Dobbs Is Reshaping American Politics A wave of ballot measures reminds us most Americans are moderate on abortion. Reason · Nov 5, 2023
Campaigner fears new law could allow Scottish ministers to reduce buffer zone sizes FEARS have been raised about powers Scottish ministers could have to reduce the size of buffer zones around abortion clinics if fresh legislation is… The National (Scotland) · Nov 5, 2023
High stakes for abortion rights as Pennsylvania votes on key judge pick Republican Carolyn Carluccio, running for supreme court, has drawn ire over apparent opposition to abortion access The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2023
Idaho "No Public Funds for Abortion" Act Doesn't Preclude Pro-Abortion Speech by Professors Idaho's Attorney General Raúl Labrador so opines, including a rousing defense of academic freedom, including in scholarship and teaching. Reason · Nov 3, 2023
Indiana high court reprimands AG for remarks about 10-year-old rape victim's doctor Both the attorney general and the doctor have now been separately reprimanded over the case, which ignited a media firestorm after abortion rights were overturned at the federal level. WEKU · Nov 3, 2023
Ohio purged 26,000 voters days before abortion referendum deadline Voting rights groups say move by Republican secretary of state lacked transparency and did not follow established practice The Guardian - US · Nov 3, 2023
Anti-abortion misinformation mounting ahead of key Ohio vote, experts warn Mistruths and outright lies abound in Republican advertising as the state gears up for crucial vote on abortion rights, say critics The Guardian - US · Nov 3, 2023
$169 million contributed to ballot measure campaigns in 2023 Welcome to the Friday, November 3, Brew. Ballotpedia · Nov 3, 2023
Indiana attorney general reprimanded for comments on doctor who provided rape victim's abortion The Indiana Supreme Court has determined the state's attorney general engaged in attorney misconduct in statements he made about a doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023
What abortion ban votes in Virginia and Ohio could mean for 2024 election Abortion is once again on the ballot. Has the equation changed at all? The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023
A mom and son are charged in Idaho after a teen is taken to Oregon for an abortion With some narrow exceptions, abortion is banned in Republican-controlled Idaho but is legal in Oregon, and the state made it illegal to help minors get an abortion without their parents' consent. WEKU · Nov 2, 2023
‘Deeply sinister’: Police testing women who have miscarriages for abortion drugs Medical professionals warn it is ‘deeply sinister’ to test women for abortion drugs The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023
Senate Republicans excoriate Tommy Tuberville over military blockade ‘By the end of this year 89 per cent of all general officer positions in the military will be affected by the current holds,’ Alaska Sen Dan Sullivan says The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023
Pritzker’s abortion rights group spends $1.5 million in Ohio, Virginia and Nevada to fight ‘extremism at every level’ Think Big America’s contribution of $25,000 each to four state Senate Democratic candidates in Virginia, and an additional $150,000 to the state’s Democratic Party, comes ahead of a pivotal Nov. 7 election that may reshape abortion restrictions there. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 1, 2023
The Hindu · Nov 1, 2023 Impacting a woman’s freedom to reproductive choices There is no place within India’s constitutional structure to see a foetus as anything but dependent on the mother’
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023 An Idaho teenager and his mother are facing charges over a 15-year-old’s abortion Kadyn Swainston, 18, and his mother Rachael Swainston arrested on felony charges including kidnapping
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023 Tommy Tuberville says military is ‘struggling’ despite his own hold on promotions Tuberville continues to place a hold on military promotions in protest of a Pentagon policy that reimburses servicemembers who travel to seek an abortion
The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2023 Idaho mother and son charged with kidnapping over out-of-state abortion Rachael and Kadyn Swainston accused of taking underage girl to Oregon for abortion without her parents’ knowledge
The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2023 ‘There is no ban’: Republicans test-drive new abortion messaging Ad released in Virginia part of well-funded effort to portray Democrats as abortion extremists and Republicans as reasonable compromisers
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023 Missouri appeals court rules against ballot summary language that described 'dangerous' abortions A Missouri appeals court has ruled against a Republican-written description of abortion-rights ballot measures, calling his summaries politically partisan
The Guardian - US · Oct 31, 2023 Kansas cannot enforce abortion pill law or impose 24-hour wait, judge rules Preliminary order before 2024 trial comes months after Kansans voted to protect abortion rights in state constitution
WEKU · Oct 31, 2023 'Bun in the oven' is an ancient pregnancy metaphor. This historian says it has to go In a new book, Policing Pregnant Bodies, author Kathleen Crowther grapples with how very old ideas – some of them misogynistic – shape how we think about pregnancy and abortion today.
Reason · Oct 31, 2023 Taking From IRS, Giving to Israel Plus: Massive union wins, abortion rebrands, Silvio Berlusconi's nude-art collection, and more...
Ballotpedia · Oct 31, 2023 Ohio Issue 1 is the most expensive abortion-related ballot measure election post-Dobbs The campaigns supporting and opposing Ohio Issue 1, an amendment that would provide a state constitutional right to abortion, received a combined $71.60 million in contributions, as of the most recent campaign finance reports on Oct. 26.
The Conversation · Oct 31, 2023 Are journalists serving Virginia's voters well? Election could offer insights on media on national level As Virginia holds elections on Nov. 7, 2023, to fill all 140 seats in the state legislature, the results will likely offer insights on the nation’s political pulse. Voters’ preferences for Democrats or Republicans may well reflect how they feel about Joe Biden or Donald Trump – and about key…