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US senators eye narrow fixes to raise bar for election challenges

Tribune News Service

Thailand to legalise abortion up to 20 weeks

Thailand will legalise abortion up to 20 weeks, the government said on Tuesday, relaxing pregnant people's access to the previously restricted medical procedure.

Bangkok Post

States see record abortion questions on midterm ballots

Voters in five states will have the chance to weigh in on abortion policy changes this November following the rejection of a Kansas ballot measure that sought to end a state right to abortion.

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The University of Idaho General Counsel's Letter on Contraceptives

I think the letter's analysis as to contraceptives is inconsistent with the statutes, and with a binding Supreme Court precedent.

Reason

More restrictive SC abortion ban likely dead after House rejects Senate changes

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Efforts to pass more restrictive abortion legislation in the S.C. State House is likely doomed after the state House on Tuesday rejected a proposal that would ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy but would allow a narrow exception for abortions in cases of sexual assault…

Tribune News Service

Republican Doug Mastriano once said women should be charged with murder for violating proposed abortion ban

Republicans across the US have backed away from hardline abortion stances

The Independent UK

Pause on Ohio 'heartbeat' abortion ban extended to Oct. 12

A judge has extended a temporary block on Ohio's law banning virtually all abortions for an additional 14 days, until Oct. 12

The Independent UK

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New California abortion laws set up clash with other states

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed more than a dozen laws aiming to make California an abortion sanctuary state

The Independent UK

Newsom signs 13 abortion protection and reproductive health bills

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 13 abortion protection and reproductive health bills Tuesday, codifying the final pieces of California’s campaign to counter the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Los Angeles Times

California attorney general warns city of Temecula not to pass abortion ban

LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned there will be "legal action" against the Temecula City Council if it passes an abortion ban in the city in an attempt to override state law.

Los Angeles Times

Ted Cruz tells Chrissy Teigen she didn’t have an ‘abortion’

Model, cookbook author and pregnant mother of two Chrissy Teigen said two weeks ago that she had come to realize a terminated pregnancy she called a miscarriage in 2020 was, in fact, an abortion.

Tribune News Service

Leading anti-abortion group drops support of Texas lawmaker after he pledges to support exceptions for rape

Other anti-abortion groups and Republicans said they will continue to support state Sen. Robert Nichols after his comments at The Texas Tribune Festival.

The Texas Tribune

Idaho universities disallow abortion, contraception referral

Idaho universities are warning staffers not to refer students to abortion providers or emergency contraception because they could face criminal charges under a state law

The Independent UK

University of Idaho says staff can offer condoms for STDs – not birth control

Memo warns employees they should not speak in support of abortion following state ban on procedure

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Salon

Texas AG Paxton: A GOP coward bully

Tying with Josh Hawley for the "running Republicans" trophy, the anti-choice lawyer cites fear of a process server

Roll Call

States see record abortion questions on midterm ballots - Roll Call

The debate over abortion is playing out in ballot initiatives in Vermont, California, Michigan, Kentucky and Montana.

The Independent UK

Records: Texas attorney general fled home to avoid subpoena

Court documents say Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ran out of his house and jumped into a truck driven by his wife, a state senator, to avoid being served a subpoena in an abortion access case

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The arrest of a prominent activist is rallying the Catholic antiabortion right

PHILADELPHIA — The arrest of a prominent Catholic activist on charges he assaulted a Planned Parenthood volunteer outside a Philadelphia clinic has sparked a standoff between the antiabortion movement and the federal government, and battle lines are being drawn over the wider significance of the case.

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The Independent UK

Andrea Prudente: American tourist denied abortion in Malta sues government for breach of human rights

“I feel strongly that I was a victim of a law that harms women and that I’m in a unique position as an outsider to speak up,” says Andrea Prudente

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 still has the power to shock. But will it drive voters' decisions?

LOS ANGELES — In a competitive Los Angeles-area congressional district, the campaign playbooks are well-defined. Republican Rep. Mike Garcia is relying on voter discontent about the economy. His Democratic challenger, Christy Smith, wants abortion rights to be top of mind.

Tribune News Service

Texas attorney general ducked subpoena in abortion case

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home with his wife on Monday to avoid being served a subpoena in a legal battle over funding for abortions, according to an affidavit filed in federal court.

The Independent UK

‘Hypocrisy thy name is Maga’: Abortion opponent Blackburn ridiculed for tweet on women’s freedom in Iran

Tennessee Sen Marsha Blackburn tweeted out that ‘Women in Iran should be able to wear what they want without the fear of being killed for it’

The Independent UK

Anger as Ted Cruz says Chrissy Teigen is wrong for recasting her miscarriage as an abortion: ‘Prof Ted Cancun’

Entertainer and husband John Legend lost son Jack 20 weeks into pregnancy

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Gavin Newsom for president? He’s impressing Democratic insiders with blasts at Republicans

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s public slugfests with the governors of Texas and Florida over immigration and abortion is generating important national attention. But perhaps even more importantly — assuming he has further political aspirations — his more aggressive demeanor is endearing him to influential Democratic insiders.

The Conversation

Abortion in Kenya and Benin: medical safety isn't enough – women and girls need to feel safe socially too

Safe abortion and post abortion care are essential health services. But until the publication of the 2022 World Health Organization (WHO) abortion care guidelines there was a narrow definition of abortion safety. In previous WHO guidelines, medical safety was the guiding principle of safe abortion. Safety, according the WHO, referred…

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