Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks Arizona's Abortion Ban
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House votes to pass bill guaranteeing access to contraception | CNN Politics
The House voted Thursday to pass a bill that would guarantee access to contraception by protecting the right to buy and use contraceptives without government restriction.
Clergy members contend Florida abortion law violates their religious freedom; 5 suits are filed
Seven clergy members have filed five lawsuits in Florida contending that the state’s abortion restrictions burden their religious beliefs, speech and conduct.
Justice Department sues Idaho over abortion ban in first post-Roe litigation
Attorney General Garland has repeatedly said the Department of Justice "is going to use every tool we have to ensure reproductive freedom" and was reviewing its options.
Seven years of sex abuse: How Mormon officials let it happen
BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) — MJ was a tiny, black-haired girl, just 5 years old, when her father admitted to his bishop that he was sexually abusing her. The father, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an admitted pornography addict, was in counseling with his bishop when he revealed the abuse.
Abortion bans are impeding access to ulcer, arthritis, and cancer medications
Several drugs can have intended and unintended affects on pregnancies. The US Department of Health and Human Services is ordering pharmacies to keep providing them, in light of state abortion bans.
Federal court hears lawsuit on Arizona 'Personhood Provision'
A federal judge will decide whether a provision in a 2021 law could be used to make bring criminal charges against doctors who perform otherwise-legal abortions, including those to save the life of the mother.Attorney Jessica Sklarsky of the Center for Reproductive Rights told Judge Douglas Rayes on Friday that Arizona has long interpreted its laws against child abuse, child endangerment and assault to not apply to legal abortions.
Big Arizona Provider Won't Resume Abortions Despite Ruling
Arizona’s largest abortion provider will not resume the procedures in Pima County even though a federal judge has blocked a fetal "personhood” law it feared could lead to criminal charges against doctors and others.
U.S. House Passes Bill to Protect Right to Travel for Abortion
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House votes to restore abortion rights, Senate odds dim
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to restore abortion rights nationwide in Democrats' first legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v.
Post-Roe, Publishers Scramble to Meet the Political Moment
Sales of books concerning reproductive rights began moving up when the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked in May, and publishers are now working to meet demand following the June 24 decision by the Supreme Court that ended a constitutional right to an abortion.
Minnesota Governor Signs Order to Help Shield Abortion Patients, Providers
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed an executive order meant to protect the state’s abortion services from laws in neighboring states, following the U.S. Supreme Court decision ending constitutional protections for the procedure.
Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on the Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's first Supreme Court pick, has been sworn in as the 116th justice. She is the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court.
TechScape: Can US women trust big tech with their data after Roe v Wade?
In this week’s newsletter: Calls to delete period tracking apps have gone viral in America – but the likes of Facebook and Apple have questions to answer on user privacy too