Alabama’s new abortion ban will destroy the lives of countless women
5 years, 8 months ago

Alabama’s new abortion ban will destroy the lives of countless women

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Exactly a week after Republican governor Brian Kemp mercilessly signed away millions of people’s right to have an abortion in Georgia, Alabama has effectively joined the war against terminating pregnancies. The restriction, the strictest in America when it comes to abortion laws, will see millions forced to carry pregnancies to term no matter the circumstance, unless it poses a direct threat to the mother’s life. Though these restrictions do not solely affect women – not all women can get pregnant, some non-binary people can; not all men can’t – it’s clear that this maniacal drive to make things harder for those who can carry foetuses, is driven by a deep-seated belief that only cisgender men can be the true gatekeepers of morality and sexuality when it comes to women. We saw it when the presumably well-intentioned, but wildly misinformed Alyssa Milano, responded to Georgia’s impending ban with the suggestion of a “sex strike” for women.

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Abortions are up in the US. The data paints a complicated picture
2 weeks, 4 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, 5 days 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, 6 days 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 …

'Worried': Experts concerned as Texas board declines to investigate abortion ban deaths
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Women sharing personal stories about abortion bans have become a political force
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Women sharing personal stories about abortion bans have become a political force

NPR  

Women sharing personal stories about abortion bans have become a political force toggle caption Izzy Lewis If the US Supreme Court had not overturned Roe v. Wade, Nancy Davis and Kaitlyn Joshua might never have met, or become public figures. Tresa Undem, a pollster with PerryUndem, said her surveys show that voters who have heard stories like Davis and Joshua’s, …

I wish there had been a buffer zone outside my abortion clinic...
2 months, 2 weeks ago

I wish there had been a buffer zone outside my abortion clinic...

The Independent  

Finally, some good news for abortion rights in England and Wales: safe access buffer zones outside abortion clinics are now to be enforced. They have done this to harrowing effect through various tactics, such as standing outside abortion clinics for hours on end obstructing entrances and exits; sprinkling women and staff with “holy water”; staring; praying; wearing body cameras; holding …

Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

US abortion numbers rise slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Abortion laws aren’t working – women deserve the power to choose for themselves
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Abortion laws aren’t working – women deserve the power to choose for themselves

The Independent  

Abortion is ancient history – literally. One is that a young woman in England who was 19 years old at the time of her alleged illegal abortion currently faces a prison sentence, and the other is that our ability as a society to have meaningful discussions about the lived experience of abortion and to take care of women during the …

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

Florida's stricter ban on abortions could put more pressure on clinics elsewhere
9 months, 1 week 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 …

What does a total abortion ban look like in Dominican Republic?
1 year ago

What does a total abortion ban look like in Dominican Republic?

Associated Press  

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The Dominican Republic is one of four Latin American nations that criminalizes abortion without exceptions. Abortion rights activists argue that the country’s total abortion ban not only restricts women’s reproductive choices but also puts their lives in danger. The country’s motto is “God, Country, Freedom,” and the government holds a concordat, or agreement, with the …

What does a total abortion ban look like in Dominican Republic?
1 year ago

What does a total abortion ban look like in Dominican Republic?

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. Abortion rights activists argue that the country’s total abortion …

Opinion: The Kate Cox case shows the cruelty of Texas’ abortion law
1 year ago

Opinion: The Kate Cox case shows the cruelty of Texas’ abortion law

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jocelyn Viterna is professor of sociology and chair of studies of women, gender and sexuality at Harvard University. CNN — After the Texas Supreme court turned down 31-year-old Kate Cox’s appeal, she was essentially left with two choices: she could carry her non-viable pregnancy to term, which her doctors say could threaten her future fertility and even her …

Kate Cox sought an abortion in Texas. A court said no because she didn’t show her life was in danger
1 year, 1 month ago

Kate Cox sought an abortion in Texas. A court said no because she didn’t show her life was in danger

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Kate Cox, whose fetus had a fatal condition, did not qualify for an abortion in Texas: not after four emergency room visits, elevated vital signs, risks of a uterine rupture and with her ability to have more children in jeopardy. The Texas Supreme Court’s rejection of the mother of two’s request for an exception under the state’s …

Abortions in the US rose slightly overall after post-Roe restrictions were put in place, study finds
1 year, 2 months 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 …

Why are abortion laws in the spotlight again? | Explained
1 year, 3 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 …

The End of Roe Is Having a Chilling Effect on Pregnancy
1 year, 4 months ago

The End of Roe Is Having a Chilling Effect on Pregnancy

Politico  

For young people, the maternal health care crisis is deeply personal. More than a third of young people and 22 percent of young women told us they have personally dealt with or know someone who has “faced constraints when trying to manage a pregnancy-related emergency.” And 23 percent of 18- to 39-year-old women say they have themselves or know someone …

Mexico decriminalizes abortion, extending Latin American trend of widening access to procedure
1 year, 4 months ago

Mexico decriminalizes abortion, extending Latin American trend of widening access to procedure

