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News Articles: abortion laws

Ia Sukhitashvili plays Nina, an obstetrician who performs abortions in rural Georgia, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains in Dea Kulumbegashvili's film <em>April</em>.

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Georgian filmmaker embedded in a birth clinic for a year to make abortion drama

Dea Kulumbegashvili embedded for a year inside a maternity clinic for her new film, April, about an obstetrician in rural Georgia, as the country faces increased abortion restrictions.

April 30, 2025
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By:
  • Leila Fadel and
  • Olivia Hampton
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall speaks during inauguration ceremonies on the steps of the state capitol in Montgomery, Ala. on Jan. 16, 2023.

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  • Health

Judge rules Alabama can't prosecute groups helping patients get abortions elsewhere

Although most abortions remain illegal in Alabama, the decision allows doctors and advocacy groups to tell patients about abortion options in other states, and help with travel and other costs

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Drew Hawkins
The waiting room at Alamo Women's Reproductive Services emptied the day the Supreme Court overturned <em>Roe v. Wade, </em>making it certain abortion would become illegal in Texas. The state is among nearly a dozen with laws criminalizing abortion that report zero or only a handful of abortions in 2023.

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  • Health

Some red states report zero abortions. Doctors and researchers say it's not true

The reports are from 2023, in states where abortion is banned. They contradict what doctors and researchers say is happening on the ground, raising concerns about data integrity.

February 13, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Varney
A website created by the Biden administration just after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade has been shut down by the Trump administration. A Biden-Harris campaign rally in January 2024 is pictured.

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  • Health

Trump's federal health website scrubs 'abortion' search results

The most "relevant" results that come up in a search of "abortion" on HHS.gov, the website for the federal Department of Health and Human Services, are several years old, from the first Trump administration.

January 21, 2025
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
A polling place at the Arizona State University campus, Tuesday, in Phoenix, Ariz. Polling finds that three out of ten voters in Arizona who supported an abortion rights ballot measure also voted for Trump.

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  • Health

They split the ticket. Meet the abortion rights voters who also went for Trump

Data from a large survey of U.S. voters found that a significant subset of voters who supported abortion rights ballot measures also voted for Trump.

November 09, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah Varney
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up a 15-week abortion ban law after signing it on April 14, 2022, in Kissimmee, Fla.

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  • Politics

Judge continues to block Florida from threatening TV stations over abortion ads

The order extends a previous one that bars Florida's surgeon general from coercing or intimidating broadcasters that run commercials for an abortion rights amendment.

October 30, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Alliant Energy Center on Sept. 20 in Madison, Wis. Harris spoke to a capacity crowd of 10,500 during the event.

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  • Politics

Harris says she would support ending the filibuster to bring back Roe v. Wade

Harris said that as president she would support eliminating the filibuster in the U.S. Senate to bring back federal protections for a woman's right to an abortion.

September 24, 2024
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By:
  • Jason Breslow
Arizona abortion-rights supporters gather for a news conference prior to delivering more than 800,000 petition signatures to the state Capitol to get abortion rights on the November general election ballot, July 3, 2024, in Phoenix.

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  • National

Arizona certifies abortion access measure for the November ballot

The Arizona secretary of state's office says that it had certified enough signatures for the coalition supporting the ballot measure in order to put the question before voters.

August 13, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Iowans supporting access to abortion rally on Thursday, April 11, 2024, outside the courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa, where the Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments on the state's restrictive abortion law. The law that bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.

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  • National

Iowa supreme court upholds ban on abortion at six weeks of pregnancy

The court ruled that a state law with the ban can take effect, replacing the 22-weeks allowed currently

June 28, 2024
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By:
  • Larry Kaplow
Demonstrators came to the Nebraska Capitol in Lincoln last year to protest plans to revive an abortion ban last year. They were prompted by the sentencing of an 18-year-old woman to 90 days in jail for burning and burying a fetus after she took medication given to her by her mother to end her pregnancy.

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  • National

Nebraska activists seek to put opposing abortion questions on the ballot

Opposing petition drives in Nebraska could present voters with competing choices on abortion. The one with the most votes wins.

May 29, 2024
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By:
  • Elizabeth Rembert
Demonstrators rally to mark the first anniversary of the US Supreme Court ruling in the <em>Dobbs v Women's Health Organization</em> case in Washington, DC on June 24, 2023.

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  • Health

Abortion access could continue to change in year 2 after the overturn of Roe v. Wade

It's already harder to get an abortion in many places and access is likely to be limited more with the passage of new laws.

July 03, 2023
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Volunteer pilots fly patients to get abortions and gender-affirming medical care from states with bans to nearby states where the services are available.

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  • Health

Volunteer pilots fly patients seeking abortions to states where it's legal

It can be a lifeline for patients who can't afford the time or costs of driving or flying commercially. It's an example of the unconventional tactics of abortion rights groups in a post-Roe America.

March 27, 2023
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By:
  • Rose Conlon

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