7 posts tagged ‘reproductive rights’
Planned Parenthood Affiliate in Missouri Now Supports Abortion Limit It Very Recently Opposed
Jezebel,
There’s been a simmering debate in the reproductive rights movement about how to proceed now that Roe v. Wade is gone: Should advocates re-enshrine Roe at the state level, or, knowing the decision never guaranteed full access, push for something better? 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...
Public Outrage May Have Helped Clear Mother of Murder Charge Over Fatal Home Birth
Three years ago, Kelsey Carpenter, now 34, planned a home birth for her third child. She’d long battled with substance abuse problems and feared her baby would be taken from her by the state if she had a hospital birth, since she’d lost custody of her first two children after testing positive for drugs prior to this… Read more...
Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Woman Who Sued for Emergency Abortion
The Cut,
Hours before the ruling, Kate Cox left the state to terminate her pregnancy elsewhere as her health deteriorated.
Pussy Riot descends on Indiana Supreme Court for a "God Save Abortion" protest art action
Boing Boing,
It's unlikely that Indiana's beloved human mannequin, Mike Pence, and "Mother" attended Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova's protest art action at the Indiana Supreme Court today. This event, dubbed "God Save Abortion," marked the launch of a larger campaign advocating for reproductive rights. — Read the rest
Over 500 Survivors of Forced Sterilization Applied for Reparations. Fewer Than a Quarter Have Been Accepted.
On January 1, 2022, California opened up an application for survivors of forced sterilization to apply for reparations from a $4.5 million fund established by a law passed in 2021. The law distinguished itself from similar laws in other states by extending beyond those who had been sterilized under 20th-century… Read more...