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Florida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
The new ban has an exception for saving a woman's life, as well as in cases involving rape and incest, but Roberts said health care workers are still prevented from performing an abortion on a nonviable pregnancy that they know may become deadly - such as when the fetus is missing organs or implanted outside the uterus - until it actually becomes deadly.
Florida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
Florida enacts a controversial six-week abortion ban, alarming doctors and activists who fear it restricts crucial healthcare access. Concerns arise over exceptions and potential dangers posed to women's health, with fears that skilled practitioners may leave the state. Meanwhile, a proposed constitutional amendment seeks to protect abortion rights, igniting political debates.
Trump declines to endorse a national abortion ban and says it should be left to the states
Donald Trump declined to lay out a timeline for when he believes abortion should be banned. He went on to describe the current legal landscape, in which different states have different restrictions following the US Supreme Court decision ending Roe v. Wade.
Did Donald Trump shift stance on abortion rights amid tightening poll numbers?
Abortion continues to be a divisive topic, with Republicans pushing for stricter regulations, like the upcoming ban on abortions after six weeks in Florida. Analysts speculate that abortion rights could play a significant role in upcoming US Presidential Elections.
Judges in Trump-related cases face unprecedented wave of threats
Right-wing websites painted Lamberth, appointed to the bench by Republican President Ronald Reagan, as part of a "deep state" conspiracy to destroy Trump and his followers. Calls for his execution cropped up on Trump-friendly websites. "Traitors get ropes," one wrote. After he issued a prison sentence to a 69-year-old Idaho woman who pleaded guilty to joining the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, his chambers' voicemail filled with death threats. One man found Lamberth's home phone number and called repeatedly with graphic vows to murder him.
Data brokers know everything about you: what FTC case against ad tech giant Kochava reveals
Kochava, the self-proclaimed industry leader in mobile app data analytics, is locked in a legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its secretive data acquisition and AI-aided analytics practices. The FTC's recently amended complaint reveals that Kochava collects and sells sensitive location and personal data, which allows it to predict and influence consumer behavior.
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ETtech Explainer: Google updates could give users more control over location data
The move to store sensitive location data on-device means the tech giant will not have the database to provide access to authorities who have the ‘geofence warrant’.
Ohio's contentious battle over reproductive rights and the controversy surrounding 'partial-birth abortions'
Ohio is currently engaged in a heated debate over reproductive rights, with the term "partial-birth abortion" taking center stage. Opponents of a constitutional amendment vote scheduled for November 7 are expressing concerns about the amendment's implications, using the term to argue against it. However, it is important to clarify that "partial-birth abortion" is a colloquial term for a medical procedure known as dilation and extraction (D&X), which is already banned in the United States.
ISRO's Milestone Moment: Gearing up for first test vehicle abort mission in Gaganyaan program
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing for a major milestone in the Gaganyaan program with the first test vehicle abort mission, TV-D1. The mission, scheduled for October 21, will utilize an unpressurized crew module (CM) resembling the actual Gaganyaan CM. The primary objective is to simulate abort conditions during the ascent trajectory. The success of this mission will pave the way for further qualification tests and unmanned missions, leading to the first Gaganyaan mission with Indian astronauts.
Supreme Court to decide fate of Mifepristone: A deep dive into Texas abortion medication lawsuit
At the center of the Texas medication abortion lawsuit lies mifepristone, a drug developed by Danco Laboratories, embroiled in a contentious legal battle that has the potential to shape the future of abortion access in the United States.
US watchdog to announce plans to regulate 'surveillance industry'
President Joe Biden last year called on the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to help protect the data privacy of women seeking reproductive healthcare who may face law enforcement action in some states.
World's biggest abortion pill seller has a dark India link it might not be able to shake
More than 30 samples of drugs made by Delhi-based Synokem Pharmaceuticals Ltd. — including generic abortion pills, an antibiotic and anti-seizure medicines — have failed quality tests conducted by Indian regulators and public health researchers since 2018, according to government records and data reviewed by Bloomberg News. The samples contained impurities, lacked the right amount of active ingredient or failed to meet other international standards designed to ensure that medicine is safe and effective, the records show.
