Buffer zones are critical in protecting patients from verbal and physical harassment, violence, and anti-abortion protesters who may block their path into a clinic. Since the beginning of 2013, clinic patients in New Hampshire have filed over 60 complaints that detail harassment and intimidation.
Texas Closes Abortion Clinic And Suspends Doctor Over Admitting Privileges Law
Although Herring, who has been a licensed doctor for almost 40 years, created a plan to correct his lack of admitting privileges over several months, it was deemed inadequate.
Iowa House Votes to Ban Telemedicine Abortion
Iowa’s telemedicine abortion program has been heralded as a safe and effective form of reproductive health care since its implementation five years ago, and allows women living in rural areas to obtain the medication without having to travel.
Virginia Senate Passes Bill To Repeal Ultrasound Law
“Women–and men–from across Virginia have been clear: they’re done with politically motivated bills that attack women’s health.”
South Dakota Bill Would Ban Second Trimester Abortions
South Dakota is already one of the most restrictive states for women’s health.
Thousands March in North Carolina Against Restrictive GOP Policies
Around 80,000 to 100,000 people from 32 states marched in Raleigh, North Carolina on Saturday to protest the state’s GOP-led legislature’s extremist attacks on human and voting rights and vital public assistance programs.
Louisiana Scraps Abortion Restrictions After Pro-Choice Protests
Pro-choice activists who traveled to Baton Rouge are hosting a celebratory rally this afternoon.
US Abortion Rate Decreases to Lowest Level Since 1973
A Guttmacher Institute study released last week reveals that the abortion rate in the United States is at its lowest rate since 1973, when the Supreme Court recognized a woman’s right to an abortion in Roe v. Wade.
New York State Assembly Passes Omnibus Women’s Equality Act
“All of these issues are related. A woman’s reproductive rights are just as related to how she can care for her family as discrimination in the workplace. Connecting the dots on women’s equality is important. “
Missouri Legislators Introduce Slew of Bills Restricting Abortion
“In a state that only has one remaining abortion provider, anti-women’s health politicians in Missouri are doing whatever they can to limit a woman’s right to make her own personal medical decisions.”
Founding Feminists: January 22, 1973
A stunning and landmark victory today in the 152-year battle over abortion rights in the United States.
Federal Appeals Court Reinstates CPC Regulation in New York City
A three-judge panel from the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reinstated part of a 2011 law Friday that requires Crisis Pregnancy Centers, known as CPCs or fake clinics, to disclose whether or not a licensed medical professional works on-site at the facility
Federal Court Strikes Down North Carolina Ultrasound Law
A federal district court permanently blocked a 2011 North Carolina law that required abortion providers to perform an ultrasound and describe the images to the patient, even if the woman objected.
More Than A Buffer Zone: Extremists Are Chipping Away At Reproductive Rights
This case is not about free speech. It is about protecting women and reproductive health clinic doctors and staff from anti-abortion extremists who are willing to resort to violence and murder.
All-Male Congressional Committee Holds Hearing on Restricting Abortions
“Less than ten days into the New Year and House Republicans are at it again – renewing their assault on women’s reproductive rights.”
Supreme Court Declines Review of Decision Blocking Abortion Ban
The Supreme Court decided today to reject a case that would have been a direct assault on Roe v. Wade.
Guttmacher Report: More Attacks on Reproductive Rights in Past Three Years Than in Entirety of Previous Decade
Since 2011, 205 new restrictions on abortion have cleared state legislatures, while only 189 were enacted from 2001-2010.
Appeals Court Upholds Decision Blocking Wisconsin Admitting Privileges Law
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit upheld a lower court’s decision to block a Wisconsin law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. “[The Dec. 20] ruling marks a major victory for Wisconsin women and sends a message to lawmakers across the country: it is unconstitutional for politicians […]
Israel May Fund Abortions For Some Women
The Israeli government may start funding abortions for women aged 20 to 33 if recommendations recently made by a Health Ministry committee are enacted. Israeli women under the age of 17 and over the ago of 40 already receive subsidized abortion services for personal reasons. Women also get almost automatic approval for an abortion if […]
Michigan Will Require Extra Abortion Insurance Fee
“This body made up of 80 percent men will make a decision that will impact 100 percent of women.”