22 posts tagged ‘abortion in the united states’
A Proposed Update to Florida’s Wrongful Death Law Could Screw Over Abortion Providers
Jezebel,
The Florida legislature is kicking off 2024 by considering a bill that would amend the state’s wrongful death law so that people could sue over the loss of an “unborn child.” The bill, called Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child, was pre-filed for this legislative session at the end of 2o23 and… Read more...
Wyoming Abortion Clinic Arsonist Ordered to Pay $300K on Top of 5-Year Prison Sentence
A federal judge has ordered the 22-year-old Wyoming woman who pleaded guilty to setting fire to an abortion clinic in 2022 to pay nearly $300,000 in damages, on top of the five-year prison sentence she’s currently serving. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson determined that Lorna Green, who was… Read more...
2023 Was a Big Year for Medication Abortion on TV
In June 2022, Roanne Bardsley, a U.K.-based screenwriter, was writing the first season of what soon became Netflix’s YA hit, Everything Now, when she saw the news: The U.S. Supreme Court had just overturned Roe v. Wade. As she returned to writing shaken by this development, she pivoted, changing a subplot about a… Read more...
Demand for Abortion Increased Under Florida’s Ban. Anti-Abortion Activists Think Another Ban Will Fix This.
Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, every state neighboring Florida—Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina—has been affected by total or near-total abortion bans. In October, the Society Of Family Planning reported that, between April 2022 and June 2023, monthly abortion rates in these states… Read more...
So...Do Wisconsin Republicans Know What Happens When Abortion Is on the Ballot?
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, abortion access in Wisconsin has been on a deeply confusing roller coaster. For over a year, a pre-Civil War law interpreted to be an abortion ban took effect, bringing abortion services in the state to a halt. Then, in April, Wisconsin voters elected a state… Read more...
Texas City Holds Third, Chaotic Meeting on Whether-Slash-How to Ban Abortion Travel
This week, the city council representing Amarillo, Texas, hosted its third, hours-long meeting on the same issue: whether—and how—to enact an abortion travel ban. (Mind you, Texas already bans abortion and threatens abortion providers with life in prison.) The ordinance would be similar to what we’ve seen several… Read more...
Biden, Apparently Still Not a Fan of Abortion, Is Sending Kamala Harris on Abortion Tour
Move over, Taylor Swift: It’s Vice President Kamala Harris’ turn to go on tour. Starting next month, President Biden’s 2024 running-mate is set to travel the country talking to voters about abortion and what’s at stake with the upcoming presidential election. Harris’ first stop will be in Wisconsin on January 22, the… Read more...
Ohio Supreme Court Rejects State’s Plea to Enforce 6-Week Ban
Weeks after Ohio overwhelmingly voted to enshrine a right to abortion in the state Constitution, abortion rights have secured another important win: On Friday, the state Supreme Court dismissed a demand from the state to be able to enforce its six-week ban, which has been blocked by an injunction from a lower court in… Read more...