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Abortion court battles press on, even in deep red states

In deeply conservative Idaho, it's expected that abortion will be banned eventually, but abortion rights advocates are continuing their legal challenges

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Gov. Whitmer asks Oakland County judge to block prosecutors from enforcing Michigan abortion ban

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked an Oakland County Circuit Court judge on Monday to issue an immediate restraining order against 13 county prosecutors who are in a position to enforce Michigan’s long-dormant ban on abortions being performed within their jurisdictions.

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County prosecutors can enforce Michigan abortion ban, appeals court rules

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Monday that county prosecutors can enforce Michigan's ban on abortion despite a state judge's injunction currently blocking state officials from enforcing the ban.

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With Supreme Court mandate issued, Idaho’s abortion ban will start in 30 days

BOISE, Idaho — More than a month after the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would overturn landmark abortion cases and return decisions on abortion rights to the states, a final court decision has set in motion an Idaho trigger law that will ban nearly all abortions.

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National donor resumes financial aid for individual abortions in Kentucky after pause

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Though Kentucky’s trigger law has been blocked for nearly a month and abortion has remained legal, one of the country’s largest providers of financial aid for individual abortions only this week resumed its donations to the state.

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Texas abortion clinics weigh whether to relocate or refocus

Some clinics are relocating to “haven states” where abortion will continue to be legal. Others are investing in sexual and reproductive health efforts beyond abortion access.

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Planned Parenthood files third lawsuit over Idaho abortion bans

BOISE, Idaho — Planned Parenthood has filed a lawsuit challenging an Idaho law that criminalizes abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, the third lawsuit the organization has filed over Idaho abortion laws in recent months.

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Illinois abortion providers see demand, wait times rise a month after Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade

That’s as surrounding states restrict abortion rights “So we have waves of people then trying to find out: Where can I go?” says Melissa Grant of Carafem, whose Skokie clinic has seen in-person visits rise by 130% over 2021.

Chicago Sun-Times

Abortion clinics scramble as Georgia’s restrictive new law takes hold

ATLANTA — Georgia’s abortion providers rushed Thursday to call disappointed pregnant people.

Tribune News Service

Georgia patients sent home after abortion ban comes into effect

US court allows six-week abortion ban to come into force in Georgia, forcing clinics to swiftly turn away patients.

Al Jazeera

Planned Parenthood clinic in this conservative desert town is now a refuge for Arizonans seeking abortions

EL CENTRO, Calif. — On a recent Monday afternoon, all the abortion appointments at Planned Parenthood-Imperial Valley Health Center were already booked up for the week.

Los Angeles Times

Google under scrutiny over pledge to protect abortion location data

Researchers find movements can still be tracked despite firm’s vow to protect location history of people who visit abortion clinics

The Guardian - US

An Idaho law criminalizes most abortions. Boise leaders voted to limit its enforcement

BOISE, Idaho — Nearly one month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, which previously granted Americans the right to abortion, the City Council followed up with their own decision on the issue.

Tribune News Service

Colleges navigate confusing legal landscapes as new abortion laws take effect

With abortion access changing in many states, college health centers are trying to understand their rights and responsibilities when counseling students who become pregnant.

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Opposing abortion rallies center on Santa Monica Planned Parenthood office

LOS ANGELES — An abortion-rights rally, organized by Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights, marched to a Santa Monica Planned Parenthood office Saturday in an attempt to overwhelm far-right groups planning to protest outside the medical clinic.

Chicago Tribune

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin physicians are traveling to Illinois to provide abortions, increasing access to the procedure after the fall of Roe v. Wade

Wisconsin medical providers are traveling across state lines to provide abortions in Illinois, expanding access to the procedure after the recent fall of Roe v. Wade.

Chicago Sun-Times

Doctors from Wisconsin, where abortion is severely restricted, to commute to Waukegan to perform procedure for their patients

Planned Parenthood organizations from Wisconsin and Illinois are collaborating to expand access at a clinic in Waukegan so it could handle an increase in patients from north of the border.

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer bans extradition of out-of-state residents seeking abortions. What's the impact?

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday signed an executive order blocking the extradition of individuals who travel from states' outlawing abortion to Michigan to obtain an abortion.

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer bans extradition of out-of-state residents seeking abortions

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday signed an executive order blocking the extradition of individuals who travel from states' outlawing abortion to Michigan to obtain an abortion.

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Self-managed abortions gain attention, but helpers risk legal trouble

At a recent rally in Nashville, Tennessee, Planned Parenthood organizer Julie Edwards looked out at some of the “back-alley abortion” imagery on signs, including bloody coat hangers. Edwards reminded the crowd, driven into the streets by the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 24 decision on abortion rights, that it’s not like…

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Senate Judiciary kicks off series of abortion policy hearings

WASHINGTON — An hour before the Supreme Court issued its June 24 decision overturning the national right to an abortion, the chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri issued a personal plea to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra: Please declare a…

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Christian funds in quandary after companies support abortion rights

For money managers who invest billions of dollars in accordance with faith-based teachings, the toppling of the half-century-old US ruling that protected abortion rights was a moment of celebration.

The Independent UK

GOP senator slammed for claiming ‘Black babies are at greater risk of being aborted than white babies’

“Thousands of more Black babies were aborted than born in New York City during that relevant time period,” said Sen. Mike Lee during a hearing this week

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Think all those state bans on abortion are the final word? Maybe not

The fighting in court over abortion is far from over.

Tribune News Service

Record signature numbers filed for Michigan abortion, voting rights initiatives

LANSING, Mich. — A ballot committee seeking to enshrine the right to abortion in the Michigan Constitution turned in 753,759 signatures Monday, a record amount that exceeds the state-mandated signature tally by more than 300,000.

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