Missouri AG issues order barring Planned Parenthood clinics from providing medication abortions

"AG Bailey's attempt to gin up a fake story and score political points is a clear attempt to threaten and intimidate the state's only abortion providers, but Planned Parenthood will not be deterred," leaders stated Wednesday in a press release before the desist order was issued.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_060733a8-ff7b-11ef-a0b2-f3a618ad9f17.html

I'm Old Enough to Remember... when #Trump was loudly proclaiming that "weaponizing the Justice Department" was a *bad* thing.

#AbortionRights

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/g-s1-52616

“In the year Roe v Wade was overturned, at least 200 people in the US were prosecuted for conduct relating to their pregnancies – the highest number of cases in a single year ever recorded” #AbortionRights
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/24/abortion-prosecutions-roe-v-wade

“Iowa Supreme Court said Fri the state’s strict abortion law is legal… allowing Iowa to ban most abortions after about 6 weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant” #AbortionRights
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abortion-iowa_n_667ec3fae4b0415858d6b24d

“Abortions will soon be outlawed in Arizona except in cases where a pregnant person's life is at risk. The state Supreme Court has ruled Arizona should follow a restrictive abortion law dating back to the 1860s” #AbortionRights
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/09/1243679136/arizona-abortion-court-decision-ban

“In recent months, opponents of abortion in Texas have succeeded in passing a growing number of local ordinances to prevent people from helping women travel to have abortions in nearby states that still allow the procedure” #AbortionRights #Fascism
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/us/texas-abortion-travel-bans.html

“A Mexican Supreme Court decision to end the federal ban on abortion extended a regional trend of increasing access to the procedure…

That will mean access for millions of Mexicans…” #AbortionRights
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-abortion-decriminalize-supreme-court-82cd9798abe91106fda1e7afddf91c34

“Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) argued in a court filing on Monday that he has the right to prosecute people who provide and facilitate travel for out-of-state abortion access.” #AbortionRights #HumanRights
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alabama-attorney-general-court-filing-prosecute-abortion-access-travel_n_64f14db9e4b002c036462448

“Women in 3 states have been arrested & charged for having a stillbirth or allegedly ending their pregnancies. Lawmakers in Idaho made it a crime—punishable by 2 to 5 years in prison—to help a pregnant child get an abortion in another state. And lawmakers in 7 states introduced bills seeking to classify abortion as homicide, which is punishable by death in each jurisdiction.” #AbortionRights #HumanRightshttps://theappeal.org/police-republicans-criminalize-pregnant-people-roe-abortion/

“West Virginia can restrict the sale of the abortion pill, despite federal regulators’ approval of it as a safe and effective medication, a federal judge has ruled” #AbortionRights
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-says-west-virginia-can-block-access-to-abortion-pill-despite-fda-approval_n_64e7cdf4e4b07db681964291

“Abortion will remain legal in Iowa after the state’s high court declined Friday to reinstate a law that would have largely banned the procedure, rebuffing Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds” #AbortionRights
https://apnews.com/article/iowa-abortion-law-260563ff773b721c8a51ef6cb2c4e3b8

“#Google is a willing participant and supporter of the fake clinic industry, profiting from – and even subsidizing – the anti-choice lobby’s campaigns,” CCDH’s CEO, Imran Ahmed.” #abortionrights
https://gizmodo.com/google-earned-millions-showing-ads-for-anti-abortion-ce-1850542529

“#Google has received an estimated $10.2 million over the past two years for promoting misleading anti-abortion centers in its search results, according to a new report from the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH)” #propaganda #abortionrights https://gizmodo.com/google-earned-millions-showing-ads-for-anti-abortion-ce-1850542529

“In front of an exuberant crowd, North Carolina’s Democratic governor vetoed legislation Saturday that would have banned nearly all #abortions in his state after 12 weeks of pregnancy” #abortionrights
https://apnews.com/article/abortion-north-carolina-governor-veto-rally-52f5b182890d44552a3287dee2aaf5b3

“The threat of violence against abortion providers unfortunately remains on the rise despite dozens of clinic closures across the nation,” Michelle Davidson, security director at NAF, said during a Wednesday press call. “The 2022 violence and disruption statistics indicate that anti-abortion extremists were emboldened by the SCOTUS decision and state level wins.” #AbortionRights https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abortion-clinic-violence-report_n_645c0d19e4b03e16f1a0c207

“All forms of violence ― including arson, burglary, death threats, stalking, invasions and bomb threats ― has increased significantly since 2021.

From 2021 to 2022, around the country, burglary increased by 231%, stalking of clinic staff and patients increased by 229%, arson increased by 100%, and invasions of clinics increased by 25%.” #AbortionRights #AbortionIsHealthcare https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abortion-clinic-violence-report_n_645c0d19e4b03e16f1a0c207

“Violence against abortion providers and clinics skyrocketed following the Supreme Court’s decision to repeal Roe v. Wade last year, according to a new study.” #AbortionRights https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abortion-clinic-violence-report_n_645c0d19e4b03e16f1a0c207

“The feelings of helplessness and the threat of prison time for simply doing their jobs are forcing some providers to leave Idaho. Nearly 50% of maternal health doctors in Idaho are considering leaving the state in the next year…” #AbortionRights https://www.huffpost.com/entry/idaho-abortion-ban-crisis_n_6446c837e4b011a819c2f792

“North Dakota on Monday adopted one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the US as the Republican governor Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the procedure throughout pregnancy, with slim exceptions up to six weeks’ gestation” #AbortionRights https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/24/north-dakota-passes-strictest-abortion-law