Topic
Abortion
On This Topic
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Being Black and pregnant in the Deep South can be a dangerous combination
Researchers say trends are continuing to move in the wrong direction for Black pregnant people and infants in the South.
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15-week abortion bans are the center of Republican debate. Experts say that cutoff is arbitrary.
Anti-abortion politicians have recently linked 15-weeks to fetal pain. That benchmark has been moving for years — and it's still not accurate.
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Texas woman asks judge to let her terminate pregnancy after lethal fetal diagnosis
In an emergency request, the Center for Reproductive Rights is asking a judge to allow Kate Cox to terminate her pregnancy after she received a lethal fetal diagnosis.
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Anti-abortion Arizona Supreme Court Justice recuses self from abortion case
An Arizona Supreme Court judge who once accused Planned Parenthood of committing genocide has agreed to recuse himself from a case involving the organization that will determine the future legality of abortion in the state.
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How abortion bans are undercutting efforts to prevent domestic violence
OB-GYNs are often the first or only doctors to learn if a patient is facing intimate partner violence. As they leave places with abortion bans, domestic violence victims are feeling the impacts.
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Abortion rights keep winning, and Democrats see a lesson for 2024
Election results in Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky show the issue’s continued potency and give a boost to efforts to pass ballot measures in red and purple states next year.
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Virginia Republicans embraced a 15-week abortion ban — and then lost
Tuesday’s election results in Virginia are a rebuke to what anti-abortion advocates and Republican politicians hoped was a limit that a broad swath of voters could get behind.
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How abortion became the central issue in Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court race
Democrat Dan McCaffery won the vacant seat on a court that will likely make consequential decisions on abortion access in the near future.
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Virginians hand Democrats control of the legislature, blocking GOP efforts on abortion and trans rights
The results are a rebuke for Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who had promised to work for a 15-week abortion ban if his party won.
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Ohio votes to guarantee abortion rights in its state Constitution
With the victory on Issue 1, abortion rights advocates are on a 7-and-0 ballot measure winning streak since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022.