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fromJezebel
1 day ago

La Voisin, the 17th-Century Witch Who Ran a Huge Abortion Network in Paris

Catherine Monvoisin, known as La Voisin, was a fortune teller and midwife who provided illegal abortions in 17th-century France.
US politics
fromJezebel
2 days ago

For Once, RFK Jr. Had Nothing to Say About the Abortion Pill

Kennedy faced scrutiny during a House hearing, avoiding questions on vaccines and controversial statements while defending his budget and agency priorities.
fromwww.npr.org
4 days ago

Justice Department says Biden DOJ weaponized law to go after anti-abortion activists

The report states that the Justice Department under former President Joe Biden used the FACE ACT to launch biased prosecutions and lawsuits against conservatives and Christians who protested abortion.
US news
#mifepristone
fromThe Washington Post
10 months ago
US news

Four Democrat-led states ask FDA to remove abortion pill restrictions

Democratic attorneys general are urging the FDA to ease restrictions on mifepristone to improve access to abortion medication.
fromTruthout
10 months ago
Alternative medicine

Abortion Opponents Are Using "Junk Science" Studies to Target Mifepristone

Anti-abortion groups are using flawed studies to challenge the safety of mifepristone, jeopardizing access to this commonly used abortion pill.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
5 days ago

Trump Has Actually Been Very Canny About the Abortion Pill. That May Be About to Change.

Abortion access and numbers in the U.S. remain stable, with mifepristone and misoprostol being the primary methods used.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
10 months ago

Four Democrat-led states ask FDA to remove abortion pill restrictions

Democratic attorneys general are urging the FDA to ease restrictions on mifepristone to improve access to abortion medication.
Alternative medicine
fromTruthout
10 months ago

Abortion Opponents Are Using "Junk Science" Studies to Target Mifepristone

Anti-abortion groups are using flawed studies to challenge the safety of mifepristone, jeopardizing access to this commonly used abortion pill.
#planned-parenthood
US politics
fromJezebel
1 week ago

Well, Well, Well, Look Who's Too Scared to Defund Planned Parenthood Now

House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to drop the defund provision for Planned Parenthood amid political pressures and public support for abortion.
#medication-abortion
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago
US news

Over-the-counter medication abortion? These researchers say it would be safe

Over-the-counter abortion medication is not currently available, and many states have strict bans on abortion methods.
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago
Medicine

Over-the-counter medication abortion? These researchers say it would be safe

Over-the-counter medication abortion is not currently available, but research supports its safety and efficacy for potential future access.
Medicine
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Over-the-counter medication abortion? These researchers say it would be safe

Over-the-counter medication abortion is not currently available, but research supports its safety and efficacy for potential future access.
#legal-issues
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago
Right-wing politics

She Was Put in Jail in Texas for an Abortion. Blame the Supreme Court for What Happened Next.

fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago
Right-wing politics

She Was Put in Jail in Texas for an Abortion. Blame the Supreme Court for What Happened Next.

NYC parents
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

Judge Calls Murder Charge in Georgia Abortion Case "Extremely Problematic"

A Georgia judge expressed skepticism over a murder charge against a woman for taking abortion pills, setting her bail at $1.
#telehealth
fromJezebel
3 weeks ago
Right-wing politics

Hey, Look! Another Reminder That Abortion Bans Haven't Stopped People from Needing Abortion Care

fromFortune
3 weeks ago
Public health

Republican states rush to ban abortion pills as surveys suggest they're spiking in pro-life states | Fortune

Law
fromTruthout
9 months ago

Prescribers Push to Keep Their Names Off Labels for Abortion Medication

Doctors are working to anonymize prescription labeling for abortion medications in response to restrictive laws.
US politics
fromBrooklyn Eagle
9 months ago

The number of abortions kept rising in 2024 because of telehealth prescriptions, report finds

Despite state bans, the number of abortions in the U.S. is rising, largely due to increased access through telehealth.
Right-wing politics
fromJezebel
3 weeks ago

Hey, Look! Another Reminder That Abortion Bans Haven't Stopped People from Needing Abortion Care

Abortion bans have not reduced the number of abortions; telehealth has increased access significantly.
Public health
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

Republican states rush to ban abortion pills as surveys suggest they're spiking in pro-life states | Fortune

States are increasingly restricting access to abortion pills, with many women in banned states relying on telehealth prescriptions.
Medicine
fromABA Journal
3 weeks ago

Woman faces murder charge after allegedly taking abortion medication

A woman in Georgia faces murder charges after allegedly taking abortion pills, leading to the death of her newborn baby.
fromJezebel
3 weeks ago

Judge Slams Bogus Murder Charge Against Georgia Woman Who Allegedly Took Abortion Pills

Judge Steven Blackerby criticized the murder charge against the woman, stating, 'That is going to be a hard charge to convict upon,' highlighting the legal challenges involved.
Law
#reproductive-rights
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
9 months ago

How Brazilians have safe abortions (regardless of the law)

Brazilian women's historical struggles for safe abortions resonate with current U.S. challenges as restrictions tighten.
Medicine
fromTruthout
4 weeks ago

Georgia Woman Charged With Murder After Attempted Abortion

A Georgia woman faces murder charges for attempting an abortion using Misoprostol, highlighting severe legal repercussions for reproductive rights.
#extradition
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

California doctor first to face lawsuit under Texas' bounty hunter abortion pill ban

A California physician is the first sued under Texas House Bill 7 allowing private citizens to sue providers of abortion medication across state lines.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Lawsuit accuses Bay Area doctor of violating Texas' anti-abortion laws

A Texas lawsuit alleges a California doctor mailed abortion pills in violation of Texas law, testing cross‑state enforcement and private civil-suit mechanisms.
US politics
fromJezebel
2 months ago

Ken Paxton Sues Nurse Practitioner for Talking About Sending Abortion Pills to Texas

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Delaware nurse practitioner Debra Lynch, alleging she shipped abortion pills into Texas and challenging out-of-state shield laws.
Public health
fromKqed
3 months ago

California Lawmakers Defend Doctor as States Clash Over Abortion | KQED

California political leaders are defending a Sonoma County doctor targeted by Louisiana in an interstate abortion enforcement dispute that tests cross-border reach of abortion bans.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

JD Vance Drops Odd Comments About Pagans at Brothels Discarding Baby Skeletons' at March For Life

Vice President JD Vance used archaeological claims about baby skeletons and ancient child disposal to characterize pagan societies as barbaric and to oppose abortion.
#womens-rights
US politics
fromwww.esquire.com
3 months ago

Minnesotans Are Being Treated to Walz Unchained

Wyoming Supreme Court struck down two near-total abortion bans, affirming a woman's fundamental right to make her own health care decisions.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

US woman charged with fetal homicide after allegedly inducing own abortion

A Kentucky woman was arrested on charges including first-degree fetal homicide after allegedly inducing her own abortion with medication and burying the remains.
US politics
fromJezebel
3 months ago

Trump Administration Implements Its First National Abortion Ban

The VA will stop providing abortions and abortion counseling to veterans and families, including for rape, incest, or when the mother's life is at risk.
Medicine
fromBuzzFeed
3 months ago

I Told My Mom I Wanted To Get My Tubes Tied At Age 20. Her Response Changed My Life.

A young woman chose permanent sterilization and received maternal support to obtain tubal ligation because she did not want biological children.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

Height of Asinine Stupidity': Trump Advisor Rages at GOP Senator Wanting to Make Abortion an Issue Ahead of Midterms

Sen. Josh Hawley launched the Love Life Initiative to promote pro-life messaging, provoking anger from Trump advisors who fear it harms GOP midterm prospects.
fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

Fewer characters on TV had abortions this year and more stories reinforced shame

Storylines about abortion and conversations about it showed up on television 65 times this year, on prestigious dramas like The Pitt and Call the Midwife, on reality shows such as W.A.G.s to Riches and Love is Blind and on lowbrow animated comedies like Family Guy and South Park. That's about the same as last year. In 2024, TV shows featured 66 such plotlines.
Public health
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 months ago

Meta accused of banning LGBTQ+ accounts in one of its "biggest waves of censorship" ever - LGBTQ Nation

Meta reportedly disabled or shadow-banned over 50 abortion, queer, and reproductive healthcare accounts worldwide, signaling an escalation in content restrictions since October.
US politics
fromJezebel
4 months ago

South Carolina's Push for the Country's Most Extreme Abortion Ban Just Got Nuked in Committee

South Carolina's Senate subcommittee declined to advance SB 323, a proposal that would criminalize most abortions and impose decades-long prison sentences.
fromBuzzFeed
4 months ago

I Had An Abortion In My 40s. I'll Never Forget The Shocking Thing The Doctor Said To Me.

Later, I would learn that 59% of abortion patients already have a kid - that the majority of the women who choose the procedure do it so they can better support a child that they already have. That my situation was actually quite common. Since the beginning of time, women have made decisions like this. I would also learn that the birthrate in the U.S. was falling each year and that 74% of parents under 50 were not interested in adding another child to their lives.
Public health
fromAdvocate.com
5 months ago

Gen Z men do care about abortion, actually

The share of men from ages 18 to 29 who said abortion would matter a great deal in shaping their vote increased by 12 points after they saw video testimony from people who were personally impacted by an abortion ban. For men ages 29 through 54 and those who were 55 and older, hearing directly from people affected by bans resulted in a 5 point increase in the same category.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Gen Z women in the US: do you identify as liberal?

