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reproductive-rights2 years ago•3 min saved

Lawsuit Filed Against San Antonio's Reproductive Justice Fund by Anti-Abortion Groups

Anti-abortion groups have filed a lawsuit against the city of San Antonio over its plan to create a reproductive justice fund, claiming that it would provide taxpayer dollars to organizations that violate Texas' abortion laws. The lawsuit argues that assisting in the "procurement" of an abortion, even if it takes place outside the state, is a criminal act. However, it remains unclear whether the fund will actually be used to support abortion services or other reproductive health initiatives. The lawsuit is part of an ongoing battle between abortion rights organizations and Jonathan Mitchell, who is seeking to restrict access to out-of-state abortions. The case may also test the power of blue cities to protect abortion rights within red states.

via The Guardian US|

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politics3 years ago•7 min saved

Abortion Debate Divides Democrats and Republicans Alike

Democrats are divided over whether children and teenagers should be able to have an abortion without telling their parents, with some seeing repealing parental notification and consent laws as a political liability. Anti-abortion groups are seizing on the issue, aiming ads and other messaging at parents upset by the idea that their children are having abortions without their knowledge. Nearly three-quarters of states have laws that either require parents to give permission or be notified before their child terminates a pregnancy.

via POLITICO|

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politics3 years ago•5 min saved

DOJ seeks Supreme Court intervention in abortion pill case after partial access block.

The Biden administration will ask the Supreme Court to intervene in the legal fight around the abortion pill mifepristone, after a federal appeals court allowed the drug to stay on the market but imposed restrictions on its use. The court temporarily rolled back major changes the FDA has implemented over the years to make mifepristone easier to use and obtain. The order bars mail delivery of the abortion pill. Patients will now have to obtain the prescription drug from a doctor and will have to undergo several examinations in person while they are taking the medication.

via CNBC|

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politics3 years ago•7 min saved

Federal Judge's Abortion Pill Ruling Sparks Nationwide Debate.

Lawyers seeking to revoke the FDA's approval of mifepristone, an abortion-inducing drug, are using the lawsuit to appeal to U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk to revive the Comstock Act of 1873, which banned the mailing of anything related to contraception or abortion. Anti-abortion groups want Kacsmaryk to affirm that Comstock is good law and can be applied broadly, not just to unlawful abortions, as the Department of Justice under President Joe Biden has posited. If Kacsmaryk revives the law, it would open the floodgates for future litigation and make it very difficult to operate an abortion clinic or to be an abortion provider.

via The Texas Tribune|

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politics3 years ago•7 min saved

Republican lawmakers push to keep abortion off the ballot.

Anti-abortion groups and GOP lawmakers are pushing to tighten restrictions on ballot initiatives in several states, fearing that voters will restore abortion access by popular vote. Efforts to hike filing fees, raise the number of signatures required, restrict who can collect signatures, and raise the vote threshold to pass an amendment from a majority to a supermajority are underway in Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, and Oklahoma. Advocates on both sides of the abortion fight stress that a ballot initiative fight in Oklahoma is still possible whether the state approves exceptions for rape and incest or not.

via POLITICO|

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politics3 years ago•1 min saved

Wyoming governor bans abortion pills.

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has signed a bill into law that outlaws the use or prescription of medication abortion pills, except for morning-after pills and treatments necessary to protect a woman's life or health. Violation of the ban is punishable by up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $9,000. The governor also allowed the enactment of a separate bill passed by state lawmakers to prohibit conventional abortion procedures except when necessary to protect the health and life of the mother, or in case of rape or incest. Legal fights over abortion rights have ramped up in the United States following a Supreme Court ruling last year that overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing the procedure.

via Reuters|

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