Abortion Law

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Today's big question

Will anti-abortion Republicans abandon Trump?

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Briefing

Do pharmacies have too much power?

Abortion rights supporter in North Carolina

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Party lines

North Carolina legislature overrides veto to enact 12-week abortion ban

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let's be honest

Nikki Haley: A federal abortion ban is 'not realistic'

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Birth control breakthrough

Over-the-counter birth control pill unanimously approved by FDA panel

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Today's big question

The coming birth control brawl

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Briefing

The abortion pill

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choice wins

Abortion bans fail in South Carolina and Nebraska by just 1 vote

Pro-choice protesters outside of the Supreme Court.

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Propping up the pill

Supreme Court temporarily preserves abortion pill access

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Talking point

DeSantis' abortion gamble

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Today's big question

Has the GOP's culture war been for naught?

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Abortion Fights

Ron DeSantis signs 6-week abortion ban in Florida

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Split decision

Federal appellate panel allows use of abortion pill, with old limits

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post roe reality

Legal abortions dropped by 32,000 after Roe v. Wade was overturned

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Briefing

Is the Comstock Act back from the dead?

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Today's big question

Can the FDA ignore the abortion pill ban?

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Abortion Fights

HHS Secretary Becerra slams abortion pill ruling, expects it overturned

A box of prescription mifepristone for abortions.

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Dueling Rulings

Competing federal rulings spell trouble for abortion pill access

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The worsening state of U.S. maternal healthcare

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Idaho's next-level 'abortion trafficking' bill

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Hold On

Defense secretary criticizes Alabama senator for blocking military promotions

Abortion rights protest in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

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Unintended consequences

Wyoming judge blocks abortion ban, citing anti-ObamaCare amendment

Several of the plaintiffs suing Texas over its abortion ban.

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lawsuits

5 women sue Texas over abortion ban

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'We're done.'

Newsom: CA will cut ties with Walgreens over abortion pills decision

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Inking The Ban

Utah governor says he will sign statewide abortion clinic ban

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looming ban

Court ruling could pull abortion pill off the market nationwide

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The GOP's next move on abortion

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Sending A Warning

Conservative attorneys general warn Walgreens, CVS against distributing abortion pills

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Taking To The Streets

Marches, calls to action planned for 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

Abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol

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Post-Roe America

FDA, Justice Department make it easier to obtain abortion drugs nationwide

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Fides et Ratio

Vatican defrocks anti-abortion priest for 'blasphemous' social media posts

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A Dark History in Africa

Nigerian military has run forced abortion program for years, report says

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Back and forth

Georgia Supreme Court reverses decision to block 6-week abortion ban

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ban block

Judge blocks Georgia's 6-week abortion ban

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Briefing

Will abortion decide the 2024 presidential race?