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OPINION - Awful Carla Foster abortion case shows Britain is failing women still

Three days ago, Carla Foster was sentenced to 28 months in prison for the crime of inducing her own abortion. The case is a complex one — Foster was between 32 and 34 weeks pregnant when she took her anti-abortion pill — but the key fact is that current legislation…

Evening Standard

Google ad revenue from anti-abortion campaigns and ‘fake’ clinics ‘topped $10 million’

The platform has faced years of scrutiny for misleading Search results for abortion care

The Independent UK

Tory MP calls for end to at-home abortions after mum jailed for termination

A TORY MP has called for a ban at home abortions like the one performed by a woman sentenced to prison for an illegal termination.

The National (Scotland)

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First Thing: Texas governor sends bus of migrants to Los Angeles

Move by Greg Abbott is latest by a rightwing governor to send people seeking help to a region run by Democrats. Plus: how Google made $10m from ads misdirecting users seeking abortion services

The Guardian - UK

Gallup survey shows support for abortion in US remains strong

Nearly three-quarters of Americans say abortion should generally be legal in first trimester, a record high

The Guardian - US

COUNTERPOINT: Gender crisis is really a marriage crisis

So many political issues, from debates over abortion and school curriculum materials to budget cuts, are framed as attacks on “women” as a group, and polls and statistics showing that women’s votes lean left are usually cited as evidence on behalf of the idea that the Republican Party is anti-woman.…

Tribune News Service

POINT: Is the United States a house divided?

The United States has experienced widespread polarization and vitriolic political debates that seem more vicious by the day, and it begs the question: What’s the source of the divide? As the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade approaches, it is clear there is a correlation…

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Google earned $10m from ads misdirecting abortion seekers to ‘pregnancy crisis centers’

A study finds the search giant has profited since Roe was overturned from anti-abortion groups buying misleading search terms

The Guardian - US

Nearly a year later, most Americans oppose Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe

The latest Gallup poll also finds increased political polarization. Some 60% of Democrats said abortion should be legal under any circumstances, compared with 8% of Republicans.

WEKU

Buffer zones bill to be lodged in major step against anti-abortion protests

Green MSP Gillian Mackay will introduce her safe access zone bill which will mean protests outside abortion clinics will have to take place a certain distance away from the facilities.

Glasgow Live

Pro-life group skewed buffer zone consultation at 11th hour, say Greens

AN anti-choice group significantly skewed the results of a consultation on legislation to implement buffer zones around abortion clinics, The…

The National (Scotland)

OPINION - This awful abortion case shows how Britain is failing its women still

Two days ago a woman, Carla Foster, was sentenced to 28 months in prison for the crime of inducing her own abortion. The case is a complex one — Foster was between 32 and 34 weeks pregnant when she took her anti abortion pill — but the key fact is…

Evening Standard

Woman jailed over abortion – an expert on what UK law actually says and what needs to change

Many people assume that because abortion is relatively accessible in England, it is not a crime. The fact that a woman has now received a 28-month prison sentence for taking abortion pills past the legal time limit shows that this assumption is wrong.

The Conversation

Abortion rights protests planned across Poland after death of pregnant woman

Women’s rights advocates have called for protests in dozens of Polish cities after a woman in her fifth month of pregnancy died of sepsis

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The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: The tragic case shining a light on the UK’s archaic abortion laws

In today’s newsletter: A woman has been jailed for two years for using abortion pills after the legal limit, renewing fury about rules many believe are an injustice

The Guardian - UK

Anguish as rape survivors in Sudan unable to access vital medication

Emergency contraception, HIV-prevention and abortion drugs are locked in a warehouse in Khartoum – leaving women to turn to desperate measures

Manchester Evening News

No plans to change laws says Rishi Sunak after mum-of-three jailed for taking abortion pills after legal cut-off

Carla Foster, 44, was jailed for 28 months after she admitted illegally procuring her own abortion

Tribune News Service

EMILY’s List backs Weiss in open California seat

EMILY’s List, the Democratic group that backs female candidates who support abortion rights, is backing Joanna Weiss to succeed Rep. Katie Porter in California’s competitive 47th District.

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The Guardian - UK

Calls for abortion to be decriminalised amid row over jailing of UK woman

Leading expert warns of ‘sustained attacks’ on reproductive rights after sentence imposed on Monday

Daily Mirror

'We're still questioning our pro-choices, after mum who took late abortion pill is jailed'

The shocking case of the mother sentenced to 28 months in prison after taking abortion pills after the legal limit has thrown up more debate over this complicated and confusing issue, and left Polly Hudson wondering what it is to be truly pro-choice

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on abortion law: the case for decriminalisation

Editorial: The outrage caused by the jailing of a mother for ending her pregnancy after the legal limit should spark a wider rethink of archaic legislation

The Guardian - UK

Scrap this unjust verdict, scrap this law: no woman should go to prison for having an abortion

The lord chancellor should intervene to commute this sentence. Women’s rights over their own bodies are under threat, says Stella Creasy MP

Roll Call

EMILY’s List backs Weiss in open California seat - Roll Call

EMILY's List, which backs women candidates who support abortion rights, endorsed Joanna Weiss, a candidate in California's 47th District.

The Week

Abortion law reform: a question of safety?

Campaigners, healthcare organisations and some MPs are calling for reform of UK abortion law after a woman was jailed for terminating her pregnancy after the legal limit during the first national lockdown.

The Conversation

How TV shows have grappled with a post-Dobbs America

Two doctors sit, despondent, on the side of a busy road as they watch an EMT zip up the body of their patient into a body bag. The patient died as a direct result of a fatal ectopic pregnancy, which her OB-GYN refused to treat because of a new anti-abortion…

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