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US abortion rise: One in five US pregnancies were terminated in 2020

More than 930,000 abortions conducted in 2020 – an increase from 862,000 in 2017

The Independent UK

Malta activists protest, seek to decriminalize abortion

Abortion rights activists have filed a legal protest in Malta’s courts demanding the legalization of abortion

The Independent UK

How Facebook collects data about abortion seekers

A new investigation shows how Facebook gathers personal data from people who visit crisis pregnancy center websites.

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OLD ‘It’s a war’: The woman who helped open one of the first abortion clinics in America on the fight to protect women’s rights

Merle Hoffman helped open the centre two years before landmark ruling. Now, ‘I’ll be damned if I’m going down without a fight,’ she tells Alex Woodward

The Independent UK

Florida's new abortion law violates religious freedom, a synagogue's lawsuit says

The suit contends the law violates Jewish teachings, which state abortion "is required if necessary to protect the health, mental or physical well-being of the woman" and for other reasons.

WEKU

A murder plot, the looming Roe v Wade ruling and protests at family homes: How Supreme Court security became political

As an alleged assassination plot is foiled outside Brett Kavanaugh’s home, the issues of protecting judges and the First Amendment right to protest have come into conflict, reports Rachel Sharp

The Independent UK

Abortions have been increasing since 2017, new data shows

One in five pregnancies in the U.S. in 2020 ended in an abortion, according to data released Wednesday by the Guttmacher Institute.

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The harsh reality of post-Roe America is already playing out in Texas

The 24 hours after Belle found out she was unexpectedly pregnant were a blur of phone calls, highways and panic. Her home state of Texas had recently outlawed the right to an abortion after around six weeks, leaving her just days to secure a procedure in a region where there’s…

Tribune News Service

Fauci tests positive for Covid with mild symptoms – as it happened

Top infections disease expert is fully vaccinated and boosted twice, says National Institutes of Health – follow all the latest news

The Guardian - US

US abortion rate rises, reversing three decades of declines

WASHINGTON — Ahead of a historic Supreme Court decision on the fate of Roe v. Wade, the nation recorded its first significant increase in the abortion rate in more than three decades, according to new statistics.

Los Angeles Times

17% more school board candidates per seat in 2022

Welcome to the Wednesday, June 15, Brew.

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New Jersey touts abortion protections to lure businesses

Gov. Phil Murphy sent a letter to nearly 60 businesses suggesting they could expand into New Jersey because the state protects abortion rights.

WEKU

Florida ban on abortions after 15 weeks violates religious freedom of Jews, lawsuit says

Lawsuit is second challenge to Florida’s ban on abortions with exceptions

The Independent UK

With Roe on the precipice, Americans are having more abortions

New data from the Guttmacher Institute shows the number of abortions rose in 2020, reversing a decades-long trend toward declining numbers.

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US abortions rise: 1 in 5 pregnancies terminated in 2020

The number and rate of U.S. abortions increased from 2017 to 2020 after a long decline

The Independent UK

Abortion amendment moving quickly in California legislature

Democrats are moving quickly to make sure abortions are a constitutional right in California

The Independent UK

Kentucky AG sues over abortion law blocked by federal court

Kentucky’s Republican attorney general has gone to court over the state's new abortion law

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris warns overturning Roe could lead to ‘challenges’ to same-sex marriage and birth control

Legal scholars and civil rights groups have warned that data privacy protections, marriage equality and LGBT+ rights could be at risk with Supreme Court decision

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The Independent UK

Synagogue challenges Florida abortion law over religion

A synagogue claims in a lawsuit that a new Florida law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks violates religious freedom rights of Jews in addition to the state constitution’s privacy protections

WEKU

A process that allows minors to get an abortion could disappear if Roe falls

The process of judicial bypass that lets minors seek an abortion without telling their parents may disappear if the Supreme Court overturns the Roe v Wade decision.

The Independent UK

‘Spiderman’ arrested after climbing Oklahoma City tower in anti-abortion stunt

The man was arrested upon reaching the top of the tower

Tribune News Service

Abortion bans may add to uncertainty over embryo donation

Abigail and Rachelle Henderson, 15-year-old twins from Buffalo, New York, were conceived in vitro and carried to term by their mom, Rebecca.

The Independent UK

Abortion foes, accustomed to small wins, ready for a big one

After decades of tiny steps and endless setbacks, America’s anti-abortion movement is poised for the possibility of a massive leap

WEKU

Democrat Joe Cunningham to face Republican Henry McMaster in S.C. race for governor

Former Congressman Joe Cunningham, a Democrat who once flipped a congressional seat in deep-red South Carolina, will face Republican Gov. Henry McMaster in the race for governor in November.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump repeatedly told fraud claims baseless, panel hears

William Barr said ex-president’s allegations were ‘bullshit’, while several advisers told him not to declare victory on election night. Plus, The Bourne Identity at 20

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