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Judge strikes down one North Carolina abortion restriction but upholds another
A federal judge has ruled a provision in North Carolina’s abortion laws requiring doctors to document the location of a pregnancy before prescribing abortion pills should be blocked permanently15 min ago - Abortion -
ABC News - Health
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld a law restricting access to both medical care for transgender youth and abortion8 hr ago - Abortion -
ABC News - Health
The Nebraska Supreme Court upholds a law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion
The Nebraska Supreme Court upholds a law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion11 hr ago - Abortion -
ABC News - Health
Arkansas abortion measure's signatures from volunteers alone would fall short, filing shows
A court filing shows that the signatures collected by volunteers for an Arkansas abortion-rights measure would fall short of the number needed to qualify for the ballot if they're the only ones countedJul. 25, 2024 - Abortion -
ABC News - Health
Texas woman's lawsuit after being jailed on murder charge over abortion can proceed, judge rules
A federal judge has ruled that a Texas woman who was jailed and charged with murder over self-managing an abortion in 2022 can move forward with her lawsuitJul. 24, 2024 - Abortion -
NBC News - Top stories
Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now
The Supreme Court allowed emergency room abortions in Idaho for now, sidestepping a ruling on whether the state’s abortion law conflicts with a federal law requiring stabilizing care for women suffering serious complications.Jun. 27, 2024 - Abortion -
The Guardian - World
Biggest US abortion rights groups back Kamala Harris as effective messenger
Abortion since fall of Roe v Wade has been winning issue for Democrats Biden was reluctant to utter word ‘abortion’. The biggest abortion rights groups in US politics are lining up behind Kamala Harris’s bid for president, a show of faith in a ...Jul. 22, 2024 - Abortion -
The New York Times - Top stories
Following Trump’s Lead, Republicans Adopt Platform That Softens Stance on Abortion
The document reflects the former president’s ideological grip on his party, outlining the same nationalistic priorities that his campaign website does.Jul. 8, 2024 - Abortion -
ABC News - Health
Iowa leaders want its halted abortion law to go into effect. The state's high court will rule Friday
The Iowa Supreme Court is expected to weigh in on the state’s temporarily blocked abortion law, which prohibits abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnantJun. 28, 2024 - Abortion -
NBC News - Politics
Harris' frank talk about abortion and its impact on women's health might energize voters
Vice President Kamala Harris's candid stance on abortion might shift the national conversation on women’s health, following Biden’s decision not to seek re-election, experts say.Jul. 22, 2024 - Abortion -
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The New York Times - Top stories
Iowa Supreme Court Allows Six-Week Abortion Ban to Take Effect
Republican lawmakers passed the restrictions last year, but a lower court blocked enforcement of the law.Jun. 28, 2024 - Abortion -
NBC News - Top stories
In states with strict abortion policies, simply seeing an OB/GYN can be difficult
States with strict abortion bans have worse health outcomes for pregnant women, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.Jul. 18, 2024 - Abortion -
The Guardian - World
Polish MPs vote against bill decriminalising abortion assistance – Europe latest
218 MPs reject bill while 215 vote for draft law that would have decriminalised act of facilitating abortions. Hungary’s presidency of the Council of the EU has already caused damage, the German foreign ministry said today, Reuters reported.. ...Jul. 12, 2024 - Abortion -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Abortions to Save Mothers' Lives Are an Agonizing Call for Doctors
The Supreme Court decision on emergency abortion laws in Idaho would likely leave unresolved challenges for physicians nationwide.Jun. 27, 2024 - Abortion -
NBC News - Top stories
Abortion foes push a ‘reversal’ procedure that critics say is unproven and unsafe
Some states are trying to clamp down on the claim by anti-abortion advocates that medication abortions can be paused midway.Jul. 20, 2024 - Abortion -
NBC News - Top stories
Senate Republicans block Democratic bill codifying Roe v. Wade abortion protections
Senate Republicans blocked legislation supporting Roe v. Wade, as Democrats push abortion messaging in the 2024 elections.Jul. 10, 2024 - Abortion -
The Hill - Politics
Senate Republicans block Democratic votes on abortion bills
Senate Republicans blocked an attempt by Democrats to pass a series of abortion-related bills Tuesday, as the party seeks to keep a focus on abortion and access to reproductive health care ahead of the November election. One bill was aimed at ...Jul. 9, 2024 - Abortion -
ABC News - Health
Nevada verifies enough signatures to put constitutional amendment for abortion rights on ballot
A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of State’s office announced FridayJun. 28, 2024 - Abortion -
The New York Times - Top stories
Supreme Court Allows, for Now, Emergency Abortions in Idaho
A majority of the justices voted to dismiss the case, reinstating a lower-court ruling that paused the state’s near-total abortion ban. The ruling mirrored a version inadvertently posted a day earlier.Jun. 27, 2024 - Abortion -
ABC News - Health
Nevada officials verify enough signatures to put proposed constitutional amendment for abortion rights on 2024 ballot
Nevada officials verify enough signatures to put proposed constitutional amendment for abortion rights on 2024 ballotJun. 28, 2024 - Abortion -
NBC News - Politics
GOP Sen. JD Vance says he supports access to abortion pill mifepristone
During an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) says he supports mifepristone “being accessible” as Project 2025 calls for limited access.Jul. 7, 2024 - Abortion -
ABC News - Health
Federal judge sentences 4 anti-abortion activists for a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade
Four anti-abortion activists who were convicted for their roles in a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade will serve sentences ranging from six months in prison to three years of supervised releaseJul. 3, 2024 - Abortion -
NBC News - Politics
Iowa's high court rules that six-week abortion ban can take effect
Iowa's Supreme Court ruled that a law that prohibits abortions after six weeks of pregnancy can take effect, as women in a number of states find themselves caught in the middle of shifting laws on abortion. NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor reports.Jun. 28, 2024 - Abortion -
MarketWatch - Business
Abortion is now illegal in 14 states. Here’s how that could widen the gender pay gap.
