Study finds 57% of Black women of reproductive age live in the 26 states with abortion bans or restrictionsMore than half of Black women in the US who are of reproductive age live in states with abortion bans or restrictions, according to a new report.The study, by the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) and the non-profit In Our Own Voice, shows the stark impact of overturning Roe v Wade on Black women, NBC News reported. Continue reading
According to data from the Virginia League of Planned Parenthood (VLPP), out-of-state abortion patients made up 2% of the total patient population in the Commonwealth in 2022. On April 30, that number grew to 20% of VLPP abortion patients and on May 1, the number went up to 30%.
A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly defines a heartbeat under the law.
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Many people expected abortion bans to result in wider problems for the healthcare industry, with rural hospitals, already on shaky financial ground, among the first to sound the alarm. New data shows that medical residents have begun avoiding those states generally. — Read the rest
Carson once compared women who terminate pregnancies to "slave owners" while making an appearance on NBC News' "Meet the Press" in 2015.
The Arizona Supreme Court granted a request from Attorney General Kris Mayes to pause its ruling for 90 days. By Gloria Rebecca Gomez, Arizona Mirror The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to delay the enforcement of a 160-year-old abortion ban that mandates prison time for doctors, granting women and health care providers across the state a reprieve until September. In doing so, the court granted a request from Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, who asked the justices to delay the...
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