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Mar 01 2024
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Red State Judge Throws Out Three Laws Restricting Abortion
A Montana judge ruled Thursday that three of the state’s laws limiting abortion were unconstitutional, according to the Daily Montanan. The laws banned abortion after 20 weeks and by way of telehealth services, as well as required a 24-hour waiting period and two ultrasounds. District Court Judge Kurt Krueger sided with Planned Parenthood of Montana, who filed the lawsuit, arguing that the
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
"USA Today" ContributorNov 15 2023
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Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks abortion restrictions
The Oklahoma Supreme Court placed temporary injunctions on three laws regulating abortion and abortion pills on Tuesday, signaling that the state's high court could soon weigh whether abortion rights are implied in the state constitution. In October 2021, reproductive rights groups filed a suit against five bills from the state legislature restricting access to and regulating abortion
Washington ExaminerMay 13 2024
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Miss. Gov. Reeves Signs Trans Bathroom Restriction Law
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that he has signed a new law regulating transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms, and dormitories in public education buildings, making Mississippi at least the 12th state to restrict transgender students from using facilities that align with their gender identity. Reeves criticized a federal regulation banning blanket policies that bar
Newsmax (News)Oct 31 2023
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Kansas Court Blocks Key Abortion Restrictions
A Kansas District Court judge blocked several abortion restrictions on Monday including a mandated 24-hour waiting period, and a recently enacted measure that would have required physicians to inform patients about “abortion reversal.” For context, so-called “abortion reversal,” which supposedly stops a medication abortion that is already in progress, has been labeled “unproved and unethical”
The MessengerOct 31 2023
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State restrictions on abortion blocked by judge in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. -- A Kansas judge on Monday put a new state law on medication abortions on hold and blocked older restrictions that for years have spelled out what providers must tell patients and forced patients to wait 24 hours to end their pregnancies. The ruling was another big victory for abortion rights advocates in Kansas, where a statewide vote in August 2022 decisively confirmed
Northwest Arkansas Democrat GazetteJul 20 2023
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The political implications of restricting abortion in Iowa
An Iowa judge temporarily blocked a law in Iowa that would make most abortions illegal. On this River to River, political experts Megan Goldberg of Cornell College and Jonathan Hassid of Iowa State University join host Ben Kieffer to discuss the political implications of restricting abortion access in Iowa.
They also talk about the letter former President Donald Trump received from
Iowa Public RadioNov 21 2023
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Whitmer signs more bills to repeal abortion restrictions
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Tuesday to roll back more abortion restrictions remaining on the books in Michigan even though it is questionable if they could be enforced under the reproductive rights amendment adopted a year ago by voters. The governor signed the bills in a room filled with supporters cheering a new round of abortion rights laws. The Democratic governor already signed
Michigan PublicMay 08 2024
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Oklahoma judge halts enforcement of 'blacklist' law restricting investments
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma County judge halted the enforcement of a controversial state law Tuesday, a measure that places banks and financial companies on a blacklist if they invest in entities critical of the oil and gas industry. Under the law, those blacklisted companies are prevented from doing business with the state.
Tulsa WorldFeb 02 2024
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How pending Supreme Court case could restrict Montana abortion access
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case in March that could ban access to abortion medication obtained by telemedicine and mail, which accounted for almost 19 percent of all abortions in Montana in 2023. The case would also shorten the timeframe for in-person medication abortions from 10 weeks to seven weeks. In-person medication abortion accounted for 60 percent of abortions in Montana in
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