
Your guide to the presidential candidates’ views on abortion
LA TimesAbortion 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 Organization, which set in motion a domino effect of widely varying laws about abortion in the states. ProPublica reported on Sept. 16 that two Georgia women died after being unable to access legal abortion and timely medical care there, including a 28-year-old single mother who traveled to another state to obtain a prescription for a medical abortion, but then had rare complications because the fetal tissue was not fully expelled from her body. A state committee focused on pregnancy-related fatalities concluded that her death was “preventable.” Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris weighed in the day after the report was published, saying that such tragedies are the direct result of former President Trump’s Supreme Court appointees who voted to strike down Roe.
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How Republican State Lawmakers Are Trying to Have It Both Ways on Lifesaving Abortions
Slate
Kentucky lawmakers add specific medical exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban
Associated Press
US states prepare for battle over abortion pills
Raw Story
US states move court to battle over abortion pills
Firstpost
Trump quietly props up the strictest abortion ban in the country
Salon
Trump has dropped a high-profile abortion case in Idaho. Here's what that means
Hindustan Times
Trump has dropped a high-profile abortion case in Idaho. Here’s what that means
Associated Press
Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications
Associated Press
Trump administration signals it will let Idaho enforce its restrictive abortion ban
NPR
Trump tries to impose the red-state social agenda onto blue states that have rejected it
CNN
Once off the table, bills to charge women who get abortions with murder get votes before failing
Associated Press
Abortions to resume in Missouri after judge temporarily blocks regulations
India TV News
Infant deaths continue to rise as more abortion bans are put in place, studies find
Salon
What to know about proposals to ban abortion pills and punish women who seek abortion
Associated Press
Trump order aims to end federal support for gender transitions for those under 19
The Hindu
"Complete chaos”: How Trump is already accelerating the reproductive rights crisis
Salon
Trump Signs Order Aimed At Banning Gender Transitions For Everyone Under 19
Huff Post
We Just Got a Big Signal About Trump’s Abortion Plans
Slate
US lawmaker issues bill to ban men for masturbating 'without intent to make a baby' - senator accused of 'politicial trolling'
Daily Mail
Trump's federal health website scrubs 'abortion' search results
NPR
What to know about abortion developments in the states and courts as Trump takes office
Associated Press
Experts warn Trump presidency could have dire implications for abortion rights – even without a federal ban
The Independent
Virginia’s special elections test party strength before 2025 governor’s race
Raw Story
Trump’s second term might have a surprising effect on America’s fertility rate.
Slate
Abortions are up in the US. The data paints a complicated picture
Associated Press
Abortions are up in U.S., with women turning to pills and travel
LA Times
How the abortion rights landscape changed in 2024
Salon
Abortion Opponents Shift Focus To Pills With Lawsuits, Proposed Laws And Possible Federal Action
Huff Post
Ahead of second Trump term, California vows ‘ironclad’ abortion access
LA Times
California Rolls Out More Abortion Protections Ahead Of Trump's Return
Huff Post
'Worried': Experts concerned as Texas board declines to investigate abortion ban deaths
Raw Story
Donald Trump's Re-election sparks a healthcare shift in reproductive choices
India Today
Trans health care under Trump may follow the abortion playbook and its Hyde amendment
NPR
Judge Strikes Down Wyoming Laws Banning Abortion, Abortion Pills
Huff Post
"People are scared": Activists brace for "unprecedented assault on human rights" under Trump
Salon
Fact check: What are Trump’s plans for US economy, immigration, abortion?
Al Jazeera
Women suing over Idaho’s abortion ban describe dangerous pregnancies, becoming ‘medical refugees’
Associated Press
Abortion opponents prepare to undermine just-passed ballot measures
Politico
What Donald Trump’s decisive win says about gender in America
Hindustan Times
Editorial: Abortion was on ballots across the country in this election. The results are encouraging
LA Times
Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike
The Independent
Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike
LA Times
Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike
New Indian Express
Will state laws protect abortion under a Trump presidency? Probably not
Salon
Abortion rights won major victories on Election Day. But Trump and his allies could threaten them
The Independent
They split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump
NPR
What’s next for reproductive healthcare during the Trump administration?
The Independent
What’s next for reproductive healthcare during the Trump administration?
The Independent
States’ Abortion Rights Wins May Be Short-Lived Under a Second Trump Term
Wired
How abortion access map has been dramatically redrawn across US - after shock twists in deep red states
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