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Judge Decides This State's Abortion Ban Is Unenforceable

Still, Planned Parenthood says decision still won't allow it to resume abortions in Missouri

(Newser) - A judge ruled Friday that Missouri's near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, though Planned Parenthood said the decision is still not sufficient for it to resume providing abortions in the state. Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jerri Zhang said the abortion ban "is directly...

Anti-Abortionists After Trump Win: 'Now the Work Begins'

Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America to push for more abortion restrictions under new administration

(Newser) - Anti-abortion advocates say there's still work to be done to further restrict access to abortion when Republican Donald Trump returns to the White House next year. They point to the federal guidance that the administration of Democratic President Biden released around emergency abortions, requiring that hospitals provide them for...

Abortions Have Only Become More Prevalent
Abortions Have Only
Become More Prevalent
NEW STUDY
Oct 23, 2024 7:11 AM CDT

Abortions Have Only Become More Prevalent

The practice has increased nationwide and in many states with abortion restrictions: WeCount

(Newser) - Abortion bans haven't decreased the prevalence of the practice in the US overall. Abortions have increased nationwide as well as in nearly every state that has banned abortion since 2020, the New York Times reports, based on "the most comprehensive account of all abortions by state since the...

SCOTUS Declines to Overturn Texas Emergency Abortion Ban

Keeps in place a lower court ruling that hospitals can't be forced to provide abortions

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in Texas, which has one of the country's strictest abortion bans. Without detailing their reasoning, the justices kept in place a lower court order that said hospitals cannot be required to provide pregnancy...

North Dakota Judge Strikes Down Abortion Ban
State's Abortion Ban
Is Overturned
Sep 12, 2024 3:42 PM CDT

State's Abortion Ban Is Overturned

North Dakota currently has no clinics that provide access

(Newser) - A state judge struck down North Dakota's near-total ban on abortion Thursday, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable. In his ruling, state District Judge Bruce Romanick also said that the law violates the state constitution because it is...

'Damage Control'? Trump's Mixed Messaging on Abortion
'Damage Control'? Trump's
Mixed Messaging on Abortion
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 31, 2024 11:00 AM CDT

'Damage Control'? Trump's Mixed Messaging on Abortion

Day after he hinted he'd vote for abortion access amendment in Florida, ex-president makes a shift

(Newser) - With the election now just weeks away, Donald Trump is offering some mixed messages on his abortion stance, especially over the last "whirlwind" day or two, per NBC News . When asked on Thursday during an interview with the network what he thought about Florida's six-week abortion ban , and...

Vance: Trump Wouldn't Support National Abortion Ban

He claims Trump would veto such a ban if elected president

(Newser) - Appearing on NBC News ' Meet the Press Sunday, JD Vance offered assurances that if elected president, Donald Trump would not back a national abortion ban. Should one pass Congress and arrive on his desk, well, "I mean, if you're not supporting it, as the president of the...

Since Roe Was Dumped, US Abortion Numbers Rise Slightly

Study finds uptick in the first 3 months of this year despite restrictions; telemedicine is partly the driver

(Newser) - Abortion was slightly more common across the US in the first three months of this year than it was before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and cleared the way for states to implement bans, a report released Wednesday found. A major reason for the increase is that some...

Utah's Abortion Ban Is Still on Hold

State's supreme court kicks the near-total ban down to a lower court for review

(Newser) - A near-total abortion ban will remain on hold in Utah after the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the law should remain blocked until a lower court can assess its constitutionality. With the decision, the AP reports that abortion remains legal up to 18 weeks under another state law that...

Abortion Drugs Are Now Controlled Substances Here

Lousiana Gov. Jeff Landry signs legislation on mifepristone, misoprostol

(Newser) - First-of-its-kind legislation that classifies two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled and dangerous substances was signed into law Friday by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry. The Republican governor announced his signing of the bill in Baton Rouge a day after it gained final legislative passage in the state Senate. The measure affects the...

California Now Allows Arizona Doctors to Perform Abortions

New law allows doctors to perform abortions for their patients amid a temporary state ban

(Newser) - Arizona doctors can temporarily come to California to perform abortions for their patients under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, reports the AP . California's law is meant to give Arizonans an option to receive legal abortions from their doctor over the next several months when nearly...

Abortion Pills on Brink of Being Reclassified in Louisiana

State House and Senate have both passed bill

(Newser) - Louisiana is one signature away from being the first US state to reclassify two abortion-inducing drugs as dangerous controlled substances. The State Senate passed the bill 29-7 on Thursday, and GOP Gov. Jeff Landry is expected to sign it. The law would move the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol into...

In States With Abortion Bans, This Trend Could Be Bad News

Those states saw greater drops in medical school graduates applying for residencies

(Newser) - Fewer US medical school graduates are applying to residency programs, but the drop is more striking in states that ban abortion compared with other states, the AP reports. Figures released Thursday by the Association of American Medical Colleges showed continuing declines after the group first spotted the difference in an...

After Roe, an Abortion 'Underground' Emerges

Meet the doulas and others in this 'makeshift national network of helpers'

(Newser) - Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of "abortion aftercare kits," Kimra Luna got a text. A woman who'd taken abortion pills three weeks earlier was worried about bleeding—and disclosing the cause to a doctor. "Bleeding doesn't mean you need...

Florida's 6-Week Abortion Ban Will Be Widely Felt
Florida's 6-Week Abortion
Ban Will Be Widely Felt
the rundown
May 1, 2024 7:21 AM CDT

Florida's 6-Week Abortion Ban Will Be Widely Felt

The state had served those in other Southern states with strict abortion laws

(Newser) - As of Wednesday, a law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they're pregnant, took effect in Florida. As the Washington Post reports, the state went "from one with the fewest restrictions for the procedure in the South" to one where abortion is "...

Kari Lake Is Urging Abortion Ban Repeal: Sources

Arizona would then revert to its current 15-week ban, which she supports

(Newser) - Kari Lake denounced Arizona's 1864 abortion ban almost immediately after a court ruling said the controversial law could go into effect, but the Republican Senate candidate is going further than that. Sources tell outlets including the New York Times that Lake, the former TV news anchor and Trump ally...

Hannity on Arizona's 1864 Abortion Law: 'Get Rid of It'

Meanwhile, Republicans block an attempt to repeal the law

(Newser) - Arizona Democrats (plus one Republican) on Wednesday attempted to repeal the tough 1846 abortion ban that the state Supreme court just ruled is enforceable , but the attempt was blocked by Republicans in the state legislature who moved to recess, thus preventing a vote from being held, the Guardian reports. USA ...

In States With Abortion Bans, This Number Stands Out

There were 520K rapes in 14 states, resulting in 64K pregnancies

(Newser) - In September 2021, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott insisted that his state's strict six-week abortion ban was adequate time for women to obtain an abortion, and that he would "eliminate all rapists" in his state, implying that pregnancies from rape in Texas would eventually no longer be an issue....

Biden Slams SCOTUS Decision on Idaho Abortion Ban

High court says state can enforce ban, even in medical emergencies, until legal fight resolves

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues. The justices said they would hear arguments in April and put on hold a lower court ruling that had blocked the Idaho law in hospital emergencies, based on...

Texas Supreme Court Officially Rules Against Woman in Abortion Case

Kate Cox had already left the state to obtain the procedure elsewhere

(Newser) - After a pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal condition left the state to get an abortion elsewhere , the state Supreme Court on Monday rejected her unprecedented challenge of one of the most restrictive bans in the US, the AP reports. The court's ruling against Kate Cox, a...

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