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South Carolina Abortion Law Temporarily Blocked Ahead of State Supreme Court Review
Judge Clifton Newman’s ruling that put the state’s abortion law back at roughly 20 weeks came about 24 hours after Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill into law without any notice.
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Indiana Doctor Reprimanded, Fined $3,000 for Talking Publicly About Ohio 10-Year-Old's Abortion
An Indiana board decided Thursday night to reprimand an Indianapolis doctor after finding that she violated patient privacy laws by talking publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio.
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More Women Sue Texas Over Abortion Law They Say Put Their Lives at Risk
More Texas women who were told they could not end pregnancies with fatal fetal anomalies or that endangered their health are challenging the state’s restrictive abortion laws.
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Small, Rural Communities Are Becoming Abortion Access Battlegrounds
After local leaders in rural Nevada reached an impasse over a proposed Planned Parenthood clinic, an anti-abortion activist pitching local abortion bans arrived at their remote city hall.
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Nebraska Lawmakers Pass 12-Week Abortion Ban, Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
The Nebraska Legislature has passed a bill that combines a 12-week abortion ban with restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors. Conservative lawmakers wrangled just enough votes to end a filibuster, then pass it Friday.
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Appeals Court Appears Skeptical of Keeping Full Access to Abortion Pill
At issue are the FDA’s initial approval of mifepristone in 2000, and FDA actions making the drug more accessible in later years.
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North Carolina Legislature Bans Abortion After 12 Weeks, Overriding Governor's Veto
Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy is becoming law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s veto.
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3 Judges Who Chipped Away Abortion Rights to Hear Federal Abortion Pill Appeal
Three appeals court judges with a history of supporting restrictions on abortion will hear arguments May 17 on whether a widely used abortion drug should remain available.
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North Carolina Governor Vetoes Abortion Limits, Launches Override Showdown
North Carolina’s Democratic governor has vetoed legislation that would have banned nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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South Carolina Republicans Advance New Abortion Restrictions
South Carolina Republicans are pushing new abortion restrictions in an attempt to curtail access after a near-total ban failed last month.
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North Carolina House Approves Bill Tightening Abortion Limits
North Carolina’s House has approved a Republican package of abortion restrictions that would tighten the state’s ban on the procedure from after 20 weeks to 12 weeks.
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Texas Man Suing Over Abortion Accused of Abuse in Court Documents
A man who filed a lawsuit in Texas against three women he said helped his now-ex-wife obtain medication for an abortion is accused in a new court filing of using the lawsuit as an extension of the manipulative, controlling and emotionally abusive behavior he displayed toward her during their marriage.
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Hospitals That Denied Emergency Abortion Broke the Law, Federal Investigation Finds
A first-of-its-kind federal investigation has found two hospitals put a pregnant woman’s life in jeopardy and violated federal law by refusing to provide an emergency abortion when she experienced premature labor at 17 weeks.
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How the Abortion Pill Case Impacts Doctors and Patients
A doctor at UConn Health discusses how the uncertainty over the abortion pill Mifepristone can affect patients and their relationship with doctors.
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What Supreme Court Action on Abortion Means for Patients
The Supreme Court’s action on a drug used in medication abortions may leave many women wondering what it means for them.
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Supreme Court Allows Abortion Pill to Stay on Market as Case Continues
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to allow the most commonly used abortion pill, mifepristone, to be widely available as the case continues.
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CT Attorney on the Legal Arguments in Abortion Pill Case
A local attorney and University of New Haven adjunct professor, discusses the legal argument surrounding the abortion pill case before the U.S. Supreme Court and why she believes the overturning of Roe verses Wade could complicate it.
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Supreme Court Extends Temporary Pause on Abortion Pill
The Supreme Court extended the temporary hold on access to the abortion pill mifepristone Wednesday.
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Supreme Court Temporarily Preserves Abortion Pill Access While Legal Fight Continues
The Biden administration and a drug manufacturer are asking the Supreme Court to preserve access to an abortion pill free from restrictions imposed by lower court rulings, while a legal fight continues. The Justice Department and New York-based Danco Laboratories filed their emergency requests Friday, less than two days after an appeals court ruling in a Texas case that effectively...
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Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs 6-Week Abortion Ban Into Law
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy after it passed in the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature.