#abortion-rights

#abortion-rights

Nigel Farage has been urged to explain why a US anti-abortion advocacy group helped arrange a meeting in London with Trump administration officials and diplomats. The meeting, first reported by the New York Times, took place in March between Farage and a delegation from Trump's state department, which it said was overseen by the US embassy and brokered by the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) group. The meeting was said to have discussed abortion rights, free speech and online safety laws. ADF, which supports free speech and religious freedom, has worked in Britain to help challenge the prosecutions of Christians who were arrested for praying silently outside abortion clinics, breaching buffer zones.

I do think a lot of what is happening in terms of the structure of the system itself is dangerous. I think that the hour is late in many ways. My view is that a lot of people who embrace alarm don't embrace what I think obviously follows from that alarm, which is the willingness to make strategic and political decisions you find personally discomfiting, even though they are obviously more likely to help you win.

"We know there's an outrageous, horrific rise in violence against women, sexual crimes and rape," she said. "Now there's the rise of incel culture and the likes of Andrew Tate pushing ideas of men's power and what they're entitled to. It's really sad that those pushing the anti-trans narrative don't realise that's exactly what they're playing into."

"I have a long history of being pro-life," Hanaway told reporters Tuesday, after Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe announced her as the state's new attorney general. She asserted that while she's " empathetic" to people struggling with infertility, she "believe[s] in the sanctity of human life." (Rich words coming from the party whose policies have driven the state's bottom-ranking maternal/infant mortality rates into obscurity.)

The subpoenas demanded extensive records including 'letters, emails, texts, social media posts, phone conversations, transcripts, videos, and even calendar entries.'

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld West Virginia's law banning FDA-approved medication abortion, marking the first federal court to sanction such a ban and undermining the FDA's regulatory authority.

Since the Dobbs decision in June 2022, the number of abortions in the US has risen, alongside increased support for reproductive rights and a surge in voluntary sterilizations.

Dr. Meera Shah's book, "You're the Only One I've Told," compiles testimonials from those seeking abortions, revealing varied reasons for their choices.

The Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade made Trump anxious. He expressed concerns that abortion could endanger his political prospects after the 2022 midterms.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the 1849 abortion law does not ban abortions, allowing the procedure to continue in the state, following years of litigation.

A coalition of 21 attorneys general reaffirmed the requirement for hospitals to provide emergency abortion care under EMTALA, despite recent federal policy changes.

According to a new study, intimate partner violence increased by about 7-10% in U.S. counties with near-total abortion bans, leading to an estimated 9,000 additional incidents.

The Ipsos poll indicates alarming trends among young men’s views on abortion, with only 46% supporting legality in all or most cases, reflecting a significant cultural shift.

Sir Sadiq Khan is urgently advocating for the lifting of TfL's ban on BPAS adverts, emphasizing the need to amplify voices affected by current abortion laws.

The decision to ban pro-decriminalisation adverts on the Underground by TfL raises concerns over whose voices are being heard in the political debate surrounding abortion.

The Republicans' reconciliation bill includes provisions to cut Medicaid funding for abortion services, marking a shift in their approach to reproductive rights.

When reflecting on her nearly 50 years at the clinic, June Dryburgh emphasized that the impact of her counseling sessions, though brief, was profound and lasting.

The Trump administration's request to dismiss the mifepristone lawsuit appears as a defense of the drug, despite the president's history of rolling back abortion rights.

"The law cannot create a healthy home environment where one doesn't already exist," an abortion advocacy group noted.