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"Republican state legislators unveiled a new effort on Friday to derail the health care network that has helped people in Texas continue accessing abortion years after the Lone Star State banned the procedure. The...bill targets tech companies that allow patients to order abortion pills online and nonprofit funds that help them travel out of state for care..."

19thnews.org/2025/03/texas-bil

The 19th · A new Texas bill is coming after online abortion pillsBy Shefali Luthra

Anti-Abortion Awfulness

The FACE Act was enacted to protect reproductive health clinics − here’s why its history matters today theconversation.com/the-face-a

Before the FACE act, protests frequently turned violent. In March 1993, David Gunn, an abortion provider and clinic director, was shot and killed by an abortion opponent outside a clinic in Pensacola, Florida, as he was walking in to work.

uterus antifa art, abortion

Needed to post this again, since I lost a day's worth of data after having to restore from backups. :yell:

Keep ‘em coming

Via Kyle Griffin:

A Maricopa County Superior judge has permanently blocked #Arizona's 15-week #abortion ban.

The judge declared the ban unconstitutional because it violates the state's 2024 constitutional amendment that protects the fundamental right to an abortion.

#Arizona court permanently blocks 15-week #AbortionBan

The ruling marks a victory for #AbortionRights months after a ballot measure added protections to the state #constitution

A court permanently blocked AZ’s 15-week #abortion ban from taking effect on Wed, months after AZ residents voted to pass a ballot measure adding abortion rights into the state constitution.

#law #ReproductiveRights #MaleSupremacy #SCOTUS #Dobbs #Republicans #evangelism
theguardian.com/world/2025/mar

The Guardian · Arizona court permanently blocks 15-week abortion banBy Carter Sherman

From the National Women's Law Center:
"...Every victory we win, every harm that we prevent, takes us one step closer to a more just, equitable future for all.”—Fatima Goss Graves, NWLC President and CEO

In the first month of the Trump-Vance administration, NWLC has been vocal in calling on those in power to be accountable to their constituents and the rule of law, and fight back against threats to women, LGBTQ+ people, and working families. We've spoken out against the nominations of people who will hinder gender justice efforts, and along with Public Citizen, we sent an open letter to Congress
nwlc.org/press-release/nwlc-pu
calling on them to use their oversight powers to challenge DOGE’s lawless takeover of the federal government and attacks on federal workers and agencies that provide vital services to the public."

Register for the briefing: nwlc-org.zoom.us/webinar/regis

Emergency contraception Ella can be used in place of mifepristone as part of a medication #abortion

I'd always wondered about this since the mechanism of action of both drugs are the same (blocking progesterone) but now there is a study showing Ella (ulipristal) when used with misoprostol can successfully end a pregnancy.

theatlantic.com/health/archive

The Atlantic · A Possible Substitute for Mifepristone Is Already on Pharmacy ShelvesBy Patrick Adams

Since Texas brought its near-total abortion ban, no one has studied the statewide effect on people undergoing pregnancy complications. So @ProPublica did it, purchasing and analyzing seven years of hospital discharge data. The findings: The rate of sepsis shot up more than 50 percent for those hospitalized in the second trimester of pregnancy. “This is exactly what we predicted would happen and exactly what we were afraid would happen,” said Dr. Lorie Harper, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Austin.

propublica.org/article/texas-a

ProPublicaTexas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.