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News Articles: Abortion rights

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Many Americans don't know basic abortion facts. Test your knowledge

An NPR/Ipsos poll found widespread confusion on some basic facts about abortion and pregnancy. Can you answer the same questions correctly?

January 26, 2023
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By:
  • Laura Benshoff and
  • Alyson Hurt
Since the <em>Dobbs </em>decision in June, clinics providing abortions in what are now restrictive states have had to reinvent what they do. Shannon Brewer, pictured here in 2019 at the Jackson Women's Health Organization, now runs a clinic in Las Cruces, N.M., where abortion is legal.

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  • National

50 years after Roe v. Wade, many abortion providers are changing how they do business

The overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision just months ahead of its 50th anniversary has prompted many abortion providers to shift how they serve patients.

January 22, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Dr. Sarah Prager and Dr. Kelly Quinley work together for the nonprofit TEAMM, Training, Education and Advocacy in Miscarriage Management, which operates on the premise that "many people experience miscarriage before they're established with an OBGYN."

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  • Health

Many ERs offer minimal care for miscarriage. One group wants that to change

A group of doctors trains health care providers to treat miscarriage in the emergency department. This could be increasingly important in states where abortion is outlawed.

January 04, 2023
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By:
  • Patrick Adams
Rev. Rob Schenck speaks during press conference in front of the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on April 17, 2019. Schenck testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee Dec. 8, 2022 saying that he knew of a leak out of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2014.

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  • Politics

Former evangelical activist says he 'pushed the boundaries' in Supreme Court dealings

During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday, the Rev. Rob Schenck said he knew the outcome of a pivotal religious freedom decision weeks before the Supreme Court released it in 2014.

December 08, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
A small group, including Stephanie Batchelor, left, sits on the steps of the Georgia state Capitol protesting the overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 26, 2022. The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday, Nov. 23, reinstated the state's ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.

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  • National

Georgia's highest court reinstates ban on abortions after 6 weeks

A lower court's decision had prohibited enforcement of the abortion ban statewide. Seven of the state's nine justices agreed to let the ban go into effect.

November 24, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press

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  • News

Georgia State University legal expert weighs in on what's next for state's abortion law

Georgia’s ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy has been struck down. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled Tuesday that since the law was passed when Roe v. Wade was the law of the land, it is currently void, but may be reenacted in the Georgia legislature.

November 16, 2022
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By:
  • Peter Biello
Sandra Bucciero and her son Luke canvass for Proposal 3 last weekend in Dearborn, Mich. Voters approved the amendment protecting abortion rights.

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  • Politics

After wins at the ballot, abortion rights groups want to 'put this to the people'

Victories in several states this year have abortion rights advocates looking at where they can next take the fight directly to voters.

November 10, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Kentucky voters have rejected an amendment that would have said the state constitution contains no right to an abortion. Earlier, people rallied on the steps of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort to encourage voters to vote yes on Amendment 2, which failed.

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  • Politics

Where abortion was on the ballot, midterm voters largely signaled support

Voters in several states were asked to weigh in on ballot measures specifically related to abortion rights.

November 09, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
An empty exam room at Northland Family Planning in Sterling Heights, Mich.

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  • Health

Inside a Michigan clinic, patients talk about abortion — and a looming statewide vote

Michigan faces a key vote on abortion rights as patients travel there from other states. At a clinic near Detroit, many women share what abortion access means for their own lives and futures.

November 07, 2022
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By:
  • Kate Wells
Attendees march during a rally encouraging voters to vote yes on Amendment 2, which would add a permanent abortion ban to Kentucky's state constitution at the state Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, on October 1, 2022.

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  • Politics

Here are the places where abortion is on the ballot (in one way or another) this week

Abortion is on the ballot in California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont, but it's also playing a major role in races for governor, attorney general and state supreme courts nationwide.

November 07, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, pictured here in 2016, is facing a lawsuit from Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an abortion provider seeking to stop him from issuing subpoenas for her patients' records.

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  • National

Indiana doctor sues AG to block him from obtaining patient abortion records

In a new lawsuit, Dr. Caitlin Bernard says Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has sought health records for her patients, including a 10-year-old rape victim she treated.

November 03, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
A Planned Parenthood chapter operating in Missouri and Illinois is preparing to open a mobile unit providing abortions in southern Illinois.

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  • National

Meeting abortion patients where they are: providers turn to mobile units

In response to increasing abortion restrictions in the region, a Planned Parenthood chapter in Missouri and Illinois is preparing to open a mobile unit providing abortions in southern Illinois.

November 02, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Altia Connor, 71, of Louisville, says she remembers a time when pregnant teens sometimes died from botched abortions. She opposes Amendment 2.

In Kentucky, abortion rights activists hope for a repeat of Kansas win

A proposed amendment would state explicitly that there is no right to abortion in Kentucky's state constitution, complicating efforts to challenge two state abortion bans.

October 31, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
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  • Health

Abortion is on the California ballot. But does that mean at any point in pregnancy?

CA voters are expected to approve a constitutional amendment on abortion rights. But critics say it would actually expand abortion rights, because the amendment ignores the concept of fetal viability.

October 24, 2022
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By:
  • April Dembosky
Writer Gabrielle Blair argues that irresponsible ejaculation by male partners is an often-overlooked cause of unintended pregnancies.

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  • Author Interviews

Book by mom of six puts onus on men to stop unwanted pregnancies

In her new book, writer — and mother of six — Gabrielle Blair makes the case that the abortion debate should focus much more on men's roles in unintended pregnancy.

October 20, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
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