Judge Strikes Down Wyoming Laws Banning Abortion, Abortion Pills
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge Strikes Down Wyoming Laws Banning Abortion, Abortion Pills

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A state judge on Monday struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy in line with voters in yet more states voicing support for abortion rights. One Wyoming law that Owens said violated women’s rights under the state constitution bans abortion except to protect to a pregnant woman’s life or in cases involving rape and incest. They also argued the bans violated a 2012 state constitutional amendment saying competent Wyoming residents have a right to make their own health care decisions. The abortion laws impede the fundamental right of women to make health care decisions for an entire class of people — those who are pregnant — in violation of the constitutional amendment, Owens ruled.

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New Mexico is a go-to state for women seeking abortions. A new court ruling helps it stay that way
1 day, 16 hours ago

New Mexico is a go-to state for women seeking abortions. A new court ruling helps it stay that way

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday struck down abortion restrictions by conservative cities and counties at the request of the state attorney general. Attorneys representing New Mexico’s Lea and Roosevelt counties and the cities of Hobbs and Clovis had argued in court that local abortion ordinances can’t be struck down under provisions within the “anti-vice” …

Abortions are up in the US. The data paints a complicated picture
1 week, 6 days ago

Abortions are up in the US. The data paints a complicated picture

Associated Press  

Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fights over its future are not over yet. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Overturning Roe and enforcing abortion bans has changed how woman obtain abortions in the U.S. “Abortion bans don’t actually …

Abortions are up in U.S., with women turning to pills and travel
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2 weeks ago

Abortions are up in U.S., with women turning to pills and travel

LA Times  

Two women at a watch party in Kansas City, Mo., react after an abortion rights amendment to the Missouri Constitution was passed on Nov. 5. It’s now been two and a half years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade and opened the door for states to implement bans. Here’s a look at data on where things stand: …

How the abortion rights landscape changed in 2024
2 weeks, 1 day ago

How the abortion rights landscape changed in 2024

Salon  

In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs decision, ending the federal enshrinement of abortion rights in America. 01 More people stockpiled abortion pills 2024 began with the anticipation that the Supreme Court would invalidate the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions. “This increase is …

A Missouri judge says the state’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, ensuring legal abortions
3 weeks ago

A Missouri judge says the state’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, ensuring legal abortions

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. Read our privacy policy A judge ruled Friday that …

A judge says Missouri’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, but there’s no start date for abortions
3 weeks ago

A judge says Missouri’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, but there’s no start date for abortions

Associated Press  

— A judge ruled Friday that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, though Planned Parenthood said the decision is still not sufficient for it to resume providing abortions in the state. Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jerri Zhang said the abortion ban “is directly at odds” with a constitutional amendment creating a right to abortion …

Far-right Texas AG sues doctor — in New York — for mailing woman abortion pills
4 weeks ago

Far-right Texas AG sues doctor — in New York — for mailing woman abortion pills

Raw Story  

Far-right Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a New York doctor on Friday that he accused of unlawfully providing a Texas woman abortion pills in violation of the conservative state’s strict abortion laws. The state’s three-term Republican attorney general claimed in the lawsuit filed Friday that physician Margaret Daley Carpenter violated a Texas law banning a physician from mailing or …

Shield laws under fire: Texas sues New York doctor over abortion pills
4 weeks ago

Shield laws under fire: Texas sues New York doctor over abortion pills

India Today  

Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the US to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to protect physicians after Roe v. Wade was overturned. “Will doctors be more afraid to mail pills into Texas, even if they might be protected by shield laws …

Texas' Abortion Pill Lawsuit Against New York Doctor Marks New Challenge To Interstate Telemedicine
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4 weeks ago

Texas' Abortion Pill Lawsuit Against New York Doctor Marks New Challenge To Interstate Telemedicine

Huff Post  

Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to protect physicians after Roe v. Wade was overturned. “Will doctors be more afraid to mail pills into Texas, even if they might be protected by shield laws …

Texas challenges shield laws by suing New York doctor who prescribed abortion pills
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Texas challenges shield laws by suing New York doctor who prescribed abortion pills

NPR  

Texas challenges shield laws by suing New York doctor who prescribed abortion pills toggle caption David Erickson/AP Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to protect physicians after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Sponsor Message …

Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

— A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors will remain temporarily blocked, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, after justices unanimously agreed with a lower court judge who found the law likely violates the state’s constitutional right to privacy. “In upholding the district court’s flawed decision to temporarily block a duly enacted law, the Supreme Court put …

Idaho’s strict abortion ban faces scrutiny in federal appeals court hearing
1 month 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, …

What to know about abortion access in Missouri
1 month ago

What to know about abortion access in Missouri

Associated Press  

— Planned Parenthood wanted to resume offering abortions in several Missouri clinics on Friday, immediately after a newly passed constitutional amendment rolling back the state’s near-total ban took effect, but they remain on hold as a complicated court battle drags on. Missouri’s Republican attorney general says many of those old laws — like a 72-hour waiting period — should still …

Reproductive rights advocates sue Arizona to overturn 15-week abortion ban
1 month, 1 week ago

Reproductive rights advocates sue Arizona to overturn 15-week abortion ban

India Today  

Reproductive rights advocates sued Arizona on Tuesday to undo a 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with a constitutional amendment recently approved by voters to expand access to foetal viability. “And so that’s really what this 15-week ban challenge is.” Arizona was one of five states where voters approved ballot measures in the 2024 general election to add the right to …

Missouri’s GOP attorney general says abortions after viability remain illegal under new amendment
1 month, 1 week ago

Missouri’s GOP attorney general says abortions after viability remain illegal under new amendment

Associated Press  

— Missouri’s Republican attorney general has pledged to enforce some laws restricting abortion despite a new constitutional amendment widely expected to undo the state’s near-total ban on the procedure. In an opinion requested by incoming GOP governor Mike Kehoe, Attorney General Andrew Bailey wrote that his office will continue enforcing a ban on abortion after fetal viability. There is an …

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy

Associated Press  

— A state judge on Monday struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy in line with voters in yet more states voicing support for abortion rights. One Wyoming law that Owens said violated women’s rights under the state constitution bans abortion except to protect to a pregnant …

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including its explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including its explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy

LA Times  

Mifepristone, a medication used in combination to end a pregnancy, was banned under a law struck down by a state judge in Wyoming. A state judge this week struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy. One Wyoming law that Owens said violated women’s rights under the state …

"People are scared": Activists brace for "unprecedented assault on human rights" under Trump
1 month, 3 weeks ago

"People are scared": Activists brace for "unprecedented assault on human rights" under Trump

Salon  

In the week since President-elect Donald Trump's victory, the transgender rights organization Advocates for Trans Equality has seen an uptick in the number of community members reaching out in search of resources. Outrage against the Biden administration's handling of Israel's retaliatory invasion of Gaza simultaneously spawned nationwide protests, some of which disrupted Biden and Harris campaign stops, and the anti-war …

Women suing over Idaho’s abortion ban describe dangerous pregnancies, becoming ‘medical refugees’
1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

Abortion opponents prepare to undermine just-passed ballot measures
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Abortion opponents prepare to undermine just-passed ballot measures

Politico  

While President-elect Donald Trump and other Republicans campaigned on a promise to leave abortion policy to the states, Students for Life is lobbying allies on Capitol Hill to ban telehealth prescriptions of abortion pills and slash funding for colleges and universities that provide abortion pills through student health centers. “The federal government has a sacred duty to protect the right …

Editorial: Abortion was on ballots across the country in this election. The results are encouraging
2 months ago

Editorial: Abortion was on ballots across the country in this election. The results are encouraging

LA Times  

Ever since the Supreme Court took away the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, the people have been taking it back state by state. Before last week’s election, voters in six states had either enshrined abortion rights in their state constitutions or defeated ballot measures that would have restricted them. Ballot measures in New York, Maryland, Colorado and Montana enshrined …

Abortion rights won major victories on Election Day. But Trump and his allies could threaten them
2 months ago

Abortion rights won major victories on Election Day. But Trump and his allies could threaten them

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We’ve seen voters across the country really step up and speak out about how …

They split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump
2 months ago

They split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump

NPR  

They split the ticket. The pattern of voters supporting abortion rights, but choosing Trump over Harris held true in all ten states with ballot measures to protect abortion rights on the ballot. “I believe his policy is that he’s just going to give it back to the states and from there they could decide how important it was.” The survey …

States’ Abortion Rights Wins May Be Short-Lived Under a Second Trump Term
55 years ago

