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4 days ago

Tennessee Doctor Refused Pregnant Woman Care Due to 'Christian Values'

Under a new law in Tennessee, doctors can refuse treatment based on their moral, ethical, or religious beliefs, leading to a woman being denied prenatal care for being unmarried.
US politics
Women
fromJezebel
4 days ago

Georgia County Might Funnel Half a Million Towards an Anti-Abortion Center

Crisis pregnancy centers manipulate patients under the guise of providing support to deter abortions.
fromJezebel
6 days ago

Texas Man Sues California Doctor to Try to Prevent Girlfriend from Getting Abortion Pills

Jonathan Mitchell represents a lawsuit against a California doctor for allegedly mailing abortion pills, claiming wrongful death.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Texas man sues doctor for allegedly supplying abortion pills to girlfriend

A Texas man filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a doctor for providing abortion pills to his girlfriend, alleging violations of state and federal laws.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Goethe immortalised the shaming of German women 200 years ago we're still at it | Fatma Aydemir

Gretchen, the tragic character in Faust, embodies the plight of women in societies where misogynistic moralities prevail and reproductive rights are severely restricted.
Germany news
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Maryland taps Affordable Care Act fund to help pay for abortion care

Maryland has become the first state to utilize a 15-year-old Affordable Care Act fund to support abortion-related expenses for patients traveling to the state.
#law
fromJezebel
1 week ago
US politics

New York Thwarts Ken Paxton's 2nd Attempt to Target Doctor for Mailing Abortion Pills

US politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Trump's Pick to Argue at Supreme Court Made His Career in Culture Wars

John Sauer, newly confirmed U.S. solicitor general, is known for his aggressive litigation style, particularly in conservative causes like abortion.
fromJezebel
1 week ago
US politics

New York Thwarts Ken Paxton's 2nd Attempt to Target Doctor for Mailing Abortion Pills

US politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Trump's Pick to Argue at Supreme Court Made His Career in Culture Wars

John Sauer, newly confirmed U.S. solicitor general, is known for his aggressive litigation style, particularly in conservative causes like abortion.
#reproductive-rights
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fromTruthout
1 month ago

3 Years in, Horrors Wrought by Anti-Abortion "Dobbs" Ruling Are Apparent to All

The Supreme Court's Dobbs decision has created a significant crisis in abortion access, leading to severe restrictions in many states.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in step forward for reproductive rights

British MPs' vote to decriminalise abortion marks a significant advancement in reproductive rights, shielding women from prosecution for self-termination.
fromTruthout
1 month ago
Black Lives Matter

3 Years in, Horrors Wrought by Anti-Abortion "Dobbs" Ruling Are Apparent to All

US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

New York county clerk rejects Texas's effort to fine doctor in abortion pill case

A New York county clerk rejected Texas's attempt to fine a doctor for shipping abortion pills, invoking state shield laws.
#sexual-assault
fromABC7 Los Angeles
4 weeks ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the 1849 abortion ban was superseded by a newer law criminalizing abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb.
US politics
#planned-parenthood
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fromJezebel
4 weeks ago

At Adriana Smith's Funeral, Democratic Lawmaker Calls Out 'Restrictive Fetal Personhood Regimes'

Adriana Smith's case underscores the dire impact of stringent abortion laws and the necessity for clear guidelines protecting pregnant individuals' rights.
US politics
fromJezebel
1 month ago

So, This Is What an Aneurysm Feels Like

Rep. Kat Cammack faced challenges due to Florida's abortion ban during her ectopic pregnancy, leading to a call for improved maternal healthcare discussions.
#supreme-court
fromTruthout
4 months ago
Right-wing politics

Trump Wants to "Defund" Planned Parenthood - This SCOTUS Case May Help Him Do It

Right-wing politics
fromTruthout
4 months ago

Trump Wants to "Defund" Planned Parenthood - This SCOTUS Case May Help Him Do It

The Supreme Court will determine if states can deny Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding, impacting access to reproductive health care.
Left-wing politics
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

A Republican Lawmaker Blamed The Left For Doctors' Reluctance To End Her Pregnancy

Political debates on abortion are directly affecting medical decisions, causing harm in life-threatening situations.
Alternative medicine
fromJezebel
1 month ago

How a $5 Pack of Abortion Pills in Ethiopia Sparked a Movement to 'Demedicalize' Access in the U.S.

