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       New York expands abortion protections ahead of Roe ruling, Governor Hochul announces

       Women and health care providers across the country are preparing for the possible end ofRoe V Wade, the landmark Supreme Court ruling that granted federal protection to abortion rights.

       As reported in Politico, a leaked Supreme Court draft decision showed that the court intended to strike down the precedent despite at least three justices claiming during their confirmation hearings that they would recognise precedent.

       The ruling is expected to come soon, though its unclear exactly how close the court is to a ruling. In the mean time, women are scrambling for healthcare before their rights are stripped away, and doctors are preparing to make difficult judgement calls in a post-Roe America.

       “How almost dead does someone need to be?” Dr. Leilah Zahedi, a maternal fetal medicine physician in Tennessee who specializes in high-risk pregnancies and performs abortions, asked in a New York Times interview. “Am I to just watch someone bleed to death? Or provide the care and then be reported and go to jail? I don’t know.”

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       Show latest update 1655802300 Congresswoman who authored abortion rights bill calls Senate’s inaction to codify Roe v Wade ‘such a crime’

       The California Congresswoman and author of Democrats’ legislation to codify abortion protections speaks with Eric Garcia about the end of Roe v Wade, abortion rights and why the filibuster needs to go.

       Congresswoman who authored abortion rights bill on the fight to protect rights The California Congresswoman and author of Democrats’ legislation to codify abortion protections speaks with Eric Garcia about the end of Roe v Wade, abortion rights and why the filibuster needs to go

       Graeme Massie 21 June 2022 10:05

       1655794745 When will there be a Roe v Wade decision?

       The US is bracing for a Supreme Court’s decision that could overturn Roe v Wade, the landmark ruling granting women access to abortions across the US.

       As the Suprme Court deliberates its decision on Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organisation — which could strike down Roe — the questions remains as to when it will formally announce its decision.

       The Independent’s Alex Woodward explores when the ruling may come down from the court in his story below:

       When will there be a Roe v Wade decision? Opinions in several higher-profile cases are expected this month

       Graeme Massie 21 June 2022 07:59

       1655787905 US abortion rise: One in five US pregnancies were terminated in 2020

       As the US braces for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade, the number of women seeking abortions appears to be on the rise based on the latest data.

       According to the The Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights, one in five US pregnancies were terminated in 2020.

       Gustaf Kilander has more on the data in his report below:

       US abortion rise: One in five US pregnancies were terminated in 2020 More than 930,000 abortions conducted in 2020 – an increase from 862,000 in 2017

       Graeme Massie 21 June 2022 06:05

       1655780405 What is Planned Parenthood v Casey? Landmark abortion ruling at risk alongside Roe v Wade

       While Roe v Wade is the most well known case guaranteeing abortion access in the US, a 1992 Supreme Court case was pivotal in upholding those rights.

       In 1992, Democratic Governor Robert Casey introduced new laws restricting women’s rights to access abortion. Planned Parenthood sued the governor, and the Supreme Court ruled in its favour.

       For more on the landmark ruling, read Rachel Sharp’s story below:

       What is Planned Parenthood v Casey? Abortion ruling at risk alongside Roe v Wade The 1992 Supreme Court ruling Planned Parenthood v Casey upheld rights cemented in Roe v Wade

       Graig Graziosi 21 June 2022 04:00

       1655773205 How Supreme Court security became political and how its tied to abortion

       After Nicholas Roske traveled to Supreme Court Justice Bret Kavanaugh’s home with a pistol allegedly intending to shoot the judge, security for the justices became a major political issue on Capitol Hill.

       As lawmakers move to tighten security for Supreme Court justices, it has raised concerns for pro-choice protesters who wish to show their disproval of the court’s forecasted decision to overturn Roe v Wade. Many protesters have held demonstrations outside justices’ homes, but new legislation may force them away in the name of security.

       The Independent’s Rachel Sharp has more in the story below:

       How Supreme Court security became political in wake of Roe v Wade leak As an alleged assassination plot is foiled outside Brett Kavanaugh’s home, the issues of protecting judges and the First Amendment right to protest have come into conflict, reports Rachel Sharp

       Graig Graziosi 21 June 2022 02:00

       1655769605 What is Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization? Why one lawsuit could overturn abortion rights

       The leaked Supreme Court draft decision that foretold the likely overturn of Roe v Wade comes as a result of the Supreme Court case Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organisation. The result of that case is likely to come in the next few days, and may result in the end of Roe v Wade.

       What is at the core of the case, and why does it put Roe in jeapoardy?

       John Bowden has more in his story below:

       Dobbs v Jackson: Why one lawsuit could overturn abortion rights One case threatens a landmark Supreme Court decision

       Graig Graziosi 21 June 2022 01:00

       1655767716 ‘It was really devastating’: South Dakota’s only abortion clinic halts procedures as Supreme Court decides fate of Roe

       ‘Even though we expected this it feels very emotional’ abortion rights activist in Sioux Falls tells Andrew Buncombe.

       Only abortion clinic in South Dakota halts procedures as Roe looks doomed ‘Even though we expected this it feels very emotional’ abortion rights ativist in Sioux Falls tells Andrew Buncombe

       Graeme Massie 21 June 2022 00:28

       1655766005 How Planned Parenthood aims to fight for abortion rights with the overturn of Roe V Wade looming

       Planned Parethood, which has been at the forefront of providing abortion access to women for more than a century, is planning to keep fighting for women’s reporductive rights even if the Supreme Court overturns Roe V Wade.

       “This leaked opinion is horrifying and unprecedented, and it confirms our worst fears: that the Supreme Court is prepared to end the constitutional right to abortion by overturning Roe v Wade,” President Alexis McGill Johnson said in a statement following the leak of a Supreme Court draft decision.

       Alex Woodward examines the organisation’s plans to fight in a post-Roe world in his story below:

       What is Planned Parenthood? The organisation leading the fight for abortion access From the founder’s role in introducing birth control to the US and her murky connections to the KKK and eugenics, to the organisation taking on the Pennsylvania governor in the Supreme Court, Planned Parenthood has long been at the forefront of the fight for reproductive rights, writes Rachel Sharp

       Graig Graziosi 21 June 2022 00:00

       1655762405 What the Supreme Court could come for after Roe v Wade

       Legal experts and civil rights activists fear that after the Supreme Court overturns Roe V Wade it will overturn other landmark rulings protecting rights like gay marriage.

       “I’m terrified and people should be terrified,” says Jim Obergefell, whose lawsuit against the state of Ohio led to the Supreme Court ruling that gay marriage was protected by the US Constitution.

       Read Alex Woodward’s full story below:

       ‘People should be terrified’: What US Supreme Court could come for after Roe v Wade As the Supreme Court’s new conservative majority prepares to strike down abortion rights, experts say its legal logic could also endanger gay marriage, transgender healthcare and even the right to gay sex, writes Io Dodds

       Graig Graziosi 20 June 2022 23:00

       1655758805 A ‘bat****’ bill shows how far Louisiana lawmakers will push an anti-abortion agenda

       Louisiana’s House Bill 813, which is part of an accelerationist anti-abortion movement in the state calling for an “abolition” of the practice, faced widespread condemnation for its language allowing the criminalising and imprisoning of patients and providers of abortions.

       The Independent’s Alex Woodward spoke delves into the controversial legislation in his story below:

       A ‘bat****’ bill shows how far states could push an anti-abortion agenda Patients and providers in the state are already navigating some of the most severe restrictions in the US, Alex Woodward reports

       Graig Graziosi 20 June 2022 22:00

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