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In an America divided by abortion, guns and COVID, California and Newsom seize the moment

LOS ANGELES — As his wife stood behind him and held back tears, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday called the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade sickening and beckoned women in other states to California, their “sanctuary” for free abortion care.

Los Angeles Times

Biden condemns ‘terrible’ court decisions but has few powers

President Joe Biden’s administration is still exploring legal options to buttress protections for abortion services, but a top spokeswoman signaled his team sees few or none after what Biden called a “terrible” ruling.

Tribune News Service

13 protesters arrested for blocking Midtown traffic in march against end of abortion rights

NEW YORK — Thirteen protesters railing against the Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate the constitutional right to abortion were arrested during a late-night march on Friday in Midtown, cops said.

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Democratic strongholds plot strategy to ensure abortion access

California, Washington and Oregon formed an alliance to ensure abortion access on the West Coast. Michigan’s leader asked the state’s highest court to rule quickly on her suit seeking to codify rights to the procedure. And in Illinois, the governor demanded a special legislative session.

Tribune News Service

Biden criticizes Supreme Court for making ‘terrible decisions’

President Joe Biden criticized the U.S. Supreme Court for making “terrible decisions,” a day after it struck down the constitutional right to abortion.

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After US supreme court ruling, French lawmakers move to enshrine abortion rights in constitution

A group of lawmakers belonging to French President Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance party are to propose a bill to inscribe abortion rights into the country's constitution, in the wake of Friday's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that overturned abortion legislation as a constitutional right.

Radio France Internationale

‘Roe is on the ballot’: Can Democrats fire up their base on abortion rights or is it too late?

Democrats want to mobilise their voters to protect abortion rights. But voters have multiple concerns like inflation and gas prices on their minds.

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Planned Parenthood says ‘help is available’ to women in states where abortion has been outlawed

‘We know that there will be patients in this country pregnant against their will and that is the reality of today’s decision,’ Planned Parenthood’s Kate Smith told The Independent

The Independent UK

Pro-choice activists tear gassed as they breach Capitol building in abortion protest

Lawmakers in Arizona, one of eight states where abortion clinics stopped performing procedures after the court's decision, say they were effectively being held hostage inside

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

Justices' past abortion views, in their own words and votes

More than a month ago, a stunning leak of a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito indicated that the Supreme Court was prepared to take the momentous step of overruling the Roe v. Wade decision from 1973 and stripping away women’s constitutional protections for abortion

The Independent UK

What GOP-named justices had said about Roe to Senate panel

The nine justices of the Supreme Court made clear in their landmark ruling Friday whether they stand on abortion

The Independent UK

Biden ‘does not agree with’ expanding US Supreme Court, according to White House press secretary

US president likely will not support progressive demands to add justices to nation’s high court

The Independent UK

Wisconsin's Evers looks for boost from anger over abortion

Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers hopes to translate anger over the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade into votes this fall as he vows to fight a 173-year-old state abortion ban in any way he can

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Reuters

French PM Borne backs enshrining abortion rights in constitution

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Saturday she is backing a parliamentary bill to add abortion rights to the country's constitution.

Salon

For the anti-abortion movement, what's next?

Undoing Roe was just the beginning: Anti-choice forces want a national ban, and more. We're ready to fight back

The Guardian - US

Patients in Texas clinics were waiting to get their abortions. Then Roe fell

Providers reported ‘complete despair’ as patients with appointments only minutes away were turned away

The Independent UK

What are UK abortion laws, and what is different in the US?

A Supreme Court ruling is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half of US states.

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The Independent UK

Coco Gauff denounces US anti-abortion laws which will ‘fuel’ her Wimbledon charge

Gauff has spoken about her disappointment at seeing Roe vs Wade overturned by the US Supreme Court

Daily Mirror

Lewis Hamilton left "disgusted" by US Supreme Court ruling on abortion

F1 driver Lewis Hamilton has reacted after the US Supreme Court ruled there is no constitutional right to abortion in America, overturning the Roe v Wade case

Newslaundry

US abortion verdict: Liberal press calls it a ‘dark time’, for conservative media it's ‘a stain erased’

In a landmark ruling, the American supreme court has overturned the 50-year-old Roe vs Wade judgement that made abortions a fundamental right across the United States. This has passed the baton to American states to decide the legality of abortions – many of them already have laws against the procedure…

The Independent UK

Supreme Court conservatives flex muscle in sweeping rulings

Sweeping Supreme Court rulings on guns and abortion this past week have sent an unmistakable message

The Guardian - US

Abortion ruling highlights the war against women in America. Time to fight back

The post-Roe US will be a nightmare of digital authoritarianism where even Googling ‘abortion pill’ could be used against you

The Independent UK

Abortion ruling thrusts companies into divisive arena

The Supreme Court’s decision to end the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion has catapulted businesses of all types into the most divisive corner of politics

The Independent UK

‘A dark day for women’: Roe vs Wade overturning by Supreme Court sparks anger among Glastonbury artists

Phoebe Bridgers, Idles and more have also condemned the decision

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