Abortion

As Ohio votes on abortion rights in Issue 1, CBS News poll finds widespread concerns among Americans about reproductive care access

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As Ohio votes on abortion rights in Issue 1, CBS News poll finds widespread concerns among Americans about reproductive care access

As Ohioans cast their votes Tuesday on Issue 1, a ballot measure on abortion access, there is widespread public concern, particularly among women, about the potential impact of new abortion restrictions imposed in some states.  A majority nationwide are concerned about pregnant women being more at risk and maternity care centers closing in states that … Read more

Anti-abortion campaigners try to break their losing streak | World News

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Anti-abortion campaigners try to break their losing streak | World News

NESTLED BETWEEN decorative gourds and halloween ornaments on suburban Columbus lawns, signs encourage Ohioans to vote to “protect parents’ rights”. Leaflets declare that mums and dads have “too much to lose”. Only the flyer’s reverse reveals the threat: not a woke curriculum or ideas around gender, but abortion. PREMIUM Anti-abortion rights demonstrators outside the US … Read more

Michigan voters backed abortion rights. Now Democrats want to go further.

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Michigan voters backed abortion rights. Now Democrats want to go further.

Nearly every day, Halley Crissman and her physician colleagues in Michigan must tell patients seeking abortions they’re very sorry that they can’t proceed with their scheduled appointments. “Patients tell me, ‘Doctor, why are you stopping me from getting the care that I need?’” said Crissman, an OB-GYN who provides abortions as part of her practice … Read more

Nebraska woman who helped terminate daughter’s pregnancy sentenced to prison

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Nebraska woman who helped terminate daughter’s pregnancy sentenced to prison

A woman who helped illegally terminate her daughter’s pregnancy is sentenced to prison.Friday morning, a Madison County judge ordered Jessica Burgess to serve two years in prison. She’s eligible for mandatory release after a year with good time.In July, Burgess pleaded guilty to three felony charges for helping her daughter obtain pills and giving her … Read more

Indiana attorney general sues hospital system over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortion

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Indiana attorney general sues hospital system over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortion

Indiana’s attorney general has sued the state’s largest hospital system, claiming it violated patient privacy laws when a doctor publicly shared the story of an Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion September 17, 2023, 12:48 PM ET • 2 min read INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s attorney general has sued the state’s largest hospital … Read more

Ohio votes on abortion rights this fall. Misinformation about the proposal is already spreading

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Ohio votes on abortion rights this fall. Misinformation about the proposal is already spreading

An effort to guarantee access to abortion rights in Ohio, a November ballot measure, is already fueling misleading claims about how it could influence abortion care, gender-related health care and parental consent in the state. The proposed constitutional amendment would give Ohioans the right to make their own reproductive decisions. Backers say that since Roe … Read more

Austin’s Last Independent Reproductive Health Center Could Close: Austin Women’s Health Center provides vital pregnancy services – News

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Austin’s Last Independent Reproductive Health Center Could Close: Austin Women’s Health Center provides vital pregnancy services – News

Austin Women’s Health Center provides vital pregnancy services By Lina Fisher, 3:14PM, Wed. Aug. 23, 2023 Austin Women’s Health Center provided more than 1,000 ultrasounds since June (Photo by Getty Images) After the fall of Roe, Texas’ largest independent abortion provider, Whole Women’s Health, packed up and moved to New Mexico in 2022. They told … Read more

After Ohio Issue 1’s defeat, focus turns to abortion rights amendment on November ballot

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After Ohio Issue 1’s defeat, focus turns to abortion rights amendment on November ballot

Washington — On the heels of Ohio voters’ rejection of a proposal to make it more difficult to amend the state constitution, organizations on both sides of the abortion rights debate are girding for their next fight over a ballot measure that, if approved, will enshrine abortion access in Ohio’s founding document. Known as the … Read more

Ohio election: Voters reject Issue 1 proposal

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Ohio election: Voters reject Issue 1 proposal

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to change the state’s constitution, setting up a fall campaign that will become the nation’s latest referendum on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nationwide protections last year. The defeat of Issue 1 … Read more