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Abortion
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Supreme Court temporarily blocks mifepristone restrictions in a rare win for abortion rights
The decision, issued Friday, delays a ruling from a federal appeals court and will allow abortion providers to continue providing the drug as usual for now.
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Florida’s new restrictions will chip away at the little abortion access left in the South
A six-week abortion ban that just passed in Florida, along with recent shifts in power in North and South Carolina, could make getting an abortion in the South go from hard to near impossible.
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Court rules mifepristone can remain available, but with tightened restrictions
The 5th Circuit ruled Wednesday that mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions, can remain on the market. But restrictions in the ruling could present hurdles for abortion access.
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A rift is growing in the Republican Party over birth control
Iowa is one of several red states that has attempted to pass legislation to expand birth control access — but some anti-abortion groups oppose the move.
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'House of Cotton' uses horror and fairy tales to weave a story of abortion and Black women's lives in the South
In Monica Brashears’ debut novel, a young woman in Tennessee needs to find a way to afford an abortion while navigating poverty, religion — and being haunted by her grandmother’s ghost.
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If mifepristone is blocked, access to medication abortion pills could vary by state — or even by clinic
Faced with a complex risk calculus, some clinics will continue offering mifepristone they have stockpiled, while others are preparing to drop medication abortion altogether.
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‘There’s nowhere to hide’: Abortion rights advocates want drug ruling to define the GOP in 2024
Republican leadership is going to be absolutely on the defense now for the next 18 months,” said American Bridge co-chair and former Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards.
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Federal judges issue conflicting rulings in a pill used for medication abortion
A federal judge in Texas blocked the FDA's approval of mifepristone. Another in Washington state issued a conflicting ruling. The matter now seems poised to head for the Supreme Court.
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer repeals 1931 abortion ban
The law is the culmination of Michigan Democrats’ new political power following the November midterms.
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Conservatives lose control of Wisconsin Supreme Court ahead of likely decision on abortion
Tuesday’s race between liberal Janet Protasiewicz and conservative Dan Kelly determined the makeup and partisan lean of a court poised to decide a challenge to the state’s 1849 abortion ban.