The Trump Administration has confirmed it is no longer providing abortion care for veterans relying on VA health care even in instances of rape, incest, or to save the health of the pregnant person. #ReproductionRights
https://www.commondreams.org/news/abortion-ban-veterans
'Dangerous and Cruel': Trump VA Quietly Bans Abortion Even for Rape and Health Risks | Common Dreams

Defenders of reproductive rights denounced President Donald Trump's administration for quietly imposing an abortion ban at the US Department of Veterans Affairs based on a legal opinion from a deputy assistant attorney general.

Common Dreams
Josseli Barnica Died in Texas After Waiting 40 Hours for Miscarriage Care — ProPublica
#ReproductionRights
https://www.propublica.org/article/josseli-barnica-death-miscarriage-texas-abortion-ban
A Woman Died After Being Told It Would Be a “Crime” to Intervene in Her Miscarriage at a Texas Hospital

Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care. She’d told her husband that the medical team said it couldn’t act until the fetal heartbeat stopped.

ProPublica

Why gay couples using surrogacy are the latest target for Europe's far right
Italy's far-right government the latest to propose harsh penalties for families who use surrogacy
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gay-couples-surrogacy-europe-1.6893260

Surrogacy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrogacy) is illegal in Italy, punishable by up to 2 years in prison and fines of up to €1 million ($1.5 million CDN).
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#Italy #lgbt #surrogacy #HumanRights #FarRight #ChristianRight #motherhood #ReproductionRights

Why gay couples using surrogacy are the latest target for Europe's far right | CBC News

The anti-surrogacy movement is rapidly gaining momentum among the newly empowered far-right parties of Europe, according to experts who say it's bolstering hostile narratives aimed at LGBTQ families that find a broad audience on both sides of the Atlantic.

CBC

A year after Dobbs and end of Roe v. Wade there's chaos & confusion
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/24/1183639093/abortion-ban-dobbs-roe-v-wade-anniversary-confusion

1 year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade ending the constitutionally protected right to access abortion, the healthcare landscape has become increasingly fragmented & complex to navigate, spawning widespread confusion

#RoeVsWade #Roe #abortion #WomensRights #ReproductionRights #AbortionRights #ChristianRight #neofascism #SCOTUS #SCOTUSgate #USSupremeCourt #SupremeCourt #RepublicanParty #GOP

This has to be the most mentally provocative thing I have read in a long time. https://www.wired.com/story/ectogenesis-reproductive-health-abortion/ . Forget all the AI stuff. This... This sends my mind into a spiral. (if anyone has a better suggestion than the word provocative, please let me know)

#Ectogenesis #ReproductionRights #Reproduction #Abortion #AbortionRights

Artificial Wombs Will Change Abortion Rights Forever

Ectogenesis—gestation using an artificial womb—is fast approaching reality. Yet without legislation, this innovation also has the potential to cause harm.

WIRED

Following closely as the first results roll in for the #elections in #Michigan -- especially on #prop3 which if voted for by a majority would amend the state constitution to protect #reproductionrights

https://www.michiganradio.org/politics-government/2022-11-08/michigans-2022-midterm-election-results

#electionday #elections2022 #USA #midterms2022 #abortionrights

Michigan's 2022 midterm election results

See full results from key races and propositions from Michigan in the 2022 midterm election.

Michigan Radio