#reproductive rights are human rights

[shiftythrifting]

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#reproductive rights are human rights #trans rights are human rights #trans pride #lgbtqia+ #roe v wade #fundraiser #thank you everyone this is very fuckin important #politics

[verymerrymart]

#verymerrymart #pro choice #human rights #reproductive rights #reproductive rights are human rights

[dontmean2bepoliticalbut]

#us politics #twitter #tweet #@elizabethlgr #ectopic pregnancy #septic uterus #miscarriages #abortions #abortion bans #reproductive health #reproductive rights are human rights #reproductive rights #women's reproductive health #women's health #women's rights #women's bodily autonomy #2022 #abortion is healthcare #abortion is a human right

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

A second judge has blocked Indiana’s abortion ban from being enforced following a lawsuit from a religious organization and five individuals who say the law violates their religious beliefs.

Marion County Superior Court Judge Heather Welch issued a preliminary injunction Friday against the state’s law banning abortion except in cases of rape or incest before the 10th week of pregnancy, to protect the life or physical health of the mother, or if the fetus has a lethal anomaly.

Indiana became the first state to pass a law banning abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. The law went into effect on Sept. 15, but another judge blocked it through an injunction a week later.

The Indiana Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on that Judge’s ruling next month to determine whether the law violates the state constitution.

In the more recent injunction, Welch found the Jewish group Hoosier Jews for Choice and five anonymous plaintiffs “substantially likely” to succeed on the merits of their arguments, according to the ruling, obtained by the Indianapolis-based NBC affiliate WTHR.

The plaintiffs argue that their exercise of religion has been substantially burdened by the abortion ban, in violation of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. That law states that a government entity cannot substantially burden someone’s religious exercise unless the entity demonstrates that it is furthering a compelling government interest and is the least restrictive means of doing so.

Hoosier Jews for Choice is made up of members who believe that Jewish law states that life does not begin at conception, and a fetus is considered part of a woman’s body until the moment of birth. Three of the anonymous plaintiffs are Jewish, one is Muslim, and one does not belong to a religious denomination but has “personal religious and spiritual beliefs.”

Welch’s ruling states that a fetus attains the status of a living person only after birth under Jewish law. It further states that Judaism recognizes certain situations when abortion should be allowed.

Welch wrote that the procedure is required under Jewish law when the pregnancy might cause serious consequences to a woman’s physical or mental health, even if there is not a physical health risk likely to cause substantial and irreversible impairments of a major bodily function.

She states that Islamic schools have different beliefs on the issue, but some Muslim scholars state that a fetus does not possess a soul until 120 days after conception. She said Muslim scholars state that obtaining an abortion for any reason within 40 days of conception is proper and appropriate.

Welch found the plaintiffs could suffer irreparable harm if an injunction is not put in place. She said the ban substantially burdens their religious exercise and is not the least restrictive measure to achieve a governmental interest.

#us politics #news #the hill #2022 #abortions #abortion bans #indiana #Judge Heather Welch #us supreme court #scotus #Hoosier Jews for Choice #WTHR #Religious Freedom Restoration Act #judaism #islam #religious freedom #reproductive health #reproductive rights #reproductive rights are human rights

[humanrightsconnected]

Share with us some resources on abortion rights and the best ones will be added to our action guide! 

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[lovealwayssay]

The society is so anti-people and I feel like every experience I’ve had recently just proves that. Internationally, a genocide is happening and we’re just funding it while arresting people pointing out how wrong it is. Nationally, the Supreme Court is deciding if a live adult woman’s life is less important than the fetus she’s pregnant with, even if the pregnancy is killing her. Personally, I witnessed the police use overly-aggressive techniques to arrest a woman while letting her toddler run away. Everywhere I turn it feels like humanity is falling apart and I don’t understand how I’m expected to just continue on living my life when this is the world I live in.

#i just want to cry and hang out with my cat and never leave my apartment #when did the world get so anti-people #maybe the world has always been this way and I’m just noticing now #palestine #from the river to the sea palestine will be free #abortion #abortion rights #reproductive rights #reproductive rights are human rights #scotus #supreme court #where is the humanity #humans have no humanity #i’m so overwhelmed #acab #tw police brutality #i hate the police #fuck the police #am I in a dystopian novel? that’s what it feals like

[positivitypeeps]

The way I see it?

The ones who have held power through hate, bigotry, and ignorance for so long? They’re scared. They’re scared because the world is growing beyond them, and they are slipping. They cannot hide behind their selfishness and privilege anymore, so they are trying to hold onto whatever measly amount of sway they have left.

