abortion

<p>So a fetus is a person when trying to deny women rights, but not when the hospital&#x27;s wallet is on the line? It&#x27;s obvious the true ideology here is about controlling women and nothing more.</p><p>Aiming to limit damages, Catholic hospital argues a fetus isn&#x27;t the same as a &#x27;person&#x27;<br><a href="https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/04/09/aiming-to-limit-damages-catholic-hospital-argues-a-fetus-isnt-the-same-as-a-person/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/04/09/aiming-to-limit-damages-catholic-hospital-argues-a-fetus-isnt-the-same-as-a-person/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">4/09/aiming-to-limit-damages-catholic-hospital-argues-a-fetus-isnt-the-same-as-a-person/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#abortion</a> <a href="/tags/womensrights/" rel="tag">#womensrights</a> <a href="/tags/abortionishealthcare/" rel="tag">#abortionishealthcare</a> <a href="/tags/catholic/" rel="tag">#catholic</a> <a href="/tags/prolife/" rel="tag">#prolife</a> <a href="/tags/prochoice/" rel="tag">#prochoice</a> <a href="/tags/fetalpersonhood/" rel="tag">#fetalpersonhood</a> <a href="/tags/hospital/" rel="tag">#hospital</a> <a href="/tags/liability/" rel="tag">#liability</a> <a href="/tags/lawsuit/" rel="tag">#lawsuit</a></p>

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<p>A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.<br>---</p><p>In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-abortion-laws-ciji-graham?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-abortion-laws-ciji-graham?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nor</span><span class="invisible">th-carolina-abortion-laws-ciji-graham?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/northcarolina/" rel="tag">#NorthCarolina</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a></p>

<p>Oh, look!</p><p>The Republicans have played the next card in the poker game <a href="/tags/chuckschumer/" rel="tag">#ChuckSchumer</a> got his <a href="/tags/bandofeight/" rel="tag">#BandOfEight</a> <a href="/tags/democrat/" rel="tag">#Democrat</a> dupes to play into</p><p>And guess what card the <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> wants to play?</p><p>&quot;MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com‬</p><p>NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.&quot;</p><p>The Republicans are willing give back the <a href="/tags/aca/" rel="tag">#ACA</a> in exchange for ... wait for it ... more restrictions on <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a></p><p>Good job, <a href="/tags/schumer/" rel="tag">#Schumer</a>, you moron</p>

<p>Women With High-Risk Pregnancies Have Limited Options Under Abortion Bans<br>---</p><p>Our reporting has found that abortion bans generally don’t include exceptions that cover health concerns pregnant women with chronic conditions can face — or if they do, doctors aren’t using them.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/high-risk-pregnancies-chronic-conditions-abortion-bans?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/high-risk-pregnancies-chronic-conditions-abortion-bans?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/hig</span><span class="invisible">h-risk-pregnancies-chronic-conditions-abortion-bans?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/pregnancy/" rel="tag">#Pregnancy</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a></p>

<p>New training from a Texas regulator about when doctors can legally terminate a pregnancy comes nearly five years after the state passed its abortion ban in 2021.</p><p>Experts contend the guidance can’t capture all complications that arise in pregnancy.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-medical-board-abortion-training-doctors?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/texas-medical-board-abortion-training-doctors?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tex</span><span class="invisible">as-medical-board-abortion-training-doctors?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>