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Shefali Luthra
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Two women say Texas hospitals wouldn’t treat their ectopic pregnancies. Each lost a fallopian tube as a result.
The women filed complaints against the hospitals, citing federal law that says hospitals must provide abortions in medical emergencies.
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The United States of Aunties: The culture powering the Harris campaign
In the Black and South Asian communities Harris hails from, being an “auntie” is an honorific for caregivers, community builders — and maybe even the next president.
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States have increased anti-abortion center funding by nearly $500M since Roe was overturned
The centers, which are not regulated as health facilities, offer services like free ultrasounds or diapers, and typically attempt to discourage people from terminating their pregnancies.
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Are patients from Florida going elsewhere for abortions — or staying pregnant?
It’s been three months since the state passed a strict six-week abortion limit. That's affected access to care in ways that are just starting to show.
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From dosas to comadres, enthusiasm for Harris spills out on mega Zoom calls
One week since Kamala Harris launched her campaign for president, a diverse coalition of women have taken to Zoom to organize.
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How Kamala Harris’ time as a California prosecutor could shape her abortion policies as president
Harris pushed for tighter rules on anti-abortion centers and has been a vocal critic of limits on reproductive rights in other states.
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How a Kamala Harris candidacy could supercharge Democrats’ message on abortion
Harris had already become the administration’s leading voice on the importance of abortion rights, one of the Democratic Party’s top issues.
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Abortion gets the silent treatment at the RNC
A slew of Republican senators who oppose abortion didn’t mention it while on stage in Milwaukee, nor did nominees Donald Trump and JD Vance — but it’s still in the party’s official platform.
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RNC approves platform that would give rights to fetuses, endangering abortion, IVF
Republicans have adopted a slate of policy positions ahead of next week’s convention that does not call for a federal legislative abortion ban, but opens the door to establishing fetal personhood.
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Supreme Court dismisses Idaho case, allows abortions in medical emergencies
The high court had been asked to decide if Idaho’s strict abortion ban trumps EMTALA, a federal law requiring hospitals to provide stabilizing care — which can include abortions.