Unfortunately, even a little sway can have a big impact, but in my opinion that kind of influence is fragile. It has no more strength than a piece of thread. Because this world - the one we were born into, the one we are developing together, the one we are changing just by EXISTING - has no need for them anymore.

We are a world connected across countries, across languages, across lifestyles, across socioeconomic lines, across gender and sexuality. Humans understand those who are different than them better than we ever have before, and because of that, we are sturdy against the propaganda, the ignorance, and the hate that the old and powerful try to lure us into.

It is alright to feel scared, sad, even angry. It is only natural. But do NOT give up hope. Do not believe it is a lost cause. Do not believe that there is nothing now that can be done. Do not believe that things cannot be salvaged, mended, and made even more beautiful.

Fight. Love. Believe. Lean On. Speak. Shout. Lead. Change.

Reproductive rights are human rights. Everyone stay safe. I love you all

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[babybluebanshee]

Strive to be the kind of person and live your life in a way that would infuriate "Classically" Abigail Shapiro-Roth.

#daily life with blue #i just watched tara mooknee's new video about her #and she's somehow even more insufferable than the first time i heard about her #it makes me want to be a childfree working sometimes-woman even harder than i already was #just to piss her off #if classically abby has one hater it is me #classically abby #childfree #reproductive rights #pro choice #reproductive rights are human rights

[ardatli]

If any of my American friends have a sudden need to come and visit some lighthouses or go camping in Nova Scotia, I am happy to host. We love tourists. We can pick you up from the airport, get you in touch with some great local folks, put you up on a futon for a few days, and bring you soup and tea if - for whatever reason - you start feeling lousy.

I'll also happily take vacation photos of you by the ocean so that you can show everyone who might ask, where you were that weekend.

(Post dated June 24, 2022)

#reproductive rights are human rights #I'm so sorry that it's come to this #auntie network

[jtargaryen18]

“It’s about control. If they are willing to go so far in 2022, that can only mean one thing. THEY FEAR US. Remember that.” // 💯this. ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼

#Thank you #Reproductive rights are human rights

[charlesfosterofdensen]

Please consider donating to Kentucky Health Justice Network’s Fund-a-Thon 2023! KHJN helps provide abortion access, gender affirming care, and more in a state that’s actively rolling back reproductive and trans rights. Help me help my fellow Kentuckians! Donation link is below!

#khjn #kentucky health justice network #trans rights are human rights #reproductive rights are human rights #fundraiser #mutual aid

[petertingle-yipyip]

#reproductive rights are human rights #my body my choice #one of the best signs i’ve seen #i will make this a thread

[dontmean2bepoliticalbut]

#us politics #2022 elections #2022 midterms #2022 #abortions #abortion bans #national abortion ban #reproductive health #reproductive rights are human rights #reproductive rights #gop #Republicans #conservatives #vote #vote blue #abortion is a human right

[dontmeantobepoliticalbut]

At the beginning of July, Nancy Davis started feeling nauseous. The Baton Rouge resident considered COVID-19 or the flu, then decided to take a pregnancy test just in case. She saw the two blue lines denoting a positive test and ran to the living room to tell her boyfriend. They were both elated.

But their happiness was short-lived. At the first ultrasound, at Woman’s Hospital, the largest birthing center in Louisiana, the technician looked troubled and left the room. A woman in a white coat entered. Davis knew that wasn’t good.

The doctor pointed to the top of the head. There was no skull, she told Davis, an unsurvivable condition. The doctor tried to comfort her, saying this was one of the conditions that qualifies as an exception under the state’s abortion laws. Davis, about 10 weeks into her pregnancy, was still heartbroken.

“There was nothing I would have preferred more than to have this baby,” said Davis, 36. Instead, she prepared herself to pay an estimated $5,000 for an abortion at the hospital.

But that’s not what happened. Even after doctors at the hospital said they would provide an abortion once she got the diagnosis of acrania, a rare and fatal condition, from a specialist, the hospital called to tell her it would not be able to do it, she said. The hospital directed her to a Florida abortion clinic instead, or to carry the baby to term.

'MEDICALLY FUTILE'

Davis' predicament illustrates the gray area in Louisiana's new abortion law and the administrative regulations that attempt to explain it to medical professionals and the public. They all but forbid abortion, except to save the life of the mother or when the fetus is "medically futile," according to a list of conditions issued by the state.

Acrania does not appear on the state’s list of accepted conditions for abortion. But the state also has a broad exception for any “profound and irremediable congenital or chromosomal anomaly existing in the unborn child that is incompatible with sustaining life after birth in reasonable medical judgment.”

