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Push for more access to early medical abortion support in Grampians amid provision gap

Newly-released data shows women living in Victoria's Grampians region have no or low access to early medical abortion providers, and service providers are not keeping up with demand for long-term contraceptive devices.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

US defense secretary cites security concerns as senator holds promotions over abortion

U.S. Senate Democrats released a letter from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday saying a Republican's decision to hold military nominations harms national security, intensifying a dispute over the military's abortion policy.

Reuters · May 10, 2023

Republican Virginia Attorney General Miyares defends staying out of abortion pill case

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has defended his decision not to join most of his Republican counterparts across the country in supporting a lawsuit challenging the safety and approval of the abortion medication mifepristone

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

South Carolina Republicans advance new abortion restrictions

South Carolina Republicans are pushing new abortion restrictions in an attempt to curtail access after a near-total ban failed last month

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

Illinois must make sure women get accurate information about abortion care

Crisis pregnancy centers lure patients with free services, but give women misinformation with the goal of stopping them from having abortions, the chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood of Illinois writes. SB1909 will hold the centers accountable.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 10, 2023

Salt-N-Pepa’s Cheryl James claims she was ‘asked to have an abortion’ to preserve her career

Hip-hop duo appeared on the ‘Tamron Hall Show’ to speak about the music industry’s treatment of women

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023

MO GOP bill: Murder charges for abortion

The bill does not explicitly mention whether it would criminalize out-of-state travel for abortion care

Salon · May 9, 2023

Trump's very MAGA rape deposition

Trump is sulky, entitled and misogynist in his rape deposition — exactly what MAGA loves about him

Salon · May 9, 2023

Maternity homes provide support in a post-Roe world, but not without conditions

A crisis pregnancy center in Idaho opened a maternity home in the months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The residents have more complicated stories than the home's founders expected.

WEKU · May 9, 2023

Film revives memories of girl’s death as Ireland reviews abortion rules

Death of Ann Lovett while giving birth in 1984 helped sparked movement that led to 2018 vote to lift abortion ban

The Guardian - UK · May 9, 2023