Reproductive Rights

“We need abortion to be explicitly named as a constitutionally protected right,” said one advocate for the amendment.

Consumer ratings sites rarely identify patient experiences by race, but that data could empower expectant parents.

“This is yet another scare tactic to try and threaten our community,” reproductive advocates said.

“So many [people] are going to suffer in the shadows,” one doctor said.

The new law offers "a lifeline to people in states" where abortion medication is regulated, the bill's author said.

"None of this is about justice or safety ... this is about control from the state," said one abortion advocate.

“The findings in this report are a call to action,” one reproductive justice activist said.

“Polish authorities are using their powers to terrorize people instead of to protect basic rights,” said one researcher.

SB 345 offers new protections to abortion providers, patients and those who support survivors of domestic violence.

An 1849 anti-abortion statute is unenforceable, a state judge said in July.