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Two New Lawsuits Challenge State Restrictions on Abortion Pills
While the lawsuits target specific state laws, they represent key legal tests that could determine access to abortion for millions of women.
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50 Years After Roe, It's Up to States to Ensure a Nationwide Right to Abortion
Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that ensured a nationwide right to abortion, but it’s also been seven months since the justices overturned its landmark Roe. v. Wade decision.
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Harris Rallies Against GOP Push to Roll Back Abortion Rights
Vice President Kamala Harris is rallying supporters against efforts in Washington and in Republican-led states to restrict abortion on what would have been the 50th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade.
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Where Is Abortion Legal? A State-by-State Guide to Current Laws
Since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last June, several states have implemented sweeping bans on abortion. Here’s the status of abortion laws in each state.
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‘Still a Lot of Work to Do': March for Life Rally Returns to DC With Focus on Congress
A half century after Roe v. Wade, March for Life supporters are celebrating the dismantling of that constitutional right to abortion and what they call the return of “abortion policymaking to the people.”
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The Abortion Clinic at the Center of the Supreme Court Ruling Will Become a Secondhand Store
The building that once housed Mississippi’s last abortion clinic has sat empty for the past six months — but now it has a new owner and new plans for its future.
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CVS and Walgreens Plan to Sell Abortion Pill Mifepristone at Pharmacies After FDA Rule Change
Mifepristone has become a central flashpoint in the political battle over abortion at the state level in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
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FDA Finalizes Rule Expanding Availability of Abortion Pills
U.S. health officials have finalized a rule change that broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains and mail-order companies. The update Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration formally removes a long-standing requirement that the medicine be picked up in person. The Biden administration partially implemented the change last year. Tuesday’s FDA action formally updates...
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Judges' Safety ‘Essential' to Court System, Chief Justice Roberts Says
Chief Justice John Roberts is praising programs that protect judges, saying that “we must support judges by ensuring their safety.”
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FDA Changing Plan B Label to Clarify It Doesn't Cause Abortion
The agency said that taking Plan B is not the same as an abortion, a fact that has long been understood in the medical community. The move will further distinguish the emergency contraceptive from abortion pills.
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Abortion Pill Is the Most Common Method to End a Pregnancy in the U.S., CDC Says
The CDC, in a report published Wednesday, found that about 51% of abortions in 2020 were performed with the pill at or before the ninth week of pregnancy.
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Judge Overturns Georgia's Ban on Abortion Around 6 Weeks
The office of Georgia’s attorney general says it will appeal a ruling that overturns a ban on most abortions starting around six weeks of pregnancy. The ruling Tuesday by a judge in Fulton County applies statewide. The ruling says the ban violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court precedent at the time it became law in 2019. The ban...
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Biden Admin Moves to Secure Abortion Access for Detained Unaccompanied Migrant Girls
The U.S. government is taking steps to ensure that pregnant migrant youths who are in its custody but not accompanied by parents can access abortion services.
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California Governor Pardons Abortion Activist From 1940s
Gov. Gavin Newsom has posthumously pardoned an abortion activist from the 1930s and 1940s.
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Kansas Abortion Clinic Gets Inundated With Patients From States Banning the Procedure
A Kansas abortion clinic that was among the first in the country to open after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade has been inundated with patients.
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Feds Launch Probe of Missouri Hospital That Denied Woman Life-Saving Abortion
Missouri’s health department is investigating whether a hospital violated federal rules in denying a woman an emergency abortion.
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Abortion Providers Challenge Medicaid Ban in Pa.
Planned Parenthood and others said in court arguments Wednesday that the 1980s-era ban violates the state’s Equal Rights Amendment by treating women’s health care needs differently than those of men
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Trial Over Georgia's Six-Week Abortion Ban Set to Begin
A trial to determine whether Georgia can continue to ban abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy is set to begin in an Atlanta courtroom.
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Talking Politics in Pa.: Catholic Leader Weighs in on Opposition to Abortion Rights
NBC10 political reporter Lauren Mayk spoke with Eric Failing, executive director of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, about Failing’s stance on abortion rights. It’s one of two discussions Mayk hosted about abortion rights ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm election.
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Talking Politics in Pa.: Doctor Gives Reasons for Her Support of Abortion Rights
NBC10 political reporter Lauren Mayk spoke with Dr. Belinda Birnbaum, a rheumatologist from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, about Birnbaum’s support for abortion rights. It’s one of two discussions Mayk hosted about abortion rights ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm election.