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News Articles: abortions

Anti-abortion activists who describe themselves as "abolitionists" protest outside a fertility clinic in North Carolina in April 2024.

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Republicans try to soften stance on abortion as 'abolitionists' go farther

Activists who describe themselves as "abortion abolitionists" want to charge women who have abortions with homicide and ban the fertility treatment known as IVF, saying life begins at conception.

May 21, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case examining a federal-state conflict over emergency abortions.

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  • Law

Heated arguments at the Supreme Court in newest abortion case

At issue is a clash between federal and state law about how pregnant women must be treated in the emergency room.

April 25, 2024
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  • Nina Totenberg
In March 2023, five women and two doctors sued the state of Texas over its abortion bans, saying they were putting patients at risk. Eight additional plaintiffs have joined the lawsuit as of May 22.

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  • National

More women sue Texas saying the state's anti-abortion laws harmed them

More women who say they were put in danger by Texas' abortion bans are joining a lawsuit that seek to force the state to clarify medical exceptions in the laws.

May 22, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
The Justice Department had asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans for an emergency stay of an abortion pill ruling by a federal judge in Texas while the court hears the case.

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  • Law

U.S. appeals court preserves partial access to abortion pill, but with tighter rules

The Biden administration had asked the higher court to stay a decision from a Texas judge while the appeal plays out.

April 13, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Misoprostol is currently approved by the FDA for use as an ulcer drug, not as a standalone abortion pill. Doctors already use it off-label for a variety of gynecological purposes beyond abortion, including for IUD insertion and for labor and delivery.

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  • Politics

Why an ulcer drug could be the last option for many abortion patients

Some abortion providers are looking to misoprostol, a medication widely used around the world, should a federal judge in Texas block access to a key medication abortion option.

February 24, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
The Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, D.C., on August 9, 2022.

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  • Law

DOJ's reproductive rights group is watching for state changes that violate federal law

The Justice Department is leading an effort to monitor changes in state law after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion.

September 23, 2022
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Protesters rally at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus in support of abortion rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade on June 24, 2022. A judge temporarily blocked Ohio's ban on virtually all abortions on Wednesday, again pausing a law that took effect after federal abortion protections were overturned by the Supreme Court in June.

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  • National

A judge temporarily blocks an Ohio law banning most abortions

The decision to grant a 14-day restraining order against the state law means abortions through 20 weeks' gestation can continue for now.

September 14, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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  • National

Indiana AG warned over remark about abortion provided for a 10-year-old rape victim

A lawyer for the doctor who performed the abortion sent a cease and desist letter threatening legal action against Attorney General Todd Rokita for suggesting the doctor may have broken the law.

July 15, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
A slew of companies will cover travel expenses for employees that have to travel out of their state for an abortion after the Supreme Court overturned federal protections for the procedure.

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  • Business

JP Morgan, Disney join wave of companies that'll cover employee abortion travel costs

Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch calls it a "crushing blow" and says in an internal memo to employees of Vogue, New Yorker and Vanity Fair among others to use their journalism to respond to the moment.

June 25, 2022
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By:
  • Jacqueline GaNun and
  • Dustin Jones
"My body, my choice!" resonates from protesters on the front lawn of the Guam Congress Building in Hagåtña during a protest as they voiced their concerns against the Guam Heartbeat Act of 2022 on April 27, 2022.

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  • National

Hurdles to abortion will mount on remote U.S. territories without Roe

Without Roe, Guam could revert to an abortion ban dating to 1990. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the law unconstitutional in 1992, but it has never been repealed.

May 27, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Abortion-rights activists in Colombia celebrate Monday in Bogota after the Constitutional Court approved the decriminalization of abortion, lifting all limitations on the procedure until the 24th week of pregnancy.

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  • Latin America

Colombia's highest court legalizes abortion up to 24 weeks

The decision by the tribunal of nine judges fell short of the expectations of pro-choice groups that had been pushing for abortion to be completely decriminalized in Colombia.

February 21, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
In Shreveport, La., the Hope Medical Group for Women is reporting more patients from nearby Texas after the passage of that state's Senate Bill 8.

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  • National

A Louisiana clinic struggles to absorb the surge created by Texas' new abortion law

In Shreveport, La., near the Texas border, the Hope Medical Group for Women is seeing increased demand after the restrictive law was passed — and after a hurricane impacted other parts of the state.

October 07, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon,
  • Lauren Hodges,
  • and 1 more
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Dec. 1 in the case <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization</em>, which has the potential to pose a serious challenge to <em>Roe v. Wade.</em>

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  • National

The Supreme Court Sets A Date For Arguments In Case That Could Challenge Roe V. Wade

On Dec. 1, the court will hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The Mississippi case tests whether all state laws that ban pre-viability abortions are unconstitutional.

September 20, 2021
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg

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