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Abortions are up in the US. It's a complicated picture as women turn to pills, travel
Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, most Republican-controlled states have implemented bans or deep restrictions on abortions.
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In states that ban abortion, social safety net programs often fail families
Tennessee has a nearly total abortion ban and a porous safety net for mothers and young children. GOP state leaders in Tennessee and other states that banned abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 argue that they are bolstering services for families. Recent research and an analysis by The Associated Press has found that from...
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Abortion opponents shift focus to pills with lawsuits, proposed laws and possible federal action
The battles over abortion in the U.S. are increasingly focusing on the pills that are now the most common way pregnancies are ended.
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Texas' abortion pill lawsuit against New York doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine
Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a Texas woman via telemedicine. It appears to be the first challenge in the U.S. to a state shield law that’s intended to protect prescribers in Democratic-controlled states from being punished by states with abortion bans.
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Why abortions rose after Roe was overturned
Contrary to many predictions, abortions did not decline nationally after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. Here’s what’s behind the trend.
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Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy
A judge has struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy.
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Study maps how nonprofit religious groups set up facilities near abortion clinics
When patients who have appointments at the Planned Parenthood in Carbondale, Illinois, are late, staff members often know where to find them — at the crisis pregnancy center right next door.
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How Trump's victory could change abortion rights in America
Trump could further restrict or effectively ban abortion on the federal level through methods that won’t require Congress to pass new legislation.
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What Trump's victory could mean for the future of abortion rights
President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in an election in which abortion rights were a heavy focus raises major questions about what might come next for abortion access in the U.S.
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How states have voted on abortion measures across the country
Some states have added abortion rights to their Constitution, while two have rejected measures.
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Abortion rights measure fails in Florida
While a majority of voters supported the ballot measure, the yes votes fell just short of the 60% needed to pass.
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John Legend says Chrissy Teigen's life was ‘in danger' before abortion
John Legend recently shared more details about the late-term abortion his wife Chrissy Teigen had in September 2020 when they lost baby boy Jack: “She was bleeding out.”
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Judge blocks Florida surgeon general from threatening TV stations over abortion rights ad
The ad encourages people to vote “yes” on a ballot initiative that would override the state’s abortion ban.
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Judge blocks Florida from threatening TV stations over abortion ad: ‘It's the First Amendment, stupid'
In a sharply worded ruling, U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker issued a temporary restraining order calling threats by the Florida Department of Health “unconstitutional coercion.”
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Abortion rights are on ballots again as Supreme Court fallout continues
Maryland is one of 10 states with abortion-related measures on the ballot in November, most of which would protect abortion rights.
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Abortion passes inflation as top election issue for women under 30, survey finds
A survey has found that abortion has passed inflation to become the top issue in the presidential election for women younger than 30.
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Courts keep weighing in on abortion. This year's elections could mean even bigger changes
The issue remains legally and politically fraught two years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and overruled the nationwide right to abortion.
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Georgia Supreme Court restores near-ban on abortions while state appeals
The Georgia Supreme Court has halted a ruling striking down the state’s near-ban on abortions while the state appeals.
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Supreme Court nixes Biden administration appeal in Texas emergency abortion case
The justices kept in place a lower court order that said hospitals cannot be required to provide pregnancy terminations that would violate Texas law.
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Catholic hospital in California illegally denied emergency abortion, state attorney general says
California’s attorney general is suing a Catholic hospital, saying that Providence St. Joseph Hospital illegally denied emergency abortion care to a woman. Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the complaint Monday in Humboldt County Superior Court. Anna Nusslock was rushed to Providence in Eureka after her water broke 15 weeks into her pregnancy with twins. The lawsuit said the doctor at...