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Trump supports birth control without a prescription

By Jill Colvin and David Sharp, Associated Press

Donald Trump says he believes women should be able to obtain birth control without a prescription.

With Pence pick, Trump just made women's health a top-tier election issue

By David Nather, STAT

Donald Trump may have just made women’s health a bigger issue in the 2016 election.

Trump adviser says women should be the ones to decide on abortion

By Associated Press

One of Donald Trump's potential running mates said Sunday that women should be the ones to decide whether or not to have abortions.

Abortion rights activists hail Supreme Court ruling against doctor restrictions

By PBS News Hour

In the Supreme Court’s biggest abortion case in nearly 25 years, the justices voted 5-3 to strike down a Texas law — widely copied in other states — that imposed tight restrictions on family planning centers and doctors who perform…

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Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion clinic regulations

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court struck down Texas' widely replicated regulation of abortion clinics Monday in the court's biggest abortion case in nearly a quarter century.

SCOTUS to rule Monday on Texas abortion case

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

It’s expected to be the justices’ final meeting before they disperse on their summer breaks.

Doctors lack access to abortion medical training in Texas

By Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media

As the number of doctors in Texas dwindles, medical educators have raised the alarm about the need to train the next generation.

Oklahoma lawmakers fail to make doctor-performed abortions a felony

By Associated Press

Doctors who perform abortions in Oklahoma won't be guilty of a felony after the state Senate didn't try to override Republican Gov. Mary Fallin's veto of a bill to make it a felony crime.

S.C. governor signs bill banning most abortions after 20 weeks

By News Desk

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signed a bill into law Wednesday that bans most abortions after 20 weeks.

Oklahoma lawmakers pass bill making abortion a felony for doctors

By Corinne Segal

A measure that Oklahoma state legislators approved Thursday would make abortion a felony for physicians, with potential penalties that include a three-year jail sentence and removal of their medical license.