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Abortion rights advocates push for 2024 ballot initiative in Arizona

Abortion rights advocates plan to ask Arizona voters to create a constitutional right to abortion

The Independent UK

Republican senator will ‘burn the military down’ over abortion policy, says Democrat

Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut says the Senate needs to change rules to sidestep Tommy Tuberville’s block on promotions

The Guardian - US

Trump-appointed judge orders Southwest attorneys to take ‘religious liberty training’ from right-wing group

The lawyers must take an eight-hour session from Alliance Defending Freedom, an influential legal group behind anti-abortion and anti-LGBT+ litigation

The Independent UK

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Texas trial changed abortion story

In July, the case for abortion was made by women themselves who had been denied abortions and sued the state

Salon

Texas Attorney General Blocks Injunction, Will Keep Enforcing Anti-Abortion Law

For now, doctors who end pregnancies when a woman’s life is at risk can still be prosecuted.

Reason

Republicans in Ohio are about to vote … to curtail the power of voting

The sole question posed to voters in the special election is a direct attempt to stop the legalization of abortion through democratic means

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden links Grand Canyon national monument to fight against climate change – as it happened

US president is in Arizona where has designated about 1m acres around the Grand Canyon as a national monument

The Guardian - US

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Ohio's Issue 1 Doesn't Mention Abortion. But That's Why People Are Voting Today.

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Reason

Ohioans vote in election that could determine future of majority rule

Voters weigh in on constitutional amendment process in decision with huge consequences for abortion rights

The Guardian - US

How many voters does it take to make a majority? Why Ohio's Issue 1 is controversial

Voters in Ohio will decide on Tuesday whether to make it harder to pass future constitutional amendments, including one on the ballot in November that would codify abortion access.

WEKU

Republicans pushed a special election in Ohio – what does it mean for abortion rights?

Republicans’ Issue 1 proposal raises threshold for a change in state constitution from a simple majority to 60% of voters

The Guardian - US

How the Texas AG’s office became a pipeline for conservative federal judges

In just a few decades, the Texas attorney general’s office became a powerhouse in national legal fights over abortion, health care and immigration. Here’s a timeline of how it happened.

The Texas Tribune

Twice as many ranked-choice voting bills introduced in state legislatures this year than in 2022

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Ballotpedia

In Utah and Kansas, state courts flex power over new laws regulating abortion post-Roe

State courts in Utah and Kansas are planning to hear arguments Tuesday in legal challenges involving new abortion laws since the overturning of Roe v. Wade

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DeSantis says he would not support punishing women who avoid abortion bans

‘We will be a pro-life president and we will support pro-life policies’

The Independent UK

Proposed constitutional change before Ohio voters could determine abortion rights in the state

Ohio’s voters will decide Tuesday whether to make their state constitution harder to amend, as a highly charged special election that has direct bearing on a November ballot question over abortion rights comes to a close

The Independent UK

DeSantis won’t rule out national abortion ban but suggests there’s no ‘mileage’ left in Congress

The Florida governor pledges to be a ‘pro-life president’ after signing two anti-abortion bills into law

Ballotpedia

Three members of the Temecula Valley Unified School District face recall effort after voting to reject social studies curriculum

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The Independent UK

Ohio election that revolves around abortion rights fueled by national groups, money

An Associated Press analysis of campaign finance data shows that supporters and opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment change in Ohio are largely funded by out-of-state donors, despite repeated messaging about the need to get such interests out of Ohio politics

The Guardian - US

The election that could determine the future of democracy in Ohio

Ohio will be voting on a measure that makes it harder to amend the constitution in a high-stakes election – and the Republican proposal is ‘minority rule’, experts say

The National (Scotland)

‘Trafficked, raped and pregnant’: Meet the Polish activists aiding Ukrainian women

WHEN Russia launched its full-scale invasion on Ukraine in February 2022, it created the fastest-growing European refugee crisis since the Second…

The Independent UK

Texas judge sides with women after harrowing testimony over anti-abortion law

An injunction temporarily blocks abortion ban in medically complicated pregnancies

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas abortion ban too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications, judge rules

The ruling is the first to undercut Texas’ law since it took effect in 2022 and delivers a major victory to abortion rights supporters, who see the case as a potential blueprint to weaken restrictions elsewhere.

The Independent UK

A judge has ruled Texas' abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications

A Texas judge says the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without the risk of doctors facing criminal charges

The Texas Tribune

Texas AG appeals judge’s order that allows women with complicated pregnancies to get abortions

State District Court Judge Jessica Mangrum on Friday issued a temporary exemption to Texas’ abortion ban. Hours later, the attorney general’s office filed an appeal, which blocked the order.

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