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A Tennessee woman needed an abortion to save her life. She then joined a lawsuit against the state’s ban

After she had to travel out of state to access care, Rachel Fulton joined the Center for Reproductive Rights’ suit, which an appeal has now halted indefinitely

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Black women in Georgia turn to midwives for safer births – so why does the state criminalize many of them?

A new lawsuit seeks to decriminalize the work of midwives banned from providing care amid a worsening maternal health crisis

The Guardian - US

Texas man sues California doctor for allegedly sending abortion pills to state

Suit is the first under new law allowing residents to sue providers protected in their states under ‘shield laws’

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Ken Paxton suing California doctor in second lawsuit citing Texas abortion pill law

Paxton's suit follows another by a Galveston County man against the same doctor. Both cite House Bill 7, passed in September, that allows lawsuits over abortion pill access.

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Maine network ends primary care after losing Medicaid due to Trump defunding Planned Parenthood

A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine says it will shut down its primary care operations on Friday because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers

The Independent UK

Case of mother who died during forced sterilisation in Peru to be heard in court

Celia Ramos was one of thousands of women subjected to government’s brutal policy in the 1990s. A ruling by the inter-American court of human rights could open way for reparations

The Guardian - UK

Strict Idaho abortion ban loosened by judge's ruling on medical exemptions

A judge has ruled than an abortion in Idaho is not prohibited if pregnancy complications could cause a woman's death

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Lawyers for Houston-area midwife accused of illegal abortions condemn state’s investigation

Maria Rojas’ attorneys got their first chance to address the claims against her Thursday. She was released on bond but a judge ordered the clinics to remain closed.

The Texas Tribune

A ‘powerful and unflinching’ look at reproductive rights in the U.S: The Independent’s documentary, The A-Word, screens in Tennessee

‘I wish the film could be plastered on the walls everywhere for everyone to see’

The Independent UK

Women suing over Idaho's abortion ban describe dangerous pregnancies, becoming 'medical refugees'

Four women suing over Idaho’s strict abortion ban told a judge Tuesday how excitement over their pregnancies turned to grief and fear after they learned their fetuses were not likely to survive to birth — and how they had to leave the state to get abortions amid fears that pregnancy…

The Independent UK

In 'Zurawski v. Texas,' the Post-Dobbs Reality Is Darker Than You Could Have Imagined

A new documentary, produced by Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, and Jennifer Lawrence, shows just how catastrophic anti-abortion bills are—and what’s at stake if we stop fighting them.

Marie Claire

Abortion exceptions are a "farce"

Two complaints filed against Texas hospitals reflect a bigger issue about abortion ban exceptions

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Texas women denied abortions for ectopic pregnancies demand federal investigation

Two women say hospitals violated emergency care laws by denying treatment for life-threatening condition

The Guardian - US

Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law

More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms were turned away or negligently treated since 2022

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Hawaii’s new law could jail traditional midwives. They are fighting back

A new law threatens traditional midwifery practices that go back for generations. Danielle Campoamor reports

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Justice Amy Coney Barrett's Pivotal Role In Supreme Court Cases

Justice Amy Coney Barrett's pivotal role in recent Supreme Court cases on abortion and presidential immunity showcases her ability to challenge arguments f...

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Honduras referred to UN human rights committee over total abortion ban

Petition filed on behalf of woman known as as Fausia, who underwent a forced pregnancy after being raped

The Guardian - US

‘Medical colonialism’: midwives sue Hawaii over law regulating Native birth workers

Exclusive: Native Hawaiian midwives say new law criminalizes Indigenous birthing customs and will deal blow to maternal health

The Independent UK

More women join challenge to Tennessee's abortion ban law

More women have joined a Tennessee lawsuit challenging the state’s broad abortion ban that went into effect shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022

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Judge Blocks Attempt To Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Idaho Abortion Ban

A state judge ruled that a lawsuit seeking clarification on Idaho's vague abortion ban can move forward, despite dismissing some of the suit's claims.

The Independent UK

Judge allows lawsuit that challenges Idaho's broad abortion ban to move forward

An Idaho judge has denied a request by the state’s top legal chief to throw out a lawsuit seeking to clarify the exemptions tucked inside the state’s broad abortion ban

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Hypothetical situations or real-life medical tragedies? A judge weighs an Idaho abortion ban lawsuit

An attorney for Idaho has asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit seeking clarity about the medical exemptions to the state’s broad abortion bans

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