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US states take control of abortion debate with funding focus

The U.S. abortion debate is shifting to funding as states take control of policymaking

The Independent UK

Bills to increase access to abortion, get consent for pelvic exams on the agenda for Colorado women’s caucus

DENVER — More than seven months have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, but this is the first chance Colorado lawmakers have had to work on legislation in its aftermath.

The Denver Post

New Mexico legislators may block local abortion ordinances

A standoff over abortion in politically conservative regions of New Mexico escalated as Democratic state legislators advanced a bill that would prohibit local governments from interfering with women’s access to reproductive health care

The Independent UK

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Garcia, female supporters attack Vallas as a ‘fake Democrat’ who is an anti-abortion, pro-voucher threat to public school funding

As recent polls show mayoral challenger Paul Vallas surging and U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia fading, Garcia is pushing an attack against Vallas that Mayor Lori Lightfoot has used for weeks: that Vallas is a “fake Democrat” who is, in reality, an anti-choice Republican and a threat to women’s…

Chicago Sun-Times

Crowds decry gender-affirming treatment ban in West Virginia

Crowds pleaded with lawmakers at the West Virginia Capitol on Thursday to show as much compassion for saving the lives of transgender children as they showed for unborn fetuses when they voted to ban abortion

The Independent UK

Access to surgical abortion services delayed at Townsville Hospital

The promised return of full abortion services in Townsville has been delayed by staff shortages, more than a year after the closure of a major provider.

ABC News

GOP AGs threaten CVS over abortion pills

More than a dozen attorneys general sent a threatening letter to the chains, citing a law from 1873

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Looming court rulings to decide future of abortion pills

Medication abortion, which accounts for more than half of all abortions in the United States, has become more common since the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion this summer.

Tribune News Service

Do Republicans secretly want Roe back?

Misogyny is what turns out their base

Salon

France a step closer to adding abortion rights to constitution

The French Senate has voted to include the right to abortion in the constitution, allowing the process to continue, though the path to a constitutional amendment is long.

Radio France Internationale

Lawsuit: WVa abortion ban irrational, unconstitutional

A health provider has filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn West Virginia’s near-total abortion ban

The Independent UK

20 attorneys general warn Walgreens, CVS over abortion pills

Attorneys general in 20 conservative-led states are warning CVS and Walgreens that they could face legal consequences if they sell abortion pills by mail in those states

The Independent UK

Nigerian rights commission panel to probe abortion allegations against military

Nigeria's human rights commission has appointed a special panel whose role will include investigating a Reuters report that the military ran a secret abortion programme in its fight against Islamist insurgents in the northeast.

Reuters

Republicans break with another historical ally: doctors

Some Republicans are now openly contemptuous of the AMA.

Axios

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Muslim-American opinions on abortion are complex. What does Islam actually say?

Since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion, many Muslims Americans have been turning to their faith to try to figure out: What does Islam say about the issue?

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Abortion is not the best growth strategy for Michigan

There are more people dying in Michigan than being born.

The Independent UK

Anti-abortion activists aim to sway GOP White House hopefuls

Emboldened anti-abortion activists are looking to the next presidential election as an opportunity to solidify their influence over the Republican Party

Tribune News Service

Minnesota Gov. Walz signs into law strengthened abortion rights

MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation Tuesday adding a "fundamental right" to abortion in state law, the first proposal in an expansive agenda moving at the Capitol to solidify Minnesota's status as a safe haven for the procedure.

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The Independent UK

Minnesota governor signs broad abortion rights bill into law

Gov. Tim Walz has enshrined the right to abortion and other reproductive health care into Minnesota statutes

The Independent UK

Indiana justices won't hear 2nd abortion case for now

Indiana’s high court says it will not immediately consider a challenge to the state’s abortion ban that is based on the argument that the law violates some people’s religious freedoms, leaving that decision to an appeals court, at least for now

Axios

HHS weighs abortion access actions, including possible health emergency declaration

Democratic lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to declare a Public Health Emergency on abortion.

The Guardian - UK

Women’s health in Turkmenistan: ‘Silence strips us of agency. This must change’

Abortion, contraception, domestic violence: none of these are publicly discussed. One website, Saglyk, tries to give women the information they desperately need

The Guardian - US

Surge in complications from unsafe abortions likely post-Roe, doctors warn

People in underserved medical communities in states that ban abortions may be more likely to attempt self-managed abortions

The Guardian - US

George Washington University installs emergency contraception vending machine

Students led effort over concern for reproductive rights after supreme court struck down constitutional right to abortion

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