Gen Z women are the most politically left-leaning group in the US, according to a poll which suggests that women 28 and younger skew substantially more left than the national average on issues such as abortion and gender-affirming care.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 months ago

WATCH: Pope Leo Makes First Public Comments on Abortion And What It Means to Be Pro-Life

Someone who says, I'm against abortion, but says, I'm in favor of the death penalty, is not really pro-life. Someone who says that I'm against abortion, but, I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants who are in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life. So, they're very complex issues. I don't know if anyone has all the truth on them; but I would ask, first and foremost, that there be greater respect for one another and that we search together,
US politics
Public health
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
6 months ago

Decoding Meta's Advertising Policies for Abortion Content

Meta's advertising policies impose stricter rules on abortion-related paid content—especially medication abortion—and in practice create barriers that often prevent promotion of such posts.
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
6 months ago

Going Viral vs. Going Dark: Why Extremism Trends and Abortion Content Gets Censored

Shadowbanning is the often silent suppression of certain types of content or creators in your social media feeds. It's not something that a U.S-based creator is notified about, but rather something they simply find out when their posts stop getting the same level of engagement that they're used to, or when people are unable to easily find their account using the platform's search function.
Public health
Public health
fromFortune
7 months ago

Facebook, TikTok and even LinkedIn are censoring abortion content even when it's just medical information, rights groups say | Fortune

Abortion-related informational content and accounts are being removed or suspended on social platforms, often due to over-enforcement and automated moderation, chilling vital information.
fromA Philosopher's Blog
7 months ago

Abortion, Women & the Right

While purporting to be motivated by pro-life (or at least anti-death) principles, these laws and bills are fundamentally misogynistic. They have three fundamental functions. The first is to appease a key portion of the base. Second, couched in pro-life language, these laws provide excellent dog whistles for misogynists. The male misogynists generally understand that the message being sent to them is: "Your baby in her body. Her body in your kitchen. Making you a sandwich to put in your body."
Philosophy
fromwww.mediaite.com
7 months ago

What Are You Talking About?' Jake Tapper Fact-Checks RFK Jr's Assertion About CDC Chaos

While sitting at his desktop, Tapper searched the CDC website for the word abortion under the CDC's Ten Great Public Health Advancements. And you'll see, none of them include the word abortion,' he said. There's another one, also, just to be fair, Tapper continued. Here's another Ten Great Public Health Achievements,' United States, a different one. When Tapper typed in abortion, the search came up zero out of zero.
US politics
fromJezebel
8 months ago

Costco Caves to the Anti-Abortion Movement

Costco has decided not to dispense mifepristone in its over 500 pharmacy locations, a decision they've been deliberating for more than a year.
US politics
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
8 months ago

Daily newsletter 8/14

A trans volleyball player, Emma Morquecho, is suing after the Cal Pac Conference revoked her scholarship despite her relocation for it.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
8 months ago

Costco will not sell abortion pills after pressure from conservatives

Costco will not dispense mifepristone, marking a significant decision amid pressures from both supporters and opponents of abortion.
fromJezebel
8 months ago

Worst Women in Congress Seek Promotions

The Constitution grants us rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - not abortions.
US politics
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
8 months ago

Massachusetts lesbian Gov. Maura Healey signs abortion and gender-affirming care shield law

Massachusetts strengthens protections for reproductive healthcare through the Shield Act 2.0, ensuring access to abortion and gender-affirming care.
fromJezebel
8 months ago

Tennessee Doctor Refused Pregnant Woman Care Due to 'Christian Values'

Under a new law in Tennessee, doctors can refuse treatment based on their moral, ethical, or religious beliefs, leading to a woman being denied prenatal care for being unmarried.
US politics
Women
fromJezebel
8 months ago

Georgia County Might Funnel Half a Million Towards an Anti-Abortion Center

Crisis pregnancy centers manipulate patients under the guise of providing support to deter abortions.
US politics
fromJezebel
8 months ago

Texas Man Sues California Doctor to Try to Prevent Girlfriend from Getting Abortion Pills

Jonathan Mitchell represents a lawsuit against a California doctor for allegedly mailing abortion pills, claiming wrongful death.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Texas man sues doctor for allegedly supplying abortion pills to girlfriend

A Texas man filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a doctor for providing abortion pills to his girlfriend, alleging violations of state and federal laws.
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

Goethe immortalised the shaming of German women 200 years ago we're still at it | Fatma Aydemir

Gretchen, the tragic character in Faust, embodies the plight of women in societies where misogynistic moralities prevail and reproductive rights are severely restricted.
Germany news
US news
fromwww.npr.org
9 months ago

