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Maine Senate race may pivot on abortion

Democrats say Collins' actions undermine her stated support for reproductive rights

Salon

One of strictest US abortion bans could be overturned in November’s election

Idaho to have ballot measure for reproductive freedom law that would reverse ban on abortions at all pregnancy stages

The Guardian - US

Planned Parenthood Regained Medicaid Funding After a One-Year Defunding Period Expired

Planned Parenthood regained Medicaid funding on July 4, 2026 after a one-year defunding provision expired. Twenty clinics closed during the gap. Here is what patients need to know.

Medical Daily

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Proven low-cost care could save mothers' lives

In early June, Melinda French Gates pledged US$215 million to improve women's health globally, with a focus on underfunded areas such as maternal care in Africa. The announcement comes at a critical moment. Every day, more than 700 women die during and following pregnancy and childbirth, though many of the…

Bangkok Post

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after former MP Ann Widdecombe found dead, UK police say

Widdecombe served in the House of Commons as an MP from 1987 to 2010 and was known for socially conservative views opposing abortion rights and expansion of LGBTQ+ rights.

Euronews

Olivia Rodrigo Defies Trump Abortion Policies by Donating Daisy Chain Fields Profits to Planned Parenthood

Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields festival will donate net proceeds to women's health charities, amidst ongoing federal policy challenges. The event features an all-star lineup of female artists.

International Business Times UK

Voters to decide at least three ballot measures on abortion this year, following record number in 2024

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The US supreme court’s ruling on trans people in sports is an assault on bodily autonomy

Laws banning trans athletes claim to defend science, fairness and women’s safety. They do the opposite

The Guardian - US

Voters to decide at least three abortion-related ballot measures in 2026

In 2026, voters will decide three ballot measures related to abortion policy in Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia. Additional measures could qualify for the ballot in Colorado and Idaho.

Ballotpedia

Medicaid restored after Trump’s Planned Parenthood cuts closed clinics

Planned Parenthood and two other abortion providers can resume billing Medicaid after an almost yearlong ban on federal funding expired

The Independent UK

Supreme Court's selective originalism

The reasoning cited by Justices Alito and Kavanaugh in Dobbs didn't work with birthright citizenship

Salon

AI altering meaning of users’ drafts on issues from abortion to climate, study finds

Researchers say small changes in drafting could spread rapidly and create long-term shifts in public opinion

The Guardian - UK

No, abortion pills aren't in the water

Republican lawmakers and state officials want the EPA to review mifepristone as a water contaminant

Salon

Four years after Dobbs, Texas abortion-rights advocates struggle to break through in Washington

Just 2% of Texas voters call abortion the state’s most pressing problem. Advocates are reframing the issue as one of reproductive healthcare that affects families’ pocketbooks.

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The Guardian - US

Tom Kean got months of paid sick leave – after voting against it for others

The congressman spent four months mysteriously away from work, but he doesn’t seem to think his constituents should get mandated sick days

The Guardian - AU

One Nation is campaigning directly to Christians. But will party policies rub against worshippers’ conscience?

Anti-abortion policies may have appeal, but with one in three Australian churchgoers born overseas, talk of a monoculture may put them off

International Business Times

Abby Johnson on Why Experienced Voices From Inside the Abortion Industry Should Help Shape the Future of Advocacy

From Abby's perspective, lasting progress depends on placing firsthand operational knowledge alongside advocacy, policy, and public engagement rather than limiting former abortion workers to sharing personal stories.

The Guardian - US

Trump administration puts religious freedom at heart of US health policy

Critics say the new focus could reshape LGBTQ+ healthcare, abortion access and vaccine policy

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The Conversation

Supreme Court ruling in Trump v. Slaughter turbocharges presidential power

The U.S. Supreme Court – with its six conservative justices, three of whom were nominated by President Donald Trump – has recently reversed landmark decisions that have long guided American government and society. Over the last few years, the court has stripped federal protection of abortion rights, affirmative action, gun…

Evening Standard

Record number of conceptions in women over 40, new data shows

The proportion of conceptions ending in abortion has reached an all-time high.

BANG Premier

Julianna Margulies to executive produce documentary feature film Sister Senators

Former ER star Julianna Margulies is to executive produce Sister Senators, which will tell the story of the alliance between five female South Carolina State Senate's senators who joined forces to form a fierce pro-choice coalition, successfully blocking a near-total abortion ban.

The Guardian - US

The Trump administration is calling frozen embryos children

A document on an embryo adoption program may be marginal – but it marks an escalation in the pursuit of fetal personhood

International Business Times UK

Reproductive Freedom for All is investing $23.5 million in key states to sway swing voters and support Democrats who back abortion rights, following the overturning of Roe v Wade.

The National (Scotland)

Revealed: Millions in US cash behind UK anti-abortion protest legal fights

A US anti-abortion group with links to Donald Trump and the American evangelical right spent millions of dollars on legal action in the UK and…

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Anti-abortion Florida congresswoman needed abortion care to save her life, called governor’s office for assistance

"If we give you a shot of methotrexate, we are going to be held liable, and the doctor is very concerned.”

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