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Your comprehensive daily wrap-up of changes to reproductive rights in the states, the front lines in the fight over abortion access in a post-Roe America.
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Supreme Court flooded with ‘friend of the court’ briefs in mifepristone case
Dozens of groups are pressing the U.S. Supreme Court to maintain access to a key abortion pill, States Newsroom reports.
NH 15-day abortion ban, constitutional amendment proposals fail
Three abortion-related bills failed in the New Hampshire House on Thursday, including legislation that would enact a 15-day ban and a resolution that sought to codify the state’s abortion law.
Kentucky Democrat shares fertility struggles in appeal to Republicans
A Kentucky Democrat is filing three bills aimed at restoring abortion access and protecting reproductive health care in the commonwealth, which bans most abortions.
Iowa bill would require students to watch fetal development video
A bill in Iowa would require school students to watch a fetal development video produced by an anti-abortion group.
PA high court sends Medicaid abortion ban case back to lower court
Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court issued a ruling Monday that overturned a 1985 decision upholding a ban on most Medicaid-funded abortions.
A nonbinary teen in Texas tells their abortion story
DakotaRei Frausto was 17 years old and 12 weeks pregnant when they had to travel 11 hours by car from San Antonio, Texas, to New Mexico to terminate a pregnancy after contraception failed them.
South Dakota OKs doula Medicaid payments
Officials in South Dakota will soon offer doulas Medicaid reimbursements for prenatal, delivery and postpartum care.
Missouri Republicans unveil bills that could alter the petition process
Two of Missouri’s top elected officials already tried to stall an abortion rights petition last year.
Iowa GOP leaders tout six-week ban on Roe anniversary
Republican leaders in Iowa marked the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade by hailing the anti-abortion legislation they passed last year.
Arizona Democrats bet on abortion to regain legislative control
Republicans control the Arizona legislature, but Democrats are hoping an emphasis on abortion rights will put them in the legislative majority and shift the power this November, Arizona Mirror reports.
On Roe anniversary, calls for anti-abortion centers and federal ban
Today is officially the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the federal right to an abortion. The March for Life has been held in Washington, D.C. annually by abortion rights opponents since the 1973 ruling.
Missouri group starts collecting abortion petition signatures
The abortion rights group behind an effort to restore access in Missouri, where most abortions are illegal, officially launched a signature-gathering campaign on Thursday.