Slate covers what a second Trump presidency would mean for reproductive rights: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/02/trump-second-term-reproductive-rights-assault.html

A new report describes the care crisis in Idaho, as dozens of obstetricians have stopped practicing in the state since a near-total abortion ban took effect in August 2022: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/dozens-idaho-obstetricians-stopped-practicing-abortions-banned-study-107434428

In a majority opinion that extensively quoted the Bible, The Alabama Supreme Court ruled to confer personhood status to IVF embryos, which the court classified as “children”: https://www.commondreams.org/news/alabama-ivf

Politico provides analysis on the abortion campaigns across the U.S. and funders’ priorities: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/19/abortion-access-map-funding-00141436

States Newsroom’s legislative roundup focuses on the states that have already banned pregnancy termination and the Republican-led bills requiring government to collect reasons for abortion: https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/republican-legislators-push-bills-requiring-government-collect-reasons-abortion

Jessica Valenti dissects an Oklahoma bill that lays out Republicans’ national abortion strategy: https://jessica.substack.com/p/the-anti-abortion-blueprint

A study published in Nature Medicine looks at abortion pills prescribed via telehealth and provides more support for the FDA’s assessment that medication abortion is safe and effective: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/02/15/1231652715/abortion-pill-telehealth-supreme-court-safe-study-mifepristone

A new journal article discusses a more patient-centered approach on meeting people’s pregnancy prevention needs, suggesting removing ‘pregnancy intention screenings’ (paywall): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110400

Anti-abortion activists are buying & tracking location data; Jessica Valenti highlights the increasing necessity for digital safety: https://jessica.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-digital-dangers-post

Senate Republicans block proposed rape and incest exceptions to Missouri’s abortion ban: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/senate-republicans-block-rape-and-incest-exceptions-for-missouri-abortion-ban/article_92a45e90-c623-11ee-ba46-4bf53bd53020.html