Doctor who pushed FDA to restrict abortion meds is nominated to lead the agency Dr. Heidi Overton called the overturning of Roe v. Wade ‘a huge victory for life’ The Independent UK · Aug 19
Trump nominates staunch abortion critic Dr. Heidi Overton to lead FDA Democratic lawmakers quickly and forcefully denounced Trump’s pick online The Independent UK · Aug 19
Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration President Donald Trump has picked Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration The Independent UK · Aug 19
Trump nominates abortion opponent Heidi Overton to be head of FDA Overton has said that Congress should strictly regulate abortion drug mifepristone ‘to protect women and children’ The Guardian - US · Aug 19
AI’s abortion misinformation problem Reproductive rights advocates are pushing back as AI chatbots misdirect abortion seekers Salon · Aug 19
Seventh Circuit Strikes Down Restriction on Informing Indiana Minors About Out-of-State Abortion Providers Some excerpts from yesterday's long decision in Planned Parenthood Great Nw. v. Comm'r, decided by Judge David Hamilton, joined by… The post Seventh Circuit Strikes Down Restriction on Informing Indiana Minors About Out-of-State Abortion Providers appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Aug 19
A surrogate’s fight for parental rights in Dallas could discourage surrogacy use in Texas, lawyers say A surrogate’s fight for custody over the baby she birthed last week could lead to more restrictions on the rights of biological parents and on abortion clauses in surrogacy agreements. The Texas Tribune · Aug 19
A Federal Judge Blocked Idaho from Prosecuting Doctors for Abortions Performed to Protect a Patient's Health A federal judge ruled that Idaho cannot prosecute physicians for abortions that protect a patient's health. The state attorney general says he will appeal. Medical Daily · Aug 19
Open-Weight Plus: "Blasphemous" talk in Texas, botox everywhere, ink on Mace, and more... Reason · Aug 17
Texas Maternal Mortality Committee’s Next Report Will Skip Post-‘Roe’ Deaths. Lawmakers Suspect Political Influence. And one Texan says the body’s decision “retriggered” the pain of losing his wife, who counts among the preventable deaths that soon followed the state’s abortion bans. Texas Observer · Aug 17
Vikram’s Lar Gibbon video and TN Speaker’s anti-abortion speak In this week’s South Central, hosts Pooja Prasanna and Anisha Sheth first discuss the problem of exotic animals across the world being taken into private custody. They are joined by independent journalists Siddharth Prabhakar and M Rajshekhar. Newslaundry · Aug 17
Coalition, One Nation revive push on abortion crackdown Conservative politicians have joined with a Christian lobby group on the lawns of Parliament House to request healthcare for babies born alive via abortions. AAP · Aug 17
Biological Parents Sued Surrogate for $250,000 Over Abortion, Now Court Bans Her From Seeing Baby A surrogate mother in Texas is fighting for custody after refusing a $250,000 lawsuit threat to terminate a pregnancy due to a severe heart condition diagnosis in the unborn child. International Business Times UK · Aug 15
Baby with heart defect at center of US surrogacy dispute handed to parents Biological parents given custody of child born in Texas amid dispute over surrogate mother’s claim of abortion request The Guardian - US · Aug 14
Reason · Aug 14 Some More Thoughts About Surrogacy and Abortion My post yesterday on surrogacy and abortion has generated many responses, as I had suspected. Surrogacy is one of those… The post Some More Thoughts About Surrogacy and Abortion appeared first on Reason.com.
The Guardian - US · Aug 13 Flock Safety tries to curb police abuse of its surveillance cameras after scandals CEO announces steps after reports that system is used to target immigrants or people seeking out-of-state abortions
Reason · Aug 13 Surrogacy Contracts, Abortion, and Peonage Some questions for liberals and conservative to think about.
The Independent UK · Aug 13 Surrogate at center of abortion dispute gives birth to severely ill baby IN FULL
We Got This Covered · Aug 13 Surrogate mom flees to Texas, alleges the biological parents pressured to end pregnancy. Now, she has given birth to baby with heart defect "I knew in my soul, in my heart that I wanted to protect this little boy.”
The National (Scotland) · Aug 13 Alex Salmond's former Alba aide takes on anti-abortion lobbying role A former SNP councillor and aide to Alex Salmond has been named as a lobbyist for an anti-abortion group
The Guardian - US · Aug 13 Surrogate mother who fled to Texas gives birth to baby with severe heart defect McKenna West initially agreed to an abortion after diagnosis, but then fled to state where abortion is illegal and broke contact with biological parents, attorney alleges
Medical Daily · Aug 12 Massachusetts Removes Its Abortion Time Limit, Becoming the Tenth State Without a Gestational Cutoff Massachusetts eliminated its 24-week abortion limit, shifting later-pregnancy decisions to physician judgment. Here is what the law now says.
International Business Times UK · Aug 11 Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey Signs Controversial Law Removing All Time Limits On Late-Term Abortions Massachusetts has removed gestational limits from its abortion law, allowing physicians to decide on late-term procedures based on medical judgment.
Newslaundry · Aug 11 TN Speaker’s anti-abortion rhetoric is more than a personal opinion Abortion rights in India are hard-won. In 2021, the Supreme Court observed in a landmark judgement that reproductive autonomy is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. That means a woman can choose whether or not to exercise her right to abortion.
The Conversation · Aug 11 How state constitutions became the battleground for American rights and liberties – on both the left and right Beyond picking governors, state legislators, local officials and representatives to serve in Congress, voters in almost every state this year will have the opportunity to amend the language of their state constitution. In one state, they could potentially rewrite the constitution altogether.