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A Texas effort to clarify abortion ban reaches a key vote, but doubts remain
It would not broaden exceptions to include cases of rape or incest.
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Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban
‘She’s pregnant with my grandson. But he may be blind, may not be able to walk, may not survive once he’s born.’
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Abortion bans are top of mind for young women in North Carolina as they consider Kamala Harris or Donald Trump
Targeting women under 35, North Carolina Democrats are telling voters that Republicans are too extreme on abortion and want control over women.
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Tennessee judges say doctors can’t be disciplined for providing emergency abortions
The ruling is a win for reproductive rights advocates who have argued that the Volunteer State’s abortion ban is too vague and unfairly puts doctors at a high legal risk of violating the statute.
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Washington State’s Bob Ferguson is tapping the abortion playbook in Governor’s race, but he’s not telling the whole story
Whether one believes women should have complete access to abortion on one extreme or no access at all on the other, everyone deserves to understand exactly where candidates stand on an important and defining issue.
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GOP women who helped defeat a near-total abortion ban are losing reelection in South Carolina
The Republican women had forced a compromise, and the state eventually implemented a ban once cardiac activity is detected, typically around six weeks after conception.
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Study: Florida’s 6-week abortion ban increase wait times in North Carolina, Virginia
North Carolina experienced the sharpest increases, with wait times rising in half of the state’s 16 clinics.
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Louisiana Legislature approves bill classifying abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances
‘There’s a reason we rank at the bottom in terms of maternal health outcomes, and this is why.’
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Judge says South Carolina can enforce 6-week abortion ban amid dispute over when a heartbeat begins
The definition is currently being interpreted to mean around six weeks after someone’s last period. But what follows the ‘or’ in the sentence could require that a heart has formed, and medical experts say that doesn’t happen until around nine weeks.
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SCOTUS decision in Idaho emergency medical care case could affect reproductive health care elsewhere, Democrats warn
‘Republican state legislatures could be emboldened in this decision to deny life-stabilizing health care to patients in dire need of immediate medical attention.’