15 posts tagged ‘sexual revolution’
Texas Supreme Court Officially Denies Kate Cox Emergency Abortion After Forcing Her to Travel Out of State
Jezebel,
In another late night ruling, the Texas Supreme Court officially denied Kate Cox an emergency abortion on Monday evening. This ruling came just hours after Cox and her attorneys shared that she would travel out-of-state for abortion care due to the urgency of her condition. Cox, whose nonviable pregnancy threatens… Read more...
Kentucky Woman Challenges State's Abortion Ban for Very Valid Reason That She Doesn't Want to Be Pregnant
UPDATE, 12/12/23 at 11:00 a.m.: Lawyers for Jane Doe told the court on Monday that Doe’s embryo no longer had cardiac activity. A lawyer for the ACLU said they welcome additional plaintiffs: “We encourage others in Kentucky who are currently pregnant and seeking abortion to reach out to us if they are interested in… Read more...
Kate Cox Forced to Leave Texas After the State Blocked Her From Getting an Emergency Abortion
UPDATE, 12/11/23 at 2:15 p.m.: A week after Texas resident Kate Cox filed a petition seeking an emergency abortion due to a severe fetal condition, the Center for Reproductive Rights confirmed on Monday afternoon that the mother of two is now being forced to travel out-of-state for care. A lower court judge initially… Read more...
If Nikki Haley Was Really 'Honest With the American People,' She'd Say Abortion Wins
The third GOP presidential debate was on Wednesday night in Miami, just one day after elections yielded pro-choice victories in multiple swing states. Ohio became the first Republican state to codify abortion rights since the fall of Roe v. Wade while Virginia flipped a chamber in an embarrassing defeat to their… Read more...
Idaho’s Republican AG Says Professors Can’t Be Criminalized for Mentioning Abortion—in Some Contexts
In a lengthy opinion filed on Thursday, Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador (R) wrote that the state’s No Public Funds for Abortion Act (NPFAA), a statute that was first adopted in 2021, doesn’t prohibit professors from speaking about abortion in certain contexts. The opinion comes about three months after six Idaho… Read more...
Indiana AG Reprimanded for Going After Doctor Who Gave Abortion to 10-Year-Old Rape Victim
On Thursday, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that state Attorney General Todd Rokita violated rules of professional conduct through public comments he made last year about Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the Indiana doctor who provided abortion care to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio last July. As a result of the ruling,… Read more...
Tennessee & Idaho Are Using Cruel Attacks to Dismiss Lawsuits Against Their Abortion Bans
Attorneys general for Tennessee and Idaho both filed motions to dismiss abortion rights lawsuits brought by the Center for Reproductive Rights in their states this week. In both cases, their motions use cruel language and personal attacks against the plaintiffs—women who have been directly impacted by the states’… Read more...