Ethiopian pharmacies sell abortion medication kits over-the-counter, highlighting the difference in access compared to the regulated, expensive environment in the US.
#healthcare
fromtime.com
1 month ago
Healthcare

An Exodus of OB-GYNs': How the Dobbs Decision Has Shaken the Reproductive Health Landscape

fromtime.com
1 month ago
Healthcare

An Exodus of OB-GYNs': How the Dobbs Decision Has Shaken the Reproductive Health Landscape

#telehealth
fromBrooklyn Eagle
1 month ago
US politics

The number of abortions kept rising in 2024 because of telehealth prescriptions, report finds

Despite state bans, the number of abortions in the U.S. is rising, largely due to increased access through telehealth.
US news
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Inside the legal fight over the telehealth clinics that help women defy abortion bans

Telehealth clinics using shield laws enable women to access abortion medication, but legal challenges and debates over their validity persist.
US news
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Inside the legal fight over the telehealth clinics that help women defy abortion bans

Telehealth clinics using shield laws enable women to access abortion medication, but legal challenges and debates over their validity persist.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Abortions in the US are on the rise three years after Roe v Wade was overturned

"Abortion bans haven't really stopped people from needing abortion care. It's just made it harder for them to be able to get it."
Alternative medicine
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

From the pandemic to porn, here's how norms around sex are shifting for Gen Z

The Supreme Court's decision on abortion has led to significant changes in Gen Z's perspectives about sex, contributing to a decline in sexual activity.
fromWIRED
1 month ago

The Minnesota Shooting Suspect's Background Suggests Deep Ties to Christian Nationalism

During his life in the food industry and public service, Vance Boelter's evolving worldview appeared influenced by fringe theological ideas rooted in charismatic Christianity and Christian nationalism.
Right-wing politics
fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

Vance Boelter and the Return of Violent Anti-Abortion Zealotry

In a 2023 sermon reviewed by WIRED and delivered by the alleged shooter in Matadi, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, he preached against abortion and called for different Christian churches to become 'one.' 'They don't know abortion is wrong, many churches,' he said. 'God gives the body gifts. To keep balance... God is going to raise up apostles and prophets in America, to correct His church.'
Right-wing politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

UK votes to decriminalise abortion after prosecutions of some women

This piece of legislation will only take women out of the criminal justice system because they are vulnerable and they need our help, she said.
UK news
#legislation
fromTruthout
2 months ago
Right-wing politics

Legislators in 13 States Have Introduced 15 "Abortion Abolition" Bills in 2025

Parenting
fromtime.com
1 month ago

The Truth About Third-Trimester Abortion Care

Legislative efforts to restrict late-term abortion ignore the complex realities faced by women in desperate circumstances.
Right-wing politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Legislators in 13 States Have Introduced 15 "Abortion Abolition" Bills in 2025

Proposal HB 1373 in North Dakota seeks to criminalize abortion by redefining zygotes as 'human beings' from fertilization, invoking the 14th Amendment.
#womens-rights
Right-wing politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

What Would It Mean to Defend All Abortions?

Ayana chose to have an abortion due to personal and economic pressures, understanding her limits as a mother of three.
Her experience reflects wider societal challenges surrounding access to abortion and the political debates fueling division.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

What Would It Mean to Defend All Abortions?

Ayana chose to have an abortion due to personal and economic pressures, understanding her limits as a mother of three.
Her experience reflects wider societal challenges surrounding access to abortion and the political debates fueling division.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

Donald Trump Is Still Trying to Have It Both Ways on Abortion

The Trump administration's undoing of Biden-era abortion guidelines has created significant ambiguity regarding emergency medical care regulations.
#texas
Law
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

DOJ Employee Charged After Allegedly Slipping Abortion Drug Into Girlfriend's Drink

A Texas man faces capital murder charges for allegedly drugging his girlfriend to induce an abortion without her consent.
Law
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Texas Anti-Abortion Bill Includes Provision Barring Judicial Review of Its Legality

Texas's anti-abortion bill could impose severe penalties while limiting court reviews of its constitutionality, raising significant legal and ethical concerns.
Law
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

DOJ Employee Charged After Allegedly Slipping Abortion Drug Into Girlfriend's Drink

A Texas man faces capital murder charges for allegedly drugging his girlfriend to induce an abortion without her consent.
Law
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Texas Anti-Abortion Bill Includes Provision Barring Judicial Review of Its Legality

Texas's anti-abortion bill could impose severe penalties while limiting court reviews of its constitutionality, raising significant legal and ethical concerns.
#mifepristone
US news
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

