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abortion rights
Abortion at sea? Advocates in the U.S. get creative to protect access
To solve the problem of abortion access, Meg Autry is seeking inspiration from an unlikely source: riverboat casinos. As access to abortion deteriorated in the past year, Autry – an obstetrician-gynecologist at the University of California San Francisco – had been toying with a years-old idea to reach areas where such medical services were already […]
House votes to restore abortion rights, but odds in the Senate are dim
Only two Senate Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, have been supportive of abortion rights, but they do not support the Democrats’ proposal, calling it too far-reaching.
House making 1st attempt to protect abortion in post-Roe era
Since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade last month, some activists have accused President Joe Biden and other top Democrats of failing to respond forcefully enough to the decision.
Ohio man charged with rape of girl, 10, who traveled for abortion
A man has been charged in Ohio with raping a 10-year-old girl whose case was questioned as dubious by Ohio’s Republican attorney general and a congressman.
Another view: State bans may not be the final word on abortion
Clinics in half the country cannot handle the needs of the whole country – an array of legal efforts are motivated by that fact.
Maine Voices: Dobbs resurrects the very worst of American ‘history and tradition’
The principles on which the Supreme Court’s judgement relies deserve to be left in the past.
Westbrook mayor shaping policy over city employees’ reproductive rights
The council also passes a non-binding proclamation to support a woman’s right to choose if state laws change.
Doctors worry Roe reversal could put them at risk for offering miscarriage care
Doctors worry that helping to medically treat a miscarriage will put them at risk of prosecution.
Judges rule on several state abortion restrictions, shaping impact of Roe
There are a group of states where abortion rights have been thrown into limbo amid the legal and political challenges shaping the post-Roe landscape with states now holding the power to restrict abortion.