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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

The Independent UK

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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

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‘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

The Independent UK

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.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

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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'Intimidating' anti-abortion protests to start outside of Scots clinics for 40 days

Texas-based organisation 40 Days For Life will begin a six-week "prayer vigil" outside clinics offering abortion services in Scotland from tomorrow.

Daily Record

Satanic Temple files lawsuit against Indiana’s near-total abortion ban

Association has about 1.5 million members worldwide, including 11,300 members in Indiana

The Independent UK

Texas, battling teen pregnancy, recasts sex education standards

DALLAS — J.R. Chester got pregnant the summer before her senior year of high school. A bright student with good grades, she gave birth, graduated, and was pregnant again when she arrived at college that fall.

Tribune News Service

Jay Ambrose: Abortions are a matter of harm, not freedom

The midterms are coming and governmentally reckless Washington Democrats, once quietly woeful about their chances to maintain congressional majorities, suddenly have higher expectations as many voters seem to agree with them that it is fine to kill unborn babies. In some states, abortions are suddenly facing tough restrictions as many…

Tribune News Service

Major abortion law changes unlikely in S. Carolina after Roe

Whether conservative South Carolina changes its abortion laws at all in the wake of this year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision is about to be decided by divided conservatives in the state House

The Independent UK

Teen interest in long-lasting birth control soars after Roe

Experts say the U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling overturning Roe v. Wade appears to be sending more teens to their doctors in search of birth control, including long-acting reversible forms like intrauterine devices and implants

The Independent UK

Cara Mund's House pitch rides on abortion, outsider appeal

When Cara Mund was competing to become Miss North Dakota, a key part of her platform was increasing the number of women elected to political office

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Arizona abortion clinics send women to other states

Women seeking abortions across Arizona were forced to find alternatives beyond the state’s borders after a court ruling last week cleared the way for prosecutors to charge doctors and others who help a woman end a pregnancy unless her life is in danger

Reason

Woman Seriously Injured After Colorado Cops Leave Her Handcuffed in Car Parked on Train Tracks

Plus: The ridiculous panic over "rainbow fentanyl" continues, Arizona can enforce near-total abortion ban, and more...

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why Californians are working to flip red state legislatures blue

Concerned about the future of the country and determined to wrest political power from the far right, a group of friends in the San Francisco Bay Area have been gathering once a month to talk politics over brunches, happy hours and Zoom meetings.

WEKU

Telemedicine abortions just got more complicated for health providers

Prescribing medical abortions across state lines is now risky for doctors. "We're talking about something that's a protected right in one state and a felony in a sister state," says one legal scholar.

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Mark Z. Barabak: Is abortion issue a lifeline that saves the Senate for Democrats? This race offers a test case

Back when it seemed a huge Republican wave was building, Washington Sen. Patty Murray was among those who faced the prospect of being swept away.

Tribune News Service

Patricia Murphy: Democratic women are running on abortion, even in deep red Georgia

CLEVELAND, Ga.— White County, in the north Georgia mountains, is one of the reddest counties in the state.

Reuters

Human rights and access to abortion are European values, says France's PM after Italy election

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said the European Union would closely follow the respect of certain human rights and values such as women's access to abortion, as she responded to Italy's election result.

The Guardian - US

Republican abortion bans restrict women’s access to other essential medicine

Many pharmacies and physicians are forced to deny patients access to drugs, such as methotrexate, that can be used to help induce an abortion

The Independent UK

Justice Department charges anti-abortion activist with assaulting elderly clinic escort

FBI arrest Pennsylvania activist for allegedly shoving 72-year-old volunteer, igniting right-wing firestorm

The Independent UK

Despite Texas plan to end rape, assault clinics remain busy

Rape crisis centers in Texas say their caseloads remain high a year after a new abortion law that made no exceptions for rape victims went into effect

Tribune News Service

How Beto O’Rourke has evolved since saying ‘Hell, yes,’ he’d take your AR-15

SHERMAN, Texas — At an April town hall meeting, Beto O’Rourke was asked about AR-15s, the popular semi-automatic rifle he pledged to confiscate in 2019 during his run for president.

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