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Why abortions rose after Roe was overturned
Contrary to many predictions, abortions did not decline nationally after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. Here’s what’s behind the trend.
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Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy
A judge has struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy.
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Study maps how nonprofit religious groups set up facilities near abortion clinics
When patients who have appointments at the Planned Parenthood in Carbondale, Illinois, are late, staff members often know where to find them — at the crisis pregnancy center right next door.
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How Trump's victory could change abortion rights in America
Trump could further restrict or effectively ban abortion on the federal level through methods that won’t require Congress to pass new legislation.
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What Trump's victory could mean for the future of abortion rights
President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in an election in which abortion rights were a heavy focus raises major questions about what might come next for abortion access in the U.S.
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How states have voted on abortion measures across the country
Some states have added abortion rights to their Constitution, while two have rejected measures.
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Abortion rights measure fails in Florida
While a majority of voters supported the ballot measure, the yes votes fell just short of the 60% needed to pass.
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John Legend says Chrissy Teigen's life was ‘in danger' before abortion
John Legend recently shared more details about the late-term abortion his wife Chrissy Teigen had in September 2020 when they lost baby boy Jack: “She was bleeding out.”
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Judge blocks Florida surgeon general from threatening TV stations over abortion rights ad
The ad encourages people to vote “yes” on a ballot initiative that would override the state’s abortion ban.
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Judge blocks Florida from threatening TV stations over abortion ad: ‘It's the First Amendment, stupid'
In a sharply worded ruling, U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker issued a temporary restraining order calling threats by the Florida Department of Health “unconstitutional coercion.”
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Abortion rights are on ballots again as Supreme Court fallout continues
Maryland is one of 10 states with abortion-related measures on the ballot in November, most of which would protect abortion rights.
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Abortion passes inflation as top election issue for women under 30, survey finds
A survey has found that abortion has passed inflation to become the top issue in the presidential election for women younger than 30.
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Courts keep weighing in on abortion. This year's elections could mean even bigger changes
The issue remains legally and politically fraught two years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and overruled the nationwide right to abortion.
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Georgia Supreme Court restores near-ban on abortions while state appeals
The Georgia Supreme Court has halted a ruling striking down the state’s near-ban on abortions while the state appeals.
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Supreme Court nixes Biden administration appeal in Texas emergency abortion case
The justices kept in place a lower court order that said hospitals cannot be required to provide pregnancy terminations that would violate Texas law.
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Louisiana's new abortion pill law may delay lifesaving care for women, doctors say
Under the new law, the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol will be designated as Schedule IV controlled substances.
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Funds are cutting aid for women seeking abortions as costs rise
Abortion funds have been around for decades, but they got big boosts from donors around the time the Supreme Court ended a national right to abortion. But this year, some of the organizations have had to cap the aid they can give.
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A dramatic rise in pregnant women dying in Texas after abortion ban
The number of women in Texas who died while pregnant, during labor or soon after childbirth skyrocketed following the state’s 2021 ban on abortion care — far outpacing a slower rise in maternal mortality across the nation, a new investigation of federal public health data finds.
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Woman raped by stepfather as a child tells her story in Harris campaign ad
A woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her story in a new Kamala Harris campaign ad.
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Trump defends position on abortion, role in overturning Roe v. Wade
Former President Donald Trump defended his position on abortion rights during Tuesday’s presidential debate by repeating falsehoods on ninth-month abortions or “executions” after birth. ABC moderator Linsey Davis corrected Trump, saying that no states allow so-called ‘post-birth abortions.’