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Utah Republican apologises for saying she trusts women to ‘control intake of semen’ to prevent pregnancy

Rep. Karianne Lisonbee made the comments Friday when Utah’s trigger on abortion ban went into effect

The Independent UK

Dobbs, Abortion, and Stare Decisis

Both majority and dissenting opinions include extensive discussions of stare decisis. But the truth is whether you think Roe v. Wade should have been preserved on that basis is heavily correlated with whether you think it was wrong in the first place.

Reason

The chief stands alone: Roberts, Roe and a divided Supreme Court

On a U.S. Supreme Court dominated by an ambitious conservative wing, Chief Justice John Roberts has become a man on an island.

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Gov. Inslee says Washington State Patrol won’t cooperate with other states’ abortion investigations

OLYMPIA, Wash. – In fiery remarks by the state Capitol steps, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Saturday blasted the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade as “radical” and “un-American,” and called for a state constitutional amendment to protect the right to an abortion.

Tribune News Service

Maternal mortality rates in the US outpace other industrialised nations. It’s about to get worse

Health providers and advocates fear the end of Roe v Wade will only exacerbate a growing crisis

The Independent UK

Abortions are now illegal in 7 states but more bans are coming

At least 26 states in total are expected to ban abortions or heavily restrict access to them.

Axios

Pope hails families, blasts 'culture of waste' after Roe

Pope Francis is urging families to shun “selfish” decisions that are indifferent to life as he closed out a big Vatican family rally a day after the U.S. Supreme Court ended constitutional protections for abortion

The Independent UK

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Abortion foes, supporters map next moves after Roe reversal

Americans are taking stock a day after the Supreme Court overturned a woman’s constitutional right to abortion

The Independent UK

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

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The Independent UK

‘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.

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

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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

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

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