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Reproductive Rights

FL Attorney General Wants to Block Abortion Amendment From 2024 Ballot
“We need abortion to be explicitly named as a constitutionally protected right,” said one advocate for the amendment.

Parents of Color Can’t See If Providers Have a History of Mistreatment
Consumer ratings sites rarely identify patient experiences by race, but that data could empower expectant parents.

Architect of Texas’s “Bounty Hunter” Abortion Ban Demands Patient Information
“This is yet another scare tactic to try and threaten our community,” reproductive advocates said.

Idaho County Shutters Its Only Obstetric Department, Citing “Political Climate”
“So many [people] are going to suffer in the shadows,” one doctor said.

Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Protecting Doctors Sending Abortion Medication Elsewhere
The new law offers "a lifeline to people in states" where abortion medication is regulated, the bill's author said.

Nebraska Woman Gets 2 Years in Prison for Helping Teen Daughter Have an Abortion
"None of this is about justice or safety ... this is about control from the state," said one abortion advocate.

Nearly 80 Percent of All Pregnancy-Related Arrests Occur in 5 Southern States
“The findings in this report are a call to action,” one reproductive justice activist said.

Polish Government Develops Test That Can Detect If Someone Took Abortion Pills
“Polish authorities are using their powers to terrorize people instead of to protect basic rights,” said one researcher.

If Signed, CA’s Latest Shield Law Would Offer Strongest Abortion Protections Yet
SB 345 offers new protections to abortion providers, patients and those who support survivors of domestic violence.

Planned Parenthood Says It Will Resume Abortion Services in Wisconsin
An 1849 anti-abortion statute is unenforceable, a state judge said in July.