Roe v. Wade Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/roe-v-wade/ A platform for change Thu, 09 Mar 2023 21:55:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Texas denied abortions to these women when their lives were in danger; now they’re suing the state https://flux.community/lance-aksamit/2023/03/texas-denied-abortions-to-these-women-when-their-lives-were-in-danger-now-theyre-suing-the-state/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 21:00:24 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12881 Your trusted source for contextualizing abortion news in Texas and beyond. Sign up for our daily newsletter. Amanda Zurawski never wanted to be here. Neither did Lauren Miller. Nor did Lauren Hall or Anna Zargarian. But they didn’t feel like they had a choice. The four women repeated that refrain, one by one, on a […]

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]]> Beto O’Rourke shrugs off polling deficit, promises he won’t let down Democrats in South Texas https://flux.community/patrick-svitek/2022/09/beto-orourke-shrugs-off-polling-deficit-promises-he-wont-let-down-democrats-in-south-texas/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:00:36 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12416 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1JjIp_qdCk Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic nominee for governor, said Saturday he was taking the latest polls putting him behind Gov. Greg Abbott by mid single digits with a “grain of salt.” O’Rourke spoke for an hour Saturday with The New Yorker staff writer Lawrence Wright during the third day of The Texas Tribune Festival. His appearance came […]

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]]> New near-total abortions bans are taking effect in four states this week https://flux.community/shefali-luthra/2022/08/new-near-total-abortions-bans-are-taking-effect-in-four-states-this-week/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:00:49 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12150 Idaho, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas will begin enforcing near-total abortion bans Thursday, and a ban in a fifth state — North Dakota — was blocked by a judge the day before it was set to go into effect Friday. So as of this week, 11 states will have outlawed abortion in almost all instances. Abortions […]

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]]> Kansas voters reject effort to eliminate state abortion protections https://flux.community/shefali-luthra/2022/08/kansas-voters-reject-effort-to-eliminate-state-abortion-protections/ Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:00:52 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11924 In the first abortion-related election since Roe v. Wade was overturned, Kansas have rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have specified that the right to terminate a pregnancy isn’t protected. Though votes are still being counted, Decision Desk HQ determined that the amendment has failed, preserving access to abortion in a state that has […]

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]]> ‘They want to hold women captive’: GOP blocks bill protecting right to travel for abortion https://flux.community/jessica-corbett/2022/07/they-want-to-hold-women-captive-gop-blocks-bill-protecting-right-to-travel-for-abortion/ Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:01:06 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11701 This is a breaking story… Please check back for possible updates… Democratic leaders and reproductive rights advocates swiftly blasted anti-choice Republican lawmakers on Thursday after U.S. Sen. James Lankford blocked a bill intended to protect the right of pregnant people across the country to travel for abortion services. The GOP senator from Oklahoma—which banned nearly all abortions this […]

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]]> The cost of giving birth with insurance: $2,854, a new study says https://flux.community/shefali-luthra/2022/07/the-cost-of-giving-birth-with-insurance-2854-a-new-study-says/ Thu, 14 Jul 2022 18:00:08 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11684 The out-of-pocket cost of giving birth, with insurance is $2,854, per a new analysis released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). The analysis comes on the heels of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that guaranteed the right to an abortion. The June 24 decision gave states the power […]

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]]> Abortion providers are trying to open new clinics as close as possible to states with bans https://flux.community/shefali-luthra/2022/07/abortion-providers-are-trying-to-open-new-clinics-as-close-as-possible-to-states-with-bans/ Wed, 13 Jul 2022 20:00:08 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11673 Whole Woman’s Health announced plans to close its four Texas abortion clinics and open one in neighboring New Mexico. CHOICES, based in Memphis, Tennessee, is opening a clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, the closest state expected to protect abortion rights. Red River Women’s Clinic, which was North Dakota’s sole abortion clinic, is planning to relocate across […]

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]]> In post-Roe US, patients already denied care for wide range of medical concerns https://flux.community/julia-conley/2022/07/in-post-roe-us-patients-already-denied-care-for-wide-range-of-medical-concerns/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 20:00:42 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11655 The chilling effect of abortion bans that have entered into force in at least 10 states since Roe v. Wade was overturned in late June is already reaching patients who need medication for a variety of health concerns, including pain management during IUD insertions and arthritis. Dr. Alexandra Weiss Band, an obstetrician and gynecologist in New Orleans, filed an affidavit […]

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]]> Beto O’Rourke to launch 49-day campaign tour of Texas https://flux.community/patrick-svitek/2022/07/beto-orourke-to-launch-49-day-campaign-tour-of-texas/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 13:00:27 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11649 Beto O’Rourke is going on a 49-day tour of Texas in a major ramp-up of his campaign against Gov. Greg Abbott. The Democratic challenger will hold 70 public events in more than 65 counties as part of the tour, according to his campaign. The trip will start July 19 in O’Rourke’s hometown of El Paso and reach […]

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]]> Abuse, discrimination, exclusion: Transgender men explain domino effect of losing reproductive care post-Roe https://flux.community/orion-rummler/2022/07/abuse-discrimination-exclusion-transgender-men-explain-domino-effect-of-losing-reproductive-care-post-roe/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 13:00:44 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11590 The loss of federal abortion protections has launched America into a new reality: The ability to access abortion depends on where you live. Millions of people have been impacted by this shift, but among the most vulnerable are transgender men and nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people. Without the abortion protections provided under Roe v. Wade, this […]

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