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States have increased anti-abortion center funding by nearly $500M since Roe was overturned
The centers, which are not regulated as health facilities, offer services like free ultrasounds or diapers, and typically attempt to discourage people from terminating their pregnancies.
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Are patients from Florida going elsewhere for abortions — or staying pregnant?
It’s been 3 months since the state passed a strict 6-week abortion limit. That's affected access to care in ways that are just starting to show.
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From dosas to comadres, enthusiasm for Harris spills out on mega Zoom calls
One week since Kamala Harris launched her campaign for president, a diverse coalition of women have taken to Zoom to organize.
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How Kamala Harris’ time as a California prosecutor could shape her abortion policies as president
Harris pushed for tighter rules on anti-abortion centers and has been a vocal critic of limits on reproductive rights in other states.
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How a Kamala Harris candidacy could supercharge Democrats’ message on abortion
Harris had already become the administration’s leading voice on the importance of abortion rights, one of the Democratic Party’s top issues.
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Abortion gets the silent treatment at the RNC
A slew of Republican senators who oppose abortion didn’t mention it while on stage in Milwaukee, nor did nominees Donald Trump and JD Vance — but it’s still in the party’s official platform.
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RNC approves platform that would give rights to fetuses, endangering abortion, IVF
Republicans have adopted a slate of policy positions ahead of next week’s convention that does not call for a federal legislative abortion ban, but opens the door to establishing fetal personhood.
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Supreme Court dismisses Idaho case, allows abortions in medical emergencies
The high court had been asked to decide if Idaho’s strict abortion ban trumps EMTALA, a federal law requiring hospitals to provide stabilizing care — which can include abortions.
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Two years after Roe’s overturn, there are more abortions in America — but they’re harder to get
Abortion has become more diffuse, thanks to the rise of telehealth and abortion pills. Both are under fire in the courts and state legislatures.
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Supreme Court dismisses case that would have limited abortion pill access
In a 9-0 ruling, the high court shot down a challenge to the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, allowing the drug to continue to be prescribed online.