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Abortion bans are only the beginning if Trump wins, doctors and Democrats warn

by Michael McElroy

| June 24, 2024

ABORTION
On the second anniversary of the fall of Roe v. Wade, Gov. Roy Cooper and others highlight new threats to IVF and birth control.
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS - Cardinal & Pine

Op-Ed: We must preserve the right to access contraception

by Julie von Haefen

| June 19, 2024

2024 ELECTIONS | ABORTION | Lead Story | NC GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Alongside abortion, contraception is the other pillar of sexual and reproductive healthcare. These services are critical to ensuring we are free to make decisions about our own bodies and lives with dignity and respect.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing on behalf of the Supreme Court, wrote that while the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue over the FDA's regulation of mifepristone, “it is not clear that no one else would have standing to challenge the FDA’s relaxed regulation of mifepristone.” (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict abortion pill access, but leaves door open for future challenges

by Isabel Soisson

| June 13, 2024

ABORTION | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | Supreme Court
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing on behalf of the Supreme Court, wrote that while the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue over the FDA's regulation of mifepristone, “it is not clear that no one else would have standing to challenge the FDA’s relaxed regulation of mifepristone.”
IVF

Senate Republicans block bill to protect access to IVF

by Keya Vakil

| June 13, 2024

HEALTHCARE
Thursday’s vote was the second time Republicans blocked legislation to protect IVF, after they blocked the same bill in February, and comes just one week after they similarly blocked an effort from Democrats to guarantee nationwide access to birth control.
abortion ban

A red state abortion ban nearly killed his wife. Now he’s speaking out.

by Bonnie Fuller

| June 13, 2024

ABORTION | HEALTHCARE | LABOR | women's health
Ryan Hamilton had to race his wife to the hospital after she had a miscarriage, fell unconscious, and started bleeding out on their bathroom floor. Here, he explains what happened.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 5: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) gestures to a reporter for a question during a news conference following a vote on the Right to Contraception Act at the U.S. Capitol on June 5, 2024 in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats, seeking to put reproductive rights at center stage heading into November's election, held a vote to move forward with legislation to codify the right to contraception access nationwide it was blocked by all present Senate Republicans, except Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Senate Republicans block bill to protect birth control access

by Sophie Boudreau

| June 6, 2024

ABORTION | Lead Story | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | US SENATE
The bill would have guaranteed the right for Americans to obtain and use birth control without government interference. It would also protect the right of health care providers to distribute information about contraception and provide it to patients.