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Tag: TRAP laws
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Mother Jones | By Becca Andrews | June 29, 2020
ABC news | By Alexandra Svokos | June 29, 2020
ABC News | By Alexandra Svokos | June 21, 2020
O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law | By: Rebecca Reingold | March 9, 2020
Center for American Progress | By Jamille Fields Allsbrook and Nora Ellman | February 6, 2020
This article by the Center for American Progress provides a detailed overview of all aspects of this court case. It reviews a brief history of SCOTUS precedent on abortion rights and discusses the trajectory of this case through the courts up to the Supreme Court. This piece also examines the potential impacts of this case on numerous groups of people, including those in the south, people of color, low-income people, those with disabilities, young populations, and TGQN folks.
BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health | By Nichole Austin and Sam Harper | Mar 9, 2018
This paper is a systematic review of the existing literature on the health impacts of TRAP laws. For those interested in scholarly resources, this is a useful article to understand the strengths and limitations of current evidence regarding the health impact of TRAP laws.
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TRAPPED
Documentary | 2016
This film, made by Dawn Porter, focuses on the battle over TRAP laws in Alabama and Texas before the Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt Supreme Court decision. Told from the perspective of physicians, clinic owners, and staff of the abortion clinics who are threatened to close, this documentary portrays the impacts of TRAP laws, which began passing in mass around 2011. This film also features interviews with the legal team that proceeded to argue Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt before the Supreme Court. Available for rent on Amazon.
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The Last Clinic
Documentary | Maisie Crow and Alissa Quart | Jan 2013
In this short film, award-winning filmmaker and photographer Maisie Crow and writer Alissa Quart document the effects of the abortion restrictions in Mississippi that threaten their last standing abortion clinic. This documentary portrays the lives of clinic doctors, protestors, as well as patients coming to the clinic for services. You can rent this movie for $3.99.
The Abortion Library 