recent steps to liberalize strict law

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Thousands of Polish opponents of abortion marched in Warsaw on Sunday to protest recent steps by the new government to liberalize the predominantly Catholic nation’s strict laws and allow termination of pregnancy until the 12th week. They were referring to an ongoing public debate surrounding the steps that the 4-month-old government of Prime Minster Donald Tusk is …

Polish lawmakers debate reforming strict abortion laws
8 months, 1 week ago

Polish lawmakers debate reforming strict abortion laws

Al Jazeera  

Poland has some of the strictest abortion laws in the European Union. Lawmakers in Poland have begun debating changes to the country’s harsh abortion laws that had grown more restrictive during eight years of conservative nationalist governments. Somehave sought to make abortion legal without limitations until 12 weeks of pregnancy while one bill looks to reinstate the right to abortion …

Why has Arizona re-enacted a 160-year-old abortion ban?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why has Arizona re-enacted a 160-year-old abortion ban?

Al Jazeera  

State court’s ruling could have far-reaching implications for women’s healthcare and the November US elections. pic.twitter.com/swEqJREVVS — AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes April 9, 2024 “In Phoenix, we believe abortion is health care,” Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, also a Democrat, said on the social media platform X. https://t.co/yiHegWytK8 — Mayor Kate Gallego April 9, 2024 California Governor Gavin Newsom posted …

Florida's stricter ban on abortions could put more pressure on clinics elsewhere
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Florida's stricter ban on abortions could put more pressure on clinics elsewhere

Associated Press  

The drive to Bristol, Virginia, from Jacksonville, Florida, takes more than eight hours. “I think that Florida will just become another one of the states that we serve.” On Monday, the Florida Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. That step allows another, stricter ban to take effect on May 1, making abortion illegal …

More than 60% of US abortions in 2023 were done by pill, study shows
9 months ago

More than 60% of US abortions in 2023 were done by pill, study shows

Firstpost  

Following the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to abolish abortion rights, over a dozen states were able to close their abortion facilities and outlaw the operation altogether, limiting access to surgical abortions Pro-choice and anti-abortion both demonstrate outside the United States Supreme Court as the court hears arguments over a challenge to a Texas law that bans abortion after six weeks …

Despite bans in some states, more than a million abortions were provided in 2023
9 months ago

Despite bans in some states, more than a million abortions were provided in 2023

NPR  

Despite bans in some states, more than a million abortions were provided in 2023 Loading. "That's the highest number in over a decade, the first time there have been over a million abortions provided in the U.S. formal health care system since 2012," explains Isaac Maddow-Zimet, a data scientist with Guttmacher. In 2020, Guttmacher reported that there were 930,160 abortions …

Vantage | The politics of France making abortion a constitutional right
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Vantage | The politics of France making abortion a constitutional right

Firstpost  

France’s historic move to constitutionalise abortion sets a precedent for other nations and reaffirms the importance of protecting women’s reproductive rights An anti-abortion activist holds a flag depicting the Virgin Mary that reads 'France is praying" near the Palace of Versailles during the Congress session of both Houses of Parliament in Versailles, west of Paris, on 4 March, 2024. France’s …

As France guarantees the right to abortion, other European countries look to expand access
9 months, 2 weeks ago

As France guarantees the right to abortion, other European countries look to expand access

Associated Press  

PARIS — As France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee the right to abortion in its constitution, other Europeans look at the U.S. rollback of abortion access and wonder: Could that happen here? The 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning long-held abortion rights was the catalyst for the French parliament’s overwhelming vote Monday to add a constitutional amendment proclaiming …

Uncertainty around US abortion landscape drives surge in requests to stockpile abortion medication, research shows
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Uncertainty around US abortion landscape drives surge in requests to stockpile abortion medication, research shows

CNN  

CNN — Amid significant upheaval to the abortion landscape in the United States, thousands of women have preemptively requested medication abortion pills in case they need them in the future, new research shows. In the first eight months that Aid Access offered advance provision of medication abortion – from September 2021 through April 2022 – it received an average of …

What the Supreme Court’s Decision Means for Abortion Pills
1 year ago

What the Supreme Court’s Decision Means for Abortion Pills

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court said on Dec. 13 that it would weigh whether to limit access to mifepristone, a pill used in most abortions in the U.S. Medication abortion, also known as medical abortion or plan C, involves the administration of so-called abortion pills to terminate a pregnancy. In 2020, about 98% of medication abortions in the U.S. used the two-medication …

A judge is considering Wyoming abortion laws, including the first explicit US ban on abortion pills
1 year ago

A judge is considering Wyoming abortion laws, including the first explicit US ban on abortion pills

Associated Press  

— Attorneys for both sides in a challenge to Wyoming abortion restrictions that include the nation’s first explicit ban on medication to end pregnancy urged a judge Thursday to uphold or strike down the new laws without holding a trial. Wyoming’s abortion pill ban specifically bars any exception for “psychological or emotional conditions.” “When the state says they are trying …

Does India need to decriminalise abortion? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 1 month ago

Does India need to decriminalise abortion? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, a married woman, who was 26 weeks pregnant, approached the Supreme Court, asking to be allowed to terminate her pregnancy. But subsequently, following a hospital report that said the foetus was viable and had a heartbeat, and a medical board report that said the pregnancy was not causing an immediate danger to the woman or foetus’s life, …

Abortions in the US rose slightly overall after post-Roe restrictions were put in place, study finds
1 year, 1 month ago

Abortions in the US rose slightly overall after post-Roe restrictions were put in place, study finds

Associated Press  

The total number of abortions provided in the U.S. rose slightly in the 12 months after states began implementing bans on them throughout pregnancy, a new survey finds. The changes reflect major shifts after the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2022 handed down its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling, overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that had …

