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Health May 26

Indiana doctor reprimanded for speaking about abortion provided to 10-year-old rape victim

By Ali Rogin, Tess Conciatori

Politics May 02

A portrait of the late Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is displayed as he lies in repose during a private ceremony in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2019 Photo by Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens’ private papers made open to the public

A wide-ranging selection of papers that belonged to liberal Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is opening to researchers at the Library of Congress.

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

Politics Apr 27

Debbie Jeffreys of Metairie, Louisiana, holds a sign during nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, at Duncan Plaza in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., May 14, 2022. Photo by Kathleen Flynn/REUTERS
North Dakota’s latest attempt at abortion ban likely to face lawsuit

The state joins a handful that have passed new abortion bans this year — and several that have tweaked their abortion policy as the landscape continues to shift in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturning the…

By Trisha Ahmed, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Politics Apr 10

Kathy Thomas holds an “abortion is healthcare” sign during the Women's March protest outside of the Federal Courthouse against U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk as he hears a motion by anti-abortion groups led by Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine to pull mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortion, off the market, in Amarillo, Texas, U.S., March 15, 2023. Photo by Annie Rice/REUTERS
Next abortion battlefront opens between states with clashing laws

States with strict abortion bans are trying to reach outside their borders to keep their residents from getting abortions in other states. But legal observers say there's no precedent offering guidance about what would hold up in court.

By Geoff Mulvihill, John Hanna, Associated Press

Politics Apr 08

A pack of Mifeprex pills, used to terminate early pregnancies, is displayed in this picture illustration
What does the Comstock Act, a law from the 1870s, have to do with abortion pills?

Dormant for a half-century, the Comstock Act has been revived by anti-abortion groups and conservative states seeking to block the mailing of mifepristone, the pill used in more than half of U.S. abortions. Here's a look at the case and…

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Apr 08

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Mifepristone ruling is latest in series of moves to curb abortion access

By Ali Rogin, Lorna Baldwin, Claire Mufson

On Friday, a federal judge in Texas invalidated FDA approval of mifepristone, threatening access to the most common abortion pill in the country. Earlier this week, legislatures in Idaho, Kansas and Florida moved to further restrict abortion access in those…

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Mar 16

Utah bans abortion clinics in new wave of restrictions

By Sam Metz, Associated Press

The decision by Utah's Republican governor to sign into law a ban on abortion clinics is raising concerns about how already overburdened hospitals will accommodate becoming the only place for legal abortions in the state.

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Mar 15

Texas judge to hear arguments on drug used in medication abortions

By Sean Murphy, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

A federal judge will hear arguments in a high-stakes court case that could threaten access to medication abortion and blunt the authority of U.S. drug regulators.

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Jan 22

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The shifting battle over abortion rights 50 years after Roe

By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Claire Mufson

Fifty years ago today, the Supreme Court's ruling in Roe v. Wade gave constitutional protection to the right to seek an abortion. But after a different Supreme Court overturned Roe last year, ending a pregnancy is now a crime in…

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Jan 22

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.

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