Showing posts with label #Abortion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Abortion. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Illinois Senate votes to repeal parental notification for minors’ abortions

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The Illinois state Senate voted on Tuesday to repeal a law that requires a parent or guardian to be notified before a minor receives an ab...
Friday, October 22, 2021

Supreme Court grants expedited review for Texas abortion ban

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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on Texas’ novel abortion ban but declined for a second time to temporarily halt the law as l...

Supreme Court agrees to hear providers’, DOJ challenge to Texas abortion ban

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The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear two cases challenging Texas’ abortion law, which bans the procedure as soon as six weeks into p...
Thursday, October 21, 2021

Texas urges Supreme Court to leave abortion ban in place, asks to overturn Roe v. Wade

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Texas on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to keep in place a law that bans abortions after an embryo’s cardiac activity is detected, whi...
Monday, October 18, 2021

Biden administration asks Supreme Court to block Texas abortion ban

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The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to take emergency action that would block Texas’ novel abortion ban from being enforce...
Friday, October 15, 2021

Appeals court rules Texas can continue to uphold restrictive abortion law

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Decision extends a previous order that keeps SB8 in place; the conservative court has previously sided with the state Texas can continue ...
Thursday, October 7, 2021

Federal judge blocks enforcement of Texas abortion ban

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A District Court judge in Texas yesterday issued an injunction barring enforcement of Texas’s abortion ban , describing it as plainly uncon...
Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Federal judge blocks part of Arizona abortion ban hours before it takes effect

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A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a provision of Arizona’s new abortion ban hours before it was set to take effect, which wou...
Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Chile takes ‘first step’ towards decriminalising abortion

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Proposed bill to legalise abortion up to 14 weeks hailed by Chilean legislator as ‘tremendous’ step for women’s rights. Source: https://...
Friday, September 24, 2021

House to vote on abortion rights amid challenges to Roe v. Wade

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The measure is expected to pass in the House but faces a dead end in the Senate. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house...
Thursday, September 23, 2021

Abortion ban modeled after Texas’ sweeping law introduced in Florida legislature

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A Florida lawmaker introduced a bill Wednesday modeled after Texas’ new law prohibiting abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, o...
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Biden administration asks court to block enforcement of Texas abortion ban

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US justice department seeks temporary restraining order while lawsuit challenges the statute as unconstitutional The Biden administration...
Friday, September 10, 2021

Ocasio-Cortez raises over $300k for Texas pro-choice groups

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) announced Friday that her email and social media campaigns in support of Texas abortion rights grou...
Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Mexico Supreme Court says criminalising abortion unconstitutional

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‘This is a historic step,’ Supreme Court justice says of ruling hailed as a major victory for women’s rights. Source: https://www.aljaze...
Monday, September 6, 2021

Portland to vote to ban Texas travel, trade following new abortion law

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The Portland, Ore., City Council is planning to vote on Wednesday on a proposal to ban doing business with the state of Texas following th...
Thursday, September 2, 2021

Supreme Court refuses to block Texas abortion ban in 5-4 decision

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Abortion is now effectively banned in Texas, and the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to block the 6-week “heartbeat” law in a 5-4 decision. ...
Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Here’s How You Can Help Shut Down the Vile Website for Snitching on People Who Get Abortions in Texas

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Even if you don’t live in Texas, you’ve likely heard about the state’s draconian abortion restrictions that officially went into effect on ...

Six-week abortion ban goes into effect in Texas

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A Texas bill banning virtually all abortions after a heartbeat is detected, which can occur in as few as six weeks, went into effect at mi...
Monday, August 30, 2021

Texas law banning most abortions set to go into effect after court cancels hearing

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A law that would ban most abortions in Texas is set to go into effect Wednesday after 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals canceled a hearing...
Thursday, August 19, 2021

Texas ban on second-trimester abortion procedure upheld by appeals court

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Texas can ban the most common procedure used by doctors for abortions in second-trimester pregnancies, an appeals court ruled Wednesday. ...