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News Articles: Series: Roe v. Wade and the future of reproductive rights in America

Abortion-rights activist rally at the Indiana Statehouse following U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn <em>Roe v. Wade</em>, June 25, 2022 in Indianapolis. State lawmakers convene Monday July 25 for a special session to debate banning abortion.

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  • National

Indiana may soon ban abortion if Republican lawmakers can agree on how far to go

Indiana lawmakers will convene in the Statehouse for a special session on abortion and other issues. They're in the minority, but Democrats may have an impact because of division among Republicans.

July 25, 2022
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By:
  • Brandon Smith
Experts say there may be no perfect time to have the discussion, but doing it in the right way can help.

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  • National

How can you talk to kids about abortion? Here are some tips

For many parents, the wall-to-wall news coverage of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade means facing some questions from their kids. Here's how to answer them.

July 23, 2022
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang,
  • Karen Zamora,
  • and 1 more
Even though Democrats had bigger majorities in Congress under Democratic Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, large numbers of anti-abortion Democrats in both chambers meant abortion protections could not be codified.

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  • Health

3 common myths about the abortion debate that many people get wrong

Common misperceptions are that only abortion-seekers are affected, that Democratics could have codified protections before, and that Congress can easily get rid of federal laws restricting abortion.

July 22, 2022
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By:
  • Julie Rovner
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita was sent a "cease and desist" letter last week asking him to stop making what an attorney for Indiana abortion provider Dr. Caitlin Bernard describes as defamatory statements. Rokita's office responded that "no false or misleading statements have been made."

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  • National

Indiana's AG could face a lawsuit by the abortion provider for 10-year-old rape victim

Dr. Caitlin Bernard has threatened to sue Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita for "false and misleading statements" he made after she provided a medication abortion for the girl from Ohio.

July 19, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Mia Raven outside of the house she rented to host the reproductive rights organization POWER House.

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  • National

Reproductive care continues in Montgomery, Ala., despite women's clinic closing

The POWER House, which opened in 2015 next door to a now-closed clinic that performed abortions, continues to see clients, offering them sexual information and contraception.

July 19, 2022
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By:
  • Kyle Gassiott
The future of abortion remains highly uncertain in Michigan. At the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, the student health center has been preparing for all possible scenarios, from a complete statewide ban on abortion to less extreme changes.

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  • Education

Colleges navigate confusing legal landscapes as new abortion laws take effect

With abortion access changing in many states, college health centers are trying to understand their rights and responsibilities when counseling students who become pregnant.

July 19, 2022
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By:
  • Pooja Salhotra and
  • Sequoia Carrillo
GPB News NPR

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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
Abortion rights protesters gather at the Texas state capitol in Austin in June.

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  • Law

Texas conservatives have a plan to get around DAs who won't enforce abortion laws

A Republican state legislator's proposal would allow prosecutors from around the state to step in when local DAs refuse to press charges over abortion, as at least five Texas prosecutors have vowed.

July 15, 2022
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
In May, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Dayton, Ohio to protest in favor of abortion rights after the leak of the draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that would overturn <em>Roe v. Wade</em>. A raped 10-year-old Ohio girl's abortion in Indianapolis became national news.

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  • Media

A rape, an abortion, and a one-source story: a child's ordeal becomes national news

The Indianapolis Star's story about an anonymous child rape victim from Ohio who crossed state lines to get an abortion became a political lightening rod. Now a man has been arraigned for the rape.

July 13, 2022
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By:
  • David Folkenflik and
  • Sarah McCammon
Abortion-rights demonstrators shout slogans after tying green flags to the fence in front of the White House during a protest to pressure the Biden administration to act and protect abortion rights on Saturday.

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  • Politics

Biden administration: Doctors must offer abortion if mom's life is at risk

HHS told hospitals that they "must" provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk, saying federal law on emergency care preempts state laws that now ban abortion without exception.

July 12, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Google announced that it would delete location data showing when people visit abortion providers, but privacy experts, and some Google employees, want the company to do more to safeguard data.

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  • Technology

Privacy advocates fear Google will be used to prosecute abortion seekers

When law enforcement requests it, Google usually hands over location and search data collected through its smartphone apps. Will that now be used against people seeking abortions in some states?

July 11, 2022
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Demonstrators gather at the federal courthouse in Austin, Texas, following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn <em>Roe v. Wade</em>.

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  • Law

As states ban abortion, the Texas bounty law offers a way to survive legal challenges

States can now enforce laws that criminalize abortion. But a Texas law that outsources enforcement to civilians could have legal immunity that other laws don't, pushing more states to follow suit.

July 11, 2022
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
Sonia Glenn from Fairfax, Virginia in a Statue of Liberty costume at the rally in Lafayette Square park before the Women's March in Washington, D.C to protest the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe V. Wade.

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  • National

Photos: Abortion rights activists protest outside the White House

Protesters at the Women's March in Washington, D.C. said they want the White House to make the right to an abortion available in every state.

July 09, 2022
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By:
  • Tyrone Turner
Abortion rights activists march from the Supreme Court to the House of Representatives office buildings on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

A new executive order aims to preserve abortion access, but its reach is limited

The order will create a new task force on reproductive health care and to coordinate additional steps to help people access abortions.

July 08, 2022
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Clinic escorts use party horns and whistles to counter the presence of anti-abortion activist Gabriel Olivier, right, outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic in Jackson, Miss., on July 6, 2022.

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  • National

Mississippi's last abortion clinic shuts down. The owner promises to continue working

The clinic is now headed to Las Cruces, New Mexico, about 40 miles north of El Paso, Texas.

July 07, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
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