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

Pro-choice activists disguised as characters from the dystopian novel <em>The Handmaid's Tale</em> display green headscarves in front of the U.S. ambassador's residence in Buenos Aires, on June 30, 2022.

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  • World

What the U.S. can learn from abortion rights wins in Latin America

In the last two years, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia have decriminalized or fully legalized abortion. Here's what Latin America's green wave can teach the movement in the U.S.

July 07, 2022
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang,
  • Jonaki Mehta,
  • and 1 more
A medical assistant checks a patient's pregnancy test at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, N.M., in a photo taken last month.

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  • Health

How companies offering to cover travel for out-of-state abortions might work

Major companies like Nike and Tesla say they plan to assist employees who live in places where abortion is restricted to travel for the procedure. But several potential pitfalls abound.

July 05, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Neuman

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  • Law

Losing a pregnancy could land you in jail in post-Roe America

Now that the Supreme Court has struck down Roe v. Wade, experts warn that prosecutions will increase for miscarriages, stillbirths and self-induced abortions.

July 03, 2022
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By:
  • Robert Baldwin III
Alabama Rep. Neil Rafferty speaks in support of transgender rights during a rally outside the Alabama State House in 2021. The state is using the<em> Dobbs</em> ruling, which overturned <em>Roe v. Wade</em> and ended abortion access as a federal right, to argue it has the authority to ban gender-affirming medical care.

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  • Law

Alabama is using the case that ended Roe to argue it can ban gender-affirming care

The case marks one of the first known instances in which a conservative state has tried to apply the abortion ruling to other realms, just as LGBTQ advocates and others were afraid would happen.

July 03, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Mahayana Landowne, of Brooklyn, N.Y., wears a "Lady Justice" costume as she marches past the Supreme Court during a protest for abortion rights on June 30, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

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  • National

The Texas Supreme Court has blocked an order that resumed abortions in the state

The whiplash of Texas clinics turning away patients, rescheduling them and now potentially canceling appointments again illustrated the confusion and scrambling taking place since Roe fell.

July 02, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
President Joe Biden speaks as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appears on a screen during a virtual meeting with Democratic governors on abortion rights on Friday.

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  • Politics

Biden warns Democratic governors a GOP Congress would try to ban abortion nationwide

President Joe Biden met with Democratic governors Friday afternoon to discuss ways their states are protecting abortion access and continuing to push abortion as an election issue in November.

July 01, 2022
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
President Joe Biden speaks as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appears on a screen during a virtual meeting with Democratic governors on abortion rights on Friday.

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  • Politics

Biden warns Democratic governors a GOP Congress would try to ban abortion nationwide

President Joe Biden met with Democratic governors Friday afternoon to discuss ways their states are protecting abortion access and continuing to push abortion as an election issue in November.

July 01, 2022
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
In the wake of the overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade</em> last Friday, abortion-rights activists continue to fight against laws restricting access to abortion.

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  • Law

Abortion-rights advocates in the 13 trigger law states refuse to give up post-Roe

For abortion-rights defenders, the fall of Roe v. Wade was a disaster in slow motion. That made the blow no less painful. Thirteen people with personal connections to the issue share their stories.

July 01, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
In the wake of the overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade</em> last Friday, abortion-rights activists continue to fight against laws restricting access to abortion.

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  • Law

Abortion-rights advocates in the 13 trigger law states refuse to give up post-Roe

For abortion-rights defenders, the fall of Roe v. Wade was a disaster in slow motion. That made the blow no less painful. Thirteen people with personal connections to the issue share their stories.

July 01, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Republican Reps. Mary Miller of Illinois, left, and Lauren Boebert of Colorado appear at a Save America rally with former President Donald Trump at the Adams County Fairgrounds on June 25, 2022, in Mendon, Ill.

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  • Politics

The Christian Right is winning cultural battles while public opinion disagrees

The Christian Right's wins in the Supreme Court on abortion and prayer in school come at a time when a growing majority of Americans are strongly opposed to its views.

July 01, 2022
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
Republican Reps. Mary Miller of Illinois, left, and Lauren Boebert of Colorado appear at a Save America rally with former President Donald Trump at the Adams County Fairgrounds on June 25, 2022, in Mendon, Ill.

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  • Politics

The Christian Right is winning cultural battles while public opinion disagrees

The Christian Right's wins in the Supreme Court on abortion and prayer in school come at a time when a growing majority of Americans are strongly opposed to its views.

July 01, 2022
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez

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  • Technology

Period tracker app Flo developing 'anonymous mode' to quell post-Roe privacy concerns

The period tracker app Flo is developing an "anonymous mode" in the wake of privacy concerns after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade.

June 30, 2022
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By:
  • Amina Kilpatrick
Kathaleen Pittman, administrator at Hope Medical Group in Shreveport, watches local TV news discussing a temporary restraining order the clinic won on Monday against Louisiana's abortion bans.

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  • National

After a reprieve, a Louisiana clinic resumes abortions for anxious patients

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, lawyers challenged Louisiana's abortions bans and won temporary victories. A New Orleans judge issued a restraining order allowing procedures to resume.

June 30, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Hodges and
  • Sarah McCammon
Kathaleen Pittman, administrator at Hope Medical Group in Shreveport, watches local TV news discussing a temporary restraining order the clinic won on Monday against Louisiana's abortion bans.

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  • National

After a reprieve, a Louisiana clinic resumes abortions for anxious patients

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, lawyers challenged Louisiana's abortions bans and won temporary victories. A New Orleans judge issued a restraining order allowing procedures to resume.

June 30, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Hodges and
  • Sarah McCammon
The Federalist Society's Leonard Leo speaks to media at Trump Tower in 2016.

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  • National

One man's outsized role in shaping the Supreme Court and overturning Roe

A dedicated minority of conservative activists has been working for decades to dismantle Roe v. Wade. One man in particular has played an outsized role in that effort: Leonard Leo.

June 30, 2022
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta and
  • Courtney Dorning
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