"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..."
Anti-Abortion Awfulness
The FACE Act was enacted to protect reproductive health clinics − here’s why its history matters today https://theconversation.com/the-face-act-was-enacted-to-protect-reproductive-health-clinics-heres-why-its-history-matters-today-249427
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. 
"DEI judge," influencer Jack Posobiec complained on X, suggesting that she was a "diversity, equity & inclusion" hire - presumably because she is a #woman. [#Trump hired her]
Their criticism of her comes despite Justice #AmyConeyBarrett consistently voting in favour of conservative cases, from ending the landmark #RoeVWade #abortion rights to expanding #gun rights.
Your reminder that they're coming for EVERYTHING.
Trump's FDA pick says he'll review whether abortion pill must be dispensed in person again
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/trumps-fda-pick-says-review-whether-abortion-pill-must-dispensed-perso-rcna195156
“For 2 years, I’ve seen firsthand how our state’s #AbortionBan has harmed my patients, with countless lives & futures changed because politicians thought their views of the right #healthcare was more important than #pregnant people & their #medical providers,” Dr. Eric M Reuss, one of the healthcare providers who brought the lawsuit over #Arizona’s 15-week ban, said in a statement.
#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
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/05/arizona-court-ruling-15-week-abortion-ban
"The Trump administration is dropping a yearslong legal battle with Idaho over the right to an abortion in a medical emergency one day ahead of a major hearing — reversing its stance in one of the highest-profile cases it inherited from the Biden administration."
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/04/trump-emergency-abortions-00211399
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
https://nwlc.org/press-release/nwlc-public-citizen-more-than-110-organizations-call-for-investigation-of-elon-musks-lawless-government-takeover/
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: https://nwlc-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GAfHISPKTaWmnQkHVJs8kQ#/registration
And it looks like we can all make public comments much like we do in NH.
The instructions say if you want to speak in front of the committee you have to sign up in this link two hours before the committee hearing which is on Wednesday (tomorrow)
but you can submit written testimony here too:
https://www.legmt.gov/participate/
PLEASE SPEAK OUT AGAINST THIS JUST KNOW PUBLIC TESTIMONY IS PUBLIC RECORD
#Montana #HB609 IS REPUBLICANS' FIRST
PUBLIC ATTEMPT TO CRIMINALIZE
WOMEN'S TRAVEL.
https://open.substack.com/pub/jessica/p/montana-bill-would-charge-women-for
#SCOTUS declined to consider overturning a 25-year-old precedent that upheld "buffer zone" laws — limiting how close protesters can get to #abortion clinic entrances.
It's a serious setback for abortion opponents.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-challenges-abortion-clinic-buffer-zone-laws-rest-rcna180658
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.
Missouri judge overturns injunction that had delayed the resumption of #abortion services in Missouri after the states voters overturned a ban via citizen's initiative last November. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/us/missouri-abortion.html
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.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-sepsis-maternal-mortality-analysis
Texas banned abortion. Then sepsis rates soared.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-sepsis-maternal-mortality-analysis #press #abortion
Since the CDC and states are unwilling to do so, ProPublica acquired Texas hospitalization data for 2017–2023 and consulted with experts to craft a methodology for studying the effects of abortion bans. https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-maternal-mortality-analysis-methodology
#politics #USPol #TXPol #abortion #research #journalism
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-sepsis-maternal-mortality-analysis
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