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#abortion-bans

Abortion Bans in Arizona and Florida Will Face Voters in November

State supreme courts in Florida and Arizona are allowing strict abortion bans to go into effect, limiting abortion access in the South and Southwest. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

1 month ago

How Women at One Arizona Clinic Are Grappling With the Abortion Ruling

State Supreme Court upholding abortion ban creates concerns and limitations for women's reproductive rights. [ more ]

HuffPost

2 months ago

Parenting

If You Know A Kid About To Go To College In A State With Abortion Restrictions, Read This

Reproductive rights challenges in conservative states

Impact of abortion bans on college students' health care planning [ more ]

Slate Magazine

4 months ago

Education

The One Ron DeSantis Idea Blue-State Colleges Might Consider Trying

Florida governor offers in-state tuition to Jewish students in response to rise in antisemitism on campuses

Blue-state universities could offer in-state tuition to out-of-state students seeking refuge from abortion bans [ more ]

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The Nation

1 week ago

Abortion Bans Are "an Assault on the Practice of Medicine"

Abortion is essential healthcare, sometimes needed due to life-threatening complications, hindered by bans and restrictions. [ more ]

www.amny.com

1 week ago

States with abortion bans saw greater drops in medical school graduates applying for residencies | amNewYork

Fewer U.S. medical school graduates are applying to residency programs, with a more significant decline in states with abortion bans, affecting specialties like OB-GYN. [ more ]

Jezebel

2 months ago

Southern States that Banned Abortion Had the Highest Rates of Black Maternal Mortality Even Before 'Roe' Fell - Jezebel

Black woman denied abortion due to Louisiana's ban

Abortion bans worsen maternal mortality rates for Black women in the South. [ more ]

www.mercurynews.com

Nearly 65,000 pregnancies from rape have occurred in states with abortion bans, study estimates

Study estimates tens of thousands of pregnancies resulted from rape in states with abortion bans

Restricting abortion access to survivors of rape can have devastating consequences [ more ]

Jezebel

4 months ago

Doctors Say Patients Are Scared to Ask Basic Pregnancy Questions in Chilling Senate Briefing

Abortion providers and feminist author testify about the impact of abortion bans

Patients and doctors are afraid to ask questions due to fear of legal consequences [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

5 months ago

Abortion clinics saw record surge in out-of-state patients post-Roe, report says

Abortion providers have seen a surge in out-of-state patients since Roe v Wade was overturned last year.

Illinois and Kansas have become key destinations for out-of-state patients seeking abortions. [ more ]

www.npr.org

1 week ago

US news

Aid workers are doubtful of a U.S.-built pier near Gaza; RFK Jr.'s dead brain worm

Aid workers stress the need for political will over infrastructure projects to address the crisis in Gaza. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

2 weeks ago

US Elections

Trump Again Vows Mass Deportations and Won't Rule Out Political Violence

Former President Trump discussed deploying military for deportations, potential political violence, and states' role in enforcing abortion bans if re-elected. [ more ]

ABC7 San Francisco

3 weeks ago

Supreme Court to consider when doctors can provide emergency abortions in states with bans

Supreme Court to decide on doctors providing abortions during medical emergencies in states with bans post-Roe v. Wade.

Restricted access in Idaho leads to challenges in emergency care, impacting women's lives and prompting federal complaints. [ more ]

Above the Law

5 months ago

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

Texas Supreme Court ruling leaves doctors without clear guidance on abortion bans

Supreme Court may decide Trump's immunity claim before March [ more ]

Slate Magazine

Mental health

The Least Understood Impact of Abortion Bans

The mental health impact of abortion bans is understudied.

Research is needed to build a trauma-informed response to the psychological harms of forced pregnancy. [ more ]

rollcall.com

5 months ago

Mental health

State abortion bans bar exceptions for suicide, mental health

18 states have implemented abortion bans that do not include mental health or suicidality as health-related exceptions.

Mental health conditions are responsible for nearly 23% of pregnancy-related deaths, but no state explicitly offers protections for mental health emergencies in relation to abortion. [ more ]

Ars Technica

OMG science

Tens of thousands of pregnancies from rape occurring in abortion-ban states

Since the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in 2022, 14 states have banned abortions at any gestational age.

An estimated 64,565 people became pregnant as a result of rape in these states, but all the states logged only 10 or fewer legal abortions per month. [ more ]

Intelligencer

Women

When a Rapist's Logic Is the Law

Bans on abortion are forcing women to stay pregnant, often with devastating results.

Over 64,000 women and girls in 14 states became pregnant as the result of rape after Roe. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

4 months ago

US politics

With Roe Gone, Some House Republicans Back Away From National Abortion Ban

Republicans who previously supported anti-abortion legislation have been hesitant to do so after the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

The political landscape surrounding abortion bans has changed, and it has become a politically toxic issue for Republicans in elections. [ more ]

Truthout

6 months ago