Abortion Restrictions Bring New Attention to U.S. Maternal Health Crisis
Data shows the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has worsened the maternal health crisis in the United States. Business leaders can take two steps to help resolve it.
A Texas Woman Died After the Hospital Said It Would be a ‘Crime’ to Intervene in Her Miscarriage
Josseli Barnica is one of at least two Texas women who ProPublica found lost their lives after doctors delayed treating miscarriages, which fall into a gray area under the state’s strict abortion laws that prohibit doctors from ending the heartbeat of a fetus.
Texas woman at center of emergency abortion case leaves state for care
A decision on whether the Texas Supreme Court will uphold a district judge's decision allowing Kate Cox to receive an abortion is currently pending.
Another County in Texas Has Banned Abortion-Related Travel
Lubbock County near New Mexico, with a population of 300,000, is the latest county to pass a law banning anyone from traveling on county roads for an abortion.
Texas, Yelp Sue Each Other Over Anti-Abortion Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Yelp manually adds labels to anti-abortion centers stating the objective fact that they don't offer abortions. Texas claims this violates state law.
Texas Republicans Are Targeting Highways Now to Stop Out-of-State Abortions
Anti-abortion activists are working to pass laws that would make it illegal to drive someone on particular roads if the end destination is an abortion clinic.
Texas Lawmakers Omit the Word ‘Abortion’ From Legislation to Get Gov. Greg Abbott to Sign
"This is what we can accomplish in this moment," Democratic Rep. Ann Johnson said after Abbott signed into law an abortion exception for ectopic pregnancies.
The Horrifying Phenomenon of Hospitals Detaining Pregnant People
American hospitals have a history of holding pregnant patients against their will for days to prevent them from getting abortions—and it's still happening.
The Supreme Court Quietly Issued Ruling on Minors' Abortion Rights. Only Ketanji Brown Jackson Dissented.
Other justices deemed that a lower court ruling allowing a Missouri teen to get abortion without parental notification is moot post-Roe v. Wade.
Utah Hasn't Figured Out How to Legally Ban Abortion, So It's Banning Clinics Instead
The state's abortion ban is tied up in court. That won't stop Utah Republicans.
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