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An ulcer drug could be the last chance for some patients
US’ National Institute for Reproductive Health (NARAL) said the FDA’s changes to its REMS programme will increase access to abortion medication. NARAL President Andrea Miller said that there is an “unfortunate reality” that people who want to take abortion pills will have to travel to a state where abortion is legal to get it. The…
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Major pharmacy are planning to sell abortion pills in some states
Online prescriptions of abortion medicines are an option in some states, or women could travel to a state where abortion is legal to get the pills. The US Supreme Court had in 2018 reversed a 2010 ruling that had blocked state-level restrictions on abortion. More than half of US abortions are medically induced through a…
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The opinion is Ron DeSantis abandons his previous First Amendment defense
Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis, who is running against former US President Donald Trump for the state’s governorship, has said that he’s not “going to lead based on polls”. “I am not going to lead…based on polls,” DeSantis added. DeSantis claimed that he signed the most restrictive abortion law in Florida’s modern history despite consistent support…
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Doctors have to talk to pregnant patients in Texas because of 3 abortion bans
When Lauren Miller travelled from Texas to Colorado for her abortion, a genetic counselor told her that she can’t do “single fetal reduction” in Texas. The laws in Texas ban abortion at any stage of pregnancy. Miller, who was 16 to 17 weeks pregnant, said doctors are afraid of being sued and won’t talk about…
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Not every state will see the sale of abortion pills by major drugstores
If a state restrictions abortion, then medication abortion is unavailable. It’s not clear whether someone who lives in a state with abortion restrictions can use a service to get a prescriptions for Mifepristone and have it delivered through the mail. It is not clear whether someone who lives in a state with abortion restrictions can…
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Biden makes calls to Democrats who are projected to win
During a recent debate, Republican US House candidate Zach Nunn raised his hand during the GOP primary debate when candidates were asked if they supported a policy banning all abortions with no exceptions. Nunn then said that his opponent “votes for the most extreme abortion laws in the world”. “Most Iowans support common sense limits…
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There’s a lawsuit trying to ban medication abortions
Texas has become the sixth state with an abortion ban after Idaho, Michigan, Tennessee, South Carolina and Rhode Island. The US Supreme Court had earlier ruled that a key part of the Texas law was unconstitutional. “If…doctors…don’t speak up, who’s going to provide…evidence about the effect [abortion bans are] having on patients?” Dr Werner said.
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It is time for a counteroffensive on the abortion issue
Republican Party should emphasise the importance of addressing the economic and cultural factors that drive women to consider abortion in the first place, an opinion piece said. The party needs to match pro-family rhetoric with pro-family investments, it added. This comes after CNN host Lou Dobbs made private decisions about abortion and child-bearing matters of…
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There is an easy way to fix the Supreme Court legitimacy crisis
The Supreme Court of the US will hold a hearing on the constitutionality of a law introduced by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, which imposes restrictions on abortions. The law has been criticised by rights groups who argue that it violates women’s access to abortion services in Texas. The law requires doctors who perform abortions to…
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Democrats are afraid of red October
US President Joe Biden has warned that Republicans’ “election deniers” could destroy American democracy. This comes as exit polls showed that Democrats had a 11 point edge over the Republicans when it came to which party voters would handle abortion issues. The Democratic Party’s focus on “kitchen table issues” helped them secure their wins, Michigan…
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The new way to protect abortion access is outlined in the opinion.
A US appeals court has rejected an appeal seeking to overturn the state’s new law that banned most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The judge ruled that the law violates the constitutional right to privacy of a woman who gets an abortion. The US Supreme Court overturned the law in June, allowing states to…
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The places where abortion is on the ballot this week are listed here.
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has said that Congress should pass a bill to ensure that the “robust protections” provided by the 1973 Roe v Wade decision aren’t put at risk. “We need to end these extreme steps in our country,” she added. The US Supreme Court had ruled in 1973 that a woman’s right…
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The state Supreme Court struck down the six-week abortion ban.
