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Doctors and Organizers Fight to Preserve Abortion Access as AZ Upholds 1864 Ban
I didn’t go to medical school just to go to prison, says DeShawn Taylor, an OB-GYN and abortion provider.
2 AZ Justices Who Enacted 1864 Anti-Abortion Law Are Up for Election This Fall
Arizona voters will get to decide whether the two right-wing justices should continue serving or be replaced.
AZ Supreme Court Upholds 1864 Territorial Statute Banning Nearly All Abortions
Arizona Democratic lawmakers are urging state residents to support a pro-abortion amendment in this fall's election.
Indiana Appeals Court Upholds Religious Exemption to Abortion Ban
The court affirmed that religious exemptions protected by Indiana law should apply to the state’s abortion ban.
Biden Ad Showcases Woman Who Couldn’t Get an Abortion After Trump Ended “Roe”
“Because Donald Trump killed Roe v. Wade, Amanda was denied standard medical care,” the campaign ad states.
Trump Says States Should Decide Abortion, But Critics Say He’d Sign National Ban
Weeks after seemingly endorsing a 15-week nationwide ban, Trump now says the states should decide on the issue.
Arizona Abortion Rights Amendment Garners Sufficient Signatures for 2024 Vote
Arizonans “want to see access to abortion restored in the state of Arizona,” said Cheryl Bruce of Arizona for Abortion Access.
Biden Campaign Memo Claims Florida Is “Winnable” Though Polls Say Otherwise
The campaign took note of a six-week abortion ban in the state, as well as an initiative appearing on the fall ballot.
FL Supreme Court Lets 6-Week Ban Stand But Upholds Ballot Initiative on Abortion
The ballot initiative requires a 60 percent threshold to protect abortion rights up to fetal viability.
Texas Woman Sues Prosecutors Over Murder Charge for Abortion
The lawsuit cites “deprivation of liberty, reputational harm, public humiliation, distress, pain, and suffering.”