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Previewing Louisiana’s Secretary of State primary on Oct. 14

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Kamala Harris refutes ‘ridiculous’ Republican claims about Democrats’ abortion views

Fight over abortion rights was widely credited with shock Democrat victories in 2022

The Independent UK

Military and GOP officials blast Tommy Tuberville’s ‘corrosive’ and ‘paralyzing’ blockade

The Alabama’s unprecedented hold in protest of abortion policies is blocking more than 300 military positions

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House committee chairman says Sen. Tuberville is 'paralyzing' the Pentagon by blocking promotions

The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is slamming a fellow Republican in the Senate for waging an unprecedented attempt to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions

The Independent UK

Trump says ending Roe v Wade ‘cost us politically’ after repeatedly taking credit for decision to overturn it

GOP navigating renewed anti-abortion activism against widespread opposition to Supreme Court decision

The Independent UK

Virginia’s off-off-year election is next big test for reproductive rights

Flipping the state senate would allow Republicans to push through Governor Glenn Youngkin’s plan for a 15-week ban

The Guardian - US

Republicans' opposition to abortion threatens a global HIV program that has saved 25 million lives

The United States government two decades ago created what it describes as the largest commitment by any nation in history to combat a single disease, AIDS

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Biden administration urges Supreme Court to hear case on major abortion pill

The Justice Department pressured the Supreme Court on Friday to reconsider the fate of mifepristone in the U.S. The abortion pill may be dramatically limited if the court decides not to review.

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Why is a football coach-turned-senator blocking US military promotions – and what does it have to do with abortion?

In his stand against abortion access, the freshman senator from Alabama has caused a backlog of more than 300 military promotions, writes Eric Garcia

The Independent UK

Supreme Court is asked to reject limits on a drug used in the most common method of abortion

The Supreme Court is being asked to reverse an appellate ruling that would cut off mail-order access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the United States

The Independent UK

Man and woman accused of illegal abortion plead guilty to charges

It comes after mother-of-three was recently jailed for obtaining drugs to have abortion after legal cut-off in case that caused major backlash

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Abortion access has expanded but remains difficult in Mexico. How does it work now?

The decision by Mexico’s Supreme Court ending federal criminal penalties for abortion was a boost to activists who waged decades-long campaigns for safe access

The Independent UK

Florida supreme court signals openness to abortion ban that would slash access

Five of seven justices on court were selected by Governor Ron DeSantis and decision would have ramifications across south-east

The Guardian - US

Florida supreme court to hear abortion case that could drastically limit access

If state’s highest court upholds the 15-week ban, a separate, stricter law would take effect prohibiting abortion after six weeks

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First Thing: A deal with Putin won’t bring peace, says Ukraine ex-minister

Former defence minister Oleksii Reznikov tells west that Moscow’s goal is ‘the destruction of Ukrainian statehood’

WEKU

Bucking his party, Chris Christie makes his case for 2024

Christie is still a Republican – after all, he's running for that party's presidential nomination. But his views on Ukraine, abortion and other issues put him out of step with many in the party.

The Independent UK

Florida abortion rights at stake as state Supreme Court takes up challenge to GOP-led restrictions

The fate of abortion rights in Florida will be at stake when the state Supreme Court is expected to take up a challenge to a law banning the procedure in most cases after 15 weeks of pregnancy

The Independent UK

What does Mexico’s vote to decriminalise abortion mean?

Federal public health services are now able to offer the procedure to anyone who requests it – that means access for millions of Mexicans in the country

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Latin America women's rights groups say their abortion win in Mexico may hold the key to US struggle

Women’s rights activists in Latin America have long looked to the United States as a model in their decades-long struggle to chip away at abortion restrictions in their highly religious countries

The Guardian - US

Mexican activists hail abortion ruling but warn of lack of access to care

Campaigners say many facilities and medical workers are likely to deny access since procedure is banned in many local jurisdictions

Reason

Over a Year After Dobbs, Abortions Have Increased Nationwide

Despite state-level bans, new data show around 46,000 more abortions were performed during the first six months of 2023 than during the same period in 2020.

Salon

Abortion bans stranding more patients

New research predicts the problem will only worsen, resulting in three-quarters of women under bans giving birth

The Week

Behind Scotland’s record high abortion figures

Experts have linked Scotland’s record-high number of abortions last year with social media misinformation and the cost-of-living crisis.

The Independent UK

Mexico decriminalises abortion nationwide in historic Supreme Court ruling

Landmark ruling is extention of growing ‘green wave’ in Latin America

Evening Standard

Court decriminalises abortion across Mexico in landmark ruling

‘We need to wait to see how this is going to be applied and how far it reaches,’ said one campaigner

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