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From student debt to Bono, here are 6 updates on 2022 NewsHour stories

By Hannah Grabenstein

As the year comes to a close, the PBS NewsHour followed up on six stories we reported on in 2022.

Kansas Planned Parenthood takes step toward telemedicine abortions

By John Hanna, Associated Press

A Planned Parenthood affiliate says it has started teleconferences with off-site doctors for patients seeking medication abortions at one of its Kansas clinics.

Iowa judge blocks effort to ban most abortions in the state

By Associated Press

A state judge has blocked an effort to ban most abortions in Iowa by upholding a court decision made three years ago. Judge Celene Gogerty found that there was no process for reversing a permanent injunction that blocked the abortion…

Biden effort to protect abortion access hindered by strict state laws

By Amanda Seitz, Colleen Long, Associated Press

The Biden administration is searching for ways to safeguard abortion access for millions of women, but those efforts are bumping up against strict new state laws enacted in the months after the Supreme Court stripped the constitutional right.

Abortion-rights groups prepare for more battles following 2022 victories

By Sara Burnett, Associated Press

Emboldened by the results of November's midterms, abortion rights supporters say they are preparing for even bigger fights in state legislatures and pivotal elections to come.

Indiana AG seeks punishment for doctor who provided abortion to 10-year-old rape survivor

By Tom Davies, Associated Press

Bernard’s lawyers argue Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, who is stridently anti-abortion, has been spreading false or misleading information about the doctor with his investigation allegations for several months.

Georgia Supreme Court reinstates ban on abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy

By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press

The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated the state's ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.

Indiana doctor defends actions in 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion

By Tom Davies, Associated Press

An Indianapolis doctor who provided abortion drugs to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio has defended her actions before a judge in the case that drew national attention in the weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade…

Lawmakers urge action after report of 2014 Supreme Court leak

By Associated Press

The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman is among those urging action in response to a report that a former anti-abortion leader knew in advance the outcome of a 2014 Supreme Court case involving health care coverage of contraception.

Senate same-sex marriage legislation clears key hurdle

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages has crossed a major Senate hurdle, putting Congress on track to take the historic step of ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.