States’ Abortion Rights Wins May Be Short-Lived Under a Second Trump Term

Wired  

When the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, it ended the constitutional right to have an abortion and returned the ability to regulate the procedure to the states. Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, and New York passed referendums upholding abortion rights, while measures to restore or expand access failed in Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota. …

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

Abortion rights amendment's passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri
2 months ago

Abortion rights amendment's passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri

The Independent  

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Abortion rights amendment’s passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri
2 months ago

Abortion rights amendment’s passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Abortion rights advocates prevailed on seven ballot measures across the U.S. in Tuesday’s election and lost on three. Abortion is headed to court in the push to overturn Missouri’s ban Missouri is the most populous state where a ballot measure could roll back a current ban on abortions at all stages of pregnancy. Trump’s return to the White …

The Majority Of States' Abortion Rights Amendments Won
2 months ago

The Majority Of States' Abortion Rights Amendments Won

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Nearly everywhere abortion was on the ballot, Americans voted to protect it. A slim majority of Nebraska voters supported an anti-abortion amendment to codify the state’s current 12-week abortion ban, beating out the state’s competing abortion rights measure. “.A bipartisan group of voters today sent a clear message to the Florida legislature.” Despite 7 out of 10 …

Voters in at least 5 states restore reproductive rights
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2 months ago

Voters in at least 5 states restore reproductive rights

Raw Story  

In the first presidential election since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed state governments to determine if, when and why a woman can end a pregnancy, former President Donald Trump, who touted during the campaign he “was able to kill Roe v. Wade” appeared poised to be reelected early Wednesday. “In fact, the amendment goes even further, calling for ‘a fundamental …

U.S. Election Results 2024: Determining constitutional right to abortion with ballots
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2 months ago

U.S. Election Results 2024: Determining constitutional right to abortion with ballots

The Hindu  

Since the U.S. overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling securing the right to abortion, several States of the North American country became the groundswell of public opposition. Not-for-profit public law observer Brennan Centre for Justice observed in a blogpost, “In most of these eight States, abortion opponents in official positions have used their power to try to block or …

Abortion rights advocates win in 4 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in Florida
Top News
2 months ago

Abortion rights advocates win in 4 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in Florida

The Independent  

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Missouri Votes To Codify Abortion Rights In State Constitution
2 months ago

Missouri Votes To Codify Abortion Rights In State Constitution

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Missourians will pass a historic amendment on Tuesday night that will codify the right to abortion access until fetal viability in the state constitution, according to projections. Amendment 3 will repeal the state’s near-total abortion ban and restore access until around 24 weeks of pregnancy ― a monumental win for abortion rights advocates in the deep-red state. …

Florida Voters Reject Abortion Rights Initiative
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2 months ago

Florida Voters Reject Abortion Rights Initiative

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ― Florida voters on Tuesday are projected to reject a pro-choice constitutional amendment that would have repealed the state’s six-week abortion ban and restored access to the procedure until about 24 weeks into a pregnancy. Amendment 4, or the Right to Abortion Initiative, sought to add language to the Florida Constitution stating that “no …

Most states that considered abortion rights amendments approved them
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2 months ago

Most states that considered abortion rights amendments approved them

NPR  

Most states that considered abortion rights amendments approved them toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images/AFP Ten states considered adding language guaranteeing abortion rights in their state constitutions during this year’s elections. Sponsor Message In Arizona, voters approved a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights up to the point of viability in the state constitution, likely upending the state’s …

Nevadans take first step to protecting abortion in state constitution
2 months 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. …

Anti-abortion forces broke the left’s post-Roe winning streak, but seven more states enacted protections
2 months ago

Anti-abortion forces broke the left’s post-Roe winning streak, but seven more states enacted protections

Politico  

Many of the measures won — and in Florida, came close to winning — despite widespread efforts by GOP state officials, Republican-appointed judges and anti-abortion advocacy groups to prevent them from passing or from reaching the ballot, using legislation, lawsuits and public pressure campaigns. “This won’t be the last time Missourians vote on so-called ‘reproductive rights,’” said GOP state Sen. …

Most abortion ballot measures pass, but it didn’t translate to a victory for Democrats
2 months ago

Most abortion ballot measures pass, but it didn’t translate to a victory for Democrats

