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FILE PHOTO: A patient prepares to take Mifepristone, the first medication in a medical abortion, at Alamo Women's Clinic i...

Health Jan 31

New York doctor indicted over online prescription of abortion pill in Louisiana

By Sara Cline, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Politics Jan 24

Illustration shows flag of U.S. state North Dakota
Court rules North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be in effect during appeal

North Dakota’s abortion ban will not be enforced while the state appeals an earlier decision that found it unconstitutional, the state's highest court ruled Friday.

By Jack Dura, Associated Press

Politics Dec 20

Rachel Sweet, campaign manager for Missourians for Constitutional Freedom joins a rally in support of Amendment 3 in Missouri
Missouri judge rules state’s abortion ban is unenforceable after constitutional amendment

Missouri is one of five states where voters approved ballot measures in the 2024 general election to add the right to an abortion to their state constitutions.

By Associated Press

Politics Aug 25

Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Asheboro
Vance says Trump would veto a bill that establishes a federal abortion ban

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance says Donald Trump would not support a national abortion ban if elected president and would veto such legislation if it landed on his desk.

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Politics Jun 12

South Carolina state senators debate a six week abortion ban in Columbia
These GOP lawmakers helped defeat South Carolina’s near-total abortion ban. Now they’re losing their reelection bids

Statewide polling has indicated a near total ban doesn’t have wide support. But turnout was low and races were in Republican-drawn districts, where experts say voters tend to be more fervent about issues like abortion.

By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

May 04

Why abortion bans in Florida and Arizona disproportionately affect the Latina population

By Mel Leonor Barclay, The 19th

While Arizona’s total abortion ban will be in effect only temporarily, it highlights how many Latino people live in states with restrictions on abortion before fetal viability.

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Jan 25

Wisconsin Republicans approve bill banning abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy

By Todd Richmond, Associated Press

The proposal now goes to the Republican-controlled state Senate, where it's unclear whether it has enough support to pass. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers tweeted after the Assembly vote that he will veto the bill if it reaches him.

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Dec 30

Judge rules that lawsuit challenging Idaho’s abortion ban can move forward

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

An Idaho judge on Friday denied a request by the state's top legal chief to throw out a lawsuit, spearheaded by four women and several physicians, seeking to clarify the exemptions tucked inside the state's broad abortion ban.

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Dec 16

After judge blocked enforcement of Ohio’s abortion ban, state Supreme Court dismisses challenge to that order

By Associated Press

The ruling moves action in the case back to Hamilton County Common Pleas, where abortion clinics asked Judge Christian Jenkins this week to throw out the law following voters' decision to approve enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution. The…

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Dec 09

Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court’s order allowing woman’s emergency abortion

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday night put on hold a judge's ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, throwing into limbo an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the…

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