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As abortion ban looms, Florida may soon authorize ‘baby boxes’ for unwanted infants

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In the medieval ages, mothers would emerge under the cover of night, head to the church, and place their unwanted newborns in turntables embedded in the walls, where, on the other side, a nun would take them.

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Florida abortion clinics monitored, fined — and struggling to stay open

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As pregnant women flood into Florida abortion clinics, trying to get a procedure before they reach 15 weeks, the clinics are struggling with new regulations, increased state inspections, and in some cases hefty fines that threaten their businesses.

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Horrifying stories of women chased down by the LAPD abortion squad before Roe v. Wade

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police officers boarded the yacht with guns drawn.

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Abortion pill to be blocked across US under judge’s order

A Republican-appointed federal judge in Texas issued an order suspending the US government’s decades-old approval of a key drug used in medication abortion, initiating a process that could block access to the pill nationwide in a week.

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Competing abortion pill rulings sow broad alarm, confusion

Competing rulings by two federal judges over the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone is sowing alarm and confusion — and opening a new front in the battle over abortion in the United States

The Independent UK

‘What next?’ Schumer lambasts Texas judge’s abortion pills ruling

Democrats including Senate majority leader warn of ‘dangerous new precedent’ set by ruling and vow to fight it

The Guardian - US

Pritzker, Raoul say abortion pill access will be maintained in Illinois as court battle plays out

“Nothing has changed,” the governor said. He and the attorney general said people will continue to have access to mifepristone while the legal saga plays out in the courts.

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What does 1870s Comstock Act have to do with abortion pills?

A 19th century “anti-vice” law is at the center of a new court ruling that threatens access to the leading abortion drug in the U.S. Dormant for a half-century, the Comstock Act is being been revived by groups seeking to block the mailing of mifepristone, the pill used in more…

The Independent UK

Matthew Kacsmaryk: Who is the Trump-appointed judge trying to ban abortion pills?

Texas judge presiding over several cases with far-reaching national implications

The Independent UK

US abortion pill access in doubt after Texas judge suspends approval

Abortion medication mifepristone has been available in the US for more than 20 years

Evening Standard

Iowa won't pay for rape victims' abortions or contraceptives

The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has paused its practice of paying for emergency contraception, and in rare cases abortions, for victims of sexual assault

The Independent UK

Democrats condemn judge’s ‘draconian’ decision threatening abortion drug

Party members call on Biden to do more to protect reproductive rights amid conflicting judicial rulings on mifepristone

The Guardian - US

‘Unborn human’: the anti-abortion rhetoric of Texas judge’s ruling

Matthew Kacsmaryk issued a ruling on Friday aiming to suspend the FDA’s approval of abortion drug mifepristone

The Guardian - US

Abortion pill order latest contentious ruling by Texas judge

A Texas judge who sparked a legal firestorm with an unprecedented ruling halting approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a religious liberty legal group with a long history pushing conservative causes

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Reason

Two (Wrong) Mifepristone Court Rulings in One Day

On Good Friday, two district courts issued decisions on the FDA's approval of the abortion drug mifepristone.

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Humza Yousaf gives 'unequivocal' backing to buffer zone legislation

HUMZA Yousaf has given his “unequivocal” backing to plans to create buffer zones outside abortion clinics.

Axios

Abortion is on a fast track back to the Supreme Court

The case would affect women all over the country, making abortions harder to access even in states where it’s legal.

The Guardian - US

Progressives tout string of wins across US as template for Democrats

Victories in Chicago and St Louis, plus a key judicial race in Wisconsin, argue against tacking to center, leftwingers say

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Commentary: Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election should never have happened

On Tuesday, Janet Protasiewicz defeated Dan Kelly for a seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. At $42 million, it was the most expensive state Supreme Court race in our nation’s history. The outcome swings the Wisconsin court’s majority away from a textualism and originalist orientation and toward more purpose-driven or evolving…

The Independent UK

AOC and top Senate Democrat say FDA should ignore abortion drug ruling

‘It is up to the Biden administration... to choose whether or not to enforce such a ruling’

France 24

US access to abortion pill mifepristone in limbo after conflicting judicial rulings

Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years.

Los Angeles Times

Abortion pill ruling: Texas judge orders hold on FDA approval, but another judge contradicts him

ATLANTA — A federal judge in Texas delivered a major blow to reproductive rights advocates Friday, ordering a hold on the Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone, an abortion medication used in the United States since 2000.

Tribune News Service

What is mifepristone and why is it being banned in the US?

The most common abortion method in the U.S. is at risk of disappearing from the market, at least temporarily, after a Texas judge granted an injunction against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decades-old approval for mifepristone, also known as the abortion pill.

The New Daily

Trump-appointed judge bans use of ‘morning after’ abortion pill

A Texas judge has halted approval of the abortion pill Mifepristone, dealing another setback to abortion rights in the United States.

Los Angeles Times

Texas judge orders hold on FDA approval of abortion pill, but another ruling contradicts him

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Texas delivered a major blow to reproductive rights advocates Friday, ordering a hold on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone, an abortion medication used in the United States since 2000.

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