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An abortion rights question on the California ballot revives the debate over ‘viability’

As California voters decide whether to amend their state constitution to explicitly protect abortion rights, lawmakers still do not agree on whether the amendment would enshrine those rights, which by state law allow abortion up to 24 weeks, or expand them, permitting abortions at any point in pregnancy, for any…

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Abortion is on the California ballot. But does that mean at any point in pregnancy?

CA voters are expected to approve a constitutional amendment on abortion rights. But critics say it would actually expand abortion rights, because the amendment ignores the concept of fetal viability.

WEKU

More abortion votes across US – can Kansas inspire another pro-choice win?

Campaigners on both sides scramble ahead of referendums in Kentucky, Montana, California, Vermont and Michigan

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New California abortion laws set up clash with other states

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed more than a dozen laws aiming to make California an abortion sanctuary state

The Independent UK

Facing voter backlash, California Republicans recalibrate their anti-abortion stance

LOS ANGELES — The Life at Conception Act is fewer than 300 words, but its language leaves little room for ambiguity on abortion.

Los Angeles Times

When does life begin? As state laws define it, science, politics and religion clash

For decades, the U.S. medical system has adhered to a legally recognized standard for death, one embraced by most states. Why is a uniform standard for the start of human life proving so elusive?

WEKU

‘I’m not a radical’: Kansas split ahead of critical post-Roe abortion vote

Tuesday’s vote seeks to overturn state constitutional rights in a midwest abortion haven – which way will it go?

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How Focusing on Rape-or-Incest Exceptions Distorts the Abortion Debate

The New York Times misleadingly claims that cases like the abortion sought by a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim "are not as rare as people think."

Reason

The push for abortion lawmaking after Dobbs is unique, legal and political experts say

The end of nationwide abortion protections has been met with a wave of calls from lawmakers and governors in at least a dozen states for special legislative sessions that would reshape the state-by-state patchwork of laws that now govern abortion in the U.S.

Tribune News Service

As states ban abortion, the Texas bounty law offers a way to survive legal challenges

States can now enforce laws that criminalize abortion. But a Texas law that outsources enforcement to civilians could have legal immunity that other laws don't, pushing more states to follow suit.

WEKU

Who and what is behind abortion ban trigger law bills? Two groups laid the groundwork

Two national organizations have gained a reputation for taking the lead on model legislation to restrict and block abortions. Now, states are needing to grapple with the laws they passed.

WEKU

Abortion providers' lives in peril now

The Guardian reports that fears of attacks on doctors and clinics are surging in the medical community

Salon

Doctors weren't considered in Dobbs, but now they're on abortion's legal front lines

In a departure from earlier Supreme Court decisions on abortion, Justice Alito's abortion opinion barely mentions medicine. This creates a perilous new legal reality for doctors, legal analysts say.

WEKU

‘People want me dead’: abortion providers fear violence after Roe overturned

Danger is a daily reality for the health workers, and moments of upheaval raise the risk, expert says

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US conservatives vow harsh restrictions to curtail abortion pills

Discreet and available by mail, abortion-inducing pills could make conservative abortion bans challenging to enforce.

The Guardian - US

Anti-abortion movement achieved goal of reversing Roe – but it is far from done

A total end to abortion in the US is the next goal – and how the movement aims to accomplish that depends on who you ask

WEKU

The abortion ruling has forced progressives to confront past missteps in strategy

Conservatives long understood that the courts were key to reversing Roe v. Wade. By contrast, progressives found defending abortion rights an increasingly difficult challenge.

WEKU

With Roe overturned, state constitutions are now at the center of the abortion fight

In a sense, what was one battleground has become 50, as advocates on both sides of the abortion issue race to put the issue before state constitutions. Half a dozen lawsuits are already in court.

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In one line, abortion ruling raises concerns about other rights - Roll Call

In Friday’s decision that overturned the constitutional right to abortion, a line by Justice Clarence Thomas made experts worry what rights may go next.

The Guardian - US

US supreme court overturns abortion rights, upending Roe v Wade

Biden calls ruling in pivotal case Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization ‘a tragic error’

The Independent UK

Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, striking down abortion rights across US

The high court rejects key rulings in stark reversal of bodily autonomy protections

Tribune News Service

What’s next for Texas abortion law if the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade?

DALLAS — If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, what happens to Texas state laws that were in place prior to the landmark ruling on abortion rights almost 50 years ago?

The Guardian - US

Pro-choice militants are targeting ‘pregnancy crisis centers’ across US

Experts say that no matter how righteous, extremist protests are risky: they may turn people against the cause

Salon

Texas GOP targets pro-abortion companies

14 GOP lawmakers warned Lyft that they’d seek to ban companies that pay for abortions from doing business in Texas

The Independent UK

How the ‘pro-life’ movement killed Roe v Wade

Powerful legal groups, conservative Christian activists and right-wing figures shaped an anti-abortion agenda in the hands of the US Supreme Court, Alex Woodward reports

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