The US Supreme Court has allowed a state’s abortion ban to stay in effect while the lawsuit challenging it proceeds. Reacting to the decision, US President Donald Trump tweeted, “Supreme Court did the right thing.” South Carolina’s Attorney General Alan Wilson said he would appeal to the US Supreme Court against the decision.
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It’s not a good sign that abortion pills will be difficult to get.
A US public health researcher has found that abortion by telemedicine has risen in states that have not restricted its access. Abigail, a public health researcher at University of Texas at Austin and a co-author of the study, said more women are choosing abortion for “comfort and privacy” as well as “necessity”. “It is also…
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Some major drugstores are going to sell abortion pills, but they won’t be in every state.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed the use of misoprostol and mifepristone in telemedicine to reduce the risk of late-stage abortions. However, the FDA said that the drugs are still banned in states where they are restricted or banned by state laws. The FDA said it is looking to expand its REMS…
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Indonesian officials say that there won’t be any affect on tourism from the new criminal code.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed into law a revised Criminal Code that criminalises cohabitation between unmarried couples and promotes contraception to minors. The code also criminalises cohabitation between unmarried couples and promotes contraception to minors. It also enshrines laws against abortion, rape and medical emergencies when the fetus is less than 12 weeks.
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One mother stopped trying for a child because of the Wisconsin abortion ban.
Doctors and lawyers in US’ Wisconsin have said that state’s abortion ban is affecting their medical decision-making and their “ability to provide necessary and appropriate care”. “It creates a…climate of fear where people want to avoid even the perception that they’re involved in any abortion care or in miscarriage management,” a lawyer said. A doctor…
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The law should not force me to hurt my patients.
Proponents of the Ohio abortion law said they are worried that a lawyer who is “not versed in a complicated case will not understand a patient who needs an abortion”. “I worry that a lawyer who is not versed in a complicated case will not understand a patient who needs an abortion,” they added. “It’s…
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Cecily Strong is no longer on Saturday Night Live.
Cecily Strong, who played Goober the Clown on ‘Saturday Night Live’ for 11 years, has announced that she will not be making any more appearances on the show. “I think it was…only thing I’ve ever done where I haven’t had any notes,” she said. Cecily also shared a story of a woman who had an…
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The ballot is self explanatory this year.
US Republican Party launched a new ad featuring President Donald Trump, who supported an anti-abortion rights candidate in the 2020 presidential elections and called for “restoring” abortion rights in the country. The ad was released on Tuesday, just days after the US Senate election. The ad also shows a picture of Trump holding a baby…
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66 clinics stopped preforming abortions in 100 days.
The Supreme Court has struck down a law in Alabama that would have banned abortions after the 14th week of a woman’s pregnancy. The justices said the law “imposes a substantial obstacle” on women’s access to abortion and “unfairly burdens” their right to seek an abortion. The decision comes in the case of a woman…
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The Indiana doctor who provided abortion services to the rape victim dropped his lawsuit.
A doctor in US’ Indiana has dropped the lawsuit she filed against the state Attorney General, alleging that a law that prohibits abortion is too “risky”. The doctor said if she worked in the morning she risks her life as Indiana has a law that prohibits abortion but is currently blocked by the courts.
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Democrats Adrian Fontes and Mark Finchem will compete in the Arizona secretary of state race.
The US Senate race in Georgia, a state President Donald Trump had tried to overturn Joe Biden’s election win last year, has been thrown into disarray after a Daily Beast report said that Republican candidate Herschel Walker paid for an abortion despite campaigning against the procedure. The report comes as Georgia’s Senate race was considered…
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This week, there are places in the world where abortion is on the ballot.
A US obstetrician-gynecologist has said that she was “worried about what will happen to patients like mine” since the Supreme Court upheld a state law that allowed abortions. “Literally, we’ve had to watch patients deteriorate in front of our eyes,” she added. In states where abortion is allowed, doctors offer to terminate the pregnancy since…
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The race in Minnesota will show the difference between crime and abortion.
A Massachusetts lawyer who had an abortion when his girlfriend was pregnant, said the thought of women of reproductive age being forced to birth an unwanted child into almost inevitable poverty and abuse by an ignorant government is what he still thinks about today. He added that he would like to have the right to…