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[This month, I'm serializing my 2003 Harvard Law Review article, The Mechanisms of the Slippery Slope.] Libertarians often tell the parable of the frog. If a frog is dropped into hot water, it supposedly jumps out. But if a frog is put into cold water that is then heated, the…

Reason

Rolling back Roe v Wade: How Louisianans lost abortion access

There were only three clinics in the US state. Now, Louisianans will be some of the furthest from abortion access.

Al Jazeera

Roe v Wade overturned: In which states will abortion be made illegal?

Several states have already introduced legislation that will ban abortions

Evening Standard

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Scots actress Julie Graham admits she had two 'safe abortions' as she slams Roe v Wade overturning

Former Benidorm star Julie Graham says she will 'fight to the end' to ensure her two teenage daughters have the 'right to choose' in a powerful statement blasting the controversial decision by the US Supreme Court.

Daily Record

Elizabeth Warren says Supreme Court ‘burned whatever legitimacy they had’

‘They just took the last of it and set a torch to it’

The Independent UK

First Thing: supreme court abortion ruling sure to inflame America’s divisions

Only 25% of Americans now have confidence in the institution. Plus, shipwreck of US destroyer ‘Sammy B’ discovered

The Guardian - UK

Commentary: A terrible, horrible, no good, very bad Supreme Court decision

The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization is a double disaster. First and foremost, overturning Roe v. Wade will have a devastating impact on the lives of Americans, especially women of childbearing age. Second, it is certain to be disparaged — even derided — by legal…

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Full House star Jodie Sweetin shares update after being shoved to ground by police at abortion rights protest

‘This will not deter us, we will continue fighting for our rights,’ actor had said in earlier statement

The Independent UK

We Americans are dancing on the Titanic. Our iceberg is not far away

The greatest shock of all would be to wake up and find that while we were driving the kids to soccer practice and enjoying cocktails, autocracy took hold

The Guardian - US

Black women could see a 33% increase in pregnancy-related deaths post-Roe. Why?

Giving birth is deadly for Black women. Ending abortion is going to make it worse

The Guardian - US

Tech companies face tough data privacy decisions post-Roe

Tech companies are only tackling the first of many challenges they will have to navigate in a post-Roe world.

Axios

California abortion clinics braced for out-of-state surge as bans kick in

The state has pledged to be a ‘sanctuary’, with people seeking reproductive care potentially rising from 46,000 to 1.4m

The Guardian - US

‘A matter of life and death’: maternal mortality rate will rise without Roe, experts warn

Pregnancy in the US is already dangerous, disproportionately so for people of color – and without abortion access for those who need it, there will likely be more deaths

The Guardian - US

Dems face rage after Roe overturned

Many of those under threat from Roe decision are furious at "vote blue" messaging: "They're not going to fight"

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The Texas Tribune

The U.S. Supreme Court gave Texas abortion clinics a victory in 2016. Then Trump was elected.

In 2016, the Supreme Court blocked onerous regulations that had shuttered half of Texas’ abortion providers. On Friday, the court’s new conservative majority cited that case in overturning the constitutional protection for abortion.

The Texas Tribune

With little short-term hope, Texas’ abortion-rights movement sets its sights on the long run

Advocates and politicians say they hope Texas’ ban on abortion will motivate voters. But they say they’ll need to emulate the strategies of the anti-abortion movement to reach long-term success.

Glasgow Live

Scotland abortion summit to discuss proposals for buffer zones around clinics

The summit will look at the issues people face in accessing abortion services in Scotland with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon saying it will 'reaffirm women's autonomy and right to choose'.

Axios

Fractured post-Roe landscape leaves questions about cross-border care

State rifts over abortion create patchwork of rules for providers, patients

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Salon

War on abortion: The new War on Drugs

The drug war has been a colossal, expensive disaster. Now the right can build a police state to pursue a new enemy

Tribune News Service

Editorial: A devastating defeat for the rights of women

Overturning Roe v. Wade is not the first time the Supreme Court has driven a dagger into the heart of human rights and further divided a deeply troubled nation. But not since the 19th century have there been other decisions so dreadfully indefensible and consequential.

Evening Standard

Nicola Sturgeon backs establishing abortion clinic buffer zones in Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon has backed establishling buffer zones around abortion clinics to allow women to access services “free of harassment or intimidation”.

WEKU

As states ban abortion, Californians open their arms and wallets

With roughly half of U.S. states likely to ban abortion, volunteers in California are mobilizing to help women travel there for care. State lawmakers want to support some of those efforts too.

WEKU

The end of Roe v. Wade has huge economic implications for male partners, too

Research is more limited, but shows that men who become parents younger than planned are less likely to go to college and have lower earnings.

WEKU

Poll: Majorities oppose Supreme Court's abortion ruling and worry about other rights

56% of Americans disapproved of the decision in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll conducted after it was announced. A similar number say it was motivated by politics — not law.

Daily Record

Abortion buffer zones 'necessary' in Scotland insists minister for women's health

Maree Todd said she "profoundly disagreed" with her fellow SNP MSP John Mason.

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