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State lawmakers across US pass 1 abortion ban but 2 defeated

With measures to protect abortion access becoming law in two states, a ban in a third state and court action elsewhere, the status of abortion law in the U.S. remains unsettled

The Independent UK

Abortion bans fail by single votes in South Carolina with cheers heard outside court

Abortion bans in the deeply conservative states of Nebraska and South Carolina have failed after both fell a single vote short of passing in legislatures. People were heard cheering and chanting outside the Nebraska legislative chamber following the result

Daily Mirror

Abortion bans fail in conservative South Carolina, Nebraska

Abortion bans in deeply conservative Nebraska and South Carolina each fell a single vote short of passing in their legislatures amid heated debates among Republicans

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Utah judge to consider challenge to new abortion clinic ban

A Utah court on Friday will consider a request from Planned Parenthood to delay implementing a statewide ban on abortion clinics set to begin taking effect next week

The Independent UK

‘Patients will be denied care’: Utah court hears challenge to abortion clinic ban

Abortion is legal in Utah up to 18 weeks, but a new law requiring it to be performed only in hospitals will all but end access, critics say

The Guardian - US

Abortion bans fail to pass in 2 conservative states

Bills severely restricting abortion in South Carolina and Nebraska's GOP-dominated legislatures failed to pass.

Axios

Culture war clash gives Kansas new medication abortion law

Kansas clinics will be required to tell patients that medication abortions can be stopped using a drug regimen that the providers consider ineffective and potentially dangerous

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Nebraska 6-week abortion ban fails to advance in Legislature

An effort to advance a bill that would ban abortion once cardiac activity can be detected, generally around the sixth week of pregnancy, fell one vote short Thursday of breaking a filibuster in the Nebraska Legislature

The Independent UK

House passes bill to rein in “rogue” prosecutors

The legislation is in response to elected prosecutors in Texas’ large, left-leaning counties who have said they will not prosecute abortion cases.

The Texas Tribune

Wagga Wagga City Council formally supports improved access to abortions

In a city where women travel hours to access abortions, the local council is taking a vocal stand.

ABC News

Vermont passes bills aimed at protecting abortion pills

The Vermont Legislature has passed reproductive and gender-affirming health care bills with a late addition aimed at protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions — even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of mifepristone

The Independent UK

South Carolina Senate again rejects near-total abortion ban

The South Carolina Senate is no closer to passing a near-total abortion ban than the last time they shot down the proposal

The Independent UK

Washington state shields people seeking abortion, trans care

Washington state has enacted legal protections for people who travel there seeking reproductive and gender-affirming medical care

The Independent UK

TX woman: I nearly died on Cruz's watch

Amanda Zurawski is one of five women suing the state over its aggressive abortion laws

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Australian midwives should have power to prescribe medical abortions and contraception, inquiry hears

Universal reproductive healthcare committee urged to better credential and train midwives as experts warn of ‘abortion deserts’

Roll Call

Senate GOP blocks joint resolution nixing Equal Rights Amendment ratification deadline - Roll Call

Senate Republicans blocked a measure Thursday that would have altered a deadline for adding the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.

Reason

Advocates Pressured an Ohio Town To Reverse Ban on 'Aiding and Abetting' Abortions

It's one small victory for free speech and due process, but similar battles continue to play out elsewhere.

Ballotpedia

Ohio considering measure to raise ballot measure approval requirement to 60%

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Kansas abortion providers face new rule after veto overriden

Kansas health care providers could face criminal charges over accusations about their care of newborns delivered during certain abortion procedures

The Independent UK

Harris faces new test of political skills in 2024 campaign

Vice President Kamala Harris is poised to play a critical role in next year's election as President Joe Biden seeks a second term

The Independent UK

San Francisco to repeal boycott of anti-LGBT states

San Francisco is repealing a ban on city-funded travel to 30 states that it says restrict abortion, voting and LGBTQ rights after determining the boycott is doing more harm than good

Ballotpedia

Abortion, marijuana decriminalization, the climate, and law enforcement featured on local ballots in Texas on May 6

Ballotpedia is covering 47 ballot measures in seven counties in Texas on May 6. Five of the 47 are citizen initiatives, and the remaining 42 were referred to the ballot by a vote of a local governing board, such as a county board or city council.

Salon

ND GOP approves near-total abortion ban

The new forced pregnancy law, which takes immediate effect, prohibits abortion care in nearly all cases

The Independent UK

Abortion hearing witness confronts senators Cruz and Cornyn over her near-death ‘on their watch’

‘I nearly died on their watch’

Reason

Nikki Haley Is Half Right About Abortion

If a national consensus on abortion ever emerges, it won’t be forged in the White House.

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