Ohio voters reject Issue 1 during August special election: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2023/08/08/ohio-issue-1-special-electionresults-voters-decide-tuesday-on-august-8-ballot-issue/70487461007/

Texas abortion bans are back in place after state appeals judge’s order: https://www.npr.org/2023/08/04/1192324395/texas-abortion-bans-lifted-temporarily-for-medical-emergencies

Telemedicine abortion provider shield laws have led to quicker shipping times for abortion pills for people living in restrictive states—from several weeks to several days: https://msmagazine.com/2023/07/24/usa-mail-abortion-pills/

Doctors emerge as a political force in the battle over abortion laws in Ohio and elsewhere: https://lailluminator.com/2023/08/04/doctors-emerge-as-political-force-in-battle-over-abortion-laws-in-ohio-and-elsewhere/

WBEZ in Chicago looks at the new hotline in Illinois created to help high-risk patients obtain abortion: https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-launching-hotline-to-help-high-risk-abortion-patients/80ff6691-4c8b-4faf-89ce-c30279b7378c

Data shows that states with the toughest abortion laws have the weakest maternal supports: https://www.npr.org/2022/08/18/1111344810/abortion-ban-states-social-safety-net-health-outcomes

How the Dobbs decision has heightened hurdles for those incarcerated while pregnant: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/abortion-denied-reproductive-injustice/

ProPublica reports on the difficulties of collecting maternal mortality data: https://www.propublica.org/article/tracking-maternal-deaths-under-abortion-bans

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that a ballot initiative that would codify the right to abortion and birth control in the state’s constitution could move forward (paywall): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/us/missouri-abortion-ballot-initiative.html

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed copies of four bills that will license free-standing birth centers, establish a doula certification program, expand access to contraceptives, protect abortion providers against legal action from other states, and safeguard online health data: https://ctmirror.org/2023/07/19/ct-reproductive-rights-bill-abortion-contraception/