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Apr 21 2024
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Arizona GOP’s latest abortion strategy: Restrict, restrict, restrict
After a conservative majority of the Arizona Supreme Court ruled April 9 to uphold an antiquated near-total abortion ban from 1864, the shockwaves on both sides of the political aisle were immediate and obvious. Democrats decried the court’s decision, vowing to redouble efforts to pass an amendment to the state’s constitution. If passed, the Arizona Abortion Access Act would effectively negate
Daily KosApr 24 2024
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Abortion restrictions have changed the medical care in emergency rooms, too.
Here’s the latest on the argument. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Wednesday about whether Idaho’s near-total abortion ban conflicts with a federal law that protects patients who need emergency care, in a case that would determine access to abortions in emergency rooms across the country. The federal law affects only the sliver of women who face dire medical complications during
New York Times (News)Apr 21 2024
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom hits Republicans on abortion restriction pushes
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is stepping up abortion access efforts while targeting Republicans in other states who've moved to restrict the procedure. The big picture: He revealed Sunday that California lawmakers are working on a bill to ensure Arizona providers can provide abortion care to Arizonans in his state and unveiled an ad aimed at Alabama lawmakers who are pushing to criminalize
AxiosApr 13 2024
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Kansas governor vetoes bill banning transgender treatment to minors, abortion restrictions
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed a bill Friday that would have banned transgender treatment for minors in the state, as well as two bills imposing abortion restrictions. Substitute Bill for Senate Bill 233 sought to outlaw transgender treatment for minors and allow for causes of action against healthcare providers who provided such treatment. The bill would also have restricted the use of
Fox News (Online News)Mar 04 2024
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The anti-abortion playbook for restricting birth control
The national debate over IVF, unfolding after an Alabama court decision prompted multiple clinics in the state to halt operations, prompts a question: What might be next? Could other fertility treatments and even birth control be under threat given that Roe v. Wade is no longer the law?
If the idea that birth control could be at risk in America strikes you as hard to believe, I
VoxApr 08 2024
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Louisiana woman who says abortion restrictions puts her in danger will campaign for Biden
WASHINGTON — A Texas woman who went into premature labor, developed sepsis and nearly died and a Louisiana woman who said restrictive abortion laws prevented her from getting medical help for a miscarriage are now campaigning for President Joe Biden as the Democrat highlights how women's health is being affected by the overturning of federal abortion protections. Amanda Zurawski and Kaitlyn
The Times-PicayuneApr 11 2024
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Iowa asks state Supreme Court to let its restrictive abortion law go into effect
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to let its blocked abortion law go into effect and uphold it altogether, disputing abortion providers’ claims it infringes on women’s rights to exercise bodily autonomy. The law, which bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnant, was in effect for a few days last July
The Seattle TimesMar 29 2024
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ACLU, Planned Parenthood challenge Ohio abortion restrictions after voter referendum
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood filed a legal challenge on Friday to some of Ohio’s abortion laws, now that Ohio voters have enshrined voting rights in the state’s constitution. The lawsuit filed on behalf of abortion clinics says that since Ohioans voted overwhelmingly to protect such rights in an amendment last November, it violates the constitution
Washington PostMar 20 2024
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Nevada Judge Orders State To Remove Restrictions On Medicaid Abortion Coverage
A Nevada judge ruled Tuesday that the state must allow Medicaid to cover all abortion procedures, arguing the current restrictions violate women’s rights, according to ABC News. In Nevada, Medicaid could only cover an abortions if they were due to rape, incest or if they threatened the mother’s life, according to ABC News. Clark County District Judge Erika Ballou announced that she was going
The Daily CallerApr 14 2024
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Democratic lawmaker says women won't be 'conned' after Trump argues states should set abortion restrictions
Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., said women will not be "conned" by former President Donald Trump, who last week publicly clarified his stance on abortion and said he believes states should decide their own restrictions on the procedure. "We know that he is the one who is responsible for what's going on in Arizona and all over the country," Smith told ABC's George Stephanopoulos Sunday. The Arizona
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