PSA: Today is my last day of work until mid-November, as I will be on maternity leave. For any story-related needs between now and then, please reach out to my colleague Sofia Resnick at sresnick@statesnewsroom.com. See y'all on the other side.
Yes, the attorney general has 20 days to provide a certificate of review with any feedback for the petitioners. The point is to be able to get all four approved as a first step and then move forward with one. This will also presumably spark more public feedback about the options presented.
BREAKING: The organizers of an Idaho ballot initiative to restore access to abortion and protect all other types of reproductive care have filed four proposals with the state — the first hurdle clear before gathering signatures.
Organizers of an Idaho ballot initiative to restore abortion access and protect reproductive care filed four proposals with state officials.
A story from Sofia Resnick and me today about how compounding crises of abortion bans, rising economic costs and systemic health care issues are beginning to cause significant funding challenges and potential disruptions to reproductive care of all kinds.
Advocates for abortion access say compounding crises of abortion bans, rising economic costs and systemic health care issues are beginning to cause significant funding challenges and potential disrupt...
New from me today:
From July 2023 to March 2024, more than 65,000 people in states with near-total or six-week abortion bans and states with telehealth restrictions have accessed medication abortion provided under shield laws. Maine will become the sixth state with a shield law Friday. Via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social
Both the overall number of abortions and the use of telehealth abortion care continue to increase in the United States, according to the latest #WeCount report released Wednesday. Telehealth made up 2...
Via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social: Despite rhetoric from anti-abortion rights activists and Republican politicians, "after birth" abortions do not exist and late-term abortions are rare and often involve fatal fetal diagnoses.
Experts say women seeking late-term abortions often learn about fatal anomalies in their pregnancies at 20 weeks or later.
I stg I do not want to hear about any polls for at least a week
Wisconsin tribe watching presidential race for cannabis law reform as state maintains prohibition Legalization is a sovereignty issue, tribal official says sourcenm.com/2024/07/16/w...
Legalization is a sovereignty issue, tribal official says.
Dobbs triggered confusion and chaos as patients and providers attempted to parse an ever-changing patchwork of laws around the country during considerable legal wrangling. Some trends offer a possible preview of what is to come before and after the November election. Via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social
In Arizona, the state’s highest court upheld a Civil War-era abortion ban. Florida and South Carolina moved to restrict abortion to six weeks — before many people know they are pregnant. The Alabama S...
A Montana woman was devastated when a rare genetic defect was diagnosed in her first pregnancy, forcing her to seek tests and care hundreds of miles from home. She wonders if she can count on IVF, now that just one clinic in the state offers that procedure. Via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social
This is the fifth installment of an occasional States Newsroom series called When and Where: Abortion Access in America, profiling individuals who have needed abortion care in the U.S. before and afte...