Tag: abortion

Are anti-abortion lawmakers strategizing to prevent a return of abortion services?

Maryland becomes a leader in reproductive rights by enshrining abortion access in its constitution.

A part of the reproductive justice framework and the driving force is to keep families together, independent of government control. 

Some said it raises serious questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to diverge from the standard of care and reach for less-effective options that could expose their patients to more risks.

"Every victory counts, and every setback is a reminder of the work that remains to secure bodily autonomy for all Americans.”

That is what many pregnant women are now facing in states with strict abortion bans, doctors and lawyers have told ProPublica.

Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care.

It is a women’s rights issue—among the right to vote, the right to free movement, and the right to live free of violence.

This decision came on the first day of the Court’s new term and has significant implications for the legal landscape of reproductive rights across the country.

Reproductive rights advocates celebrate a major victory, as Judge Robert McBurney rules the LIFE Act unconstitutional and restores abortion access up to 22 weeks of pregnancy.