Supreme Court by 5-4 vote rules Texas may enforce its six-week abortion ban
3 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court by 5-4 vote rules Texas may enforce its six-week abortion ban

LA Times  

The Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote late Wednesday cleared the way for Texas to enforce a ban on abortions beyond six weeks of pregnancy after denying an appeal from abortion providers. Justice Sonia Sotomayor called the court’s unsigned order “stunning,” and added: “Presented with an application to enjoin a flagrantly unconstitutional law engineered to prohibit women from exercising their constitutional rights and evade judicial scrutiny, a majority of justices have opted to bury their heads in the sand.” She said the court had “silently acquiesced in a state’s enactment of a law that flouts nearly 50 years of federal precedents.” The ruling means abortion providers may have to wait until they are sued to challenge the constitutionality of the measure in court. “I have to tell them Texas politicians are taking away their right to make decisions they feel are right.” Lawyers for Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers filed an emergency appeal Monday asking the Supreme Court to put the new law on hold so that a judge in Texas could rule on their legal challenges. Abortion rights advocates said the Texas law clearly violates the Roe vs. Wade decision, which overturned a Texas abortion ban in 1973 and said women had the right to end a pregnancy. “The freedom for women to make our own health care decisions is on the ballot in 2022.” Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, a top GOP target, tweeted, “The extreme abortion law in Texas is exactly why we need to keep a Senate with the power to appoint Supreme Court justices that respect a woman’s right to choose.”

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A judge says Missouri’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, but there’s no start date for abortions
4 days, 13 hours 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 …

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

Texas won't review maternal deaths post-Dobbs: report
4 weeks ago

Texas won't review maternal deaths post-Dobbs: report

Salon  

A Texas committee that is meant to review pregnancy-related deaths in the state won’t review cases from 2022 and 2023, the Washington Post reported. Related How abortion funds are preparing for another Trump presidency According to the report, Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee members said in September the change was made to “be more contemporary.” The move has …

'Worried': Experts concerned as Texas board declines to investigate abortion ban deaths
4 weeks, 1 day ago

'Worried': Experts concerned as Texas board declines to investigate abortion ban deaths

Raw Story  

The Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee revealed this week that it will not be reviewing any cases that occurred over the last two years — which just happen to be the years when Texas's strict anti-abortion law went into effect. The Washington Post reports that the move by the committee is "leaving any potential deaths related to abortion …

Judge Strikes Down Wyoming Laws Banning Abortion, Abortion Pills
1 month 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 …

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

Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with whether state’s 175-year-old abortion ban is valid
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with whether state’s 175-year-old abortion ban is valid

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A conservative prosecutor’s attorney struggled Monday to persuade the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reactivate the state’s 175-year-old abortion ban, drawing a tongue-lashing from two of the court’s liberal justices during oral arguments. Sheboygan County’s Republican district attorney, Joel Urmanski, has asked the high court to overturn a Dane County judge’s ruling last year that invalidated the ban. …

Editorial: Abortion was on ballots across the country in this election. The results are encouraging
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

States’ Abortion Rights Wins May Be Short-Lived Under a Second Trump Term
54 years, 11 months 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. …

Abortion rights amendment’s passage triggers new legal battle in Missouri
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

U.S. Election Results 2024: Determining constitutional right to abortion with ballots
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1 month, 2 weeks 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
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1 month, 2 weeks 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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Florida defeats abortion ballot measure to keep six-week ban in place
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Florida defeats abortion ballot measure to keep six-week ban in place

Daily Mail  

An amendment to protect abortion rights in Florida and end the state's six week abortion ban failed to pass meaning the state's ban will remain in place. 'Yes on 4' campaign material to end Florida's six week abortion ban with an amendment to the state's constitution. The amendment failed to reach the 60 percent threshold to pass The amendment would …

Florida Voters Reject Abortion Rights Initiative
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Abortion rights advocates win in 6 states but lose in 3
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Florida amendment to expand abortion access fails. A six-week ban remains
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Florida amendment to expand abortion access fails. A six-week ban remains

NPR  

Florida amendment to expand abortion access fails. The vote means the state’s current law that bans most abortions after six weeks will stay in place, which abortion access supporters worry will delay care and endanger the lives of women. Florida was one of 10 states voting on abortion rights — part of a trend set in motion after the U.S. …

Abortion amendments pass in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri and more while Florida measure fails
1 month, 3 weeks 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
1 month, 3 weeks 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.

