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News Articles: reproductive rights

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1973 US Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision, in Tallahassee, Fla., on Saturday.

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  • Politics

On 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Kamala Harris urges federal abortion protections

In a speech delivered on Sunday, the vice president advocated for Congress to take action to protect abortion rights.

January 22, 2023
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  • Giulia Heyward
Atlanta protests Supreme Court Roe v Wade decision

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  • News

A judge overturned Georgia’s strict abortion ban. What now?

A Fulton County judge ruled Tuesday to overturn Georgia’s recently implemented abortion ban — setting the state’s abortion restrictions back to previous timelines.

November 16, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch

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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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  • Peter Biello
Vice President Harris speaks during a reproductive rights task force meeting at the White House. It was the second time the task force has met since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.

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  • Politics

How Harris is listening — and speaking — about abortion rights before the midterms

Vice President Harris has held more than 20 events on abortion rights since May. She's been traveling the country to listen and speak about what's become a top issue for Democratic voters.

October 11, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, greets supporters during a rally on May 2, 2022 in Lorain, Ohio.

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  • Elections

How abortion may be reshaping the close Ohio Senate race

The race for an open U.S. Senate seat in Ohio has put abortion rights and women voters in the national spotlight.

September 20, 2022
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Protesters march outside the Indiana state Capitol building on July 25, 2022, in Indianapolis as activists gathered during a special session.

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  • National

The first abortion ban passed after Roe takes effect Thursday in Indiana

Thursday, nearly all abortions must cease in Indiana after state lawmakers passed a full ban in August. Since Dobbs, Indiana has been a destination for those in surrounding states seeking abortions.

September 14, 2022
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  • Sarah McCammon
Elaine at her home in Santa Fe.

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  • National

For one rape survivor, new abortion bans bring back old, painful memories

The story of a young rape victim in Ohio who had to travel out of state for an abortion this summer is recalling painful memories for an older generation.

August 27, 2022
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  • Sarah McCammon and
  • Lauren Hodges
Abortion rights activists chant slogans as the Indiana Senate debates during a special session in Indianapolis before voting to ban abortions.

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  • National

Two months after the Dobbs ruling, new abortion bans are taking hold

A cascade of new abortion restrictions known as "trigger bans" are taking effect in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision overturning the right to the medical procedure.

August 23, 2022
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  • Sarah McCammon
Student filmmakers can apply for funding for works about reproductive rights.

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  • Arts & Life

A new student filmmaking grant will focus on reproductive rights

The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative announced Wednesday that it has created the program in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

August 17, 2022
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  • Chloe Veltman
A room in a Planned Parenthood of Illinois clinic in Waukegan, where abortion providers from Wisconsin are helping to provide access to more patients from their home state now that abortion is nearly banned there.

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  • Health Care

Abortion is legal in Illinois. In Wisconsin, it's nearly banned. So clinics teamed up

After Wisconsin left an 1849 near-total abortion ban in place, some providers began commuting to Illinois to treat patients. These Planned Parenthood partnerships could be a model for the future.

August 11, 2022
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  • Kristen Schorsch
 Attorney Julia Stone speaks with reporters outside the Lewis R. Slaton Courthouse in Atlanta. Stone was one of the attorneys who presented arguments Monday in a case that could put a hold on Georgia’s six-week abortion ban.

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  • Health Care

Georgia’s anti-abortion law could again be temporarily blocked

 

A Fulton County judge could soon decide whether to once again temporarily block Georgia’s six-week abortion ban, which a federal appeals court allowed to take effect last month.

August 09, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
Elizabeth and James Weller at their home in Houston two months after losing their baby girl due to a premature rupture of membranes. Elizabeth could not receive the medical care she needed until several days later because of a Texas law that banned abortion after six weeks.

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  • Health

Because of Texas abortion law, her wanted pregnancy became a medical nightmare

New, untested abortion bans have made doctors unsure about treating some pregnancy complications. That's led to life-threatening delays, and trapped families in a limbo of grief and helplessness.

July 26, 2022
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  • Carrie Feibel
"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
Protest

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  • Health Care

Abortion rights protests erupt in Georgia and beyond. It could be a prelude of more to come

The streets of downtown Atlanta echoed with the now-familiar sounds of protest chants Tuesday as hundreds marched to demonstrate after a leaked draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion which, if given final approval, would severely limit abortion access in the majority of states, including Georgia.

May 04, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
An abortion-rights activist wears a mask with text that reads in Spanish "Legal Abortion" during a rally outside Congress as lawmakers debate a bill that would legalize abortion, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020.

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  • World

As U.S. may restrict abortion, other nations are easing access

Recent legislative activities in countries show the U.S. risks being out of step with the progress that the rest of the world is making in protecting sexual and reproductive rights.

May 04, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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