Read this smart and comprehensive piece on abortion pills/ shield law providers by Amy Littlefield thenation.com/article/societ…

Florida’s new six-week abortion ban may push more out-of-state patients to Virginia or the D.C. region, reproductive rights advocates say. They’ve spent a year preparing for what they believe is a likely new influx. wamu.org/story/24/05/07…

HUGE: A federal judge today denied Alabama AG Steve Marshall's request to dismiss a lawsuit challenging his threat to prosecute those who help people obtain abortions out of state, citing the constitutional right to travel and the First Amendment. lawdork.com/p/alabama-righ…

Congratulation to Peter Wallsten and his The Washington Post team for their amazing reporting on the gun of choice of mass killers -- the AR 15

No reason, but thinking about what it was like to spend so much of summer/fall 2020 covering the George Floyd protests for DCist and WAMU. It was so hard, but I was so proud of our newsroom’s ability to witness and report for our community as thoroughly as we did.

This lede from Caroline Kitchener.

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AZ’s state legislature voted to repeal the state’s 1864 pre-Roe, near-total abortion ban

But due to procedural rules that delay the start of new laws, the ban may still temporarily take effect in June, leading to months of uncertainty

From Tara Kavaler
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In Florida, abortion is illegal for anyone past 6 weeks.

I met a woman who learned she was pregnant a week and a half ago. Today, at 6 weeks & 0 days, she got an abortion.

She was the sole patient the clinic treated. The doctor came in just for her.

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Florida’s 6-week ban takes effect today, halting most abortions in the third most populous state.

I witnessed women crying and pleading for help in the final hours at a FL clinic yesterday — where a 24-hour waiting period meant they were already too late. washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05…

🚨 Florida’s six-week abortion ban takes effect Wednesday.

One clinic just told me they have 70-80 patients on the schedule Monday.

They usually see 10-15.

“I think that should be a matter between the mother and her doctor,” said Tony, a two-time Trump voter.

Read Hannah Knowles on the efforts to put abortion on the ballot in Arkansas, where abortion has been banned for almost 2 years. washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

'We’ve already voted on this. It’s a waste of time.' - Arizona Rep. Jacqueline Parker (R), when her Republican colleague tried to bring the 1864 abortion ban up for a vote to repeal.