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Arizona state House passes bill to repeal 1864 abortion ban
On their third attempt in three weeks, Arizona state House lawmakers voted Wednesday to pass a bill that would repeal the near-total ban on abortion from 1864 that was upheld by the battleground state’s Supreme Court earlier this month.
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Conservative justices appear skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law
The Justice Department says abortion care must be allowed in emergencies that seriously threaten a woman’s health under a federal health care law that requires hospitals accepting Medicare to provide emergency care regardless of patients’ ability to pay.
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Arizona Republicans distance themselves from state Supreme Court ruling on abortion
Hours after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a near-total ban on abortion is enforceable, numerous Arizona Republicans who previously celebrated the end of federal protections for the procedure sought political cover by distancing themselves from the ruling.
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Trump's comments on abortion met with frustration on both sides
Reaction came swiftly on Monday after former President Donald Trump laid out his thoughts on the abortion issue ahead of the 2024 election. “Many states will be different, many will have a different number of weeks or some will have more conservative than others. That’s what they will be. This is about the will of the people,” said Trump. That…
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Trump says abortion laws should be left to states
The former president did not say what he would do if Congress sent him a bill banning abortions nationally.
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Trump says abortion restrictions should be left to states, dodging a national ban
In a video released on his Truth Social media platform, former President Donald Trump says abortion restrictions should be left to states.
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2 women who say abortion restrictions put them in medical peril feel compelled to campaign for Biden
Biden’s campaign is getting help from two women who say abortion restrictions put them in medical peril.
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Arizona lawmaker reveals she needs abortion for unviable pregnancy: ‘Delivering a healthy baby is an option for me'
Arizona lawmaker Eva Burch addressed the state’s Senate floor on Monday to share that she will need an abortion to terminate an unviable pregnancy. “I’m choosing to talk about why I made this decision because I want us to be able to have meaningful conversations about the reality of how the work that we do in this [legislative] body impacts...
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Here's why abortion will be such a big issue for the ballot come November
One thing we’ve heard from leaders of both parties in the last few years – abortion is on the ballot this November. The issue of abortion has been front and center since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. Since then voters in a number of states, including Vermont, Kansas and California have approved abortion rights measures. In the 2022…
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France to seal the right to abortion in its constitution as world marks International Women's Day
France’s leadership will use a Napoleon-era press to seal the right to abortion into the country’s constitution in a historic ceremony on Friday that’s open to the public — and designed to show support to women across the world on International Women’s Day.
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France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right
The historic move was proposed as a way to prevent the kind of rollback of abortion rights seen in the United States in recent years.
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Walgreens and CVS pharmacies will soon begin dispensing abortion pills
The drugstore chains will begin selling mifepristone to patients with a doctor’s prescription in several select locations to start.
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Dozens of Idaho obstetricians stopped practicing in the state since abortions were banned, study says
A new report says dozens of Idaho obstetricians have stopped practicing in the state since a near-total abortion ban took effect in August 2022.
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64,000 women and girls became pregnant due to rape in states with abortion bans, study estimates
More than 64,000 women and girls became pregnant due to rape in states that implemented abortion bans after Roe v. Wade was overruled, according to a new research estimate published online on Wednesday.
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Biden calls for Congress to codify abortion rights on anniversary of Roe v. Wade
President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass abortion rights legislation on Monday, the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade.
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In Texas case, federal appeals panel says emergency care abortions not required by 1986 law
A federal appeals court in New Orleans says the Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require that Texas hospitals provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy.
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US women are stocking up on abortion pills, especially when there is news about restrictions
New research shows thousands of women in the U.S. have stocked up on abortion pills just in case they need them. The demand peaks when court decisions might threaten access to the medications.
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Supreme Court to decide abortion pill access
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide on whether mifepristone, the drug most commonly used for medication abortions, will continue to be accessible by mail.
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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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Texas Supreme Court rules against Dallas woman who sought abortion; her attorneys say she left state to get procedure
A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal condition left the state to get an abortion elsewhere before the state Supreme Court on Monday rejected her unprecedented challenge of one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S.