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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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US abortion ruling tells women they ‘don’t matter’, Meghan says

The Duchess of Sussex has spoken out against the decision by the US Supreme Court to end constitutional protections for abortion.

The Independent UK

Men ‘need to be more vocal’ over abortion rights, says Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

The Duchess of Sussex said men “need to be more vocal” over abortion rights in response to the US Supreme Court’s controversial decision to repeal Roe v Wade.

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The first woman speaker of France's parliament defends the right to abortion

The National Assembly elects Yael Braun-Pivet as speaker as it prepares to tackle proposals on fighting inflation and enshrining abortion rights in the French Constitution.

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Meghan Markle calls on men to be 'more vocal' on Roe v Wade and Harry was 'guttural'

In an interview with Vogue magazine the Duchess of Sussex described Prince Harry's reaction to the decision on abortions made by the US Supreme Court as 'guttural'

Daily Mirror

2022 will feature the most abortion-related ballot measures on record; Campaigns respond to Dobbs

There will be at least five abortion-related ballot measures in 2022, including the first two ballot measures to provide explicit state constitutional rights related to abortion. On June 27, the California State Legislature passed a constitutional amendment, bringing the total to five – the most on record for a single…

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British company take the lead following US Supreme Court overturning of abortion rights

British company Croud are taking the lead following US Supreme Court overturning of abortion rights by ensuring all its US-based employees are fully reimbursed for their travel to other states

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"SCOTUS Rejects Negligence Standard in 'Pill Mill' Cases"

From T. Markus Funk (a legal scholar, former prosecutor, and my erstwhile coauthor) at Sean Solis, both at Perkins Coie, in Bloomberg Law: The US Supreme Court issued a significant decision in its Controlled Substances Act (CSA) jurisprudence as applied to the nation's opioid epidemic. At issue in Ruan v.…

Reason

Laura Prepon reflects on having abortion in second trimester as US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade

‘I empathise with anyone who’s been faced with this impossible decision’

The Independent UK

St. Louis County's Bell among US elected prosecutors vowing not to enforce abortion bans

CLAYTON, Mo. — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell is among more than 80 elected prosecutors in Democratic-majority jurisdictions across the country who have pledged not to enforce abortion bans.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Missouri AG can prosecute abortion ban violations. Could patient data aid enforcement?

Six minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision striking down Roe v. Wade, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt posted a photo of himself signing a legal opinion to trigger the state’s abortion ban.

Tribune News Service

Synagogue sues Florida over abortion limits, a possible template for future challenges

A lawsuit brought by a Florida synagogue claims reducing access to abortion is not compatible with Jewish law, making it a violation of the constitutional right to freedom of religious expression. In the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, does the lawsuit offer a template…

France 24

Roe v Wade: the religious right has long influenced law in the US – here's how abortion rights could be challenged elsewhere

The US Supreme Court has formally announced its decision in the case of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. This has overturned the 1973 case Roe v Wade, which enshrined access to abortion as a constitutional right in the US.

The Conversation

Here’s what celebs had to say about Roe v Wade being overturned

The weekend’s festivities at Glastonbury and the BET Awards were overshadowed by the US Supreme Court’s ruling

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Israel eases regulations on abortion access as response to Roe v Wade

New changes include more access to abortion pills

Salon

Religious groups divided on abortion

Despite claims that religious communities oppose abortion, the reality is much more complicated

ABC News

While the world talked about Roe v Wade, the US Supreme Court was quietly reshaping the landscape in other ways

While the overturning of Roe v Wade has dominated headlines and sparked protests across the United States and elsewhere, it is not the only recent ruling to come from the highest court in America.

The Texas Tribune

Roe v. Wade, overturned: Scenes of despair and joy after a historic decision

Texans on both sides of the abortion debate marched, rallied and chanted after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

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The Supreme Court's abortion ruling shifts legal battles to state courts

Judges temporarily blocked abortion bans Monday in Louisiana and Utah, while abortion rights advocates challenged laws in Texas, Idaho, Kentucky and Mississippi.

The Independent UK

California advances Texas-style lawsuits over illegal guns

The California Assembly has approved Texas-style lawsuits over illegal guns, mimicking the Lone Star State’s law aimed at deterring abortions

The Texas Tribune

Supreme Court sides with school coach who prayed at a game, offering more protection to public displays of religion

The court ruled a Washington state coach was praying as a private citizen when he knelt after a game on the field, not as an employee of the district.

The Conversation

Why the Supreme Court's football decision is a game-changer on school prayer

The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently banned school-sponsored prayer in public schools. At the same time, lower courts have generally forbidden public school employees from openly praying in the workplace, even if no students are involved.

The Independent UK

California voters to weigh constitutional right to abortion

California voters will decide in November whether to guarantee the right to an abortion in their state constitution

The Texas Tribune

Texas abortion groups file last-ditch suit to hold off ban for a bit longer

Texas abortion providers and abortion funds ceased operations in the state on Friday for fear of being criminally charged under state laws that pre-date Roe v. Wade.

Tribune News Service

Whitmer again asks Michigan Supreme Court to end 'confusion' over state abortion ban

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made a third appeal Monday to the Michigan Supreme Court to immediately consider her lawsuit challenging the state abortion ban, asking the high court to rule definitively on the constitutionality of the law.

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