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After Walgreens announced on Friday that it will not distribute abortion medication at its locations in 20 states, California governor Gavin Newsom says the state won’t do business with the company. “California won’t be doing business with Walgreens—or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women’s lives at risk,” Newsom tweeted on Monday. […]
U.S. states have taken legal action in an effort to expand abortion pill access. According to Reuters, attorneys general in 12 Democratic-led states are suing the Food and Drug Administration over the restricted distribution of mifepristone. The medication is part of a two-pill regimen that’s used to terminate pregnancies within the first 10 weeks. While the second […]
An Illinois man is accused of setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic after becoming “upset” over his girlfriend’s abortion. The incident reportedly took place on the night of Jan. 15 in Peoria, Illinois, where surveillance cameras captured a man pulling up to the building in a white pickup. The U.S. Department of Justice said the video showed the suspect exit the […]
Phil Knight has chosen to back the Republican candidate in the tight Oregon governor race, Christine Drazan, who has also been outspoken about her anti-abortion views. According to The New York Times, he recently spoke about his decision to support her, despite Nike, which he co-founded, being a liberal-leaning company. When asked if being a […]
Ahead of Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season, Aaron Rodgers paid a visit to Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, where the Green Bay Packers quarterback shared his thoughts on various hot-button issues. According to SFGate, which previewed the forthcoming episode, Rodgers opened up about the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, revealing […]
Brandy Bottone is fighting another traffic ticket. The 34-year-old Texas resident made headlines this summer after she was cited for driving alone in an HOV lane reserved for vehicles with at least two occupants. Bottone told the officer she did not violate any laws, because her unborn child counted as a living person and was, therefore, entitled to […]
Latto is partnering with Planned Parenthood to support abortion rights in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. “We already know who’s going to be hurt the most by these ridiculous abortion bans,” Latto said in a statement. “Black women, Brown women, the LGBTQ+ community, and communities with low incomes. Because of this country’s […]
A mother and her teen daughter are facing felony charges after police obtained private Facebook DMs about an alleged abortion. According to the Lincoln Journal Star, authorities began investigating the two upon receiving a tip that 41-year-old Jessica Burgess had helped 17-year-old Celeste Burgess bury a fetus earlier this year. The Burgesses reportedly told police that Celeste had unexpectedly given birth to a stillborn baby while […]
A Minnesota jury ruled that a longtime pharmacist did not discriminate when he refused to fill a woman’s birth control prescription. According to NBC News, the verdict was announced Friday, nearly three years after Andrea Anderson sued George Badeaux for denying her the morning-after pill. The complaint states Anderson obtained a prescription for emergency contraception in early 2019, after […]
Pro-choice advocates have secured a crucial victory. According to the Associated Press, Kansas residents flocked to the ballot box Tuesday to protect abortion access in the state. About 59 percent of voters rejected a proposed amendment that would’ve reversed a 2019 Kansas Supreme Court ruling that determined Kansans have the right to terminate a pregnancy. The […]
