#SCOTUS restores #access to #abortion pill #mifepristone through telehealth, mail & pharmacies

#law #health #medicine #AbortionIsHealthcare #WomensRights #ReproductiveRights #Republicans #ViolenceAgainstWomen
apnews.com/article/abortion-pi…

20% of women "might" regret a sterilization procedure, so the NHS often denies access.

1) The "regret" bogeyman is rolled out for any procedure deviating from social norms. For example, gender affirming care has an almost 0% regret rate, but "regret" is still used to gatekeep care. The rate of regret is not the factor. It is resistance to the idea people can choose not to follow the "norm".

2) People can choose things in life knowing they might regret them. The possibility of regret is part of our freedom. Only the person undergoing the procedure can decide if the risk is acceptable to them.

3) A life with regrets is not a lesser life. A life paternalistically shielded from regret is a diminished life.

theguardian.com/society/2026/m…

#trans #womensRights #ukpol

Woman’s fight for sterilisation raises questions over access to procedure

Critics say women face unequal treatment but others say tighter controls reflect legitimate medical concerns

^{Sarah Marsh (The Guardian)}

A manufacturer of the #AbortionMedication #mifepristone asked #SCOTUS Saturday to immediately restore full access to the medication, putting the contentious issue of #abortion back before the justices in an #election year.

#law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #health #medicine #AbortionIsHealthcare #WomensRights #ReproductiveRights #Republicans #ViolenceAgainstWomen
nytimes.com/2026/05/02/us/poli…

In Campbell Town, central Tasmania, they have a statue of Elizabeth Furlong. She was part of a farming dynasty that helped introduce Merino sheep to Australia.

I like the way the town commemorate socio economic achievement rather than politico military like so many do.

And it's good that the woman of the family gets recognition rather than being erased and eclipsed by her male relatives.

#Tasmania #lutruwita #Australia #Statue #Equality #Womensrights