“When somebody writes these words, with the mindset of trying to eliminate abortion, it starts to impact our ability to potentially do IVF in a safe manner,” she says. “If you say life begins at fertilisation, then how can I grow an embryo in a lab, or biopsy it for genetic testing, or freeze it … Read more
Kristin Hawkins has relentlessly pursued one goal – to make abortion unthinkable and unavailable. Source link
Washington: For many women seeking an abortion in the Philippines, an outright ban means the internet is their only source of help. But since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, activists fear some could be too scared to type in “abortion”. Clandestine terminations are common in the mainly Roman Catholic Philippines, where women … Read more
July 7, 2022 – Anger, anxiety, numbness: These emotions are just a few that some may feel after the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, drastically changing a nearly 50-year precedent that gave people the right to abortion across all states. Indeed: The American Psychological Association says restricting access to abortion … Read more
The US president warns some US states will attempt to arrest women crossing state lines for access. Source link
In 1978, five years after Roe v Wade, Italy legalised abortion with Law 194. And while it is not the same lightning rod political issue here, the rise of a new hard-right conservative politics, ever closer to the Catholic church, has brought it back into focus – and the US Supreme Court’s decision is reverberating … Read more
June 24, 2022 – The U.S. Supreme Court has voted to overturn the federal constitutional right to abortion, turning the issue over to individual states to decide. . About 25 million women of reproductive age will now live in states that ban or severely restrict abortion, According to some estimates, 26 states are “certain or likely” … Read more
In states where opinions on abortion are closely split – such as Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin – the legality of the procedure could be determined on an election-by-election basis. In others, the ruling may set off a new round of legal battles, including over whether individuals can go out of state for abortions or order … Read more
Millions of women could lose legal rights to abortion this summer, a leaked Supreme Court document suggests. Source link
Dec. 1, 2021 — A majority of U.S. Supreme Court Justices on Wednesday seemed receptive to the idea that there is no constitutional right to abortion, or, at a minimum, that states are able to determine when a pregnancy can be terminated. The justices heard from lawyers arguing for and against a 2018 Mississippi law … Read more