Four Democrat-led states ask FDA to remove abortion pill restrictions

Democratic attorneys general are urging the FDA to ease restrictions on mifepristone to improve access to abortion medication.
Alternative medicine
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Abortion Opponents Are Using "Junk Science" Studies to Target Mifepristone

Anti-abortion groups are using flawed studies to challenge the safety of mifepristone, jeopardizing access to this commonly used abortion pill.
US politics
fromScary Mommy
2 months ago

RFK Orders "Complete Review" Of Abortion Pill

Secretary Kennedy plans to review mifepristone after safety concerns arise from a controversial EPPC report claiming high adverse events.
US politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Trump Administration Asks Court to Dismiss Abortion Pill Case

Trump administration seeks to dismiss lawsuit limiting mifepristone access, aligning with Biden's position despite its previous anti-abortion stance.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

Four Democrat-led states ask FDA to remove abortion pill restrictions

Democratic attorneys general are urging the FDA to ease restrictions on mifepristone to improve access to abortion medication.
Alternative medicine
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Abortion Opponents Are Using "Junk Science" Studies to Target Mifepristone

Anti-abortion groups are using flawed studies to challenge the safety of mifepristone, jeopardizing access to this commonly used abortion pill.
US politics
fromScary Mommy
2 months ago

RFK Orders "Complete Review" Of Abortion Pill

Secretary Kennedy plans to review mifepristone after safety concerns arise from a controversial EPPC report claiming high adverse events.
US politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Trump Administration Asks Court to Dismiss Abortion Pill Case

Trump administration seeks to dismiss lawsuit limiting mifepristone access, aligning with Biden's position despite its previous anti-abortion stance.
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Trump White House Rescinds Emergency Abortion Care Rule Established by Biden

The Trump administration's decision to rescind the Biden-era guidance on abortion services in emergency rooms raises concerns among critics about fear and confusion in hospitals.
Healthcare
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Abortion laws are Victorian era, says grieving mum

Elen Hughes expressed disbelief at police guidelines permitting searches of grieving mothers for abortion drugs, questioning why 19th-century laws continue to control women's bodies today.
UK news
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

TfL blocks ads calling on people to lobby MPs to decriminalise abortion

Transport for London has blocked pro-decriminalisation abortion adverts citing disrepute concerns, despite similar past campaigns being approved.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago

Missouri clinics halt abortions after latest court ruling

Planned Parenthood has suspended abortions in Missouri following a Supreme Court ruling requiring a reevaluation of prior injunctions that allowed procedures to resume.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Abortion arrest: Recording reveals police concern

Concerns arise over the police's handling of abortion-related arrests, particularly in sensitive circumstances involving vulnerable women.
Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Dear America: women's bodies are not state property | Tayo Bero

Georgia law on abortion complicates medical ethics in cases of brain death, exemplified by the tragic situation of Adriana Smith.
fromCbsnews
2 months ago

Texas lawmakers advance bill to clarify medical exceptions under restrictive abortion law

Texas Republicans advanced a bill to clarify medical exceptions under a stringent abortion ban without expanding access or defining specific exceptions.
#fetal-personhood
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago
Parenting

Fetus of brain dead Georgia woman kept alive due to abortion ban is growing, says family

Georgia's law on fetal personhood results in a brain-dead woman being kept on life support to carry her pregnancy.
fromThe Nation
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

Overturning "Roe" Wasn't the End Goal: Mary Ziegler on the "New Civil War"

The anti-abortion movement aims for personhood for embryos, impacting abortion, IVF, and contraception.
Parenting
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Fetus of brain dead Georgia woman kept alive due to abortion ban is growing, says family

Georgia's law on fetal personhood results in a brain-dead woman being kept on life support to carry her pregnancy.
Left-wing politics
fromThe Nation
3 months ago

Overturning "Roe" Wasn't the End Goal: Mary Ziegler on the "New Civil War"

The anti-abortion movement aims for personhood for embryos, impacting abortion, IVF, and contraception.
#film
#poland
US Elections
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Poland votes in tight presidential election

The Polish presidential election reflects divided views on foreign policy, LGBTQ rights, and abortion, with significant implications for European ties.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

A Texas abortion ban sponsor aims to clarify when doctors can do the procedure

Texas sees rising maternal deaths after abortion restrictions; lawmakers propose clarification for medical exceptions.
New legislation aims to protect mother's life amidst the abortion ban.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Guardian view on abortion prosecutions: decriminalisation can't wait | Editorial

