“The U.S. Supreme Court left a shred of a case and today the Texas Supreme Court threw out even the crumbs of the case that was left,” said Julia Kaye, staff attorney with the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project.
Author: Caroline Kitchener
Missouri lawmaker seeks to prohibit residents from obtaining abortions out of state
Abortion rights advocates say the measure is unconstitutional. But it could signal a new strategy by the antiabortion movement to extend influence beyond the conservative states poised to tighten restrictions if the Supreme Court overturns the landmark…
Florida legislature poised to approve Republican bill banning abortion after 15 weeks
Florida Republicans have pushed a bill to ban abortion after 15 weeks with no exceptions for rape, incest or human trafficking.
Idaho Senate approves Republican bill to ban abortion after six weeks
Senate poised to vote on fate of bill to protect the right to abortion
Republicans are expected to block consideration of the measure, dooming its prospects.
Florida House approves Republican measure to ban abortion after 15 weeks
Republicans in Florida’s House approved a ban on abortion after 15 weeks.
Texas patients are rushing to get abortions before the state’s six-week limit. Clinics are struggling to keep up.
Many abortion providers in the state began operating with smaller staffs in anticipation of a dropoff in demand when the six-week ban took effect in September. But an unexpected surge in calls from patients seeking care earlier in their pregnancies has…
Vermont could become the first state to guarantee the right to abortion in its constitution
The proposal, known as Proposition 5, is part of a wave of abortion rights legislation to emerge in Democratic states this year, ahead of a key Supreme Court ruling on abortion expected this summer.
Fla. Republicans ditch Texas-style abortion law for what they call a ‘generous’ 15-week ban, drawing criticism from all sides
The approach offers a glimpse into what activists on both sides say is an emerging strategy in some GOP-led legislatures to acclimate voters to a post-Roe world. Abortion rights groups, and some antiabortion activists, are outraged.
Republican-led states rush to pass antiabortion bills before Supreme Court rules on Roe
Conservative state lawmakers across the country have moved aggressively in recent weeks to lay the groundwork for a new legal landscape.