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State ballot initiatives on health focus on abortion, drugs

WASHINGTON — It’s still early, but so far at least eight of the estimated 90 state initiatives that voters will decide on this year are related to health, including four amendments — the most ever in one year — related to abortion access.

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Health risks, money, rape: Why these women had abortions

DENVER — After two losses, Rebecca Leder doesn’t like the terms “pro-choice or pro-life” when it comes to talk about ending a pregnancy.

The Denver Post

Witnesses, Video Suggest Stunning Inaction From Uvalde Cops During School Shooting

Plus: Oklahoma's new strict abortion ban, Biden's new order on federal policing, and more…

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Supreme Court leak prompts investors to press companies on abortion

WASHINGTON — Activist shareholders, seeking to galvanize support following a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion indicating that justices are poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, are pressing companies to explicitly explain how they will support their workers’ access to abortion and reproductive health services.

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As ‘trigger law’ looms, new clinic preps to provide abortions in conservative bastion

CASPER, Wyo. — A modest building sandwiched between a gas station and a small apartment house near this Western city’s downtown has become an unexpected focal point of America’s abortion debate, just weeks before Wyoming could outlaw the procedure.

Tribune News Service

Oklahoma governor signs strictest abortion ban law in US

Kevin Stitt approves legislation in effect outlawing all terminations with exceptions for rape and incest

The Guardian - US

Oklahoma signs into law US’s strictest abortion legislation

The law allows private citizens to sue abortion providers in almost all cases, a model first used in Texas.

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SCOTUS leak prompts investors to press companies on abortion - Roll Call

Activist shareholders are pressuring companies on access to abortion after a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion.

Roll Call

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

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The Independent UK

Oklahoma governor signs the nation's strictest abortion ban

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

The Independent UK

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 Hindu

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 National (Scotland)

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…

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The Independent UK

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

Ballotpedia

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…

Roll Call

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.

Benzinga

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…

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

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