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Supreme Court threw out all federal criminal penalties for abortion Wednesday, ruling that national laws prohibiting the procedure are unconstitutional and violate women’s rights in a sweeping decision that extended Latin American’s trend of widening abortion access. After 40 years, the Supreme Court reversed its abortion decision, and we’re not going to stop until Mexico guarantees …

Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide
1 year, 4 months ago

Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide

LA Times  

A woman holds a banner that says “Legal, safe, and free abortion” as abortion rights protesters demonstrate in front of Congress in 2020. Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalized abortion nationwide Wednesday, two years after ruling that abortion was not a crime in one northern state. Wednesday’s sweeping court decision comes amid a trend in Latin America of loosening restrictions on abortion, …

One year later, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on right to abortion is both scorned and praised
1 year, 6 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, 7 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 …

Column: It’s not about babies. Abortion restrictions are about power
1 year, 9 months ago

Column: It’s not about babies. Abortion restrictions are about power

LA Times  

The toes, the clothes and, oh, the smell of a newborn. “Misogyny amongst certain parts of our culture knows no bounds,” state Sen. Nancy Skinner, a Berkeley Democrat and head of the California Legislative Women’s Caucus, told me. “Controlling women’s bodies, controlling sexuality, also means controlling the sexuality of gay, transgender, all the letters.” So Kacsmaryk’s ruling is a beginning, …

Texas abortion law: the new unintended crisis that could explode in the state.
1 year, 9 months ago

Texas abortion law: the new unintended crisis that could explode in the state.

Slate  

For three days last fall, Leah Wilson entered her pregnant patient’s hospital room and checked the fetus for a heartbeat. “These are things that I haven’t seen in, you know, 20 years of practicing OB, 14 years of practicing high-risk OB—I’ve never run into these situations where people are wondering what to do.” The inability to provide what they say …

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 …

How US abortion organisers are learning from Honduran activists
1 year, 10 months ago

How US abortion organisers are learning from Honduran activists

Al Jazeera  

As networks, some clandestine, form to help women access abortion in the US, they look to Central America for a road map – and a warning. “My name is Edith Romero, I’m from Honduras, and I received an abortion last December,” she told the crowd to cheers of support. “If somebody has a self-induced abortion and complications, they’re going to …

2022 Notebook: A seismic reversal in U.S. abortion rights
2 years, 1 month ago

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

Associated Press  

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

Texas woman almost dies because she couldn’t get an abortion
2 years, 2 months ago

Texas woman almost dies because she couldn’t get an abortion

CNN  

CNN — Another woman has come forward with the harrowing details of how the Supreme Court’s decision four months ago to overturn Roe v. Wade put her life in danger. “Josh always tells me he’s been in love with me since we were 4 years old,” Amanda said. “My doctor said, ‘Well, right now we just have to wait, because …

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

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

Huff Post  

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

How are new abortion laws affecting women in the United States?
2 years, 3 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 …

What Ethiopia can teach the US about abortion rights
2 years, 3 months ago

What Ethiopia can teach the US about abortion rights

Al Jazeera  

As an Ethiopian American, I am disturbed that the United States is rolling back the reproductive rights of American women and girls, one state at a time. Before Ethiopia relaxed its abortion laws in 2005, unsafe abortions contributed to a third of all maternal deaths in the country. Ethiopia – like other countries in which MSI Reproductive Choices works such …

The disgusting cruelty of Ohio’s extremist abortion ban is intolerable
2 years, 4 months ago

The disgusting cruelty of Ohio’s extremist abortion ban is intolerable

Raw Story  

Ohio Republican lawmakers and Gov. They were warned of the pain; they were warned of the suffering; they were warned of the torment that some patients would experience if Ohio state government inserted itself into doctor’s offices and emergency rooms to dictate the reproductive health of Ohioans. They ignored the warnings, then passed and signed Ohio’s extremist abortion ban anyway. …

17 Million Women Have Lost Abortion Access Since The Supreme Court Overturned Roe
2 years, 4 months ago

17 Million Women Have Lost Abortion Access Since The Supreme Court Overturned Roe

Huff Post  

Illustration: Jianan Liu/HuffPost In the two months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, more than a dozen states have banned or severely restricted access to abortion ― leaving millions of people without critical health care. Seventeen states have banned, severely restricted or stopped offering access to abortion care since the court took away federal abortion protections in June’s …

The End of Roe: Living without abortion rights
2 years, 4 months ago

The End of Roe: Living without abortion rights

Al Jazeera  

Fault Lines examines what it means to live in post-Roe America and follows a group of women forced to travel across state lines for an abortion. In June, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade, the decision that had made abortion a constitutional right for nearly half a century. ‘The End of Roe’ follows a doctor, …

Louisiana woman who alleges she was denied abortion after fetus’ fatal diagnosis says ‘it should not happen to any other woman’
2 years, 4 months ago

Louisiana woman who alleges she was denied abortion after fetus’ fatal diagnosis says ‘it should not happen to any other woman’

CNN  

CNN — A pregnant Louisiana woman who alleges she was denied an abortion despite the fetus being diagnosed with a fatal condition says other women should not have to experience her plight. Nancy Davis said she is planning to get an abortion in another state after a Louisiana hospital allegedly chose not to perform the procedure even though her baby …

