Medication abortions account for roughly 54% of all US abortions. Despite being one of the safest medical procedures, anti-choice states have continued to eliminate access. On March 2, 2022, South Dakota gave the green light to House Bill (HB) 1318, which would further restrict access to abortions through medications. Republican Governor Kristi Noem proposed the […]
Category: Abortion
Everything You Need to Know About the Women’s Protection Act
Despite it being a month into the new year, the flurry of anti-abortion bills that passed in many states in 2021, including SB 8, remains in effect. Unfortunately, these bills have health consequences, which low-income women and women of color mostly feel. The reproductive health landscape has never looked so dim, but one promising bill […]
Justice Sonia Sotomayor Continues to Champion For Women’s Reproductive Freedom
On December 10, 2021, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to keep SB 8––a law that bans abortions after six weeks, or when a fetal heartbeat is detected––in place. The court issued two decisions. The first decision bars healthcare providers from suing the state attorney and the second states the Supreme Court will not prevent bounty-hunter […]