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 …

Harris ads feature Texas woman who nearly died from sepsis amid strict abortion ban
2 months ago

Harris ads feature Texas woman who nearly died from sepsis amid strict abortion ban

LA Times  

A new series of Kamala Harris campaign ads seek to highlight increasingly perilous medical care for women since the fall of Roe vs. Wade by telling the story of a Texas woman who got a life-threatening infection when she couldn’t get proper treatment after she miscarried and how she may no longer be able to have children. The ad is …

Harris to Campaign in Texas to Highlight State's Abortion Ban
2 months ago

Harris to Campaign in Texas to Highlight State's Abortion Ban

Associated Press  

Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign in Texas to highlight the state's restrictive abortion laws. She will visit Houston to tell a story about Donald Trump's role in eliminating Roe v. Wade, what that's meant for people in a state like Texas, and the stakes — if you live in a state currently without an abortion ban — that could …

More abortion ballot measures are set to pass. Then state courts will have their say.
2 months, 1 week ago

More abortion ballot measures are set to pass. Then state courts will have their say.

Politico  

In Arizona, progressive groups are holding events and knocking on doors to make GOP-appointed state Supreme Court Justices Clint Bolick and Kathryn King the first in state history to lose a retention vote by reminding voters the pair ruled this year to uphold an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions. But they can interpret what it means, and what the …

Supreme Court declines Biden administration appeal in Texas emergency abortion case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court declines Biden administration appeal in Texas emergency abortion case

LA Times  

The Supreme Court let stand a lower court order that said hospitals cannot be required to provide pregnancy terminations if they would break Texas law. The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in Texas, which has one of the country’s strictest abortion bans. The justices did not detail their reasoning for …

Your guide to the presidential candidates’ views on abortion
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Your guide to the presidential candidates’ views on abortion

LA Times  

Abortion rights, always a polarizing issue in American politics, became an electoral tinderbox in 2022 after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, the landmark decision to create a federal right to abortion access. The prospect of women not having access to abortion was theoretical in many voters’ minds until the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health …

Opposing sides of GA's anti-abortion law speak out after judge rules ban unconstitutional
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Opposing sides of GA's anti-abortion law speak out after judge rules ban unconstitutional

Raw Story  

Abortion rights advocates are cheering Monday’s court ruling that brought back expanded services in Georgia, even as they brace for the likelihood that further judicial action could make it short-lived. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert C. I. McBurney’s ruling that the law is unconstitutional comes just weeks before early voting starts in Georgia, including for state legislative races and …

Column: As 10 states prepare to vote on abortion rights, Texas shows that abortion bans kill women
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: As 10 states prepare to vote on abortion rights, Texas shows that abortion bans kill women

LA Times  

Rob Bonta, left, at a news conference Monday with Anna Nusslock, who says she was illegally denied an emergency abortion at a Catholic hospital in Eureka this year. — Nancy L. Cohen, president, Gender Equity Policy Institute There can no longer be any doubt that the abortion bans enacted in more than 20 states threaten women’s health. The bellwether state …

Campaigns battle over fate of AZ Supreme Court justices who ushered in 1864 abortion ban
3 months ago

Campaigns battle over fate of AZ Supreme Court justices who ushered in 1864 abortion ban

Raw Story  

Judicial retention elections usually aren’t the sexiest items on the ballot, but this year two campaigns are fighting to persuade voters to either retain or throw out two Arizona Supreme Court justices. The progressive advocacy and lobbying organization has since joined focus with Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona to create a political action committee called “Protect Abortion Rights, No Retention …

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, …

Abortion-rights measure will be on Missouri’s November ballot, court rules
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Abortion-rights measure will be on Missouri’s November ballot, court rules

Associated Press  

— A measure undoing Missouri’s near-total abortion ban will appear on the ballot in November, the state’s high court ruled Tuesday, marking the latest victory in a nationwide fight to have voters weigh in on abortion laws since federal rights to the procedure ended in 2022. The order also directs Ashcroft, an abortion opponent, to “take all steps necessary to …

Texas sues to stop a rule that shields the medical records of women who seek abortions elsewhere
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Texas sues to stop a rule that shields the medical records of women who seek abortions elsewhere

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has sued the Biden administration to try to block a federal rule that shields the medical records of women from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to seek abortion where it is legal. The rule essentially prohibits state or local officials from gathering medical records related to reproductive health care for a civil, criminal or …

Judge’s ruling imperils Missouri abortion rights ballot initiative
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge’s ruling imperils Missouri abortion rights ballot initiative

