Arkansas and South Dakota reported zero abortions in 2023, while Idaho recorded just five, marking a dramatic decline following abortion bans. While anti-abortion activists celebrate the numbers, medical professionals call them misleading, pointing to self-managed abortions and emergency procedures that go uncounted.
With concerns over reproductive rights growing under Donald Trump’s administration, more young women are opting for permanent sterilization. Social media platforms are seeing a rise in discussions about tubal ligations and salpingectomies, as women under 30 seek doctors willing to perform the procedures without resistance.
The North Dakota House rejected four abortion-related bills Wednesday, including a controversial personhood measure that would have allowed women to be charged with murder for obtaining an abortion.
Religious leaders and advocates gathered at Kentucky’s Capitol to protest the state’s near-total abortion ban, arguing that it infringes on religious freedom and disproportionately affects marginalized communities.
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