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Abortion
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Missouri advocates launch campaign to restore abortion access in the state
It’s one of two ballot measure efforts to shore up abortion access in the first state to outlaw abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
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How many of your state’s lawmakers are women? If you live in the Southeast, it could be just 1 in 5
A record number of women were elected to statehouses last year. But in the Southeast, representation is lagging as lawmakers pass bills like near-total abortion bans.
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The 19th Explains: Could an emergency medicine law give pregnant people access to life-saving abortions?
Hospitals in Texas and Idaho aren’t required to provide abortion in those instances. But the question is hardly settled.
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Dark money is flowing to groups trying to limit medication abortion. Leonard Leo is again at the center.
Tax filings shed light on the conservative activist's role in the network of groups challenging FDA regulation of mifepristone in a case set to go before the Supreme Court.
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California offers a lifeline for medical residents who can’t find abortion training
A new California law makes it easier for out-of-state doctors to get experience in reproductive medicine after restrictions in 18 states have curtailed access to training.
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Explicit videos rocked her run for office. But this Virginia Democrat isn’t done with politics.
Susanna Gibson, who fell short in her bid for the Virginia House, wants to advocate for digital privacy and consent to protect other women running for office.
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The states where abortion could be on the ballot in 2024
Here’s an overview of where abortion will — and could be — directly on the ballot in 2024, how many signatures organizers need to collect and the challenges advocates are facing in the states.
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Supreme Court to hear case on access to mifepristone abortion pill
The court, which last year overturned Roe v. Wade in a 6-3 decision, could rule on the next major dispute over abortion rights sometime next year.
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Ohio’s abortion protections take effect, but the fight over access continues
Court cases and new legislation could still impact providers and patients even after 57 percent of Ohioans approved the Issue 1 amendment.