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Jul 26 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
#BREAKING: We just filed a case in Georgia state court against the state’s 6-week abortion ban. Last week a federal appellate court allowed the extreme law to go into immediate effect, causing a devastating crisis as clinics were forced to turn away patients &cancel appointments.
Since #SCOTUS overturned Roe last month, a domino effect of bans has decimated abortion access in the south and across the U.S. A six-week abortion ban is particularly dangerous in Georgia, where the maternal mortality rate is alarmingly high, especially among Black Georgians.
Additionally, forced pregnancy can derail people's education, career and life plans, resulting in greater economic hardship for the pregnant person, their children, and their families. #AbortionIsEssential
“In Georgia, abortion providers were forced to cancel appointments overnight following the appellate court ruling that allowed this abortion ban to take effect immediately, throwing patients into a state of panic and confusion...” —Nancy Northup, Center president and CEO
“With this new lawsuit, we're fighting for them and the countless others who need access to time-sensitive, essential health care.” —Nancy Northup, Center president and CEO
Read our full statement and learn more about this new lawsuit here: reproductiverights.org/georgia-doctor…

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NEW REPORT: A study by the Center and our partners examines the impact of COVID-19 in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi & Uganda, revealing that low-income communities struggled with accessing reproductive health care during the pandemic.

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Jul 21
#BREAKING: A state court in Louisiana has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the state’s "trigger bans" from taking effect while litigation continues. This means abortion clinics in the state will be able to continue providing abortion services while the case plays out.
“Today’s decision will allow so many people in Louisiana + neighboring states to continue to chart their own lives & futures. Patients have been terrified that any day these bans might take effect again & they’ll be left with no options...” —Jenny Ma, Center Senior Staff Attorney
“But this ruling means doctors can provide healthcare that is best for their patients, and not be subject to laws that are so ambiguous that they don’t know how they can do their jobs...” —Jenny Ma, Center Senior Staff Attorney
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Jul 20
Today allies in the U.S. House introduced the Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act. This crucial legislation will support those who need to travel hundreds of miles for abortion care as access has been decimated across the U.S. following the #SCOTUS decision that overturned #Roe.
Since #Roe fell, six states have made abortion totally illegal and many more have made it virtually inaccessible. People are now forced to travel 100+ miles to access abortion, which increases cost and wait times, and pushes care out of reach for those working to make ends meet.
The people harmed most are those who already face discrimination when accessing health care–particularly Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, young people, women, people in rural areas, individuals in the LGBTQI+ community, immigrants, and people living on lower incomes.
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Jul 20
#BREAKING: In a highly unprecedented move, an appeals court blocked a lower court's injunction on a six-week abortion ban in Georgia. This means the state’s six-week ban takes effect today, pushing abortion out of reach for Georgians before many even know they’re pregnant.
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#BREAKING: A federal district court in #Arizona has blocked a “personhood” law—one that would grant rights to fetuses, embryos, and fertilized eggs—from being used to criminalize abortion services.
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In 2021, the Center and its partners filed a lawsuit to challenge a harmful abortion ban that put providers and pregnant people at risk of being prosecuted. #BansOffOurBodies #AbortionIsEssential
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