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  • This woman died because of an abortion ban. Americans fear they could be next.

    07/05/2022 2:19:59 PM PDT · by Morgana · 59 replies
    CNBC ^ | July 5, 2022 | Patrick Smith
    After the Supreme Court’s historic decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, some doctors are highlighting the 2012 death of a pregnant woman in Ireland and warning that the same thing could happen on a large scale in the United States. Dr. Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old Indian-born dentist, died in 2012 in Galway, on Ireland’s west coast, after she was denied an abortion by doctors who cited the country’s strict laws, despite there being no chance of her baby’s survival, according to Ireland’s official report on the case. Her death shook the foundations of the traditionally conservative and predominantly Roman Catholic...
  • Who got an abortion in Alabama in 2020? Data shows most already had at least one child

    07/05/2022 2:03:18 PM PDT · by Morgana · 9 replies
    AL.com ^ | July 5, 2022 | Sarah Swetlik
    As Alabamians wait for more news about the status of reproductive health care in the state, the most recent data from the Alabama Department of Public Health sheds light on who recently received an abortion in the state. As of June 24, essentially all abortions are banned in Alabama. The state’s law only allows exceptions when the life of the mother is at risk. While the former abortion clinics adjust to the state’s new law, residents are left with many questions. Following the leak of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health in May, abortions increased...