My sister represented Marla Pitchford, the first woman to be prosecuted for a self-induced abortion in the United States. With Roe overturned, her modern-day counterparts are facing an even worse reality.
The movie "Look Both Ways" was written before Roe was overturned, but director Wanuri Kahiu and star Lili Reinhart have said in interviews that it's pro-choice. I'm not so sure.
The abortion ban map is a Southern map. The Supreme Court's 'ordered liberty' judicial vision is rooted there too. But the South is also the birthplace of the Freedom Movement and emancipatory visions.
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Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist who gave the girl a medication-induced abortion, filed a tort claim notice over what she says are false statements that Attorney General Todd Rokita has made about her and her work.
When these pregnant folks are forced to continue pregnancies they wanted to terminate, they’re not then continuing these pregnancies in environments where they have access to consistent and quality prenatal care or where they can birth with dignity.
Teamsters Local 210, which represents New York City-based SAG-AFTRA and Actors' Equity workers, pledges to work with other organizations to "ensure reproductive health care access for Teamster members who live in New York and those traveling here for care."
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Democrats have reneged on their longtime promise to codify Roe v. Wade every time they’ve held power. Party leaders will not fulfill that promise until and unless they fear their own voters.
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