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Justices Say Women Must Obtain Abortion Pill in Person
The Supreme Court has ordered that women must visit a doctor’s office, hospital or clinic in person to obtain an abortion pill during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Anti-Abortion Faith Leaders Support Use of COVID-19 Vaccines
In a growing consensus, religious leaders at the forefront of the U.S. anti-abortion movement are telling followers that the leading vaccines available to combat COVID-19 are acceptable to take.
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Bill Legalizing Abortion Passed in Pope's Native Argentina
Argentina’s Senate has passed a law legalizing elective abortion, a victory for the women’s movement that has been fighting for the right for decades
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Justice Department Sues Vermont Medical Center Over Abortion
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against the University of Vermont Medical Center alleging it forced a nurse to participate in an abortion procedure she objected to on religious grounds
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Trump Cuts Health Care Funds to California Over Abortions
The Trump administration said Wednesday it was cutting $200 million in federal healthcare funding to California because the state requires insurance providers to cover abortions.
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Five More States Legalize Marijuana for Adults
A nationwide push to relax drug laws took a significant step forward Tuesday
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Justices Say Women Can Get Abortion Pill by Mail for Now
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would for now continue to allow women to obtain an abortion pill by mail during the COVID-19 pandemic. The action came over the dissent of two conservative justices who would have immediately granted a Trump administration request to reinstate the requirement that women must visit a hospital, clinic or medical office to obtain…
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Pence Vs. Harris: Where The Two Candidates Stand on Preexisting Conditions, Abortion, and Fracking
Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris covered a number of topics on the vice presidential debate stage. We took a closer look at both candidates’ positions on three of them: preexisting conditions, abortion and fracking.
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Obamacare and Abortion Rights ‘Hanging by a Thread' After RBG's Death
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a towering advocate of liberal causes on the U.S. Supreme Court and her death leaves a void that President Trump is likely to seek to fill with an ideological opposite. David Corn of Mother Jones and former U.S. Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal joined LX News to explain how health insurance and reproductive rights for...
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Supreme Court Overturns Louisiana Law Restricting Abortion Access
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative justices in the first big abortion case of the Trump era....
Chief Justice John Roberts joined with his four more liberal colleagues in ruling that the law requiring doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at... -
Federal Appeals Court Axes Satanic Temple Abortion Lawsuit
The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals is dismissing a lawsuit filed by a member of the Satanic Temple against a Missouri abortion law
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Abortion Clinics: Pandemic Boosts Demand, Heightens Stress
The coronavirus outbreak has fueled attempts to ban abortions in some states
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Judges Slow Abortion Bans in Texas, Ohio During Pandemic
A federal judge Monday temporarily blocked Texas’ efforts to ban abortions during the coronavirus pandemic, handing Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers a victory as clinics across the U.S. filed a wave of lawsuits to stop states from trying to shutter them during the outbreak.
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Abortion Providers Sue Texas Over Coronavirus Outbreak Order
Planned Parenthood joined other abortion providers Wednesday in suing Texas over moving to ban abortions during the coronavirus outbreak, including one clinic owner saying Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s weekend order has already resulted in more than 150 canceled appointments. The federal lawsuit filed in Austin, Texas, is among the most high-profile challenges to a government response to the coronavirus pandemic….
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New Zealand Passes Landmark Law to Decriminalize Abortion
New Zealand lawmakers have voted in favor of a landmark bill that treats abortion as a health issue rather than a crime.
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US Appeals Judges Hear Down Syndrome Abortion Arguments
Federal judges have sharply questioned attorneys on both sides of an Ohio law that faces doctors with a felony charge if they perform abortions aimed at preventing the birth of a baby with Down syndrome
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Supreme Court Divided in 1st Big Abortion Case of Trump Era
A seemingly divided Supreme Court struggled with its first major abortion case of the Trump era, leaving Chief Justice John Roberts as the likely deciding vote
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Senate GOP Again Thwarted on Bills to Restrict Abortion
Senate Democrats have blocked a pair of Republican bills that would ban most late-term abortions and threaten prison for doctors who don’t try saving the life of infants born alive during abortions.
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US Appeals Court Upholds Trump Rules Involving Abortions
A U.S. appeals court has upheld Trump administration rules that bar health care providers in the federal family planning program for low-income women from referring patients for abortions.
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More Than 2,000 Fetal Remains Found at Abortion Doctor's Property Buried in Indiana
More than 2,000 fetal remains found last year in Illinois were laid to rest at an Indiana cemetery Wednesday, NBC News reported.