Idaho will now join Utah, Arkansas, and South Dakota in requiring physicians to inform women seeking medication abortions that the procedure can be interrupted, even though there is no scientific evidence that backs this claim. Read more
Last week New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation to restore state funding for family planning clinics that were cut under Governor Chris Christie's administration. This legislation was one of the first priorities in the new legislation session. Read more
The Trump administration's budget proposal for 2019 sacrifices women's health and reproductive rights while simultaneously proposes to dump $75 million into abstinence-only education programs. Read more
The president of the Center for Reproductive Rights and the interim CEO of Ipas explain the effects of the Global Gag rule that Trump reinstated and expanded last January. These women describe how Trump uses this “America First” ideology to disregard the human rights of girls and women around the world. Read more
The Kaiser Family Foundation’s research shows that women lack options for abortion coverage when states restrict insurance companies from covering abortion services. Currently, 10 states already have these restrictions. Read more
Last Friday, the Ohio Supreme Court announced that Toledo’s last abortion clinic, Capital Care, will have to shut down or make a transfer agreement with a local hospital. Then on Monday, Capital Care signed an agreement with ProMedica, which saved women from having to travel 50 miles across state lines to an abortion clinic in Michigan. Read more
Melinda Gates spoke out against Trump’s newest budget request for the next fiscal year. She explained that if the budget passed, it will harm women and children in need of family planning services, and that for some women and children, these services are a matter of life and death. Read more
Idaho is attempting to pass a bill that would require women seeking medication abortions to be informed that the procedure can be halted halfway through, even though this information is not supported by the medical community. Read more
The current abortion law in Germany, which was introduced in 1933 by the Nazi party, criminalizes abortion and restricts doctors from giving women basic information about abortion. The progressive political parties have requested a parliamentary vote to abolish a subsection of the abortion law, and the first hearing will take place next week. Read more
This article highlights the need for candidates and the Democratic Party to stay true to their core values and stand up for the people, and not compromise on abortion just to get votes and pass laws. Read more