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Kansas Judge Blocks Law Banning Telemedicine Prescriptions for Medication Abortions

Last week, a Kansas judge halted the enforcement of a law requiring a doctor to be in the same room as a patient taking abortion pills—a move hailed by abortion advocates as an important step to increase medication abortion access in the state.

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Indiana's AG wants the doctor who spoke of 10-year-old's abortion to be penalized

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, who is anti-abortion, alleges Dr. Caitlin Bernard violated state law by not reporting the girl's child abuse to authorities and violated patient privacy laws.

WEKU

Indiana attorney general wants state medical board to punish abortion provider who cared for 10-year-old

Dr Caitlin Bernard has sued Todd Rokita’s office, accusing of him of using frivolous complaints to subpoena medical records

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Penalty asked for doctor who spoke of 10-year-old's abortion

Indiana’s Republican attorney general has asked the state medical licensing to discipline a Indianapolis doctor who has spoken publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim who traveled from Ohio after its more-restrictive abortion law took effect

The Independent UK

Uttar Pradesh: 13-year-old impregnated by her rapist struggles to get an abortion

In a corner of the maternity ward of Kaushambi District Hospital near Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, lies a 13-year-old girl, staring blankly at the ceiling. A shawl is all that shields her from the mid-November chill. She does not have a blanket or a pillow.

Newslaundry

Prosecutor suspended by DeSantis testifies as lawsuit begins

A Florida prosecutor suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis opened his federal civil trial against the governor by alleging that his removal was based on his personal political positions on abortion and transgender rights

The Independent UK

ND high court asked to lift injunction against abortion ban

An attorney for North Dakota has asked the state Supreme Court to strike down an injunction that had blocked the state’s abortion ban, saying a lower court judge was wrong to grant it

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Northern Ireland abortion services "will be commissioned", Steve Baker says

Stella Creasy says "The last three years have been a story of not delivering, of not meeting the promise that we made to those women in Northern Ireland”

Belfast Live

Abortion services ‘will be commissioned in Northern Ireland’, minister tells MPs

Labour’s Stella Creasy urged the Government to act, warning that for the last three years ‘abortion might be legal, it is not accessible’.

The Independent UK

Jacob Rees-Mogg compares abortions to ‘cult of death’ in Westminster debate

Top Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg attacks own party’s position in Westminster Hall debate

Evening Standard

Jacob Rees-Mogg admitted profiting from sale of abortion pills

MP acknowledged in 2017 benefitting from investment in pharmaceutical firm in ‘very roundabout way’

The Independent UK

Jacob Rees-Mogg attacks abortion rights as ‘cult of death’

‘Grotesque’ views condemned – as ex-minister refuses to back abortion even in cases of rape or incest

The Independent UK

Jacob Rees-Mogg calls abortion rights a 'cult of death'

The MP also did not agree that abortion rights should be protected in the event of incest or rape

Bristol Post

Rape victims should not have right to abortion, Jacob Rees-Mogg suggests

WOMEN who become pregnant after rape should not have the right to an abortion, Jacob Rees-Mogg has suggested ...

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Texas GOP largely unaffected by abortion in midterm vote despite big impact in some states

WASHINGTON — Texas Democrats didn’t get the bounce that abortion rights advocates in the party witnessed in some other states during the 2022 midterm elections and it’s unclear how the issue will play out in upcoming debates in the Legislature and Congress.

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Kansas judge blocks telemedicine abortion ban in first key ruling since August vote

A Kansas judge has blocked enforcement of a state ban on telemedicine abortions, the first significant abortion-related court ruling in the state since voters in August rejected a proposal that would have upheld the ban.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Kentucky AG avoids talk of more exceptions to abortion ban

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is standing firm in his support for the state’s near-total abortion ban

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Abortion Rights Advocates Ask DOJ To Defend Section 230

While "the 26 words that created the internet" have been under fire from both sides, two groups argue that the 1996 law is essential to the future of abortion rights.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Where abortion will be on the ballot in 2024

The abortion rights issue was a political lifesaver for Democrats this year. Whether it will be again in 2024 depends in part on efforts to put the question of reproductive rights on the ballot — not just through the candidates’ positions, but literally.

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Call Jane stars Elizabeth Banks as a housewife driven to obtain an illegal abortion in 60s Chicago

Denied a legal abortion, Elizabeth Banks' character joins an activist group in the new film from Carol screenwriter Phyllis Nagy, which highlights the ongoing precarity of reproductive healthcare.

Chicago Sun-Times

In post-Roe America, pilots take the abortion battle to the skies

Elevated Access, a fledgling Illinois nonprofit, has recruited nearly 1,000 volunteer small-craft pilots to ferry people seeking abortion care.

Tribune News Service

Abortion advocates aim to outflank lawmakers using 2024 ballot measures

Encouraged by six victories — and zero defeats — in this month’s midterm elections, abortion rights advocates are considering another round of ballot measures in 2024 that would enshrine reproductive freedom in state constitutions.

Chicago Sun-Times

Abortion’s influence on Illinois politics

Most every pre-election poll claimed that voters ranked abortion low on their priority lists. Yet, the abortion issue seemed to drive voters to the polls this year. What happened?

The National (Scotland)

Abortion buffer zone campaigners scoop top political award

SCOTTISH Green MSP Gillian Mackay has said she hopes she has “inspired other campaigners” after winning the Public Campaign of the Year award…

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