‘A skill you need to save a life’: the US doctors traveling to Mexico for abortion training https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/09/doctors-mexico-abortion-training #Trumpadministration #USpolitics #RoevWade #Abortion #Health #USnews #Women
‘A skill you need to save a life’: the US doctors traveling to Mexico for abortion training https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/09/doctors-mexico-abortion-training #Trumpadministration #USpolitics #RoevWade #Abortion #Health #USnews #Women
Three critically ill patients in US could have survived with abortions, study shows https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/abortion-critically-ill-patients #Reproductiverights #Healthcareindustry #USsupremecourt #Mississippi #Louisiana #Tennessee #Abortion #Kentucky #Oklahoma #RoevWade #Doctors #Georgia #Indiana #Missoni #USnews #Idaho #Texas
“This is, as far as I know, the first allegation that someone in a ban state is providing an abortion in direct violation of abortion laws,” said Marc Hearron of the Center for #ReproductiveRights.
In a handful of cases, charges have been brought against people who provided #abortion pills to relatives, either with their knowledge or without.
…The bans on abortions around the country have largely relied on the threat of prosecution, w/few instances in which #criminal cases have actually been filed. #Abortion providers in #Texas & other states w/ abortion bans ceased operations after the decision. #Women seeking abortions have instead had to travel to states where the procedure remains legal or have received abortion medication through the mail.
The stmnt said that she had been “charged with the illegal performance of an abortion,” which has been a second-degree #felony since the state’s near-total #AbortionBan took effect in 2022. She was also charged w/practicing #medicine without a license.
Court records released late Monday indicated that a person who worked w/Ms. Rojas, Jose Ley, 29, was also arrested & charged w/the same offenses.
#KenPaxton, the #Texas AG, said in a statement that the #midwife, Maria Margarita Rojas, operated clinics in several towns around Houston, including 2 in Harris County, the state’s most populous county, & one in Waller County, a more rural & conservative jurisdiction where the charges were brought.
A #midwife & an associate have been arrested & charged w/illegally performing abortions in greater #Houston, acc/to court records & the #Texas AG, apparently the first #criminal arrests of #abortion providers since #SCOTUS overturned #RoeVWade in 2022.
#law #ReproductiveRights #health #WomensHealth #MaleSupremacy #BackAlleyAbortions
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/politics/abortion-arrest.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=69B9A807-AD57-4712-B295-54FF457D615B
Texas midwife arrested for allegedly providing abortions amid state’s near-total ban https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/17/texas-midwife-abortion-state-ban #Reproductiverights #Abortion #RoevWade #Houston #USnews #Texas #Women
A photo of me at the march last weekend.
We're marching again on March 30th.
If you're near Evansville, IN hit me up for details. We'd love to have you!
"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.
Trump launches fresh attacks on US abortion rights https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/04/trump-attacks-abortion-rights-idaho-south-carolina #Trumpadministration #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Worldnews #RoevWade #Abortion #USnews #Health #Women
New Yorkers Deserve Stronger Health Data Protections Now—Governor #Hochul Can Make It Happen
With the rise of digital #surveillance, securing our #health data is no longer just a #privacy issue—it's a matter of personal safety. In the wake of the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade and the growing restrictions on #abortion and gender-affirming care, protecting our personal health data has never been more important.
#scotus #roevwade #security #newyork #healthdata
In asking #SCOTUS to take the case from #Illinois, the coalition’s lawyer, Paul Clement, invoked the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn #RoeVWade. In that ruling, known as #Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org, #Alito cited the court’s 2000 decision on buffer zones as an example of an #abortion-related case that had “distorted First Amendment doctrines.”
A woman in South Carolina has an ectopic pregnancy and doctors are refusing to operate because of abortion bans.
It’s not just her ovary being put at risk.
Ectopic pregnancies are life threatening and require immediate surgery.
These “forced birth” policies are anything but pro life. They’re killing people and in many cases taking away their fertility.
This is cruelty. It’s not about life. It’s not about babies. It’s about controlling women. The cruelty is the point.
Trump’s IVF order: a PR move that gives pronatalists cause for cheer https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/19/trump-ivf-executive-order #Trumpadministration #Reproductiverights #USelections2024 #LGBTQ+rights #DonaldTrump #Republicans #USpolitics #Abortion #RoevWade #JDVance #USnews #IVF
Once again, if you’re using a period tracker app, stop right now. Don’t discuss your cycle, your relationship status, your desire to have kids (or not have kids) with anyone you don’t absolutely need to discuss it with.
Republicans seem determined to roll back reproductive rights and make it “your body, my choice”.
We must fight back. One of the best ways to do this is to commit to give them as little information as possible.
Missouri bill seeks to create a registry of women who are high risk for having an abortion, and may allow crisis pregnancy centres to manage said list.
Please call your local lawmakers and urge them to vote no on this dystopian bill.
Our body, our choice. Always.
https://open.substack.com/pub/jessica/p/missouri-bill-would-create-registry?r=19dk2e&utm_medium=ios
Louisiana signs extradition order for New York doc who prescribed abortion pill out of state. This is a war on women & reproductive healthcare.
“Carpenter did nothing illegal: New York is shield state that protects abortion providers & allows them to mail abortion meds without fear of prosecution”
I can’t stress this enough… if you’re able to stock up on abortion pills, plan B or oral contraceptives… now’s the time.
If you’re certain you don’t want to get pregnant, look into getting your tubes tied or an IUD placed.
Stop using period trackers. Encourage your friends to stop as well.
Even if you aren’t worried about your own reproductive health, by being prepared you may be able to help someone in need.
Lastly if you DO help someone end a pregnancy… No you didn’t. You helped them move. Or visit their aunt. Or shop for furniture.
Now is the time for discretion because Trump and his team of christofascists seem determined to criminalize pregnancy at all costs.
https://open.substack.com/pub/jessica/p/louisiana-signs-extradition-order?r=19dk2e&utm_medium=ios