Salon  

This week, abortion was on the ballot in 10 states, but even in places where it wasn't, Democrats were hoping the fight for reproductive rights could give them an edge. Missouri has one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the country where abortion is mostly entirely prohibited but only allowed "in cases of medical emergency.” “Missouri has been labeled …

Montanans vote to codify abortion access in the state constitution
2 months ago

Montanans vote to codify abortion access in the state constitution

NPR  

Montanans vote to codify abortion access in the state constitution toggle caption William Campbell/Getty Images/Getty Images North America HELENA, Mont. — Montanans have voted to protect reproductive rights in the state’s constitution, according to a call by the Associated Press. Access is protected by a 1999 Montana Supreme Court precedent that found the state’s right to privacy protects the right …

How Ballot Measures Will Change Abortion Access
2 months ago

How Ballot Measures Will Change Abortion Access

New York Times  

How abortion rights measures fared Passed Failed How Ballot Measures Will Change Abortion Access Abortion rights found support at the ballot box in seven states on Tuesday, expanding access in already legal states and lifting bans in two others. How abortion laws will change Full ban 6-week ban Other limit Legal Missouri Current: Full ban Arizona 15-week ban Colorado No …

Missouri voters back amendment to end abortion ban
2 months ago

Missouri voters back amendment to end abortion ban

NPR  

Missouri voters back amendment to end abortion ban toggle caption Ed Zurga/AP This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. ST. LOUIS – Missourians voted to legalize abortion up until fetal viability and override the state's current ban on nearly all abortions, according to a call by the Associated Press. Then abortion rights proponents …

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

Abortion rights advocates win in 6 states but lose in 3
2 months ago

Abortion rights advocates win in 6 states but lose in 3

LA Times  

Voters in Missouri cleared the way to undo one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans in one of six victories for abortion rights advocates, while Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota defeated similar constitutional amendments, leaving bans in place. A measure that allows more abortion restrictions and enshrines the state’s current 12-week ban was adopted in Nebraska and a competing …

Abortion rights: How states voted on ballot initiatives
2 months ago

Abortion rights: How states voted on ballot initiatives

NPR  

Abortion rights: How states voted on ballot initiatives toggle caption Angela Weiss/Getty Images This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. Voters in Missouri have overturned their state's near-total abortion ban, while similar ballot measures in Florida and South Dakota failed to secure enough votes, keeping abortion restrictions in place. The ballot initiative presented …

Colorado voters move to put existing abortion laws into state constitution
2 months ago

Colorado voters move to put existing abortion laws into state constitution

NPR  

Colorado voters move to put existing abortion laws into state constitution toggle caption JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty images This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. DENVER, Co. – Colorado voters have approved a proposal to put protections for reproductive rights into the state constitution, according to a call by The Associated Press. Jared …

Abortion amendments pass in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri and more while Florida measure fails
2 months, 1 week ago

Abortion amendments pass in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri and more while Florida measure fails

Salon  

Results from the first presidential election since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with the Dobbs decision are already pouring in. Missouri: Amendment 3 Results: PASS 53.5% YES / 46.8% NO In Missouri, Amendment 3 would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution, overturning the state’s current abortion ban. “It's a health care issue, it …

Missouri Voters Decide on Abortion Ban Override
2 months, 1 week ago

Missouri Voters Decide on Abortion Ban Override

CNN  

Missouri voters will decide whether to overturn their state's near-total abortion ban in a ballot measure this election. The measure would establish the right to make reproductive care decisions, including about abortion, without interference up to fetal viability, around 22 to 24 weeks into pregnancy.

Abortion Rights Are on Every Swing-State Ballot Come Tuesday
2 months, 1 week ago

Abortion Rights Are on Every Swing-State Ballot Come Tuesday

Slate  

In almost all of the swing states this election cycle, abortion remains legal and available through the first trimester and beyond. First, as Project 2025 details, as president, Trump would use the tools of federal agencies to restrict abortion access everywhere. A Trump FDA might try even more aggressive measures to attack mifepristone, or the agency could refuse to vigorously …

The Catholic father-son duo fighting for abortion rights in South Dakota
2 months, 1 week ago

The Catholic father-son duo fighting for abortion rights in South Dakota

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We all got together, drafted the amendment, filed it and started collecting signatures.” On …

Commentary: A second Trump administration could make abortion restrictions even worse
2 months, 2 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 …

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