Women in England and Wales ‘feel pressured to opt for medical abortions’ Underfunded services resulting in more women choosing cheaper at-home abortion pill, study finds The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2023
‘What drug isn’t subject to challenge?’ US health secretary says abortion pill ban threatens other meds Xavier Becerra suggested White House would be willing to ignore Texas court ruling The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2023
GOP's stormy 2024 outlook It's becoming increasingly difficult for the GOP to win outside of deep-red strongholds. Axios · Apr 9, 2023
Health secretary slams abortion pill ruling as 'not America' The nation’s top health official says a court ruling threatening the availability of a main drug used in medication abortion was “not America.” The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2023
AOC urges Biden to ignore Texas ruling suspending approval of abortion drug Democratic New York congresswoman says there is ‘extraordinary precedent’ for Biden to decline to enforce ruling The Guardian - US · Apr 9, 2023
As abortion ban looms, Florida may soon authorize ‘baby boxes’ for unwanted infants FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In the medieval ages, mothers would emerge under the cover of night, head to the church, and place their unwanted newborns in turntables embedded in the walls, where, on the other side, a nun would take them. Tribune News Service · Apr 9, 2023
Florida abortion clinics monitored, fined — and struggling to stay open FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As pregnant women flood into Florida abortion clinics, trying to get a procedure before they reach 15 weeks, the clinics are struggling with new regulations, increased state inspections, and in some cases hefty fines that threaten their businesses. Tribune News Service · Apr 9, 2023
Horrifying stories of women chased down by the LAPD abortion squad before Roe v. Wade LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police officers boarded the yacht with guns drawn. Los Angeles Times · Apr 9, 2023
Abortion pill to be blocked across US under judge’s order A Republican-appointed federal judge in Texas issued an order suspending the US government’s decades-old approval of a key drug used in medication abortion, initiating a process that could block access to the pill nationwide in a week. Bangkok Post · Apr 9, 2023
Competing abortion pill rulings sow broad alarm, confusion Competing rulings by two federal judges over the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone is sowing alarm and confusion — and opening a new front in the battle over abortion in the United States The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023
‘What next?’ Schumer lambasts Texas judge’s abortion pills ruling Democrats including Senate majority leader warn of ‘dangerous new precedent’ set by ruling and vow to fight it The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2023
Pritzker, Raoul say abortion pill access will be maintained in Illinois as court battle plays out “Nothing has changed,” the governor said. He and the attorney general said people will continue to have access to mifepristone while the legal saga plays out in the courts. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 8, 2023
What does 1870s Comstock Act have to do with abortion pills? A 19th century “anti-vice” law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S. Dormant for a half-century, the Comstock Act is being been revived by groups seeking to block the mailing of mifepristone, the pill used in more… The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023 Matthew Kacsmaryk: Who is the Trump-appointed judge trying to ban abortion pills? Texas judge presiding over several cases with far-reaching national implications
Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2023 US abortion pill access in doubt after Texas judge suspends approval Abortion medication mifepristone has been available in the US for more than 20 years
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023 Iowa won't pay for rape victims' abortions or contraceptives The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has paused its practice of paying for emergency contraception, and in rare cases abortions, for victims of sexual assault
The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2023 Democrats condemn judge’s ‘draconian’ decision threatening abortion drug Party members call on Biden to do more to protect reproductive rights amid conflicting judicial rulings on mifepristone
The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2023 ‘Unborn human’: the anti-abortion rhetoric of Texas judge’s ruling Matthew Kacsmaryk issued a ruling on Friday aiming to suspend the FDA’s approval of abortion drug mifepristone
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023 Abortion pill order latest contentious ruling by Texas judge A Texas judge who sparked a legal firestorm with an unprecedented ruling halting approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a religious liberty legal group with a long history pushing conservative causes
Reason · Apr 8, 2023 Two (Wrong) Mifepristone Court Rulings in One Day On Good Friday, two district courts issued decisions on the FDA's approval of the abortion drug mifepristone.
The National (Scotland) · Apr 8, 2023 Humza Yousaf gives 'unequivocal' backing to buffer zone legislation HUMZA Yousaf has given his “unequivocal” backing to plans to create buffer zones outside abortion clinics.
Axios · Apr 8, 2023 Abortion is on a fast track back to the Supreme Court The case would affect women all over the country, making abortions harder to access even in states where it’s legal.
The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2023 Progressives tout string of wins across US as template for Democrats Victories in Chicago and St Louis, plus a key judicial race in Wisconsin, argue against tacking to center, leftwingers say
Chicago Tribune · Apr 8, 2023 Commentary: Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election should never have happened On Tuesday, Janet Protasiewicz defeated Dan Kelly for a seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. At $42 million, it was the most expensive state Supreme Court race in our nation’s history. The outcome swings the Wisconsin court’s majority away from a textualism and originalist orientation and toward more purpose-driven or evolving…