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Florida lawmakers introduce bill to ban abortion after 15 weeks
Republican lawmakers in Florida filed a bill on Tuesday seeking to ban abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with limited exceptions. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-lawmakers-introduce-bill-ban-abortion-15-weeks-rcna11885 Droolin’ Dog…
Last doctor to provide abortions in Wyoming may leave the state
“If health care providers don’t stand up for women’s health care rights, who will?” said Brent Blue, 71, who ran a health clinic in Jackson…
Planned Parenthood endorses nearly 200 House incumbents ahead of midterms
Planned Parenthood Action Fund rolled out its endorsements on Thursday for nearly 200 House incumbents running in next year’s midterm elections as the debate over abortion rights…
Arizona asks Supreme Court to permit ban on abortion for genetic conditions
Arizona’s Republican attorney general on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to allow the state’s ban on abortions based on genetic abnormalities to go into effect.The…
Texas judge rules citizen enforcement of abortion law violates state’s constitution
A Texas law banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy violates the state’s constitution as it permits private citizens to sue abortion providers,…
Supreme Court allows abortion providers to sue over Texas law
The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for abortion providers to pursue a federal lawsuit challenging a restrictive Texas law that bans abortion after six weeks…
California could become an abortion ‘sanctuary’ | First Thing
California could provide procedures and cover travel and accommodation costs for people from other states seeking abortion. Plus, New Zealand bans smoking for the next…
Supreme Court justices on abortion, during confirmation and from the bench
As nominees, prospective jurists are typically circumspect about their leanings on an array of topics, perhaps none more so than abortion. Oftentimes they demur on…
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor vetoes five GOP abortion bills
Gov. Tony Evers is making abortion rights a key component of his 2022 re-election bid. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/wisconsin-s-democratic-governor-vetoes-five-gop-abortion-bills-n1285350 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared…
Kavanaugh cites landmark gay rights cases in argument about abortion restrictions
Lawyers who argued for landmark LGBTQ rights cases — Obergefell v. Hodges and Lawrence v. Texas — were conflicted on the validity of Justice Brett…
The Supreme Court’s abortion showdown arrives with Mississippi arguments
The Supreme Court will debate today whether to overturn Roe v. Wade, and neither side is trying to lower the stakes — or to make…
‘A post-Roe strategy’: The next phase of the abortion fight has already begun
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider the half-century-old legal precedent guaranteeing the right to abortion. And while a decision isn’t expected to come until…
Supreme Court to take up Mississippi challenge to Roe v. Wade
The case, the most important showdown over abortion rights in decades, presents a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade’s landmark holding that the Constitution provides…
Illinois Senate votes to repeal parental notification for minors’ abortions
The Illinois state Senate voted on Tuesday to repeal a law that requires a parent or guardian to be notified before a minor receives an…
Supreme Court grants expedited review for Texas abortion ban
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on Texas’ novel abortion ban but declined for a second time to temporarily halt the law as…
Supreme Court agrees to hear providers’, DOJ challenge to Texas abortion ban
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear two cases challenging Texas’ abortion law, which bans the procedure as soon as six weeks into pregnancy,…
Texas urges Supreme Court to leave abortion ban in place, asks to overturn Roe v. Wade
Texas on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to keep in place a law that bans abortions after an embryo’s cardiac activity is detected, which can…
Biden administration asks Supreme Court to block Texas abortion ban
The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to take emergency action that would block Texas’ novel abortion ban from being enforced while litigation over…
Appeals court rules Texas can continue to uphold restrictive abortion law
Decision extends a previous order that keeps SB8 in place; the conservative court has previously sided with the state Texas can continue banning most abortions…
Federal judge blocks enforcement of Texas abortion ban
A District Court judge in Texas yesterday issued an injunction barring enforcement of Texas’s abortion ban, describing it as plainly unconstitutional and designed to avoid…
Federal judge blocks part of Arizona abortion ban hours before it takes effect
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a provision of Arizona’s new abortion ban hours before it was set to take effect, which would have…
Chile takes ‘first step’ towards decriminalising abortion
Proposed bill to legalise abortion up to 14 weeks hailed by Chilean legislator as ‘tremendous’ step for women’s rights. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/28/chile-takes-first-step-towards-decriminalising-abortion Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
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