Two physicians must sign off on the anomaly. But Woman’s still said it would not perform the abortion.

“In the absence of additional guidance, we must look at each patient’s individual circumstances and remain in compliance with all current state laws to the best of our ability,” said Caroline Isemann, a hospital spokesperson, in a statement.

That's not how some doctors have interpreted the law.

'THEY JUST WON'T FUNCTION'

“Acrania, to me, is synonymous with anencephaly, and it’s on the list,” said Dr. Cecilia Gambala, a maternal fetal medicine specialist at Tulane University School of Medicine, referring to another brain and spine defect. “There is no skull.”

Gambala said that even if hospital attorneys were uncomfortable with giving the go-ahead for an abortion based on the acrania diagnosis, they could use the broad exception that the state allows for when a fetus is incompatible with life. And acrania, in Gambala's opinion, meets that description.

"Babies can be born alive, they just won't function," Gambala said. "Their heart might be beating, they can breathe, but they have no brain tissue to actually develop as far as comprehending what's happening or reacting to anything."

GUIDANCE NEEDED

Cases like this will become more common until there is more clarity surrounding the law, whether from legislation, additional guidance from the state Health Department or litigation, said Matthew Brown, a New Orleans-based attorney specializing in health care law.

“The problem is very specific,” Brown said. “And that’s why the law doesn’t address it.”

Brown said the hospital may view the fetus as currently viable because acrania is not immediately fatal and there is still a heartbeat. It also doesn’t immediately endanger the life of the mother, even though the health risks and psychological risks are significant as the pregnancy continues.

Other hospitals may see the situation differently. Until there is more clarity, scenarios like this will continue to play out, he said.

"Any pregnant woman at this point, even the ones [who] are hoping for a healthy child and planning to give birth, is facing additional uncertainty about how they're going to be cared for under bad circumstances because of this law," Brown said.

After seeing a maternal fetal medicine specialist, Davis starting researching the condition on her own. She found devastating images of infants and fetuses who looked like they were missing parts of their heads. She read that babies with acrania are stillborn or die shortly after birth, just like her doctors told her.

“I haven’t run across a case where these babies live,” Davis said.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT

The nearest abortion clinic that can take Davis is an eight-hour drive, and would require a week's stay because she needs a consultation before the procedure.

“I can’t just get up and shoot out; I have kids,” said Davis, who has a 13-year-old and a 1-year-old and no transportation, after a hit-and-run wreck totaled her car a few months back.

Florida also bans abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy, and Davis is now nearing 14 weeks. The next-closest state, North Carolina, is a 15-hour drive.

In desperation, Davis visited Care Pregnancy Clinic, a pregnancy crisis center that discourages abortions, on Flannery Road. Staff gave her information on how to bury the baby and said their prayers were with her.

“It makes me feel horrible, like I’m alone in this,” Davis said. “It makes me feel like they just threw me to the wolves.”

After being told to go to Florida, Davis said she wanted other people to know how laws decided in the Louisiana Legislature play out in real life.

“I never in a million years thought it would affect me like this,” she said. “It seems like Louisiana is the hardest place right now to get that done. They don't even wanna say that word.”

#us politics #news #tweet #twitter #@davenewworld_2 #Louisiana #abortions #abortion bans #Florida #north carolina #nola.com #nola #acrania #stillborn #anencephaly #non-viable fetus #abortion is a human right #abortion is healthcare #2022 #reproductive rights are human rights #reproductive health #reproductive rights

[humanrightsconnected]

📣 We're excited to share our latest action guide on Abortion Rights! 🙌🏽 If you're not familiar with our previous action guides please check them out at humanrightsconnected.org/blog. The goals of our action guides are to equip our community with the knowledge and resources to get involved and stay active with a current struggle or movement. We want to support our community in being aware of and understand their rights, and how to defend them through knowledge sharing. The newest Abortion Rights action guide has case studies, global abortion data, legal framework breakdown and activist tools, plus more practical information! Visit our #HRCBlog for the full-length version (where you can also find a PDF version). Click here!

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[standingontheoverpassscreaming]

Planned Parenthood is organizing rallies to protest the overturn of Roe v. Wade across the nation for May 14th.

Find one near you in the link. If there isn’t one close by, check back as they are working to add more. If you are unable to hit the streets for any reason, they are holding a virtual rally as well.

Take action and get your friends to join you. They will have no choice but to hear us tell them their nation wants safe and legal abortions for all. Share this information and raise your voice.

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