Organizers Say Abortion Access Is Headed to the Ballot in 3 More States Arkansas is the third state this week where organizers said they had collected enough support for a petition to enshrine some abortion access in the State Constitution.

Lawsuits challenging abortion bans on religious freedom grounds falter (RNS) — Advocates argue the legal strategy that abortion bans violate religious freedom are not yet dead. In both the Missouri and Kentucky cases, appeals are planned. The post Lawsuits challenging abortion bans on religious freedom grounds falter appeared first on Religion News Service.

Abortion Rights Supporters Put a Winning Strategy to the Test in Arkansas Organizers have until Friday to collect enough signatures to put abortion access on the ballot this fall in a state where conservative and evangelical values run deep.

Nevada Residents Will Vote on Abortion Rights in November A measure seeking to protect abortion access in the State Constitution will appear on the ballot. It is one of nearly a dozen such initiatives that could shape other races this election.

She Needed an Emergency Abortion. Doctors in Idaho Put Her on a Plane. In states that have banned abortion, hospitals have struggled to treat pregnant women facing health risks. A Supreme Court decision this week did not help.

Brazilian Christian groups oppose bill punishing abortion similarly to homicide SÃO PAULO (RNS) — ‘Being against abortion, however, cannot be confused with the desire to see the woman who practices it behind bars,” said one statement from a group of Catholic priests. The post Brazilian Christian groups oppose bill punishing abortion similarly to homicide appeared first on Religion News Service.

Social Conservatives Push Trump on the G.O.P.’s Anti-Abortion Platform Leaders of the anti-abortion movement sent a letter to Donald J. Trump amid worries he may try to weaken the anti-abortion language in the party platform.

Conservative Activists See Opportunity to Target Abortion After Chevron Ruling The decision overturning a precedent known as Chevron deference was celebrated by those who would target medication abortion and rights for transgender people.

Iowa Supreme Court Allows Six-Week Abortion Ban to Take Effect Republican lawmakers passed the restrictions last year, but a lower court blocked enforcement of the law.

Supreme Court’s Abortion Rulings May Set the Stage for More Restrictions The court’s strategy of avoidance and delay cannot last and may have been shaped by a desire to avoid controversy in an election year.

Idaho Women Appear to Get a Reprieve on Abortion, for Now The Supreme Court seems likely to dismiss a ban on emergency abortions, but the issue is far from settled.

In South Carolina, 3 G.O.P. Senators Fought an Abortion Ban. They Lost Their Races. The Republican women in the group of five “Sister Senators” faced primary challenges who support a near-total ban.

In Abortion Cases, Legions of ‘Friends’ Seek to Persuade Supreme Court A new study analyzed 50 years of friend-of-the-court briefs and found that abortion opponents were more relentless than their adversaries, with some reflected in the justices’ opinions.

Biden Attacks Trump on Abortion, and an Illicit Hajj Industry Plus, the soaring costs of caring for pets.

Abortion Debate Shifts to Pregnancy and Fertility as Election Nears Two years after Roe was struck down, the conversation has focused on the complications that can come with pregnancy and fertility, helping to drive more support for abortion rights.

Democrats Lean on Abortion Rights Message for Anniversary of End of Roe Across the country this week, Democrats are focusing on abortion issues and emphasizing Donald Trump’s role in nominating the justices who helped overturn Roe v. Wade.

Montana Abortion Rights Groups Submit Signatures for a Ballot Measure The measure would affirm the right to abortion in the State Constitution. Democrats hope that it will help Senator Jon Tester in his bid for re-election.

Judge rejects effort by Missouri clergy to fight abortion ban (RNS) — The judge wrote that while the argument that life begins at conception ‘may run counter to some religious beliefs, it is not itself necessarily a religious belief.’ The post Judge rejects effort by Missouri clergy to fight abortion ban appeared first on Religion News Service.

A Tense Debate Erupts at the G7, This Time Over Abortion Rights Wording in the summit’s final statement led to a diplomatic tug of war, primarily between the United States and Italy.

House G.O.P. Pushes Through Defense Bill Nixing Abortion Access Policy The annual defense policy legislation emerged from a House committee with bipartisan backing, but Republicans loaded it with right-wing mandates targeting abortion, transgender care and diversity initiatives.