Democratic Arizona state Senator Eva Burch made headlines last week after speaking on the floor of the state Senate about her plans to obtain an abortion after receiving news that her pregnancy was nonviable. Arizona has banned all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. “I felt like it was really important for me to bring people along, so that people could really see what this looks like,” says Burch, a former nurse practitioner who worked at a women’s health clinic before running for office,...
AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas Medical Board is scheduled to discuss clarifying what counts as medical exceptions to the state’s abortion restrictions. The board plans to take up the issue at a meeting on March 21 and 22. The move comes after two high profile lawsuits highlighted stories of Texas women who had life-threatening pregnancy []
A new study reveals how radical anti-abortion laws implemented by Republicans in “red” states such as Louisiana have critically degraded—and, in some cases, completely eliminated—established standards of normal and necessary medical care expected by women and others during pregnancy. Drawing upon extensive data collection, records reviews, and interviews with physicians in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade, the study by Lift Louisiana shows how even routine,...
New York Attorney General Letitia James spoke at a rally outside the Supreme Court in support of access to the abortion pill mifepristone. Justices heard oral arguments over challenges to the medication's access.
The first night of the First Four is over and Virginia is out as is Kenny Blakeney’s Howard. At least Howard was competitive. The Bison fell behind by 17 but made an impressive comeback and could have put the game in overtime but missed three straight three point attempts. Vastly better than the Cavaliers. Virginia fell behind early, only scored 14 points in the first 9:20 and then apparently figured that wasn’t bad for a half and didn't score again. Colorado State meanwhile scored 27,...
The Supreme Court appears skeptical of limiting access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide, but the impact of limiting access to abortion pills depends on the state.
Oregon State and Washington State, the two teams left in the decimated Pac-12, are reportedly close to a new TV deal. College football insider John Canzano, who is also a radio host for Portland’s 750 The Game, reported Tuesday that the two schools “are putting the final touches” on a TV package, believed to be
After weeks of frenzied denials from Republican politicians that they do not want to ban IVF (or, in the case of House Speaker Mike Johnson, concerningly ambiguous and non-committal comments on the fertility technology), a new budget backed by 80% of House Republicans proved—again—that it was all bullshit. First reported by HuffPost on Thursday, the House Republican Study Committee—which comprises 80% of the caucus, including Reps. Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Brian Mast, Steve...
In the first major abortion case since overturning Roe v. Wade, the high court is considering restrictions on a drug used for medication abortions.
The Supreme Court's anti-abortion majority is set to consider whether to order a reversal in U.S. drug laws and restrict women from obtaining abortion medication at pharmacies or through the mail. A ruling to restrict the most common method of abortion would limit the rights of women in California and other states where abortion remains legal. "We may have thought we were protected because California is supportive of abortion, but this decision [on abortion pills] will be national in scope,"...
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The case is the most significant abortion question to come before the court since it overturned the constitutional right to abortion.