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I visited an anti-abortion pregnancy center. Here’s why experts call for more regulations.

CHICAGO — The Aid for Women pregnancy clinic in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood might be one of the nicest offices I’ve visited for medical advice. “Our study is independent of your position on abortion, and so, we just want to give data and solve this problem of there being no data.” Doctors like Kristyn Brandi, an OB-GYN in New Jersey, often …

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Abortion opponents shift focus to pills with lawsuits, proposed laws and possible federal action

Associated Press

Opponents of abortion are increasingly focusing on restricting access to pills, which are the most common way to end a pregnancy in the U.S. This month, the Texas attorney general’s office filed a lawsuit against a New York doctor, saying she violated Texas law by prescribing abortion pills to a patient there via telemedicine. A survey conducted for the Society …

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1 day, 23 hours ago

Vatican advances beatification process for Belgian king who abdicated rather than approve abortion

Associated Press

ROME — The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified for having abdicated for a day rather than approve legislation to legalize abortion. Francis surprised and even enraged some Belgians when, during his September visit to Brussels, he prayed at Baudouin’s tomb, denounced Belgium’s abortion laws as “homicidal” and …

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2 days, 15 hours ago

A judge says Missouri’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, but there’s no start date for abortions

Associated Press

— A judge ruled Friday that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, though Planned Parenthood said the decision is still not sufficient for it to resume providing abortions in the state. Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jerri Zhang said the abortion ban “is directly at odds” with a constitutional amendment creating a right to abortion …

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2 days, 17 hours ago

Regional court faults El Salvador for denying a mother’s access to abortion, violating her rights

Associated Press

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Friday found El Salvador’s government responsible for violating the rights of a young Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion of her anencephalic fetus in a country with a total ban on abortions. The Costa Rica-based regional court said the government was responsible for obstetric violence, health violations …

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3 days ago

The CDC failed in promise to get states to track deaths linked to abortion bans

Raw Story

After the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, President Joe Biden issued an executive order tasking the federal government with assessing the “devastating implications for women’s health“ of new state abortion bans. “The committee must follow national guidelines in maternal mortality review committee death investigations,” said a spokesperson for Oklahoma’s health department, which oversees the committee …

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4 days, 16 hours ago

Arizona governor urges the state to stop collecting abortion data, citing patient privacy

Associated Press

Katie Hobbs is calling for legislators to repeal the state law that requires an annual abortion report, saying that it infringes on patients’ privacy, which echoes other Democratic officials’ push to reduce or eliminate such requirements. “It’s really worth thinking carefully about the risk and the benefit of collecting data in this new environment,” said Isaac Maddow-Zimet, a researcher at …

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4 days, 17 hours ago

Woman who dumped her stillborn baby in household rubbish after he boyfriend sourced pills to induce an illegal abortion walks free from court

Daily Mail

A young woman who dumped her stillborn baby in the household rubbish after her boyfriend had sourced pills to induce an illegal abortion walked free from court on Wednesday. Sophie Harvey, 25, and her partner Elliot Benham, also 25, are on trial at Gloucester Crown Court Prosecutors allege that after learning Harvey could not have a legal abortion, the defendants …

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5 days, 15 hours ago

How Trump’s lawyer could steer the Supreme Court on abortion and trans rights

CNN

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be the government’s top lawyer before the Supreme Court burst on the national scene about a year ago and is best known for winning Trump immunity from prosecution for election subversion. Within 48 hours of Trump’s November 14 selection of Sauer for the solicitor general post, Sauer appeared on a previously scheduled Federalist …

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6 days, 17 hours ago

Abortion suit against doc came from boyfriend with 'your body, my choice' vendetta: expert

Raw Story

A legal expert gave an eyebrow-raising opinion on a controversial effort in Texas, where the state's far-right attorney general last week sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman in suburban Dallas. "As we discussed on @Morning_Joe today, part of what's so chilling about Ken Paxton's lawsuit against a New York OB/GYN is how it likely …

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6 days, 18 hours ago

RFK Jr. Courts Republicans in Effort to Secure Top Health Job

Live Mint

-- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is meeting with Republican senators who are seeking to better understand his views on abortion and vaccine policy as he courts their support this week for his nomination to the top role at the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy’s meetings with Republicans on key Senate committees are slated to run throughout the week, …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Kansas sees staggering rise in abortions as nearby states ban them

Raw Story

TOPEKA — Demand for abortion in Kansas skyrocketed by 58% during 2023 in response to near-total bans on the procedure in Missouri and Oklahoma and strict limits in other Midwest states. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade and the 2019 Kansas Supreme Court’s opinion that women had a state constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy …

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Coast Guard commander miscarried and nearly died after being denied care

Raw Story

By Erin Edwards for ProPublica and Robin Fields ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. “It just feels very unnecessary.” Since the Dobbs decision, abortion care for service members seems to be coming under heightened scrutiny, said retired Rear Adm. Dana Thomas, who was until recently the Coast Guard’s chief medical officer and advocated for Nakagawa. “There have not been …

