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Arizona lawmaker says she announced plans to get an abortion to underscore out-of-touch laws
A pregnant Arizona lawmaker who revealed in a speech in the state Senate that she’s planning to get an abortion says she wanted to share with the public the practical effects of abortion restrictions passed over the years. age.
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Arizona lawmaker reveals she needs abortion for unviable pregnancy
Arizona lawmaker Eva Burch addressed the state’s Senate floor on Monday to share that she will need an abortion to terminate an unviable pregnancy. “I’m choosing to talk about why I made this decision because I want us to be able to have meaningful conversations about the reality of how the work that we do in this [legislative] body impacts...
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France to seal the right to abortion in its constitution as world marks International Women's Day
France’s leadership will use a Napoleon-era press to seal the right to abortion into the country’s constitution in a historic ceremony on Friday that’s open to the public — and designed to show support to women across the world on International Women’s Day.
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France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right
The historic move was proposed as a way to prevent the kind of rollback of abortion rights seen in the United States in recent years.
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Walgreens and CVS pharmacies will soon begin dispensing abortion pills
The drugstore chains will begin selling mifepristone to patients with a doctor’s prescription in several select locations to start.
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Dozens of Idaho obstetricians stopped practicing in the state since abortions were banned, study says
A new report says dozens of Idaho obstetricians have stopped practicing in the state since a near-total abortion ban took effect in August 2022.
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Florida Supreme Court discusses abortion amendment
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday held a hearing that could help determine the future of abortion rights in the state. NBC6’s Steve Litz reports
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Florida asks state Supreme Court to keep abortion measure off November ballot
Lawyers trying to keep an abortion-rights measure off the Florida ballot told the state Supreme Court that the proposed amendment is deceptive. They say voters won’t realize how much it will expand access to the procedure. But justices hearing arguments Wednesday seemed to think voters will clearly see that the proposed ballot question would keep the state from restricting most...
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Florida Supreme Court discusses abortion language
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday will hold a hearing that could help determine the future of abortion rights in the state. NBC6 Steve Litz reports.
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Florida Supreme Court to hold hearing on abortion rights
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday will hold a hearing that could help determine the future of abortion rights in the state. NBC6’s Steve Litz reports
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Florida Supreme Court to consider wording of abortion amendment
The Supreme Court will consider whether to approve the wording of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring abortion rights.
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64,000 women and girls became pregnant due to rape in states with abortion bans, study estimates
More than 64,000 women and girls became pregnant due to rape in states that implemented abortion bans after Roe v. Wade was overruled, according to a new research estimate published online on Wednesday.
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Biden calls for Congress to codify abortion rights on anniversary of Roe v. Wade
President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass abortion rights legislation on Monday, the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade.
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Florida group collects over 1M signatures needed to put abortion rights on 2024 ballot
Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring abortion rights in Florida have submitted enough valid petition signatures to get on the November ballot, a key step in what could become the state’s biggest political battle this year. The Florida Division of Elections website Friday morning showed that 910,946 valid signatures had been tallied for the proposal, which is…
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Florida Supreme Court to hear arguments in February on abortion measure
With the measure’s supporters getting close to meeting a petition-signature requirement, the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear arguments Feb. 7 about a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring abortion rights in the state. The arguments will center on whether the Supreme Court should approve the wording of the proposed constitutional amendment and allow it to go…
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In Texas case, federal appeals panel says emergency care abortions not required by 1986 law
A federal appeals court in New Orleans says the Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require that Texas hospitals provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy.
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US women are stocking up on abortion pills, especially when there is news about restrictions
New research shows thousands of women in the U.S. have stocked up on abortion pills just in case they need them. The demand peaks when court decisions might threaten access to the medications.
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Supreme Court to decide abortion pill access
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide on whether mifepristone, the drug most commonly used for medication abortions, will continue to be accessible by mail.
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New Mexico Supreme Court weighs whether to strike down local abortion restrictions
The New Mexico Supreme Court is weighing whether to strike down local abortion bans and restrictions by conservative cities and counties at the request of the state attorney general.
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Texas Supreme Court rules against Dallas woman who sought abortion; her attorneys say she left state to get procedure
A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal condition left the state to get an abortion elsewhere before the state Supreme Court on Monday rejected her unprecedented challenge of one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S.