The Crown Prosecution Service has yet to explain why it thought that pursuing a case against Nicola Packer was in the public interest.
UK politics
US news
fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago

Fringe movement sparks divide with push to charge women who get abortions

A fringe antiabortion movement seeks to criminalize women undergoing abortions, challenging established pro-life views.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Utterly traumatised': anger at ordeal of UK woman accused of illegal abortion

Nicola Packer's experience during her unexpected pregnancy and subsequent abortion highlights the complexities of care and legalities surrounding abortion in the UK during the pandemic.
UK news
#legal-case
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Illegal abortion accused 'shocked' by pregnancy

A woman unexpectedly pregnant at 26 weeks faces trial for an illegal abortion, believing she was under the legal limit for such procedures.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Illegal abortion accused 'shocked' by pregnancy

A woman unexpectedly pregnant at 26 weeks faces trial for an illegal abortion, believing she was under the legal limit for such procedures.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

UK woman accused of illegal abortion says she told medics she had miscarried

Packer stated, "I thought if I went to the hospital with a dead baby they wouldn't help me, that’s what I thought."
UK news
US news
fromThe Washington Post
3 months ago

Once an abortion clinic, it now offers midwives, formula and housing help

The West Alabama Women's Center has shifted from providing abortion services to acting as a vital resource for struggling families.
#pope-francis
World politics
fromwww.bostonherald.com
3 months ago

Francis changed church policy on the death penalty and nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion

Pope Francis modernized some Catholic teachings while maintaining traditional stances and emphasized compassion for marginalized believers.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago
US politics

Fox's Brian Kilmeade Takes Shots at Pope Francis on Morning of His Death Over Reverence' for Biden and Church of Anthony Fauci'

World politics
fromwww.bostonherald.com
3 months ago

Francis changed church policy on the death penalty and nuclear weapons but upheld it on abortion

Pope Francis modernized some Catholic teachings while maintaining traditional stances and emphasized compassion for marginalized believers.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago
US politics

Fox's Brian Kilmeade Takes Shots at Pope Francis on Morning of His Death Over Reverence' for Biden and Church of Anthony Fauci'

NYC parents
fromChristianpost
3 months ago

NYC woman sues DNA company after botched paternity test led her to get an abortion

A woman claims a botched paternity test led her to terminate her pregnancy, resulting in legal action against two labs.
fromTruthout
3 months ago

Abortion Bans Criminalize People - and Not Just Those Who Are Pregnant

Chandler-Scott's traumatic ordeal reveals the ultimate endpoint of abortion bans - criminalizing pregnant people, whether they have an abortion or not.
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fromNew York Post
3 months ago

Trump the anti-oligarch, UK's anti-prayer tyranny and other commentary

Unused to having their authority challenged, ‘deep staters’ are attacking ‘the most populist president of our lifetimes’ as an authoritarian who threatens democratic norms, argues Rob Wasinger.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

These Tennessee lawmakers love the unborn. After birth? Not so much

The unborn are a convenient group of people to advocate for; they never make demands of you, allow you to feel good without real relationships.
US politics
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Idaho Court Expands Abortion Ban Medical Exceptions

Idaho's judge broadens abortion access by ruling that 'imminent death' is not required for abortion in health emergencies.
#pro-life
fromNew York Post
3 months ago
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Bronx woman who socked pro-lifer apologizes, claims she was 'railroaded' by 'professional antagonist'

fromNew York Post
3 months ago
Black Lives Matter

Exclusive | Pro-life activist recalls moment she was sucker punched during Harlem interview: 'Came out of left field'

fromNew York Post
3 months ago
Black Lives Matter

Bronx woman who socked pro-lifer apologizes, claims she was 'railroaded' by 'professional antagonist'

fromNew York Post
3 months ago
Black Lives Matter

Exclusive | Pro-life activist recalls moment she was sucker punched during Harlem interview: 'Came out of left field'

fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

WATCH: Pro-Life Activist's Street Interview Turns Bloody and Violent: This Is Absolutely Unacceptable'

Antao stated, "This is absolutely unacceptable for just having a different opinion than someone," highlighting the intensifying conflicts surrounding the abortion debate.
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UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

US anti-abortion group expands campaign in UK

ADF is intensifying anti-abortion activities in the UK, highlighting a strained relationship with the Trump administration over freedom of expression.
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