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Jun 24

Watch 7:56
The state of abortion access in America a year after Roe’s reversal

By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young

A year ago today, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and erased the constitutional right to seek an abortion. It was a tectonic shift that left each state to decide whether abortion would be legal within its borders. Now,…

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Apr 12

Watch 6:50
White House asks appeals court to overturn ruling suspending abortion pill access

By Amna Nawaz

The recent dueling court rulings on the use of mifepristone ignited a new debate over women's health. The Biden administration has asked an appeals court to overturn the controversial Texas ruling to suspend the FDA's approval of the abortion pill.

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Apr 08

Watch 3:03
News Wrap: Justice Department probes potential leak of Pentagon documents

In our news wrap Saturday, access to the abortion drug mifepristone is up in the air after dueling rulings from two federal judges, the DOJ launched an investigation into a potential leak of Pentagon documents detailing aid to Ukraine, China…

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Apr 08

Watch 6:32
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 18

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News Wrap: Trump says he expects to be arrested by New York authorities

In our news wrap Saturday, Trump said on social media that he expects to be arrested Tuesday in New York and called on his supporters to protest, Wyoming became the first state to categorically ban abortion pills, protests against raising…

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Mar 12

Watch 8:15
Sen. Jon Tester on looming battles over debt, immigration in Congress

By Lisa Desjardins, Kaisha Young

As battle lines are being drawn for the 2024 presidential election, critical junctures are fast approaching in Congress on spending, the national debt, immigration policy and the military. Montana’s Democratic Sen. Jon Tester joins Lisa Desjardins to discuss some of…

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Jan 12

Montana health officials consider stricter abortion process for people covered by Medicaid

By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press

Officials in Republican-controlled Montana want to require authorization before the state's health department pays for abortions for people covered by Medicaid.

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Nov 27

Watch 3:51
A Brief But Spectacular take on saving lives with abortion services

By Elizabeth Burton, Melissa Williams, Ana Davila

Dr. Warren Hern runs a clinic in Boulder, Colorado, that has provided abortion services since 1973, the year Roe v. Wade was decided. He shares his Brief But Spectacular take on being on the front line of the fight over…

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Oct 24

Trial over Georgia law restricting abortion to 6 weeks to begin

By Associated Press

A trial to determine whether Georgia can continue to ban abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy is set to begin in an Atlanta courtroom.

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Jul 31

Watch 6:46
Early America’s complicated history with abortion access

By Paul Solman, Lorna Baldwin

The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade relied heavily on the argument that, in Justice Samuel Alito’s words, “a right to abortion is not deeply rooted in the nation’s history and traditions.” Paul Solman takes a look at that…

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