Idaho hospital to stop labor and delivery services citing “political climate” and doctor shortages

March 18, 2023 by adminmonkey

An Idaho hospital will stop labor and delivery services, citing doctor shortages and the “political climate,” the hospital announced Friday. “Highly respected, talented physicians are leaving. Recruiting replacements will be extraordinarily difficult,” Bonner General Health, located in the city of Sandpoint, said in a news release. Pregnant women who utilized Bonner General, a 25-bed hospital, … Read more

Wyoming governor signs bill banning abortion pills

March 18, 2023 by adminmonkey

Federal judge weighs banning abortion pill Federal judge to decide soon if FDA-approved abortion pill should be blocked across the country 02:12 Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill Friday night prohibiting abortion pills in the state and also allowed a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his signature. In a statement, Gordon … Read more

Wyoming governor signs measure prohibiting abortion pills

March 18, 2023 by adminmonkey

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill Friday night prohibiting abortion pills in the state and also allowed a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his signature. The pills are already banned in 13 states with blanket bans on all forms of abortion, and 15 states already have limited access … Read more

Utah bans new licenses for abortion clinics, forcing them to close by year’s end

March 16, 2023 by adminmonkey

Utah Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed H.B. 467 into law on Wednesday, which outlaws providing licenses to abortion clinics in the state, and forces those in operation to close either by year’s end or when their license expires — whichever comes first. The law will take effect on May 3. “Yesterday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox … Read more

North Dakota Supreme Court keeps in place block on state’s abortion ban

March 16, 2023 by adminmonkey

Washington — The North Dakota Supreme Court on Thursday kept in place a lower court order blocking enforcement of the state’s trigger law banning abortion while a legal challenge continues, finding the measure likely violated the North Dakota Constitution. The decision from North Dakota’s highest court came in a case brought by an abortion provider, … Read more

Texas judge weighs halting access to abortion pill

March 16, 2023 by adminmonkey

Texas judge weighs halting access to abortion pill – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal judge in Texas heard arguments in a case that could disrupt access to abortion pills nationwide. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini reports, and then Alina Salganicoff, senior vice president and director of women’s health policy at KFF, joins John … Read more

Texas judge hears arguments in abortion pill case

March 15, 2023 by adminmonkey

Texas judge hears arguments in abortion pill case – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday heard arguments over whether the Food and Drug Administration’s decades-old approval of the abortion medication drug mifepristone should be overturned. Christina Ruffini reports from Amarillo. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for … Read more

Texas Judge to Hear Arguments Against Mifepristone – NBC Chicago

March 15, 2023 by adminmonkey

A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday in a high-stakes court case that could threaten access to medication abortion and blunt the authority of U.S. drug regulators. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Texas is weighing a lawsuit from Christian conservatives aimed at overturning the Food and Drug Administration’s more than 2-decade-old approval of the abortion pill … Read more

3 Texas women sued for wrongful death after man alleges they helped his ex-wife obtain medication for an abortion

March 11, 2023 by adminmonkey

5 women sue Texas over abortion ban 5 women sue Texas, saying abortion ban put their lives in danger 02:27 Three women in Texas are being sued for wrongful death by a man who claims they helped his now-ex-wife obtain medication for an abortion. It’s another test of state-enforced bans since the U.S. Supreme court … Read more

Sen. Rick Scott weighs in against Florida proposed 6-week abortion ban, contrasting DeSantis

March 11, 2023 by adminmonkey

TAMPA, Fla. — Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Scott weighed in against several proposals backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday, including a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. In a Noticias Telemundo interview scheduled to air Friday evening, Scott said that the public supports more moderate abortion policies. A video of the full … Read more