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Abortion
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Idaho and Oklahoma expected to be first states to pass Texas-inspired six-week abortion bans
Clinics say they are preparing for bans to take effect as early as April. Texas offers a preview of what might happen if those bills go into effect.
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Jessica Cisneros takes on the last anti-abortion U.S. House Democrat
The 28-year-old lawyer came close to defeating nine-term incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar in Texas in 2020. This year, Cisneros said she ‘owed it to the folks here to try it one more time.’
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Majority of abortions in 2020 were via medication, new data analysis shows
The Food and Drug Administration has moved to make the method more available even as states pass laws to restrict access.
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The 19th Explains: 15-week abortion bans may become law in three states. What does that mean?
Florida's legislature has passed one such ban, and similar bills are moving in two other states. They offer one roadmap for the future of abortion policy.
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Texas’ six-week abortion ban is still causing more than twice as many patients at clinics in nearby states
Providers in neighboring states are struggling to treat all the Texans traveling for abortions — and they still don’t know what the future holds.
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Experts say Biden could use executive powers to protect abortion access
The White House vowed last October to pass laws that would maintain abortion protections. But so far, the administration has made little progress.
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Laws restricting abortion may also limit options for people who miscarry
Advocates and physicians worry state legislation on medication abortion will also impact the availability of non-surgical treatment for miscarriage.
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Why didn’t Congress codify abortion rights?
In the 49 years since the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade, lawmakers have attempted to both shore up abortion rights and to overturn the decision — all while abortion transformed national politics.
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Texas’ six-week abortion ban will stay in effect indefinitely after Supreme Court decision to allow legal delays
Abortion providers had asked the court to send the case back to a federal district court in Austin. The court’s refusal means Texas’s law will now be deliberated by the state supreme court.
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'You never forget it': These are the stories of life before Roe v. Wade transformed America
The landmark Supreme Court decision made legal abortion a protected right. With the court poised to overturn that ruling, The 19th spoke to people involved in all aspects of the abortion rights battle to understand its impact.