Eileen McNamara, Globe Staff
Florida Constitution Protects Abortion Rights, Court Rules;Parental-Consent Law for Minors OverturnedRuth MarcusDan Balz
While no state requires parental consent for contraception, the abortion laws for teens vary greatly by state. Some states require parental notification, others require consent, and some states don't require any type of parental involvement.Most states have special provisions for teens who experience...
In 1972, California voters added a “right to privacy” to the state constitution. Since then, the state Supreme Court has interpreted that “right to privacy” as a right to access abortion, allow minors to get an abortion without their parents’ permission and use public funding for ...
Texas doesn’t care how many women die because of its terrible laws: Over the course of six hours on June 11, 2023, Porsha Ngumezi had bled so much in the emergency department…that she’d needed two transfusions. She was…“passing large clots the size of grapefruit”…[and her] mot...
In May 2022, Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont signed first-in-the-nationreproductive rights legislationmaking Connecticut an abortion sanctuary state. Starting July 1, medical providersare shielded from lawsin other states that have outlawed abortion, as are patients who travel to the state for abortion ...
Some Trump allies in Florida revealed their plans for voting on Amendment 4, which would enshrine the right to an abortion into the state's constitution.
in cases of rape or incest, while others argue that all abortion is murder. Within the pro-choice movement, some activists contend that no restrictions should be placed on abortion, while others support laws requiring a waiting period before abortions can be performed or that minors obtain ...
Under the rallying cry of "reproductive freedom," they began to demand an outright repeal of existing state laws and unobstructed access for women to abortion. The increase in abortion-related cases before the courts eventually resulted in the need for clarification of the law by the Supreme ...
Bordering states of Wyoming and Oklahoma have passed abortion bans, and Utah has severely restricted transgender care for minors.Many states with abortion or transgender care bans are also criminalizing traveling to states for the purpose of accessing legal health care.The contradicting laws are ...