PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionTennessee Woman Denied Abortion for Ectopic Pregnancy Was Left Infertile“I didn’t want the hysterectomy," she told ABC. "But they said that was the only way that they could stop the…ByKylie CheungPublishedMay 31, 2023Comments (15)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionDoctor Who Gave Abortion to 10-Year-Old Rape Victim Receives $3,000 Fine, Letter of ReprimandIndiana's Medical Board—appointed by the state's anti-abortion governor—said Dr. Caitlin Bernard violated privacy…ByKylie CheungPublishedMay 26, 2023Comments (35)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionLouisiana Wants to Issue 'Commemorative Certificates' for MiscarriagesThe document, a Republican-proposed idea, would include a “disclaimer” that this is not actually a birth certificate…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedMay 25, 2023Comments (11)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionNebraska Teen Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to Self-Managed AbortionCeleste Burgess, 18, faces up to two years in prison for taking abortion pills and burying a stillborn fetus in…BySusan RinkunasPublishedMay 23, 2023Comments (15)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortion8 More Women Join Lawsuit Against Texas Abortion Ban, Sharing Horrific Stories"Texas law caused me to be ... detained against my will for five days and treated like a criminal," plaintiff…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedMay 22, 2023Comments (11)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionNebraska Lawmakers Shielded 'Clearly Ill' Colleague Who Left the Hospital to Help Ban AbortionSen. Julie Slama's (R) colleagues helped her hide from TV cameras as she gave the GOP the vote they needed to limit…BySusan RinkunasPublishedMay 22, 2023Comments (16)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionNebraska Simultaneously Bans 1st-Trimester Abortions, Gender-Affirming Care for MinorsProtesters flooded the capitol rotunda on Friday as Republicans passed their "Frankenstein bill" attacking both…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedMay 19, 2023Comments (17)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionWisconsin Activist Group Used 'Geofencing' Around Abortion Clinics to Dissuade PatientsThe group used location targeting to text Planned Parenthood patients, “Took the first pill at the clinic? It may…ByKylie CheungPublishedMay 18, 2023Comments (6)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionThe Latest Abortion Pill Hearing Went Fully off the RailsTrump-appointed federal judge James Ho asked, “Is pregnancy a serious illness? When we celebrated Mother’s Day, were…BySusan RinkunasPublishedMay 17, 2023Comments (53)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionNorth Carolina Republicans Override Governor's Veto to Ban Abortion at 12 WeeksState Rep. Tricia Cotham, who recently switched parties after vocally supporting abortion, delivered the GOP the…ByLaura BassettPublishedMay 16, 2023Comments (28)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionLouisiana Opts Not to Clarify That Miscarriages, Ectopic Pregnancies Are Exempt from Abortion Ban“There is nothing natural about leaving a doctor's office or a hospital with a dead or dying baby inside of you,"…ByLorena O’NeilPublishedMay 16, 2023Comments (6)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionRepublican Presidential Candidates Are Floundering on How Early to Ban AbortionNikki Haley says a national ban isn't "realistic." Donald Trump won't comment. Ron DeSantis is weirdly quiet about…ByCaitlin CruzPublishedMay 15, 2023Comments (14)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionA 22-Year-Old Texas Man Fatally Shot His Partner for Traveling to Get an AbortionHarold Thompson choked and then murdered his partner, Gabriella Gonzalez, in a parking lot in Dallas the day she…ByKylie CheungPublishedMay 12, 2023Comments (69)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionRepublicans Ignored Rape and Incest Survivors at Louisiana Abortion Hearing: ‘It Felt Like a Slap’"They voted against abortion access for raped children but apparently couldn’t stomach our three minute statements,"…ByLorena O'NeilPublishedMay 11, 2023Comments (20)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionOhio Is Spending $20 Million to Thwart a Statewide Vote on AbortionProtesters flooded the Statehouse rotunda as Republicans moved to make it harder for an abortion rights ballot…BySusan RinkunasPublishedMay 11, 2023Comments (23)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionAbortion Clinics See Triple-Digit Spikes in Stalking, Burglaries, Bomb Threats & ArsonA new report shows how anti-abortion violence has sharply increased post-Roe, as clinics have had to take on even…ByKylie CheungPublishedMay 11, 2023Comments (8)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionLouisiana Republicans Kill Rape, Incest Exceptions to Abortion Ban After Unhinged HearingA pastor who allegedly abused a 4-year-old said women will “clamor to put old boyfriends behind bars...to dispense…ByLorena O’NeilPublishedMay 10, 2023Comments (50)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionThese Women Are Not Abortion HeroesA group of Republican lawmakers in South Carolina are being widely praised for standing up against abortion bans.…BySusan RinkunasUpdatedMay 9, 2023Comments (6)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionJudge Set to Hear Abortion Pill Case Was Sworn in at Billionaire Harlan Crow’s LibraryTrump-nominated federal judge James Ho, who once wrote that abortion is "immoral, tragic, and violent," will hear…BySusan RinkunasPublishedMay 8, 2023Comments (15)
PoliticsAbortionPoliticsAbortionNorth Carolina Lawmaker Who Gave Pro-Abortion Speeches Just Voted for Abortion BanState Rep. Tricia Cotham switched parties last month, but that doesn't explain her about-face on abortion after…BySusan RinkunasPublishedMay 4, 2023Comments (29)