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Shield law challenge: Texas sues New York doctor for providing abortion pills

Firstpost

The lawsuit accuses New York Dr. Maggie Carpenter of violating Texas law by providing the drugs to a Texas patient and seeks up to $250,000. File image/ AP Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Far-right Texas AG sues doctor — in New York — for mailing woman abortion pills

Raw Story

Far-right Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a New York doctor on Friday that he accused of unlawfully providing a Texas woman abortion pills in violation of the conservative state’s strict abortion laws. The state’s three-term Republican attorney general claimed in the lawsuit filed Friday that physician Margaret Daley Carpenter violated a Texas law banning a physician from mailing or …

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1 week, 2 days ago

The Texas Attorney General is suing a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills

NPR

The Texas Attorney General is suing a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills The state of Texas is suing a doctor in New York, saying she prescribed abortion pills for a Texas woman in violation of its law. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The attorney general of Texas is suing a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman …

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Texas’ abortion pill lawsuit against N.Y. doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine

LA Times

Three members of the Women’s March group protest in support of access to abortion medication outside the Federal Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, last year. In suing a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, Texas has launched one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws that Democratic-controlled states passed to protect physicians …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Shield laws under fire: Texas sues New York doctor over abortion pills

India Today

Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the US to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to protect physicians after Roe v. Wade was overturned. “Will doctors be more afraid to mail pills into Texas, even if they might be protected by shield laws …

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1 week, 2 days ago

New York doctor sued for prescribing abortion pills to a Texas woman via telemedicine

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against …

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Texas' Abortion Pill Lawsuit Against New York Doctor Marks New Challenge To Interstate Telemedicine

Huff Post

Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to protect physicians after Roe v. Wade was overturned. “Will doctors be more afraid to mail pills into Texas, even if they might be protected by shield laws …

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1 week, 3 days ago

South Carolina GOP bill would allow death penalty as punishment for abortions: report

Raw Story

A proposed South Carolina bill would extend homicide laws – including the death penalty – to cases of abortion. The "South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act" was pre-filed in the South Carolina Legislature last week by an ultra-conservative group of Republican lawmakers, HuffPost reported Thursday. "If passed, this bill would effectively enact a total abortion ban because it considers all …

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Texas challenges shield laws by suing New York doctor who prescribed abortion pills

NPR

Texas challenges shield laws by suing New York doctor who prescribed abortion pills toggle caption David Erickson/AP Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to protect physicians after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Sponsor Message …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Donald Trump was on the verge of backing a 16-week federal abortion ban earlier this year when aides staged an intervention. At the time, Trump’s campaign denied that he was considering supporting the 16-week ban, calling it “fake news” and saying Trump planned to “negotiate a deal” on abortion if elected to the White House. “Maybe the …

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Trump Claims He’s Committed To Keeping Abortion Pills Accessible

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump gave his clearest answer to date about the future of abortion pills under his administration in a new interview with Time magazine. Later, when pressed about his answer, Trump said it’s “unlikely, very unlikely” that his FDA would strip access to abortion pills. President-elect Donald Trump’s comments on abortion pills suggest he may be breaking …

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I visited an anti-abortion pregnancy center. Here’s why experts call for more regulations.

Abortion opponents shift focus to pills with lawsuits, proposed laws and possible federal action

Vatican advances beatification process for Belgian king who abdicated rather than approve abortion

A judge says Missouri’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, but there’s no start date for abortions

Regional court faults El Salvador for denying a mother’s access to abortion, violating her rights

The CDC failed in promise to get states to track deaths linked to abortion bans

Arizona governor urges the state to stop collecting abortion data, citing patient privacy

Woman who dumped her stillborn baby in household rubbish after he boyfriend sourced pills to induce an illegal abortion walks free from court

How Trump’s lawyer could steer the Supreme Court on abortion and trans rights

Abortion suit against doc came from boyfriend with 'your body, my choice' vendetta: expert

RFK Jr. Courts Republicans in Effort to Secure Top Health Job

Kansas sees staggering rise in abortions as nearby states ban them

Coast Guard commander miscarried and nearly died after being denied care

Shield law challenge: Texas sues New York doctor for providing abortion pills

Far-right Texas AG sues doctor — in New York — for mailing woman abortion pills

The Texas Attorney General is suing a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills

Texas’ abortion pill lawsuit against N.Y. doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine

Shield laws under fire: Texas sues New York doctor over abortion pills

New York doctor sued for prescribing abortion pills to a Texas woman via telemedicine

Texas' Abortion Pill Lawsuit Against New York Doctor Marks New Challenge To Interstate Telemedicine

South Carolina GOP bill would allow death penalty as punishment for abortions: report

Texas challenges shield laws by suing New York doctor who prescribed abortion pills

Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine

Trump Claims He’s Committed To Keeping Abortion Pills Accessible