October is Domestic Violence Awareness & Prevention Month — Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library
Autumn brings more than pumpkin spice and cooler weather—it also brings a time of reflection and support because October is National Domestic Violence Awareness & Prevention Month . This blog post shares definitions and statistics related to domestic violence, as well as information for a l
Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks Arizona's Abortion Ban
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Months after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Arizona still grapples with how to enforce abortion laws
Abortion has become a central issue in this election cycle.Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, voters on all sides have been energized around the issue. But there’s also been a notable backlash among many voters who are now voting to protect abortion rights — Democrats and Republicans alike.
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.
Restrictions On October 7, 2022, the Arizona Court of Appeals enjoined enforcement of the state’s pre-Roe ban, which prohibits almost all abortions with a very limited life exception,[1]Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-3603, 13-3605; Nelson v. Planned Parenthood Center of Tucson, 19 Ariz. App. 142, 505 P.2d 580 (1973), rev’d Planned Parenthood v. Brnovich, No. C127867 […]
“Aftershock”: Film Explores Disproportionate Black Maternal Mortality in U.S., Could Worsen After Roe
With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the battleground for abortion access now shifts to the states, even as the U.S. faces the worst rates of maternal mortality among all rich nations, with Black maternal mortality three to four times higher than the national average. Now a new documentary examines the crisis of Black maternal mortality through the families of two young Black women who died after giving birth. “Aftershock” is co-directed by Tonya Lewis Lee and Paula Eiselt, who join us to discuss how Black women navigate a healthcare system built against them and efforts underway to reduce racial disparities. “We know that Black women’s health and infants’ health is the marker of the health of a nation,” notes Lee. “In a system that puts profit over people, doesn’t listen and center birthing people already, Black women are even more affected by this due to the systemic racism that’s ingrained into our system,” adds Eiselt.
Following the preventable deaths of two young women due to childbirth complications, two bereaved fathers galvanize activists, birth-workers and physicians to reckon with one of the most pressing American crises of our time.
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.