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Editorial: Massacres, abortion, climate change: What will it take to make voters wake up?

President Joe Biden is correct to blame Congress for the political stalemate blocking action on bills to address urgent issues such as climate change and abortion rights — action that most Americans want to see. But no amount of complaining about Republican obstinacy and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s swing-vote ambivalence…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Abortion rights in the US: Several Congress members arrested during protest

Progressive US lawmaker Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez was arrested on Tuesday at an abortion rights protest. Donning bandanas reading "We won't back down", she along with other prominent Democratic lawmakers marched from the Capitol building to the Supreme Court, denouncing the Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. In total, 35 people…

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AP-NORC poll: Majority want Congress to keep abortion legal

A majority of Americans say Congress should pass a law guaranteeing access to legal abortion nationwide

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House Dems move to protect contraception from Supreme Court

Democrats are pushing legislation through the House that would inscribe the right to use contraceptives into law

The Independent UK

Most US businesses don’t want to make a public statement about abortion

When Russia invaded Ukraine, many businesses were quick to make statements and take action. And there were plenty of companies that made similar stands on COVID-19 vaccinations and racial equality. But a new report has found that when it comes to abortion, most companies are staying out of the debate.

Tribune News Service

Federal court says Georgia’s anti-abortion law should be allowed to take effect

ATLANTA — A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that Georgia’s restrictive abortion law should be allowed to take effect, an outcome that’s been expected since the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned Roe v. Wade, which had guaranteed a constitutional right to abortion for nearly 50 years.

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Texas laws say treatments for miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies remain legal but leave lots of space for confusion

Treatments for certain pregnancy complications are distinct from abortions under Texas laws, experts say, but confusion has already limited some patients’ access to life-saving procedures and medicines.

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US court allows 'heartbeat' abortion ban to take effect in Georgia now Roe v Wade is overturned

A law banning abortion when a foetal heartbeat is detected — typically at around six weeks — will take effect in the US state of Georgia now that Roe v Wade is overturned.

ABC News

GOP candidate: Left plays "rape card"

Republicans' candidate for lieutenant governor in Minnesota, former NFL Viking Matt Brix, under fire for comments

Salon

Indiana Republicans propose abortion law with exceptions after firestorm over 10-year-old rape victim’s case

The law would include exceptions for rape, incest and if the mother’s life was at risk

The Independent UK

Pregnant Mo. women banned from divorce

"Women are often treated as property and patronized in my state," Democrat says

Salon

Georgia’s six-week abortion ban will take effect after Roe v Wade reversal, court decides

If other legal challenges fail, most abortion care will effectively be outlawed across the South

The Independent UK

Appeals court says Georgia abortion law should take effect

A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling and says Georgia’s restrictive 2019 abortion law should be allowed to take effect

The Independent UK

Pressure on Senate GOP after same-sex marriage passes House

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has announced a new push to protect same-sex marriage in federal law

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Crowd protests relocation of abortion clinic to New Mexico

Anti-abortion activists have converged in southern New Mexico to protest relocation plans by the Mississippi clinic at the center of the court battle that overturned the Roe v. Wade court decision that legalized abortion nationwide

Tribune News Service

Post-Roe, doctors worry about what constitutes lifesaving care

WASHINGTON — Health care providers say the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has led to increased confusion over what sort of emergency and lifesaving care they can provide to patients facing a pregnancy-related health crisis.

Salon

The press grades Republicans on a curve

Sorry, media, support for same-sex marriage is not "bipartisan"

The Independent UK

Indiana's GOP-run Legislature heading into abortion debate

Leaders of Indiana’s Republican-dominated Senate are set to reveal how aggressive they want a special legislative session to go in further restricting abortions

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Anti-abortion GOP candidate Matt Birk lashes out at people who think women “should have careers”

Minnesota Republican Matt Birk also said people “always want to go to the rape card” to justify abortions.

Tribune News Service

Federal guidance on abortion pills causes confusion among Georgia pharmacists

ATLANTA — Pharmacists say Georgia's evolving restrictions around access to abortion coupled with recent guidance from the federal government have created confusion over distribution of medication that can terminate pregnancies.

Tribune News Service

An Idaho law criminalizes most abortions. Boise leaders voted to limit its enforcement

BOISE, Idaho — Nearly one month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, which previously granted Americans the right to abortion, the City Council followed up with their own decision on the issue.

Tribune News Service

Data privacy, abortion limits set to collide post-Roe

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the federal right to abortion is likely to create a clash between state-by-state abortion restrictions and the patchwork of data privacy laws that are being legislated in the absence of a federal privacy law.

Roll Call

Post-Roe, doctors worry about what constitutes lifesaving care - Roll Call

Rapid shift in state abortion laws has led to concerns over procedures and medications in wake of Roe v. Wade reversal.

The Conversation

What the Bible actually says about abortion may surprise you

In the days since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which had established the constitutional right to an abortion, some Christians have cited the Bible to argue why this decision should either be celebrated or lamented. But here’s the problem: This 2,000-year-old text says nothing about abortion.

Salon

What drives anti-abortion beliefs?

There’s an interesting evolutionary benefit for some women if the consequences of casual sex are high

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