Maryland taps Affordable Care Act fund to help pay for abortion care

Maryland has become the first state to utilize a 15-year-old Affordable Care Act fund to support abortion-related expenses for patients traveling to the state.
US politics
fromJezebel
9 months ago

New York Thwarts Ken Paxton's 2nd Attempt to Target Doctor for Mailing Abortion Pills

A New York county clerk rejected Texas' second attempt to punish a doctor for mailing abortion pills, declaring the matter closed.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

New York county clerk rejects Texas's effort to fine doctor in abortion pill case

A New York county clerk rejected Texas's attempt to fine a doctor for shipping abortion pills, invoking state shield laws.
#sexual-assault
fromABC7 Los Angeles
9 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the 1849 abortion ban was superseded by a newer law criminalizing abortions only after a fetus can survive outside the womb.
US politics
US politics
fromJezebel
9 months ago

At Adriana Smith's Funeral, Democratic Lawmaker Calls Out 'Restrictive Fetal Personhood Regimes'

Adriana Smith's case underscores the dire impact of stringent abortion laws and the necessity for clear guidelines protecting pregnant individuals' rights.
US politics
fromJezebel
9 months ago

So, This Is What an Aneurysm Feels Like

Rep. Kat Cammack faced challenges due to Florida's abortion ban during her ectopic pregnancy, leading to a call for improved maternal healthcare discussions.
#supreme-court
Left-wing politics
fromBuzzFeed
9 months ago

A Republican Lawmaker Blamed The Left For Doctors' Reluctance To End Her Pregnancy

Political debates on abortion are directly affecting medical decisions, causing harm in life-threatening situations.
Alternative medicine
fromJezebel
9 months ago

How a $5 Pack of Abortion Pills in Ethiopia Sparked a Movement to 'Demedicalize' Access in the U.S.

Ethiopian pharmacies sell abortion medication kits over-the-counter, highlighting the difference in access compared to the regulated, expensive environment in the US.
#healthcare
fromtime.com
9 months ago
Healthcare

An Exodus of OB-GYNs': How the Dobbs Decision Has Shaken the Reproductive Health Landscape

fromtime.com
9 months ago
Healthcare

An Exodus of OB-GYNs': How the Dobbs Decision Has Shaken the Reproductive Health Landscape

fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

Abortions in the US are on the rise three years after Roe v Wade was overturned

"Abortion bans haven't really stopped people from needing abortion care. It's just made it harder for them to be able to get it."
Alternative medicine
Women
fromwww.npr.org
9 months ago

From the pandemic to porn, here's how norms around sex are shifting for Gen Z

The Supreme Court's decision on abortion has led to significant changes in Gen Z's perspectives about sex, contributing to a decline in sexual activity.
fromWIRED
10 months ago

The Minnesota Shooting Suspect's Background Suggests Deep Ties to Christian Nationalism

During his life in the food industry and public service, Vance Boelter's evolving worldview appeared influenced by fringe theological ideas rooted in charismatic Christianity and Christian nationalism.
Right-wing politics
fromIntelligencer
10 months ago

Vance Boelter and the Return of Violent Anti-Abortion Zealotry

In a 2023 sermon reviewed by WIRED and delivered by the alleged shooter in Matadi, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, he preached against abortion and called for different Christian churches to become 'one.' 'They don't know abortion is wrong, many churches,' he said. 'God gives the body gifts. To keep balance... God is going to raise up apostles and prophets in America, to correct His church.'
Right-wing politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
10 months ago

UK votes to decriminalise abortion after prosecutions of some women

This piece of legislation will only take women out of the criminal justice system because they are vulnerable and they need our help, she said.
UK news
#legislation
Parenting
fromtime.com
10 months ago

The Truth About Third-Trimester Abortion Care

Legislative efforts to restrict late-term abortion ignore the complex realities faced by women in desperate circumstances.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
10 months ago

Donald Trump Is Still Trying to Have It Both Ways on Abortion

The Trump administration's undoing of Biden-era abortion guidelines has created significant ambiguity regarding emergency medical care regulations.
Law
fromwww.mediaite.com
10 months ago

DOJ Employee Charged After Allegedly Slipping Abortion Drug Into Girlfriend's Drink

A Texas man faces capital murder charges for allegedly drugging his girlfriend to induce an abortion without her consent.
fromTruthout
10 months ago

Trump White House Rescinds Emergency Abortion Care Rule Established by Biden

The Trump administration's decision to rescind the Biden-era guidance on abortion services in emergency rooms raises concerns among critics about fear and confusion in hospitals.
Healthcare
fromwww.bbc.com
10 months ago

Abortion laws are Victorian era, says grieving mum

Elen Hughes expressed disbelief at police guidelines permitting searches of grieving mothers for abortion drugs, questioning why 19th-century laws continue to control women's bodies today.
UK news
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