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Abortion advocates raise alarm about social platforms removing posts in apparent overreach

Clinics, advocacy groups and individuals who share abortion-related content online say they are seeing informational posts being taken down even if the posts don’t clearly violate the platforms’ policies

The Independent UK

Trump can block Medicaid funds to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood, court rules

Reproductive rights group condemns ruling as ‘backdoor abortion ban’ and says 200 US clinics may face closure

The Guardian - US

Texas bill to restrict abortion pills beefs up an existing legal tool for a new fight

HB 7, which passed the Legislature this month, allows private citizens to sue abortion pill providers and manufacturers, mirroring a 2021 law that allows private enforcement of abortion bans.

The Texas Tribune

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What were Charlie Kirk's most controversial statements?

The right-wing activist once compared abortion to the holocaust

Evening Standard

Trump paid El Salvador $5M to jail deportees – with conditions on abortion and DEI but not preventing torture

Secret memos made public this week show Trump administration’s arrangement with Nayib Bukele to jail Venezuelans

The Independent UK

Letitia James will ‘step in to defend’ New York doctor accused of mailing abortion pills to Texas

State attorney general aims to block effort to punish doctor: ‘Texas has no power to impose its cruel abortion ban here’

The Guardian - US

NY attorney general will intervene in Texas abortion pill access lawsuit

Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, said Texas has no authority to “impose its cruel abortion ban here.”

The Texas Tribune

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Amy Coney Barrett says supreme court rulings are ‘not opinion polls’

Justice believes court should not ‘impose’ own values as it weighs request to overturn same-sex marriage decision

The Guardian - US

Texas Legislature’s long summer ends with Democrats marginalized, Republicans triumphant and unified

Democrats in the Texas House began the year by elevating a new speaker and left Austin relegated to the sidelines in the one chamber that had granted them at least scraps from the table.

The Texas Tribune

Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research

Infant mortality has risen in states that enacted tighter abortion restrictions in the wake of the June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision. This occurs for newborns – those less than a day old – as well as older infants – those 1 month to 1 year old.

The Conversation

Professor Barrett's interview on CBS News

The American people don't know what a "ConLaw" professor is, don't know what "doctrine" means, and don't realize that ACB changed the "doctrine" in Dobbs.

Reason

RFK Jr hints access to key abortion drug could be cut back

Health secretary claims Biden officials ‘twisted the data’ despite research showing mifepristone is safe and effective

The Guardian - US

Texas Legislature Passes ‘Bounty Hunter’ Ban on Abortion Pills

House Bill 7 attacks one of the last remaining options for reproductive care in Texas and declares legal war on blue states.

Texas Observer

Texas cracks down on abortion with pill providers now able to be sued

Supporters say it’s a key tool to enforce the state’s abortion ban, protecting women and fetuses

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Trump’s aid cuts leave countries across Africa running out of crucial contraception

Exclusive: At least three countries are already out of some contraceptive methods – with more set to follow suit – leaving women vulnerable to high risk pregnancies and unsafe abortions, writes Rachel Schraer

The Texas Tribune

Texas Legislature ends second special session marked by new political maps, slew of conservative wins

Between cracking down on abortion pills and restricting transgender restroom use, lawmakers also tackled flood safety and the STAAR test. Left untouched: Texas’ hemp industry.

The Independent UK

Bill to let Texans sue out-of-state abortion pill providers heads to governor

A bill that would allow Texas residents to sue out-of-state abortion pill providers for up to $100,000 has been sent to the governor

Reason

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The Independent UK

Active-duty troops and veterans flood Trump administration website over cuts to abortion care: ‘Was my service to my country for naught?’

More than 20,000 public comments filed in response to far-reaching rule change that would eliminate abortion access at VA facilities

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s aid cuts in east Africa led to unwanted abortion and babies being born with HIV – report

Doctors, nurses, patients and other experts describe the loss of decades of progress in beating the virus in 100 days after Pepfar was disrupted

The Conversation

A doctor’s story shows ‘late-term’ abortion access is politically charged – but crucial

In the United States, around 1% of abortions occur after 21 weeks. Yet these abortions are intensely vilified. Recall Donald Trump’s graphic and false claim that US laws allowed doctors to “rip the baby out of the womb in the ninth month, on the final day”.

The Texas Tribune

Former Texas Rep. Jodie Laubenberg, author of 2013 abortion restrictions, dies

Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, announced her passing Monday, calling her “one of the first and most effective fighters” for the anti-abortion movement.

The Guardian - US

Amy Coney Barrett defends US abortion ruling in memoir: ‘respected choice’

Supreme court justice says overturning Roe v Wade respected voters’ will, though polls show otherwise

Euronews

Petition to make access to abortion easier submitted to European Commission

With over 1 million signatures, the European citizens' initiative "My Voice, My Choice" submitted its request to the European Commission on Monday to set up a funding mechanism to make abortion more accessible.

We Got This Covered

‘Thank you for your service’: Woman poses with anti-abortion sign only to run away with it

Someone find this girl so we can give her a medal.

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