Remove the 15-week abortion ban in Florida.The last Mississippi Clinic appeal was denied
Legal debates over the state’s abortion law continued in court in the south of Tuesday. Also, in Montana, one provider will stop offering drug abortions to patients outside the state.
AP: Florida’s 15-week abortion ban revives after legal appeal
Florida’s new 15-week abortion ban was thwarted and revived shortly after being appealed by the State Attorney General in a proceeding against the restrictions on Tuesday. Judge John C. Cooper issued an order to temporarily suspend the law after the assisted reproductive technology provider claimed that the State Constitution guarantees the right to the procedure. The state appealed to his order and automatically reinstated the law. (Izagire, 7/5)
AP: Judges Do Not Block Most Mississippi Abortion Laws
As lawyers discussed abortion laws throughout the South on Tuesday, Mississippi judges rejected the state’s only abortion clinic’s request to temporarily block most abortion-banning laws. Without other progress in the Mississippi proceedings, the clinic will be closed at the end of Wednesday and state law will come into effect on Thursday. (Pettus, Izaguirre, McGill, 7/5)
19th: Out-of-state patients at risk when Montana enacts abortion restrictions
The Montana abortion provider last week announced that it would not offer the most common types of abortion to people traveling from outside the state. As the states surrounding Montana have banned abortions, the move reveals major legal concerns that could lead clinics across the country to implement similar policies. (Luthra, 7/5)
Rhode Island, Maine, and Washington expand support for abortion seekers —
The Boston Globe: McKee Signs Presidential Order to Protect Patients Traveling to Rhode Island for Abortion Treatment
Governor Dan McKee signed a presidential order on Tuesday to protect access to abortion care services in Rhode Island. The order he foresaw to sign last week ensures that individuals coming to Rhode Island for assisted reproductive technology are protected from potential liability in other states. The order is modeled after Republican Governor Charlie Baker, who was recently signed after the US Supreme Court ended its constitutional protection against abortion. (Gagos, 7/5)
AP: Government: Maine does not help prosecute abortion seekers, providers
Governor of Maine said Tuesday that he would not cooperate with other states’ investigations into abortion-seeking people and abortion health care providers. Democratic Governor Janet Mills has signed an executive order she said would protect access to abortion in her state. She said she had ordered in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Roe v. Wade case. (7/5)
AP: WA Sheriff does not work with out-of-state abortion probes
County officials around Seattle said Tuesday that the sheriff’s office and other government departments would not cooperate with the out-of-state prosecution of abortion providers or patients. The King County executive Dow Constantine’s presidential order, signed Tuesday, follows a similar order from Washington Governor Jay Inslee, the Seattle Times reported. (7/5)
In other abortion news from Nevada, Indiana, Missouri, Texas —
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Nevada sees an influx of out-of-state patients seeking abortion
Las Vegas has seen a 200 percent increase in patients traveling from Texas compared to the same period last year, according to Dr. Christina Totche, the planned parent-child medical director for the Rocky Mountains. (Longi, 7/5)
The Indianapolis Star: Limiting abortion may mean more children in poverty.Indiana is already lagging behind in funding
“Regardless of your position on this issue, you can tell lawmakers that you’ll take care of your baby when you come here,” the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion. “If poor children come here in a way that is beneficial and unpunishable to their parents and families, please help us take care of them.” (Lange and Fradette, 7/6)
Kansas City Star: MO Abortion Ban Rape, Incest Exceptions, Spur of Anger
When the Missouri State Capitol discussed a bill to ban abortion in the state in 2019, then state parliamentarian Brian Spencer immediately raised and praised the lack of exceptions to victims of rape and incest. .. (Showman, 7/6)
Houston Chronicle: How Texas Parliamentarians Tweet About Abortion and Its Meaning
The Houston Chronicle analyzed the Twitter activity of Texas parliamentarians and took pictures of people who spoke about abortion on the platform in the days before and after the Supreme Court voted to overturn the right to abortion in the United States. I got it. The analysis includes data from all Texas lawmakers with Twitter accounts – 167 of all 38 lawmakers and 180 Texas lawmakers. (Goodwin, 7/5)
Also –
KHN: “My Body, My Choice”: How Vaccine Enemies Adopted Abortion Rally Cry
Behind the Art Deco city hall in LA, musicians rushed to the stage, children painted their faces, and families had a picnic on a lawn chair. During the festival, people waved flags, wore sports T-shirts, and sold buttons. All of these are adorned with the familiar slogan “My Body, My Choice”. This was not an abortion rights rally. It was not a protest against the recent US Supreme Court ruling that eradicated the Roe v. Wade case. In April, anti-vaccine activists gathered to “defeat the Mandate Rally” to protest some of the remaining covid-19 guidelines, such as mask mandates for mass transit and vaccination requirements for healthcare professionals. (Blues, 7/6)
New Hampshire Public Radio: Advocates struggle with how much they can support self-managed abortion
At a rally in Nashville, Planned Parenthood organizer Julie Edwards examined some of the “back alley miscarriage” images on the sign, including bloody hangers. But Edwards was driven down the street by a US Supreme Court decision on the right to abortion and told the crowd, it’s not like it was before the Roe v. Wade case. Almost 10 years ago, Edwards was a teenager and got medicine from his older friend. Edwards said it could be a new normal in an abortion-prohibited state like Tennessee. (Farmer, 7/5)
