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Abortion
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The 19th Explains: Will states follow Alabama in ending IVF access?
The implications of the state Supreme Court ruling outside of Alabama remain uncertain, but legal researchers have their eye on a handful of states that could see similar changes.
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Senate bill to protect IVF blocked by Republican objection
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith blocked the quick passage of a bill from Sen. Tammy Duckworth that would establish a federal right to IVF and other assisted reproductive technology.
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‘Gut punch after gut punch’: In Alabama, IVF patients speak out
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra spoke to patients and providers about the chaos unleashed by a recent state court decision.
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Senate Democrats challenge Republicans with Wednesday vote to protect IVF
The planned vote comes after an Alabama court decision that all but halted IVF in the state — and highlights the potential impact of Republican efforts to pursue fetal personhood.
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More teens are reporting that a partner has threatened their reproductive health
The increase in "reproductive coercion” calls to the National Domestic Violence Hotline after the overturn of Roe v. Wade underscores the need for policies addressing teen dating violence, experts say.
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Nikki Haley, like the Alabama Supreme Court, said IVF embryos are babies
These views speak to the concerns of reproductive care advocates who say abortion bans and fetal personhood laws threaten access to IVF.
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A presidential rematch — this time with abortion at the forefront
Trump and Biden are unlikely, and at times uncomfortable, leaders in an election year shaped by reproductive rights.
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Alabama Supreme Court rules that frozen embryos outside the womb are children
The state’s high court ruling could end IVF treatments in state.
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More ‘navigators’ are helping women travel to have abortions
The growing network of workers is helping people seeking abortions understand what’s legal, where they can travel for care, and how to get there.
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In Missouri, one abortion rights initiative petition is ending as another kicks into gear
Pitched as the ‘moderate’ effort to roll back Missouri’s abortion ban, Jamie Corley is ending her campaign to add rape and incest exemptions to the state constitution.