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Oklahoma passes US’s strictest abortion law with Roe v Wade decision still in balance

Law only provides exceptions to save mother’s life or in cases of rape or incest

The Independent UK

Oklahoma signs strictest abortion ban in United States into law

Oklahoma’s governor Kevin Stitt signed the country’s strictest abortion ban on Wednesday, making the state the first in the US to effectively end availability of the procedure.

Evening Standard

Commentary: We’re asking the wrong question on Roe

The U.S. Supreme Court’s projected decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has, understandably, unleashed a wave of emotion. The story has prompted people across the political spectrum to offer their perspectives. The ensuing dialogue, however, has become polarized into a problematic binary.

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Women who are denied abortions risk falling deeper into poverty. So do their kids

A large body of research shows being denied an abortion limits women's education, time in the workforce and wages. It also finds long-term negative impacts for their children.

WEKU

The network of organisations seeking to influence abortion policy across Europe

The ultra-Christian, anti-abortion and far-right network is allegedly seeking to replicate anti-choice efforts in the US

The Guardian - UK

Oklahoma's near-total abortion ban to face challenge at state's highest court

Abortion-rights advocates vowed to ask the Oklahoma Supreme Court to block the state’s near-total abortion ban within minutes of Gov. Kevin Stitt signing the measure into law.

Tribune News Service

Oklahoma governor signs the nation's strictest abortion ban

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed into law the nation’s strictest abortion ban

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Lewis to commission abortion services ‘within weeks’ if Stormont does not act

Brandon Lewis said he has both a moral and legal duty to ensure women and girls have the same access to health care as in the rest of the UK.

The Independent UK

India must shift the discourse on abortion rights

It is not just a family planning and maternal health issue, but also a sexual health and reproductive rights issue

The Hindu

Anti-abortion preachers at Glasgow clinic prompt patient to join counter-protest

A PATIENT said he had been forced to act in support of others accessing a Glasgow healthcare facility as anti-abortion preachers again demonstrated…

The National (Scotland)

Fire damages Wyoming abortion clinic ahead of June opening

A fire in Wyoming has damaged a building that was being renovated to house a new abortion clinic in the conservative state where opposition to abortion is widespread

The Independent UK

Cuellar leads in TX-28 runoff by fewer than 200 votes based on unofficial returns; recount possible

Incumbent Henry Cuellar and Jessica Cisneros ran in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ 28th Congressional District on May 24. The race remained too close to call at 9:00 a.m. EDT on May 25, 2022. Cuellar led with 50.2% of the vote. Under state law, candidates may request a recount…

Ballotpedia

State ballot initiatives on health focus on abortion, drugs - Roll Call

Initiatives that have made state ballots so far include proposals on abortion, Medicaid expansion, drugs and tobacco.

Roll Call

YouTube Chief Talks About Handling Misinformation

Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) YouTube can continuously improve its work to combat misinformation, CEO Susan Wojcicki said, Bloomberg reports. “Running a company that has that really focused on free speech, we want to make sure that we’re enabling a broad set of opinions that everyone has a right to express their point…

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Daily Record

Anti-abortion protestors at Scots health clinic hold sickening signs

He can be heard saying: "It is a human being., it's alive. That is why they call it a termination. You are ending the life of a baby - a human being - where is their right?"

The Independent UK

Supreme Court approval rating dropped 10 per cent after leaked Roe v Wade opinion, poll shows

Approval was fairly steady among Republicans from March to May, but fell sharply among Democrats and slightly among independents

Salon

In Myanmar, lessons for life after Roe

In Myanmar, abortion is illegal unless the pregnancy can be proven to be a risk to the life of the birth parent

Reason

No Religious Exemption from Paying Taxes

The case involved a person who objected to his tax money being "used to facilitate abortion," but the principle applies to objections for any reason.

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Gavin Newsom survived a California recall. Is he a lock to win another term?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The last time Gavin Newsom’s name was on the ballot in California, he faced dozens of opponents in a chaotic recall election that drew national attention and was sparked by opposition to his handling of the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Poll: High court approval drops after abortion opinion leak

A poll finds that public approval of the Supreme Court has fallen following the leak of a draft opinion that would overturn the Roe v

Salon

How will abortion bans be enforced?

In Argentina, midwives were prosecuted. In Brazil, clinics were raided. In Rwanda, hundreds of women went to jail

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Intensified abortion debate doesn't change the rules for tax-exempt churches

The Catholic archbishop in San Francisco says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be denied Communion for her support of abortion rights. It’s a flareup of a debate that has previously ensnared other Catholic pro-choice politicians, including President Joe Biden. That debate is sure to become more common with the Supreme…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The best way to protect abortion rights? Finalize the Equal Rights Amendment

When Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973, it was rooted in rights that flow from privacy — not equality. As the country has now seen in the leaked Supreme Court draft ruling, that right to privacy is about to be demolished.

The Independent UK

Sarah Sanders jumps on Texas shooting to justify ban on abortions, not guns

Sanders says shooting is ‘stark and humbling reminder of just how precious life is’

The Guardian - UK

Banning abortions is just the start – next the US right want to outlaw contraception

Jacky Eubanks wants to be a Michigan senator – and to ban contraception. And she’s not the only one, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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