Abortion access now is a state-by-state patchwork of laws that is ever-changing as new restrictions take effect.
With a near total ban about to kick in in Arizona, abortion providers are keeping an eye on options in other states.
The law applies to “public and private employers with 15 or more employees, unions, employment agencies, and the Federal Government.”
When the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to get an abortion in June 2022, Justice Clarence Thomas suggested that the court “should reconsider” other rights it currently recognizes – like the rights for same-sex couples to have sex and marry. If the Supreme Court overturns legal precedents on these and other issues, old state laws that haven’t been enforced, possibly for centuries, can suddenly spring back to life. This is what happened after the Arizona Supreme Court...
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs called her state’s decision to ban abortion in nearly all cases, including rape and incest, “outrageous.” “The devastating impact that this ban will have on healthcare for women across the state is just unconscionable,” she said. The ban was originally enacted in 1864, before Arizona was even a state and women had the right to vote. Governor Hobbs pointed out, however, that Arizonans will have the opportunity to “enshrine abortion” in their constitution during the...
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) took aim at GOP lawmakers who criticized a court ruling Tuesday that held up an 1864 law that made performing an abortion a felony in the state. Hobbs said in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper that the decision was “very harmful” for the state, noting that Arizonians are “reeling”
Within hours of Donald Trump’s clumsy, lie-filled attempt to blunt the issue of abortion by saying he would let states decide its legality, the Biden-Harris campaign released a new 60-second ad revealing the tragedies unleashed by Republican abortion bans across the country. The ad, which first aired Monday on MSNBC, centers on a couple in Austin, Texas. Josh and Amanda Zurawski were eagerly awaiting the birth of a baby girl when Amanda's water broke early, at just 18 weeks of pregnancy, and...
In a Truth Social post outlining his view of reproductive rights, former US president declined to endorse a national abortion banDonald Trump on Monday announced his belief that individual US states should decide the legality of abortion, declining to endorse a national ban on the procedure.The former president’s stated position dashed hopes of anti-abortion groups, who want a federal ban, and drew the ire of Democrats, who blame Trump for outright bans and severe restrictions already in place...
The law, which passed with broad bipartisan support, requires most employers to provide "reasonable accommodations" around workers' pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
Iowa has asked the state Supreme Court to let its blocked abortion law go into effect and uphold it altogether, disputing abortion providers’ claims it infringes on women’s rights to exercise bodily autonomy
Iowa asks state Supreme Court to let its restrictive abortion law go into effect
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state can enforce its long-dormant law