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Great news for #ReproductiveJustice! The Supreme Court has ruled to preserve access to #Mifepristone, a crucial medication used in medication abortions. While it’s unfortunate that the accessibility of crucial healthcare services like this must be defended at such high levels, this decision is a win in the long-standing battle to ensure that everyone has the right to make informed decisions about their #ReproductiveHealth. This ruling highlights the critical importance of advocacy and vigilance in ensuring that reproductive rights are upheld and accessible to all. https://lnkd.in/dM_TQcZT

Today is International Safe Abortion Day. Abortion is healthcare and access to abortion is a human right. For over a decade, we’ve been fighting to ensure that people in every Australian state and territory have the right to decide what happens to their body. This year, we celebrated the decriminalisation of abortion in Western Australia. This moment marked the decriminalisation of abortion by doctors across all Australian states and territories. But the fight isn’t over, with much to be done to ensure that every person can access abortion care regardless of where they live and how much money they have. There continue to be attempts to restrict access to abortion, undermining the health, dignity and autonomy of patients. This week in South Australia, Liberal MP Ben Hood proposed laws which would require people seeking an abortion from 28 weeks to be forced to give birth. We’re committed to ensuring that hard-won reproductive rights are protected nationwide, and that every person can access abortion care. 📸 Katie Robertson, Adrianne Walters and Emily Howie, outside the Federal Circuit Court in Melbourne.

Jan Diehm & Michelle Pera-McGhee created an illustrated #maze that reveals just how hard it can be to access abortion care in each state in the US 🇺🇸. Each state’s maze reflects the difficulty of navigating policies shaped by the 2022 Dobbs ruling📜, which gave states the power to restrict or protect abortion rights. Since then, 13 states have completely banned abortion, while others have added layers of obstacles. Meanwhile, some states have moved to strengthen access, creating a complex patchwork of laws that defines abortion care in America today. Incredible work by The Pudding that shows how complicated the journey has become. Explore the maze for yourself! 🧩 https://lnkd.in/gPAxFHVE #AbortionAccess #ReproductiveRights #RoevWade #HealthcareRights #ReproductiveJustice #HumanRights #MyBodyMyChoice

A new report shares stories from individuals across the country who have been harmed by restrictive laws and practices in their states, putting a human face on the multitude of problems that occur when we are denied the right to #abortion. In addition to abortion bans and restrictions in 21 states, barriers for emergency medical care and efforts to criminalize abortions that threaten pregnant people and healthcare workers alike have all led to the current human rights crisis. The spread of false information and stigmatization of abortion in addition to provision of unqualified care by so-called crisis pregnancy centers – often run by activists who oppose abortion – is also contributing to the crisis, according to the report. #reprorights #womensrights #genderequality #womenshealth Read more: https://lnkd.in/gzrZKQbW

Following the Supreme Court‘s pivotal decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022, the right to abortion has become uncertain, placing access in constant jeopardy. Thankfully on Thursday, the Supreme Court declined to restrict access to mifepristone, dismissing a challenge from anti-abortion doctors and upholding abortion rights in the process. While the importance of medication abortion in upholding abortion access is clear, there remains a lack of understanding regarding its effects beyond abortion-related outcomes, specifically for women in midlife. Read my latest below! #abortion #mifepristone #midlife #womenshealth #reproductivehealth

from Rewire News Group --when we have positive news, we share it! The wins fuel us forward, and we hope they help you recharge too. As the only nonprofit newsroom dedicated to reporting on reproductive justice, Rewire News Group is committed to keeping you informed on all things reproductive and sexual health, rights, and justice. Join us in celebrating these recent repro wins!  📣 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 📣𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬. 📣𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐲𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞. 📣𝐖𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐨 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 📣𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐃𝐀 𝐯. 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡. 📣𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲! 📣𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨-𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞, 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦! With what will surely be a confusing Supreme Court season this June, the Rewire News team will be here to make everything CLEAR for our readers. To continue to bring you the best possible (and free to access) coverage of the issues you care about most, we need you now! --Imani Gandy  Editor-at-Large Rewire News Group #WomenInPowerEmpower #globalgirls #changemakers #equalrightsarehumanrights Please let 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨 know, by responding, sharing, or saving this post, if you follow this page and if any of our content has excited you to #takeactiontoday!

Absence of Abortion Laws in South Korea: A vlogger’s alleged nine-month termination brings to light the gaps in the country’s abortion regulations. This case underscores the need for clear reproductive health policies and highlights the ethical complexities surrounding late-term abortion. Dive into the details and implications of this critical issue. Read my new article on Medbound Times #ReproductiveRights #AbortionLaws #SouthKorea #HealthcarePolicy #EthicsInHealthcare #MedicalLaw #WomenHealth #ReproductiveHealth #MedboundTimes #MedicalContent

States from California to New York have been stockpiling abortion pills as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on its first abortion case since overturning Roe v. Wade. The court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments on whether to limit the use of mifepristone, one of two drugs most commonly used for abortions in the US. At stake is access to the pill through the mail, as well as whether to curb its use from the current limit of 10 weeks pregnancy to seven weeks. In California, Governor Gavin Newsom said last year that his state will build supplies of up to 2 million misoprostol pills. New York and Maryland, two places where voters will decide whether to amend their state constitutions to protect reproductive rights this fall, have announced plans to buy 150,000 doses of misoprostol and 29,900 mifepristone pills, respectively. Oregon has 22,500 doses of mifepristone in reserves. New Mexico, where 69% of abortions are provided to patients traveling from out of state due to restrictions, has 4,383 units of misoprostol set aside — enough to cover a statewide need for nearly six months. A judgment making mifepristone less available will further limit access to legal abortion at a time when it’s already been significantly reduced in the US. Read our story for free using the gift link here: https://trib.al/l8XU8YR

5 things we don’t know about abortion in the US (but could with better reporting):  How many abortions? How many women harmed by abortion? How many late term abortions? How many mail order abortions? How many babies born alive? According to this article put out by the Charlotte Lozier Institute, Oklahoma and Minnesota were ranked one and two in the country, respectively, for the quality and timeliness of their state abortion reporting, but there is still so much across the country that goes unreported. https://lnkd.in/gqSn4kzC

Excellent article covering our debt to the Global South regarding SMA and misoprostol-only medication abortion and our need to embrace a human rights perspective informed by intersectionality and a reproductive justice framework. 👏🏼