Dollar holds firm ahead of U.S. durable goods, housing data
The US dollar was steady against major currencies as traders looked ahead to US data that may determine the timing of interest rate hikes. The crisis in Russia had pushed the greenback to a 15-month high against the rouble, whilst U.S. data released this week includes new orders for durable goods, housing figures, and consumer surveys from The Conference Board and University of Michigan. Commenting on the expected US dollar performance, Masafumi Yamamoto, chief currency strategist at Mizuho Securities, said, "If the US economic data comes out on the strong side, then further pricing in for the two rate hikes will push up the dollar.
Judge tosses FTC lawsuit accusing broker of unfair geolocation data sales
In a 35-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Lynn Winmill granted a motion the Idaho-based company filed in October by ruling the FTC complaint lacks sufficient allegations to state a claim. The FTC failed to allege Kochava's data sales created "significant risk" of concrete harm, order said, allowing the trade regulator 30 days to amend its arguments.
US Supreme Court extends access to abortion pill to Friday
The Biden administration and New York-based Danco Laboratories, the maker of the drug, want the nation's highest court to reject limits on mifepristone's use imposed by lower courts, at least as long as the legal case makes it way through the courts. They say women who want the drug and providers who dispense it will face chaos if limits on the drug take effect. Depending on what the justices decide, that could include requiring women to take a higher dosage of the drug than the FDA says is necessary.
Japan aborts launch of new rocket carrying missile sensor
The main engine of the rocket, which is carrying an observation satellite and an experimental sensor to detect missile launches, had already ignited when the launch was halted, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said. "I know many people were waiting for and looking forward to this day. I'm so sorry. We also feel extremely regretful and frustrated," JAXA project manager Masashi Okada said at a news conference as he wiped away tears.
Japan aborts launch of 1st H3 rocket carrying defense censor
Friday's launch problem at the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan is a setback for Japan's space program, which suffered an earlier failed launch in October of an Epsilon-series rocket.
GoodRx leaked user health data to Facebook and Google, FTC says
From 2017 to 2020, GoodRx uploaded the contact information of users who had bought certain medications, like birth control or erectile dysfunction pills, to Facebook so that the drug discount app could identify its users' social media profiles, the FTC said in a legal complaint.
Abortions Onscreen report finds TV underrepresents most common form of abortion methods
TV abortions are not representing the most common abortion methods enough, a report has concluded. They are dramatized onscreen and are not all real.
US lawmakers question Facebook, Instagram over removal of abortion posts
Both Facebook and Instagram reportedly removed numerous users' posts about abortion services.
Impassioned Biden signs order on abortion access
The actions Biden outlined are intended to head off some potential penalties that women seeking abortion may face after the ruling, but his order cannot restore access to abortion in the more than a dozen states where strict limits or total bans have gone into effect. About a dozen more states are set to impose additional restrictions.
Abortions shrink by 40% during Covid-19 pandemic
The first year of lockdown witnessed a drop of 40% to 20,886 from an average of 35,000 abortions annually (April-March). However, in the succeeding year (April 2021-March 2022), the number rose to 28,804 as per Chetan Kothari, a Mumbai resident who got the information from the BMC under the RTI Act.
Google says it will delete location data when users visit abortion clinics
The overturning of Roe has more broadly renewed questions about how much data and digital trails people have produced, which could be used to surveil or target those who try and get an abortion
Google to delete user location history on abortion clinic visits, domestic violence shelters to protect health privacy
Google said it would delete users' location history amid privacy fears.
View: In Red v Blue America, guns are shown more mercy than women
A day before sending women back in time, the same conservative majority struck down a 108-year-old New York state law restricting who can carry a 'concealed' gun in public. Again, the people in the state supported the restriction. But no matter. What's another mass shooting among friends? Already at a staggering 246 mass shootings with six months to go, 2022 is set to surpass 2021 with 692 mass shootings.
US tech industry frets about handing data to states prosecuting abortion
The concern reflects how the data collection practices of companies like Alphabet Inc's Google, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc and Amazon.com Inc have the potential to incriminate abortion-seekers for state laws that many in Silicon Valley oppose.
U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade abortion landmark
The court, in a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative majority, upheld a Republican-backed Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks. The vote was 5-4 to overturn Roe, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing separately to say he would have upheld the Mississippi law but not taken the additional step of erasing the precedent altogether.
View: Is the US Supreme Court using ‘federal overreach over rights of states’ to make abortion illegal?
Prior to the 1973 Roe vs Wade case, abortion was governed by individual states, and was largely restricted. The Roe judgment articulated that even though the right to abortion was not explicitly mentioned in the US Constitution, it could be inferred from certain amendments to the constitution and prior opinions of the court.
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