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When he returns to the White House, President-elect Trump is widely expected to slash funding for women’s health organizations around the world, and people on the left and the right alike are focused on what that means for abortions. But the impact of any Trump cuts would go far, far beyond abortions, and would probably…

Critics say these cases are no coincidence in a state with one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans and near-bottom rankings on women’s health care. Link: https://wapo.st/3ZXDbks

Doctors described hospital lawyers who “refused to meet” with them for months, were hard to reach during “life or death” situations and offered little help beyond “regurgitating” the law, according to a Senate Finance Committee report. Link: https://www.propublica.org/article/abortion-ban-deaths-report-ron-wyden

A North Carolina lawmaker is going viral on TikTok after his office allegedly told a female constituent in an email to “move to China” after she raised concerns about the state’s abortion policy. Link: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/north-carolina-senator-danny-britt-abortion-comments-rcna180475

In 2021, Senate Bill 8 – known as SB8 – went into effect in Texas. It included a novel enforcement method, deputizing citizens to sue people for aiding or abetting an abortion. Successful lawsuits would be rewarded with a $10,000 bounty. The bill included an exception for medical emergencies, but didn’t define what those were.  Mathisen wasn’t…

It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened. Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm “fetal demise.” She’s one of at least two Texas women who died under the state’s abortion ban. Link: https://www.propublica.org/article/nevaeh-crain-death-texas-abortion-ban-emtala?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1730462421&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

A 24-year-old Alabama woman nearly died after being denied proper care for her severe pregnancy complication. Link: https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/153233/alabama-woman-denied-care-pregnancy-abortion-ban

This Nevada woman was charged with manslaughter under a law from 1911.Link: https://wapo.st/40D3kHo

Her doctor advised that the safest option for Deborah would be to induce, and end the pregnancy as soon as possible. But because of restrictions that had taken effect in Florida that summer, a week after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, that option was not available to her. Instead, Deborah was forced to carry her pregnancy…

In the year and a half following the Supreme Court Dobbs decision that revoked the federal right to an abortion, hundreds more infants died than expected in the United States, new research shows. The vast majority of those infants had congenital anomalies, or birth defects. Link: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/21/health/infant-deaths-increase-post-dobbs-abortion-bans/index.html?Date=20241021&Profile=cnnbrk&utm_content=1729523633&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter