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Abortion
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The 19th Explains: Texas’ six-week abortion ban is still stuck in court. Here’s why.
Despite a December ruling allowing legal challenges to proceed, the abortion law remains in effect. Where do things currently stand? And where will they go next?
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FDA permanently allows medication abortion pills through mail
The Thursday announcement upholds a decision from April to temporarily suspend federal requirements that had previously required in-person purchase of abortion pills from a clinic, hospital or medical office.
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‘This does not feel like a green light’: Supreme Court ruling doesn’t change anything for abortion providers in Texas
Legal experts say the Supreme Court’s narrow ruling on who can be sued over the state’s six-week ban complicates a potential injunction on enforcement of the law.
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Supreme Court rules that abortion providers can sue over Texas law
The decision does not immediately change the availability of abortion in Texas and leaves open an avenue for states to pass future abortion restrictions.
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What are safe haven laws, and why did they come up in a Supreme Court case on abortion?
Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked about safe haven laws and their ability to relieve the burden of parenting.
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Supreme Court indicates it could eliminate a core element of Roe v. Wade
A majority of justices seems likely to uphold Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban. It would represent a major weakening of the landmark 1973 case.
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Abortion in America: a visual timeline
Here are some of the key moments in the almost five decades that have passed since the Roe v. Wade ruling.
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What you need to know about the Supreme Court case that could overturn Roe v. Wade
The future of abortion rights are up in the air as the court will hear arguments Wednesday in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Here’s how to listen and background on the case.