Few US adults support full abortion bans, even in states that have them, an AP-NORC poll finds
1 year, 5 months ago

Few US adults support full abortion bans, even in states that have them, an AP-NORC poll finds

Associated Press  

The majority of U.S. adults, including those living in states with the strictest limits on abortion, want it to be legal at least through the initial stages of pregnancy, a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds. The poll finds that 1 in 10 Americans say they know someone who has either been unable to …

One year later, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on right to abortion is both scorned and praised
1 year, 5 months ago

One year later, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on right to abortion is both scorned and praised

The Hindu  

Activists and politicians are marking the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned a nationwide right to abortion with a range of reactions that vary from praise and protests. “I’m absolutely livid that people think that they can interfere with medical decisions between a woman and her doctor,” said Lynn Rust, of Silver Springs, Maryland, at a …

Anti-abortion laws threaten millions one year after Roe v Wade fell. The battle for access is far from over
1 year, 6 months ago

Anti-abortion laws threaten millions one year after Roe v Wade fell. The battle for access is far from over

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 Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A decision from the US Supreme Court’s conservative …

I had an abortion – ministers need to listen to women like me before deciding what to do with our bodies
1 year, 6 months ago

I had an abortion – ministers need to listen to women like me before deciding what to do with our bodies

The Independent  

For many, getting pregnant is easy. Carla Foster, a 44-year-old mother-of-three, got hold of the abortion pills under the government’s “pills by post” initiative for unwanted pregnancies up to 10 weeks. Troubling opinions held by anti-abortion activists range from linking abortion to satanism, the devil and child sacrifice, arguing for pregnancy terminations to be banned in cases of rape, thinking …

Thousands protest in Poland against strict abortion law after pregnant woman died of sepsis
1 year, 6 months ago

Thousands protest in Poland against strict abortion law after pregnant woman died of sepsis

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Thousands of people demonstrated across Poland on Wednesday against the country’s restrictive abortion law after a woman who was five months pregnant died of sepsis, the latest such death since a tightening of the law. The protesters vented their fury against the governing Law and Justice party, or PiS, and doctors who refuse to perform abortions even …

Thousands protest against strict abortion law in Poland
1 year, 6 months ago

Thousands protest against strict abortion law in Poland

Al Jazeera  

Women’s rights advocates called for protests in dozens of Polish cities after a woman in her fifth month of pregnancy died of sepsis. Thousands of people have demonstrated across Poland against the country’s restrictive abortion law after a woman who was five months pregnant died of sepsis, the latest such death since a tightening of the law. Poland’s abortion laws, …

What are the abortion laws in the UK?
1 year, 6 months ago

What are the abortion laws in the UK?

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email 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. Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Monday heard Foster, who fell …

As a woman is jailed, UK urged to reform ‘outdated’ abortion laws
1 year, 6 months ago

As a woman is jailed, UK urged to reform ‘outdated’ abortion laws

Al Jazeera  

Women’s rights groups, politicians and medics are calling on the British government to reform abortion laws after a woman was jailed for taking pills to end her pregnancy after the 24-week limit. And I think that’s one of the things I would have factored in, in relation to this particular case.” The judge presiding over the case, Justice Edward Pepperall, …

Disappointed foes vow to keep attacking abortion pill after SCOTUS ruling
1 year, 8 months ago

Disappointed foes vow to keep attacking abortion pill after SCOTUS ruling

Raw Story  

Though the U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked an effective ban on medication abortion, anti-abortion groups are not giving up on trying to fast-track a national abortion ban. We have many, many avenues out there to try to ban chemical abortion.” Legally challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s two-decades-old approval of the drug mifepristone despite its high safety and …

Here's the 'heart-wrenching' reality of post-Roe medical care for women
1 year, 10 months ago

Here's the 'heart-wrenching' reality of post-Roe medical care for women

Raw Story  

In new data that has yet to be released to the public, researchers at the University of California San Francisco have examined how pregnancy-related medical care has changed since the Supreme Court decision that struck down Roe v. Wade, according to States Newsroom. The Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, part of the University of California San Francisco, launched a …

Abortion pills should be easier to get. That doesn't mean that they will be
1 year, 11 months ago

Abortion pills should be easier to get. That doesn't mean that they will be

NPR  

Abortion pills should be easier to get. "Many people have difficulty accessing this care because of things like transportation or having time off of work to go to a clinic to get this care so this is really going to open the doors for them," Dr. Kristyn Brandi, a member and fellow at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists …

Abortion Pill Requests Have Skyrocketed Since Fall Of Roe, Study Finds
2 years, 1 month ago

Abortion Pill Requests Have Skyrocketed Since Fall Of Roe, Study Finds

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Request for abortion pills ― medication people can take at home to terminate pregnancies ― soared across many states after it became clear the U.S. Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade, a new study found. The study, which was published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, analyzed requests for medication abortion across 30 …

How are new abortion laws affecting women in the United States?
2 years, 2 months ago

How are new abortion laws affecting women in the United States?

Al Jazeera  

On Wednesday, October 12 at 19:30 GMT: It’s been more than 100 days since the United States Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion. This means almost one in three American women of reproductive age – disproportionally poorer women and those of colour – now live in a state with no abortion options, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Fearful …

DC Edit | Landmark abortion ruling expands women’s rights
2 years, 2 months ago

DC Edit | Landmark abortion ruling expands women’s rights

Deccan Chronicle  

It was blindingly obvious that there should be no distinction between married and unmarried women when it comes to having an abortion any time up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. The abortion ruling goes well beyond religion and other impediments like single women not being allowed to seek abortion after 20 weeks. The sweep of the judgment is truly remarkable …

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