LA Times  

A Missouri judge ruled Friday that an abortion rights campaign did not meet legal requirements to qualify its constitutional amendment initiative for the November ballot, potentially thwarting a years-long effort to undo the state’s near-total abortion ban. In his ruling, Limbaugh said Missourians for Constitutional Freedom did not do enough during the signature-gathering process to inform voters that the measure …

Trump says Florida’s six-week abortion ban is ‘too short’ and suggests he will vote to amend it
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump says Florida’s six-week abortion ban is ‘too short’ and suggests he will vote to amend it

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. Trump, who is registered to vote in Florida, told NBC News on Thursday that …

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 …

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 …

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

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING DES MOINES, 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 of Iowa.” Now, across the country, four states ban abortions after about six weeks …

Harris slams Trump on abortion issue as six-week ban takes effect in Iowa
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris slams Trump on abortion issue as six-week ban takes effect in Iowa

Al Jazeera  

Abortion access remains top US election issue as ban on procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy takes effect in Iowa. United States Vice President and the Democratic Party’s likely 2024 nominee Kamala Harris has slammed former President Donald Trump on abortion rights as a stringent, six-week ban on the procedure entered into force in the US state of Iowa. …

North Dakota judge will decide whether to throw out a challenge to the state’s abortion ban
5 months ago

North Dakota judge will decide whether to throw out a challenge to the state’s abortion ban

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — Attorneys argued Tuesday over whether a North Dakota judge should toss a lawsuit challenging the state’s abortion ban, with the state saying the plaintiffs’ case rests on hypotheticals, and the plaintiffs saying key issues remain to be resolved at a scheduled trial. State District Judge Bruce Romanick said he will rule as quickly as he can, but …

Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday
5 months ago

Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. There are limited circumstances under the Iowa law that would allow for abortion after six weeks of pregnancy: rape, if reported to law enforcement or a …

Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday
5 months ago

Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday

LA Times  

Iowa’s strict abortion law is expected to take effect Monday, banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. There are limited circumstances under the Iowa law that would allow for abortion after six weeks of pregnancy: rape, if reported to law enforcement or a health provider within 45 days; incest, if reported …

Kansas’ top court bolsters a state right to abortion and strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kansas’ top court bolsters a state right to abortion and strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ highest court strongly reaffirmed Friday that the state constitution protects abortion access, striking down a ban on a common second-trimester procedure and laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care providers. The court’s dissenting justice, widely seen as its most conservative, warned that Kansas is headed toward “a legal regime of unrestricted access to …

Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Infant mortality rate rose 8% in wake of Texas abortion ban, study shows

LA Times  

Opponents of Texas’ abortion ban rally outside the state Capitol in Austin in 2022. A study released by Johns Hopkins University shows the infant death rate in Texas rose in the wake of the ban. In the wake of Texas’ abortion ban, the state’s infant death rate increased and more died of birth defects, a study published by Johns Hopkins …

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect

Deccan Chronicle  

DES MOINES, Iowa: The Iowa Supreme Court said Friday the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to dissolve a temporary block on the law and allowing Iowa to ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant. The 4-3 ruling is a win for Republican lawmakers, and Iowa …

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on youth gender transitions. It’s the largest state with such a law
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on youth gender transitions. It’s the largest state with such a law

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths Friday, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to decide on and seek medical care for their children. “We conclude the Legislature made a permissible, rational policy choice to limit the types of available medical procedures for children, particularly in light …

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court said Friday the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to dissolve a temporary block on the law and allowing Iowa to ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant. The 4-3 ruling is a win for Republican lawmakers, and …

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect

LA Times  

Protesters and counterprotesters argue over a strict abortion ban in Iowa’s state Capitol in Des Moines last year. The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday said the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to dissolve a temporary block on the law and allowing Iowa to ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy — before many …

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on youth gender transitions. It’s the largest state with such a law
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on youth gender transitions. It’s the largest state with such a law

LA Times  

LGBTQ+ activists protest the bill banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth at the Texas Capitol in Austin last year. The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths Friday, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to decide on and seek medical care for their children. “We conclude the Legislature made a …

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 …

Texas Supreme Court upholds state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas Supreme Court upholds state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors

CNN  

CNN — The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday to allow the state’s ban on nearly all gender-affirming care for minors to remain in effect. LGBTQ advocacy groups slammed the ruling Friday, with Lambda Legal — one of the parties involved in the original lawsuit against the bill — saying, “It is impossible to overstate the devastating impact of this ruling.” …

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