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Access to abortion medication could be in jeopardy, RFK Jr. testimony suggests
It marks one of Kennedy’s clearest public statements on abortion since being nominated to lead the nation’s health department.
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Trump directs federal government to restrict access to gender-affirming care for youth
The executive order is likely to be challenged in court.
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Trump reinstates the 'global gag rule' on abortion
The move, announced in a presidential memorandum Friday, revives a policy that Trump and many other Republican presidents have implemented.
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Why hasn't Trump done anything about abortion yet?
Despite calls from lawmakers and advocates, abortion has been notably absent from the executive actions in the first days of the new administration.
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Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, has died
Richards died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer. She was 67.
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All of the ways Trump could impact abortion policy from day one
His first term offers some clues about what he could do in a second term. And with Roe v. Wade gone, his administration has more tools at its disposal.
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These states already restrict abortion. Their legislatures could push it even further.
Donald Trump has been inconsistent in saying how his administration would approach the issue, but state lawmakers aren’t waiting for him.
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White House nixes proposal to make insurance cover over-the-counter birth control
The proposed rule for private insurance could have benefited 52 million women of reproductive age.
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Abortion bans seem to be driving young people to move out of state
New research suggests that states could see huge economic implications.
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Justices’ questions suggest Supreme Court may uphold Tennessee’s gender-affirming care ban
Conservative justices seemed wary of the potential domino effects of weighing in on one state's ban amid 25 other states banning gender-affirming care across the country.