Wyoming Judge Blocks Law Targeting Abortion Providers as Legal Battles Intensify Christine Lichtenfels of Chelsea’s Fund discusses the latest ruling, the ongoing constitutional fight, and looming threats to abortion access in Wyoming.

A Wyoming judge has blocked part of a law limiting off-label medication use in abortion care. The decision marks a significant development in the state's ongoing legal battles over abortion access. Full story: reprorights.substack.com/p/wyoming-ju...
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Analysis | Digging into the math of a study attacking the safety of the abortion pill The Ethics and Public Policy Center report on mifepristone has earned headlines on the right, but what does the data show?

The Washington Post fact checks the recent “The Abortion Pill Harms Women” report from the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and why its data is inaccurate
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The United States of Abortion Mazes To illustrate how difficult it is to get abortion care in the United States, we built a maze for each state where the difficulty is calculated by the state’s abortion policies.

Check out The Pudding's Interactive United States of Abortion Mazes graphic - showing the maze-like paths to accessing abortion in many states pudding.cool/2024/10/abor... #repronews

Reproductive Freedom for All Endorses Slate of U.S. House Frontline Members for the 2026 Midterm Election - Reproductive Freedom for All

Reproductive Freedom for All has announced their first slate of U.S. House Frontline members for the 2026 Midterm Election
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‘Abortion is healthcare’ Pa. bill aims to remove waiting period, counseling requirements PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A Pennsylvania Representative announced plans for legislation that aims to remove both the waiting period and counseling requirements for abortion in the Commonwealth. T…

A proposed bill in Pennsylvania seeks to eliminate the state's 24-hour waiting period and mandatory counseling before an abortion, aiming to remove ‘unnecessary barriers’
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Ark. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs bill to provide $2M to pro-life pregnancy centers Arkansas has set aside 2 million in state funds to support pro-life pregnancy centers as several states and activists across the United States have begun to see providing money to such organizations

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a bill that aims to provide $2M to crisis pregnancy centers
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Gov. Kay Ivey signs presumptive Medicaid eligibility bill into law | Alabama Reflector The process is aimed at expediting access to prenatal care by allowing eligible women to receive Medicaid coverage and necessary medical services within the first trimester.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill last week increasing access to Medicaid coverage for expectant mothers in the state
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Youngkin's Contraception Act Veto angers Virginia Democrats Democrats say if the Republicans in Tennessee can pass a right to contraception bill, Virginia Republicans should, too.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed the Right to Contraception Act, which aimed to safeguard access to birth control, citing “concerns over potential legal liabilities for parents, local governments, and medical professionals”
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Camp County, Texas, has declared itself a "Sanctuary County for the Unborn” in a unanimous vote earlier this month; the passed ordinance ‘outlaws abortion at the county level and prohibits travelling from or through Camp County on the way to get an abortion’
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Hobbs vetoes Republican proposals for unemployment benefits, abortion services | Arizona Capitol Times Republican-sponsored bills were among 12 vetoed late May 6 by Gov. Katie Hobbs. That means she has now rejected 87 measures sent to her by state lawmakers.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs recently vetoed a Republican proposal to mandate a link to adoption services on the websites of abortion providers
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Advocates launch free contraceptive vending machine in Bloomington Organizers say the machine comes at a crucial time, amid national tension in reproductive care.

Bloomington, Indiana has joined a few cities in Indiana in offering a free contraceptive vending machine to the public; the machine includes Plan B, condoms, and menstruation products
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Louisiana investigates second case against New York doctor over mailing abortion pills • Louisiana Illuminator Louisiana officials are investigating a second case against a New York doctor for allegedly mailing abortion medications into the state.

Louisiana is investigating a second case against a New York doctor over mailing abortion pills into the state lailluminator.com/2025/05/13/m... #repronews

Activists open abortion center in front of Polish parliament on Women's Day Polish abortion rights activists have opened a center across from the parliament building in Warsaw where women can have abortions with pills, either alone or with other women.

Poland’s first abortion clinic, Abotak, has opened across the street from the parliament building in Warsaw on International Women’s Day, from @apnews.com apnews.com/article/pola... #abortioncare #poland #repronews

NJ Democrats for governor want to amend the Constitution for abortion. Legal experts call it ‘unnecessary.’ The proposal has been debated at the Statehouse in recent years and a Democratic lawmaker recently introduced legislation to start the process to amend the Constitution.

Three Democratic primary front-runners for New Jersey Governor are all campaigning on amending the state’s Constitution to explicitly include abortion rights www.politico.com/news/2025/03... #repronews #abortion

Missouri House approves $1.3 billion tax cut plan • Missouri Independent Wide-ranging legislation that would lower tax rates for individuals and businesses passed the Missouri House on Wednesday.

The Missouri House has officially signed off on a $1.3 billion tax cut package last week that includes a provision creating a 100% tax credit for donations to CPCs up to $50k missouriindependent.com/briefs/misso... #repronews

Md. poised to become first state to use insurance surcharge for abortions After Roe v. Wade was overturned, patients neighboring states like West Virginia have been turning to Maryland for care, making financial assistance more necessary, health care providers said.

Maryland is set to become the first state to allocate $25 million in unspent insurance funds to support uninsured and underinsured patients in accessing abortion care www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202... #repronews

'The United States of Care' reports to NBC News that late pregnancy loss is more common in the South (2 Minute Watch) www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOBX... #repronews

Restrictive abortion laws linked to offspring heart disease A new study found that states with restrictive abortion laws have seen an increase in babies born with cyanotic congenital heart disease, highlighting potential long-term health care challenges.

A new study from the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session found that states with restrictive abortion laws have seen an increase in babies born with cyanotic congenital heart disease www.contemporaryobgyn.net/view/restric... #repronews #abortionbans