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How new regulations impact abortion and birth control access in Texas

More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, Texas continues to be the largest state in the nation to ban nearly all abortions. But some questions and changes to abortion and birth control access have arisen since then.

The Texas Tribune

She was told her twin sons wouldn’t survive. Texas law made her give birth anyway.

Miranda Michel, 26, couldn’t leave the state for an abortion. But she also couldn’t bear the idea of carrying a nonviable pregnancy to term.

The Texas Tribune

Billboards supporting women seeking abortions are popping up along I-55 heading north

Six billboards with messages supporting abortion rights have been placed along Interstate 55, a highway traveled by many women from the South who seek abortion care in Illinois.

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Record number of Poles abroad register to vote in election

Total surpasses 600,000 as polls suggest close-run race with PiS seeking third term in power

The Guardian - UK

‘Pro-life Spiderman’ arrested for climbing Chicago skyscraper that houses Israeli consulate

Maison DesChamps, 23, said he attempted the stunt on Tuesday in order to raise money for a woman hoping to avoid an abortion

The Independent UK

Anti-abortion activist climbs Accenture Tower, gets arrested

Maison Des Champs, also called the “Pro-Life Spider-Man,” scaled 588-foot Accenture Tower Tuesday morning without a rope or protective equipment.

Chicago Sun-Times

Michigan Democrats want to ease access to abortion. But one Democrat is saying no

Michigan Democrats want to pass new bills to remove abortion obstacles like a 24-hour waiting period, and a ban on Medicaid reimbursement. But one Democrat doesn't agree — and they need her vote.

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Fox reporter suggests military aid to Israel could be affected by GOP senator’s campaign to block promotions

Alabama senator Tommy Tuberville has placed holds on over 300 nominations, blocking the Pentagon’s routine approval process

The Independent UK

GOP Senator Tuberville won’t give up his military blockade amid Israel-Palestine crisis

The Alabama Republican’s monthslong anti-abortion crusade is tying up dozens of appointments

The Independent UK

Tuberville will continue block on US military nominees despite Hamas attack on Israel

Republican US senator’s blockade is protest over Pentagon policy which facilitates abortions for service members and dependents

The Guardian - US

Missouri's strict abortion ban could change. Even a GOP-led group thinks it should.

Missouri has one of the strictest abortion bans in the U.S. Abortion rights advocates hope to put forward a ballot initiative next year to take the issue directly to voters.

WEKU

Judge's order cancels event that would have blocked sole entrance to a Kansas abortion clinic

A demonstration planned by a Roman Catholic diocese in Kansas that would have blocked the only entrance to a Wichita abortion clinic Saturday morning was canceled

The Independent UK

What is the Pepfar fight and what does it mean for Africa?

The US Aids relief programme has become caught up in the politics of abortion rights, with far-reaching implications

The Guardian - UK

Bill to create abortion clinic buffer zones published at Holyrood

The Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill has been lodged by Green MSP Gillian Mackay.

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Scottish Green MSP lodges abortion buffer zones Bill

Gillian Mackay, Scottish Green MSP for Central Scotland, lodged the Safe Access Zones Bill on Thursday.

The National (Scotland)

'Milestone' reached as buffer zones bill lodged with Scottish Parliament

THE bill to introduce buffer zones outside of abortion clinics in Scotland has been lodged with the Scottish Parliament.

The Independent UK

Rape victim featured in ad reemerges as focal point of abortion debate in Kentucky governor's race

Republican Daniel Cameron has expressed sympathy for a woman who discussed the trauma of being raped by her stepfather in a campaign ad

The Independent UK

Woman denied abortion in Tennessee after doctor determined her baby wouldn’t survive announces political bid

Allie Phillips was denied emergecny abortion care in Tennessee after her baby developed serious complications, now she is running for State House to try and change the law

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Residents in one of Texas’ most populous cities are working to decriminalize marijuana

Home to more than 260,000 people, the West Texas town of Lubbock is no stranger to passing local laws by petition. In 2021, residents overwhelmingly approved a local ban on abortion.

The Independent UK

DeSantis said he would support a 15-week abortion ban, after avoiding a direct answer for months

When Ron DeSantis said during last week’s Republican presidential debate that he would support a federal ban on abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy, some anti-abortion activists called it the news they had been waiting months to hear

The Guardian - US

New York City public hospitals to offer abortion care via telehealth

Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday that abortion pill prescriptions would now be available by telephone or online

The Guardian - US

Abortion, guns, democracy: US rights at stake as supreme court term begins

As rightwing supermajority starts third term, legal experts ask how far it will go in reconfiguring the legal landscape of US

Salon

Drop in teen births is slowing

The war against abortion rights, sex ed and more may unravel decades of progress

WEKU

Supreme Court to consider abortion pills, guns, social media in its new term

In one form or another, all those questions are back on the table this term — mainly to take a second look at appeals from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Texas and parts the South.

The Texas Tribune

‘They just tried to scare us’: Anti-abortion centers teach sex ed inside some Texas public schools

The groups work in dozens of school districts across the state, but some public health experts say their curricula can be misleading and biased.

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