Abortion ‘desert’ in US south is hurting Black women the most
2 years, 4 months ago

Abortion ‘desert’ in US south is hurting Black women the most

Al Jazeera  

Ten million Black women in the US face high barriers to abortion access, that will be difficult to overcome for many. “We’ve been living in multiple Americas for a long time,” said Kwajelyn Jackson, the executive director at the Feminist Women’s Health Center in Atlanta, which serves mostly Black patients. “It’s a system of inequality, it’s a system of oppression,” …

Front-line workers fear repercussions from abortion laws
2 years, 5 months ago

Front-line workers fear repercussions from abortion laws

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. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in June to overturn …

‘I have two stories to tell — one of an illegal abortion, the other legal’
2 years, 6 months ago

‘I have two stories to tell — one of an illegal abortion, the other legal’

LA Times  

To the editor: As a woman of a certain age, I have two stories to tell — one of an illegal abortion, the other legal. Now that the constitutional right to an abortion has been taken away, I want to implore everyone, but especially young women who will be directly affected by this move, to act, to get involved, to …

Op-Ed: Abortion ban ‘exceptions’ cannot protect life
2 years, 6 months ago

Op-Ed: Abortion ban ‘exceptions’ cannot protect life

LA Times  

Dr. Blair Cushing, left, consults with a patient who will have a medication abortion at Whole Woman’s Health of McAllen in Texas, where lawmakers are seeking to ban abortion. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade has already set into motion legal processes to criminalize abortion in at least 15 states, with immediate and catastrophic health consequences for …

Couple’s ‘We will adopt your baby’ sign accidentally sparks hilarious memes
2 years, 6 months ago

Couple’s ‘We will adopt your baby’ sign accidentally sparks hilarious memes

The Independent  

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Latin American activists undeterred despite US abortion rollback
2 years, 6 months ago

Latin American activists undeterred despite US abortion rollback

Al Jazeera  

Women’s rights advocates across Americas region say their struggle goes on after top US court overturns Roe v Wade. So when the United States Supreme Court decision that upended the right to an abortion in the country became official last week, the blow was personal across North and South America. “Now they have really left things in our hands – …

Two months of waiting, and finally a Supreme Court ruling
2 years, 6 months ago

Two months of waiting, and finally a Supreme Court ruling

Associated Press  

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

America Is About to Confront the Bloody Consequences of Banning Abortion
2 years, 6 months ago

America Is About to Confront the Bloody Consequences of Banning Abortion

Slate  

Unless you have a time machine, the best way to understand the era before modern medicine is to watch Republican legislators discuss abortion. These patients, many of them rural women who lived hundreds of miles from the nearest abortion clinic and low-income women of color who could not pay for their abortions through Medicaid, were ignored by both anti-abortion zealots …

U. S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion 'huge blow' to women’s human rights, gender equality: UN human rights chief
2 years, 6 months ago

U. S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion 'huge blow' to women’s human rights, gender equality: UN human rights chief

The Hindu  

The United Nations human rights chief has termed the U. S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned the constitutional right to abortion as a “huge blow” to women’s human rights and gender equality, as UN agencies warned that restricting access to abortion does not prevent people from seeking it but simply makes it “more deadly.” In the historic ruling on June …

How Will Americans Abort Now? Can Women Use Birth Control, Pills to End Pregnancy? Path After Roe vs Wade
2 years, 6 months ago

How Will Americans Abort Now? Can Women Use Birth Control, Pills to End Pregnancy? Path After Roe vs Wade

News 18  

After almost 50 years under Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court on Friday removed women’s constitutional protections for abortion, a fundamental and very personal change for American lives. But States May Target Contraceptives The current Supreme Court may not have the necessary five votes to approve a blanket ban on all forms of contraception, but it may still allow …

US abortion ruling sparks global debate, polarises activists
2 years, 6 months ago

US abortion ruling sparks global debate, polarises activists

Hindustan Times  

The end of constitutional protections for abortions in the United States on Friday emboldened abortion opponents around the world, while advocates for abortion rights worried it could threaten recent moves toward legalization in their countries. “This is being done in America, which should be an example when it comes to the women’s rights movement,” said Archane, an activist for abortion …

Abortion access threatened in these US states after Supreme Court ruling
2 years, 6 months ago

Abortion access threatened in these US states after Supreme Court ruling

Hindustan Times  

The US Supreme Court's overturning of America's constitutional right to abortion gives all 50 states the freedom to ban the procedure, with nearly half expected to do so in some form. Anti-abortion demonstrators celebrate outside the US Supreme Court as the court rules in the Dobbs v Women’s Health Organization abortion case. Missouri's attorney general Eric Schmitt tweeted a photo …

Where is abortion legal? In red states, women navigate a chaotic landscape
2 years, 6 months ago

Where is abortion legal? In red states, women navigate a chaotic landscape

LA Times  

Head nurse Francia Webb talks to a client about abortion options at the West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa on March 14. “This is absolutely a historic setback — a major failure for all women across the United States,” said Diane Derzis, the owner of Mississippi’s last remaining abortion provider, Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the clinic at the center of …

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