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Medicaid coverage for new moms gains support in GOP-controlled states

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

After years of refusing to expand Medicaid benefits for new mothers, Republican officials in more than a half-dozen states are reversing course.

California to end $54 million Walgreens contract after abortion pill dispute

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday withdrew a $54 million contract with Walgreens after the pharmacy giant indicated it would not sell an abortion pill by mail in some conservative-led states.

5 women sue Texas over abortion ban, say it endangered their lives

By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press

Five women who said they were denied abortions even when pregnancy endangered their lives are suing Texas over its abortion ban.

Walgreens won't sell an abortion pill in 20 states after threats of legal action. Here's what that means

By Tom Murphy, Associated Press

Walgreens says it will not start selling an abortion pill in 20 states that had warned of legal consequences if it did that.

News Wrap: Grand jury says one or more witnesses lied about efforts to overturn election

In our news wrap Thursday, a special grand jury in Georgia concluded one or more witnesses lied under oath about Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, police shed more light on the shootings that killed three at Michigan…

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Spain parliament approves menstrual leave, teen abortion and transgender protections

By Jennifer O'Mahony, Ciarán Giles, Associated Press

Spain's parliament has approved laws expanding abortion and trans rights for teenagers, while making Spain the first country in Europe entitling workers to paid menstrual leave.

Kentucky bill raising abortion to homicide draws Republican pushback

By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press

A Kentucky lawmaker has introduced a bill to prosecute illegal abortions as homicides. The measure drew pushback from the state's anti-abortion attorney general.

Abortion providers create mobile centers along border of state banning procedures

By Amna Nawaz, Gabrielle Hays, Mary Fecteau

In some parts of the country, access to abortion care depends on how far a person can travel. Missouri has banned the procedure, but in neighboring Illinois, abortion remains legal and providers there will soon be working along the state…

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On 50th anniversary of Roe, women's marches draw thousands across the U.S.

By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America, Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press

Women’s marches demanding abortion rights drew thousands of people across the country on Sunday, the 50th anniversary of the now-overturned Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that established federal protections for the procedure.

What the Supreme Court found in their Roe v. Wade leak investigation

By Jessica Gresko, Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Eight months, 126 formal interviews and a 23-page report later, the Supreme Court has failed to discover who leaked a draft of the court's opinion overturning abortion rights.