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US anti-abortion groups received millions in federal Covid-19 aid
Planned Parenthood also received funding from Paycheck Protection Program, which some lawmakers demanded it return More
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States use coronavirus to ban abortions, leaving women desperate: ‘You can’t pause a pregnancy’
Eight US states have worked to try and halt abortions entirely during the pandemic as clinics report a rise in demand Pro-choice activists supporting legal access to abortion protest outside the supreme court in Washington DC on 4 March. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images A woman in Texas was isolating with her family. She […] More
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Judge overturns ban on abortions in Tennessee during Covid-19 crisis
US state’s move was part of a temporary ban on nonessential medical procedures Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Tennessee governor, Bill Lee, issued an emergency order on 8 April banning nonessential medical procedures. Photograph: Mark Humphrey/AP A federal judge has barred the state of Tennessee from preventing abortions during a temporary […] More
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Rights advocates worry that crisis has become an excuse to trample freedoms
‘It’s absolutely terrifying’: government policies include detaining citizens, deporting immigrants and banning abortions A justice department recommendation would prevent people with confirmed cases of Covid-19 from applying for asylum. Photograph: Gerald Herbert/Associated Press As the US continues its scrambling response to the coronavirus outbreak, it has closed borders, quarantined some neighborhoods, and shut down businesses […] More
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The supreme court has put the future of abortion rights in doubt. We must organize | Alexis McGill Johnson
This is happening against the will of the American people. The vast majority – 77% – support Roe v Wade Abortion access in America is hanging by a thread. On Wednesday, I sat in the US supreme court and listened to the case – June Medical Services v Russo – that could be the beginning […] More
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Supreme court hears first major abortion case since Trump appointees joined bench – as it happened
Remade conservative majority will hear oral arguments in case that could result in grave new restrictions on abortion access Supreme court to hear arguments in abortion rights case 6.14pm GMT We’re going to wrap this blog up now. Thanks for reading. You can get more here: Related: Newly conservative supreme court to hear arguments in […] More
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Ted Cruz criticizes vasectomy bill, exposing his hypocrisy on reproduction rights
Unwitting boost to Alabama Democrat pushing back on restrictive abortion laws by objecting to her vasectomy proposal on Twitter Ted Cruz, the Republican Texas senator, has given an unwitting boost to an Alabama lawmaker’s attempt to push back on restrictive abortion laws in her state, by tweeting about her proposal to force men to have […] More
