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North Dakota judge to decide whether to temporarily block part of abortion law that limits doctors
Physicians and the former sole abortion provider in North Dakota have asked a state district court judge to temporarily block the enforcement of part of a revised law that bans most abortions so doctors can perform the procedure to save patients’ lives or health.
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Wisconsin prosecutor appeals ruling that cleared way for abortions to resume in state
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US Catholic leadership foresees challenges after repeated election defeats for abortion opponents
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What to know about abortion policy across the US heading into 2024
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Some state abortion bans stir confusion, and it’s uncertain if lawmakers will clarify them
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Arizona lawmaker Athena Salman resigning at year’s end, says she will join an abortion rights group
Arizona state Rep. Athena Salman says she is resigning to take up a top position at an abortion rights group. Salman announced her decision on social media Wednesday.
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Vice President Harris announces nationwide events focused on abortion
Vice President Kamala Harris is planning a nationwide series of events focused on abortion. Her first stop is Wisconsin on Jan. 22.
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Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to resume abortions at its Sheboygan clinic within days
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin says it will resume offering abortions at its clinic in Sheboygan on Dec. 28.
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Attorneys for Kentucky woman seeking abortion withdraw lawsuit
Attorneys for a Kentucky woman who sued demanding the right to an abortion have withdrawn the lawsuit after the woman learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity.
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An order blocking enforcement of Ohio’s abortion ban stands after the high court dismissed an appeal
The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed the state’s challenge to a judge’s order that’s blocked enforcement of Ohio’s near-ban on abortions for the past 14 months.
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A Black woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. It shows the perils of pregnancy post-Roe
A Black Ohio woman who miscarried in her bathroom has been charged with abuse of a corpse. Thirty-three-year-old Brittany Watts, of Warren, awaits grand jury action.
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Ohio’s 2023 abortion fight cost campaigns $70 million
Campaign finance reports show this fall’s fight over abortion rights in Ohio cost a combined $70 million.
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Hypothetical situations or real-life medical tragedies? A judge weighs an Idaho abortion ban lawsuit
An attorney for Idaho has asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit seeking clarity about the medical exemptions to the state’s broad abortion bans.
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Ohio clinics want abortion ban permanently struck down in wake of constitutional amendment passage
Abortion clinics in Ohio are pushing for a court to strike down abortion restrictions now that voters have enshrined abortion rights into the state Constitution.
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A top Justice Department official who spearheaded abortion access efforts will leave in February
Attorney General Merrick Garland says a top Justice Department official who spearheaded its legal work on access to abortion as part of a broad set of responsibilities will leave her post in February.
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A judge is considering Wyoming abortion laws, including the first explicit US ban on abortion pills
Attorneys for both sides in a challenge to Wyoming abortion restrictions that include the nation’s first explicit ban on medication to end pregnancy have urged a judge to uphold or strike down the new laws without holding a trial.
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Some 2024 GOP hopefuls call for ‘compassion’ in Texas abortion case but don’t say law should change
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have called for “compassion” in the case of a woman whose health deteriorated as she unsuccessfully sought an abortion in Texas, but they stopped short of criticizing the state’s law.
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A common abortion pill will come before the US Supreme Court. Here’s how mifepristone works
Medication abortion is the preferred method of ending pregnancy in the U.S. Mifepristone is one of the two drugs used and it will go in front of the U.S.
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The Supreme Court will rule on limits on a commonly used abortion medication
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a dispute over a medication used in the most common method of abortion in the United States.
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New Mexico Supreme Court weighs whether to strike down local abortion restrictions
The New Mexico Supreme Court is weighing whether to strike down local abortion bans and restrictions by conservative cities and counties at the request of the state attorney general.
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DeSantis goes after Trump on abortion, COVID-19 and the border wall in an Iowa town hall
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Donald Trump “flip-flipped” on abortion, overreached in response to COVID-19 and failed to uphold his campaign pledge to get Mexico to pay for a wall on the southern U.S. border.
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An abortion ban enacted in 1864 is under review in the Arizona Supreme Court
The Arizona Supreme Court is grilling lawyers over whether a pre-statehood ban on nearly all abortions is limited or has been made moot by other statutes enacted over the past 50 years.
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Kate Cox sought an abortion in Texas. A court said no because she didn’t show her life was in danger
The Texas Supreme Court’s rejection of a mother of two’s request for an exception under the state’s restrictive abortion ban has laid bare the high threshold women in many states must meet to get the procedure.
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What we know about the legal case of a Texas woman denied the right to an immediate abortion
The Texas Supreme Court this week said no to a woman who asked for permission for an immediate abortion.
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Kentucky woman seeking court approval for abortion learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity
Attorneys for a pregnant woman in Kentucky who filed a lawsuit demanding the right to an abortion say she’s learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity.
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Early, often and unequivocally: How Whitmer’s fight for abortion rights helped turn Michigan blue
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation that repealed a law requiring women to purchase a separate insurance rider if they intend to receive an abortion in the future.
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What to know about abortion lawsuits being heard in US courts this week
Courts in several states are hearing challenges to abortion bans this week. The highest-profile one came when the Texas Supreme Court ruled against a woman’s request for immediate permission to end a pregnancy fraught with complications and health risks.
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Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the procedure, attorneys say
The announcement came as Kate Cox, whose fetus has a fatal condition, was waiting for the Texas Supreme Court to rule whether she could legally receive an abortion.
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A pregnant Texas woman asked a court for permission to get an abortion, despite a ban. What’s next?
The Texas Supreme Court has put on hold a judge’s ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis.
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It’s taking longer to get an abortion in the US. Doctors fear riskier, more complex procedures
Obstacles to obtaining an abortion are more common since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
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Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court’s order allowing pregnant woman to have an abortion
The Texas Supreme Court has put on hold a judge’s ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis.
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Missouri lawmakers propose allowing homicide charges for women who have abortions
Some Republican Missouri lawmakers are renewing their call to allow homicide charges against women who have abortions.
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A pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for the right to get an abortion
A pregnant woman in Kentucky has filed a lawsuit demanding the right to an abortion, the second legal challenge in days to sweeping abortion bans that have taken hold in more than a dozen U.S. states since Roe v.
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A Texas judge grants a pregnant woman permission to get an abortion despite the state’s ban
A Texas judge has given a pregnant woman whose fetus had a fatal diagnosis permission to get an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to the state’s ban that took effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
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Indiana’s appeals court hears arguments challenging abortion ban under a state religious freedom law
The Court of Appeals of Indiana is considering a challenge to the state’s near total abortion ban on grounds it violates a religious freedom law.
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