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Abortion
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Abortion rights groups tie their fight to voting rights
NARAL said Tuesday that it will back only candidates who work to pass voting rights, and Emily’s List says it won’t support Sen. Kyrsten Sinema if she doesn’t get behind changing Senate rules.
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State lawmakers prepare for a future without Roe v. Wade
As the Supreme Court weighs the biggest abortion rights challenge in a generation, legislators are prepping bills that would exacerbate the divide between abortion deserts and access points.
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Texas’ abortion law could stay in effect for months, appeals court suggests
One of the most conservative appeals courts in the country heard arguments Friday on whether and how the lawsuit challenging Texas’ six-week abortion ban should proceed.
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The 19th Explains: Texas’ six-week abortion ban is still stuck in court. Here’s why.
Despite a December ruling allowing legal challenges to proceed, the abortion law remains in effect. Where do things currently stand? And where will they go next?
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FDA permanently allows medication abortion pills through mail
The Thursday announcement upholds a decision from April to temporarily suspend federal requirements that had previously required in-person purchase of abortion pills from a clinic, hospital or medical office.
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‘This does not feel like a green light’: Supreme Court ruling doesn’t change anything for abortion providers in Texas
Legal experts say the Supreme Court’s narrow ruling on who can be sued over the state’s six-week ban complicates a potential injunction on enforcement of the law.
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Supreme Court rules that abortion providers can sue over Texas law
The decision does not immediately change the availability of abortion in Texas and leaves open an avenue for states to pass future abortion restrictions.
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What are safe haven laws, and why did they come up in a Supreme Court case on abortion?
Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked about safe haven laws and their ability to relieve the burden of parenting.
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Supreme Court indicates it could eliminate a core element of Roe v. Wade
A majority of justices seems likely to uphold Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban. It would represent a major weakening of the landmark 1973 case.