The prosecution of women for self-induced abortions In a March town hall, Donald Trump said he believed there should be "some form of punishment" for women who get abortions. Trump later retracted his statement, but a cry went up almost in unison from reproductive rights activists: some women are already being punished for having abortions. Unwittingly or not, women who self-induce their own abortions are operating in murky legal territory. Only seven states have some law that makes it explicitly illegal for a woman to attempt her own abortion, and in most states and at the federal level, the law says nothing at all. But that hasn't stopped individual prosecutors from going after women who self-induce abortions, or try.
Jailed for ending a pregnancy: how prosecutors get inventive on abortion
In case you missed it, here's part one in the series: 'Please, I am out of options': inside the murky world of DIY abortions Abortion rights, already under siege, are going to get worse Women are already being punished for their abortions, and the situation is likely to grow worse after Donald Trump and Mike Pence take office, Jessica Valenti writes. "Women and reproductive rights organizations should be doing all they can to steel themselves for the battles to come – not just on a policy level, but in terms of everyday needs." Abortion rights are already under siege – and it's only going to get worse Dakota Access pipeline protester seriously hurt in police standoff
A 21-year-old woman was severely injured and may lose her arm after being hit by a projectile when North Dakota law enforcement officers turned water cannon on Dakota Access pipeline protesters and threw "less-than-lethal" weapons. Sophia Wilansky was one of several hundred protesters injured during the standoff with police on Sunday on a bridge near the site where the pipeline is planned to cross under the Missouri river. Many suffered hypothermia after being hit by water cannon in below-freezing weather. Dakota Access pipeline protester seriously hurt during police standoff Five killed in elementary school bus crash Five people were killed Monday, police say, when a Chattanooga, Tennessee school bus with 35 young children aboard crashed, turned on its side and wrapped around a tree, according to the district attorney. Twenty-three children were brought to hospitals, officials said. The bus driver has been arrested and faces charges including vehicular homicide. Tennessee school bus crash: driver arrested after five children killed Tsunami warnings lifted after 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Japan Japan has lifted all tsunami warnings issued after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit off the country's east coast, as the risk of major damage appeared to pass. The earthquake struck east of Fukushima prefecture at about 6am local time on Tuesday. There were no reports of severe injuries from the quake, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The agency said the earthquake was thought to be an aftershock of the 9.0-magnitude event that devastated the same region in 2011. Fukushima: tsunami waves hit after 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits Japan And finally ... Kanye West taken to hospital for exhaustion Kanye West has reportedly been admitted to hospital for exhaustion, one day after canceling his Saint Pablo tour. The rapper ended a concert early on Saturday and criticized Beyoncé, Hillary Clinton and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Last week, he told concertgoers that he would have voted for Donald Trump had he decided to cast a ballot. Kanye West taken to hospital after canceling Saint Pablo tour | 
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