First Thing: UN urged to intervene after erasure of US abortion rights

Rights groups says overturn of constitutional right violates US's UN obligations. Plus, surge in pro-bono Ukraine lobbying

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Top human rights organizations are calling on the United Nations to intervene over the erasure of abortion rights in the US.

Litany of damning incidents since Roe v Wade was overturned. One patient in Wisconsin was left to bleed at home for 10 days after a miscarriage, several patients had to travel out of state for an abortion after being refused care for ectopic pregnancies, and others were denied chemotherapy care due to pregnancy.

Surge in pro-bono Ukraine lobbying. I don't recall a comparable surge in pro-bono work for any foreign principal," said David Laufman, who previously oversaw the Foreign Agents Registration Act (Fara) enforcement at the justice department.