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Abortion
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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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South Carolina's GOP ‘sister senators’ say farewell after reelection bid losses
Five bipartisan women in the state Senate blocked a near-total abortion ban. Only one of the five will return to the chamber next year.
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'A missed opportunity': Groups critical to Biden’s success say they’re shaking off bad debate
Reproductive rights groups were disappointed by Biden’s answers on abortion in Thursday night’s debate, but neither they nor voters at his Friday rally said they wanted to abandon him.
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Abortion misinformation — and confusion — take center stage at presidential debate
In a 90-minute CNN debate, former President Donald Trump gave voters misinformation about abortions. President Joe Biden offered confusion.
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Arizona doctors have final deciding power for emergency abortions, attorney general says
Doctors can’t be prosecuted for providing emergency abortions if they act in "good faith," state Attorney General Kris Mayes said Thursday.
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How Biden's campaign is linking abortion and Trump's felony convictions
Abortion didn’t feature prominently in the 2020 presidential debates. That’s likely to be different this year.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court seems poised to decide if abortion is protected by the state constitution
Wisconsin Supreme Court chief has called for an investigation over an "ostensibly leaked" draft court order on a high-profile abortion case.
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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.
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Two years after Roe’s overturn, there are more abortions in America — but they’re harder to get
Abortion has become more diffuse, thanks to the rise of telehealth and abortion pills. Both are under fire in the courts and state legislatures.
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Democrats, worried about future of medication abortion, push to repeal Comstock Act
The legislation addressing the 1873 anti-obscenity law is part of an effort to keep abortion and other reproductive issues front and center for voters.