“Abortion is deeply rooted in the class system,” a law professor tells MarketWatch two years after the end of Roe v. WadeJun. 28, 2024 - Abortion -
The Guardian - World
A Trump-Vance duo would be ‘the most dangerous administration’ for abortion rights, say advocates
Rights groups are vociferously condemning Trump’s VP pick of JD Vance, who has long opposed the procedure. Within minutes of Donald Trump’s announcement that he had tapped Ohio senator JD Vance as his running mate in the 2024 elections, abortion ...Jul. 16, 2024 - Abortion -
ABC News - Health
What to know about legal battles on details of abortion rights ballot measures across US
Abortion access ballot measures are the center of a new wave of legal and procedural questions across the U.S. In Arizona, there's a dispute over language to describe a measure that could go before voters in NovemberJul. 12, 2024 - Abortion -
The Hill - Politics
Senate Democratic abortion report shows cascading effects of bans, aims to keep pressure on GOP
A report from Senate Democratic staff shows the cascading effects of abortion bans across all states, even those where the procedure is still legal. The report, led by staff of Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and joined by all the Democratic women ...Jul. 11, 2024 - Abortion -
The Hill - Politics
Arkansas group collects enough signatures for ballot measure blocking abortion bans
An Arkansas organization announced Friday it has collected more than enough signatures to place a measure on the ballot this year that would ensure abortion access up to 18 weeks in the state. Arkansans for Limited Government said it will deliver ...Jul. 5, 2024 - Abortion -
ABC News - Top stories
Kansas’ top court bolsters a state right to abortion and strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws
The Kansas Supreme Court has reaffirmed its stance that the state constitution protects abortion accessJul. 5, 2024 - Abortion -
ABC News - Top stories
Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
Organizers of an effort to scale back Arkansas' abortion ban face a deadline to submit enough signatures to try to get their proposal before voters in NovemberJul. 5, 2024 - Abortion -
NBC News - Politics
Advocacy groups gather ‘historic haul’ of signatures to put abortion rights on Arizona’s ballot
NBC News Political Campaign Embed Alex Tabet joins Meet the Press NOW to report on how abortion right may make it onto the ballot in Arizona this November. Abortion rights groups collected a record-breaking number of signatures needed.Jul. 3, 2024 - Abortion -
NBC News - Politics
Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now
The Supreme Court has cleared the way, for now, for women in Idaho to receive emergency abortions when their health is in jeopardy, but the decision stills leaves many questions about the future of abortion laws. NBC’s Laura Jarrett reports for ...Jun. 28, 2024 - Abortion -
The Hill - Politics
Debate could put Trump's abortion posture to the test
Former President Trump’s attempt to walk a political tightrope on abortion could be tested by Thursday’s debate, which offers an opportunity for moderators — and President Biden — to try to pin him down on specifics of his policy. Trump has tread ...Jun. 27, 2024 - Abortion -
The Hill - Politics
Harris: 'We are not playing around' on abortion rights
Vice President Harris on Tuesday rallied supporters at a gathering for a historically Black sorority, drawing roars from the crowd when she pledged to codify abortion protections "when I am president." Harris was in Indianapolis for Zeta Phi Beta ...Jul. 24, 2024 - Abortion -
The Hill - Politics
Harris poised to make abortion rights a centerpiece of campaign
Presented by Otsuka — Vice President Harris’s more open candor on abortion is likely to help galvanize the Democratic base heading into November, leaning in on a key issue on the campaign trail. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story ...Jul. 23, 2024 - Abortion -
ABC News - Top stories
Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday
Iowa’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnantJul. 23, 2024 - Abortion -
The Guardian - World
Conspicuously absent from Republican convention was any mention of abortion
The event’s vanishing act on abortion reflects Republican uncertainty over how to talk about a losing issue. When he took the stage four years ago at the 2020 Republican national convention, Donald Trump made sure to rail against Democrats over ...Jul. 19, 2024 - Abortion -
The Hill - Politics
Facing Vance, Dems hone in on abortion
Democrats are sharpening their attacks against former President Trump's vice-presidential pick, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), calling him an anti-abortion extremist and a Trump clone who will pursue a far-right agenda hostile to women. Democrats think ...Jul. 19, 2024 - Abortion -
ABC News - Health
Arizona abortion initiative backers sue to remove 'unborn human being' from voter pamphlet language
Backers of an Arizona abortion rights ballot initiative have sued a GOP-led legislative committee that seeks to include language on material for voters referring to a fetus as “an unborn human being.”Jul. 11, 2024 - Abortion