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‘I gave birth three months early – then police investigated me over an illegal abortion’

IN FOCUS: As MPs call on parliament to vote over decriminalising abortion, one woman tells Bel Trew how the traumatic premature birth of her baby was exacerbated by a year-long police investigation

The Independent UK

Pressing deadlines, unfinished business: Where the Legislature stands on abortion, water, property tax and more

A raft of social conservative priorities backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick hang in the balance, including efforts to infuse more religion into public schools.

The Texas Tribune

Campaigners say women deserve better as they seek to decriminalise abortion

A new amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill is being brought by Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi.

Evening Standard

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Abortion pills to be easier to access after Greens bill passes in NSW despite opposition from Tony Abbott

Legislation brings state in line with others, as opposition leader says he refuses to cave to ‘Americanisation of NSW politics’ after grassroots campaign

The Guardian - AU

More than 50 cross-party MPs back amendment to decriminalise abortion

Labour’s Tonia Antoniazzi tables amendment seeking to remove women from ‘criminal law related to abortion’

The Guardian - UK

Medical access to expand to remove 'abortion deserts'

Nurses and midwives will be allowed to prescribe drugs to terminate pregnancies under changes to abortion laws aimed at improving access in regional areas.

AAP

Louisiana investigates New York doctor for allegedly mailing abortion pills

Margaret Carpenter was previously indicted over reported abortion pill prescription in state with near-total ban

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Woman cleared of illegal abortion tells of ‘horrific’ wait for justice

Nicola Packer said it was ‘absolutely amazing’ to be cleared by the jury.

Evening Standard

‘I was right to be frightened’: Nicola Packer on the humiliation and trauma of her trial for illegal abortion

Acquitted woman wants to ensure there is never again an abortion trial in England

The Guardian - UK

“A gift to our mothers”: Moms could drive solo in car pool lanes under Texas House bill

The bill originally allowed pregnant women to drive in HOV lanes, to be consistent with Texas abortion laws, but legislators extended it to all mothers.

The Texas Tribune

'Regardless of postcode': abortion access laws debated

A bill to improve access to abortions in regional areas has triggered passionate reactions from conservative politicians and is expected to split major parties.

AAP

What is the new abortion bill in NSW – and why is Tony Abbott trying to stop it?

A proposal to improve access to abortion services could soon become law. So what’s in the bill – and why has it caused heated debate?

The Guardian - AU

John Oliver on the ADF legal group: ‘A misleadingly friendly face on what is an utterly hateful ideology’

The Last Week Tonight host digs into the Christian conservative Alliance Defending Freedom that was behind the overturning of Roe v Wade, among other causes

The Guardian - US

Conservatives are trumpeting a new abortion-pill study. One problem: it’s bogus

The FDA chief suggested he wouldn’t crack down on mifepristone without new data. Conveniently, misleading research emerged within days

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Texas lawmakers propose abortion pill bill that can’t be challenged in state courts

The bill contains many provisions legal experts say are likely unconstitutional, including one that says it can’t be challenged in state court.

The Guardian - UK

The right to abortion is under threat in Britain. Secure it now – or risk losing it

Decriminalisation is finally possible – but unless we future-proof the law against anti-abortion extremists, the right to choose hangs in the balance, says Labour MP Stella Creasy

The Independent UK

Late abortion clinic closes after 50 years of procedures in America

Anti-abortion advocates have celebrated the closure

The Independent UK

From the left and right, US Catholics hope new pope fulfills their hopes

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV’s homeland, raising the question of whether he might be able to ease some of the deep divisions within its ranks

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‘We’re ready to fight’: activists brace as US anti-rights figures descend on Africa

Ultra-conservative campaigners fly in for ‘family values’ conferences to share tactics with African allies who oppose abortion and LGBTQ+ rights

The Conversation

Feminist reformer Beatrice Faust was a sexual libertarian who did her homework, kept her cool and criticised ‘wimp feminism’

Beatrice Faust was an iconoclastic public intellectual. I first encountered her through her columns in the Weekend Australian in the 1990s. She was by then a standard-bearer for second-wave feminism, at a time when public conversations about feminism were defined by inter-generational conflict.

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NSW Liberal MP Chris Rath Issues Apology After Comparing Abortion To Nazi Germany

Rath told parliament that “no person should have the power to determine what constitutes a valuable life” and past attempts had led to “some of the greatest atrocities known”.

Evening Standard

Abortion case prompts calls for legal reform after woman’s four-year ordeal

The investigation has been described by MPs as ‘cruel and unnecessary’ and a ‘shocking wake-up call’ of the need for a change in the law.

Evening Standard

Woman accused of having illegal abortion found not guilty

Nicola Packer, 45, faced trial at Isleworth Crown Court in south-west London accused of having an illegal abortion.

The Independent UK

Woman accused of having illegal abortion in lockdown found not guilty

Royal colleges, MPs, abortion providers and Nicola Packer’s best friend say her trial has shown ‘just how outdated and harmful’ current abortion law is as they called for reform

Evening Standard

Woman found not guilty of having illegal abortion after trial at west London court

Nicola Packer, 45, cried and wiped her eyes with a tissue after she was acquitted by a jury

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