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News Articles: Abortion

President Biden signs executive actions hours after his inauguration on Wednesday. He is expected to reverse several Trump-era policies.

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  • Politics

Biden Administration Prepares To Overturn Trump Abortion Rule

In a move requested by abortion rights advocates, Biden is preparing to overturn the Mexico City Policy, which prohibits U.S. aid to groups that provide or refer for abortion in other countries.

January 21, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Demonstrators wait with green headscarves — the symbol of abortion rights activists — outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, where lawmakers endorsed a bill to legalize abortion

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  • Latin America

In Historic Vote, Argentina Chamber OKs Bill Legalizing Abortion

"The world is unjust, but the answer is not in our uterus," lawmaker Gabriela Cerruti said of the vote in Argentina's Chamber of Deputies.

December 11, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
A 19-year-old woman talks with nurse Valeria Zafisoa at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the British nonprofit group Marie Stopes International.

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  • Global Health

A Biden Promise About Overseas Abortion Funding Could Prove Difficult To Implement

It's part of an ongoing back-and-forth: Republican presidents ban U.S. funds for foreign aid groups that 'promote' abortion, Democratic presidents revoke the ban. This time things could be different.

December 03, 2020
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By:
  • Nurith Aizenman
Dr. Warren Hern's clinic in Boulder, Colo., photographed on Monday, June 1, 2009. Hern said a ballot initiative to ban abortion after 22 weeks in Colorado would prohibit about 95% of the procedures performed at the clinic.

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  • Politics

Colorado Abortion Ban Could Be Felt Nationwide

Colorado's Proposition 115 could shut down one of the few clinics nationwide that specializes in later abortion.

October 31, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Anti-abortion-rights activists participate in the March for Life rally near the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 24.

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  • Politics

A World Without Legal Abortion: How Activists Envision A 'Post-Roe' Nation

With the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, anti-abortion activists hope for a world where ending an unwanted pregnancy is not an option.

October 27, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
The U.S. flag and flag of Vatican City are hung on the outside of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference building in Harrisburg, Pa., on March 26, 2019. Catholics outnumber Evangelicals in Pennsylvania by a 2-to-1 margin.

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  • Religion

In Pennsylvania, Catholic Voters Are Targeted By Both Sides

A common Catholic "sensibility" is at work among both pro-Trump and pro-Biden Catholic voters, with an emphasis on the dignity of the human person.

October 06, 2020
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By:
  • Tom Gjelten
Activists on opposite sides of the abortion debate demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court during the annual anti-abortion-rights event known as the March for Life, on Jan. 24 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

With Roe v. Wade On The Line, Some States Take Steps To Protect Abortion Rights

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is backing legislation designed to codify Roe — the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide — in state law and expand abortion access.

October 02, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
President Trump and Judge Amy Coney Barrett walk to the Rose Garden of the White House on Saturday.

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  • Politics

A Look At Amy Coney Barrett's Record On Abortion Rights

President Trump promised to name Supreme Court justices who would oppose abortion rights. Activists say Barrett fits that mold. Her history as a federal judge offers potential clues to her views.

September 28, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Renee-Lauren Ellis, a Washington, D.C.-area attorney, says, "It's dire that something as fundamental as what I do with my body is up for debate still, in 2020."

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  • Politics

Ginsburg's Death A 'Pivot Point' For Abortion Rights, Advocates Say

The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sets up a brutal nomination fight, and abortion rights is likely to be a contentious issue.

September 20, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Vice President Pence speaks on the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore.

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  • Politics

Fact-Checking 6 Claims Pence Made About Biden's Record In His RNC Speech

Pence warned that a Biden administration would threaten American freedoms and crumble the nation's economy. In making that case, Pence deployed several inaccurate or questionable claims.

August 27, 2020
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas
GPB News NPR

Georgians React To Reversal On Controversial Abortion Law

Jordan Daniels has worked in the Atlanta film industry for years. Monday's court ruling, which reversed the controversial "heartbeat" abortion bill...

July 14, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah Rose and
  • Associated Press

Judge Says Georgia’s Abortion Law Can’t Take Effect While Legal Challenge Is Pending

A federal judge on Tuesday said that Georgia's abortion law cannot take effect while a larger legal challenge is pending. The Living Infants Fairness...

October 01, 2019
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler

Groups File Motion To Block Georgia 'Heartbeat' Abortion Law

A coalition of groups in opposition to the state's tighter abortion law have filed a motion to block it from taking effect. The American Civil Liberties...

July 23, 2019
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler

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  • Health

Opioids and Abortion: How Georgia's Legal Landscape Impacts Pregnant Women with Addiction

Marshae Jones, an Alabama woman charged with manslaughter for allegedly starting a fight that led to her getting shot and having a miscarriage, will not...

July 15, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 1 more
The empty courtroom is seen at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: ACLU Challenges 'Heartbeat' Abortion Law, SCOTUS Rules On Census & Gerrymandering

On this edition of Political Rewind, the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia has filed a lawsuit asking the federal court to block implementation...

June 28, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut
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