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Feb 21

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How an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children impacts IVF

By Stephanie Sy, Shoshana Dubnow

A decision from the Alabama Supreme Court has alarmed doctors, patients and reproductive rights advocates. The court ruled that frozen embryos, created through in vitro fertilization, are legally children and thus protected. The designation of personhood could have significant repercussions…

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Feb 13

Mental health emerges as a dividing line in abortion rights initiatives planned for state ballots

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

“It’s heartbreaking to hear about these policies ignoring mental health,” said Harris, now 21. “An abortion can save someone’s life, including when they’re in a mental health emergency.”…

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Jan 23

Biden joins Harris to campaign for abortion rights in Virginia

By Colleen Long, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

While Harris and Democrats have embraced abortion as a campaign issue, many Republicans are shying away or calling for a truce, fearful of sparking more backlash from voters.

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Jan 22

WATCH: Harris targets Trump as she rallies for abortion rights in Wisconsin

By Chris Megerian, Colleen Long, Associated Press

Her trip on Monday is the first stop on a nationwide tour focused on abortion rights, a critical issue in this year's election.

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Jan 09

Watch 6:13
The increasing risk of criminal charges for women who experience a miscarriage

By Layla Quran, Maea Lenei Buhre, Amna Nawaz

An Ohio woman faces criminal charges after she had a miscarriage. Brittney Watts was 22 weeks pregnant, and her pregnancy had been deemed non-viable just days earlier, when she miscarried in the bathroom of her home. Two weeks later, she…

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Jan 02

Threats to medication abortion access drive U.S. women to stockpile pills

By Laura Ungar, Associated Press

Nationally, the average number of daily requests shot up nearly tenfold, from about 25 in the eight months before the leak to 247 after the leak.

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Dec 15

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Report gives an inside look at how the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

By Geoff Bennett, Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz, Mary Fecteau

The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade upended the landscape of reproductive rights and made it a central issue in some elections. A story from The New York Times explains some of the internal dynamics of the court, from…

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Dec 15

Watch 6:34
How medical providers are navigating the legal shifts in reproductive rights

By Amna Nawaz, Mary Fecteau, Ali Schmitz

The Supreme Court will weigh in on reproductive rights again as the justices agreed to hear a case about access to mifepristone for medication abortions. The court's decisions have immediate, real-life implications and put medical providers on the frontlines of…

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Nov 24

Timing of Ohio’s new abortion protections unclear due to pending lawsuits

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

The amendment did not repeal any existing Ohio laws relating to reproductive rights. That has prompted some anti-abortion activists to step up pressure on Republican elected officials to extend their efforts to halt, delay or significantly water it down.

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Nov 08

Here are the states where abortion access may be on the ballot in 2024

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Ohio on Tuesday became the seventh state where voters have opted to protect abortion access over the past year.

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