A new law in Connecticut allows pharmacists to prescribe birth control: https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/new-law-allows-pharmacists-to-prescribe-birth-control/3049898/

New analysis from CalMatters, including that “crisis pregnancy centers” outnumber abortion clinics 11 to 2 in rural areas of California: https://calmatters.org/health/2023/06/crisis-pregnancy-centers-california/

Jessica Valenti describes how “[abortion] exceptions are deliberately vague and narrowly defined so that it’s near-impossible to use them”: https://jessica.substack.com/p/the-exceptions-lie

A recent example of care being denied despite the fetus having an abnormality that is specifically listed in the state’s abortion ban exception (paywall): https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/louisiana-abortion-laws-prevent-healthcare-access-baby-forming-without-skull/article_ed2dcee2-096c-11ee-8321-5b7163addb32.html

It’s Time to Call Abortion Bans What They Are—Torture and Cruelty (soft paywall): https://www.thenation.com/article/society/abortion-bans-torture-cruelty/

Abortion bans are confusing doctors about what’s still legal. Reveal investigates the effects on pregnant women and the growing influence of anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers: https://revealnews.org/podcast/the-post-roe-health-care-crisis/

Katha Pollitt discusses abortion and contraception on The Daily Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pkz4jrV7c8

An example of how the Dobbs decision has impacted some small, blue-state towns near red-state borders: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2023/06/04/carbondale-illinois-abortion-clinics/70180040007/

“…restrictive policies are not eliminating abortions. They’re shifting where procedures occur”: https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/4038670-im-a-doctor-once-a-patient-is-sick-enough-for-abortion-its-often-too-late/

AP News reveals what’s going on with Kansas’ “Biased Counseling Scheme” designed to discourage patients from getting abortions and to stigmatize patients who terminate their pregnancies https://apnews.com/article/abortion-kansas-waiting-period-medication-reversal-1f0f5fad64b4180997d0f32a32d047dd