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Abortion passes inflation as top election issue for women under 30, survey finds
A survey has found that abortion has passed inflation to become the top issue in the presidential election for women younger than 30.
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Courts keep weighing in on abortion. This year's elections could mean even bigger changes
The issue remains legally and politically fraught two years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and overruled the nationwide right to abortion.
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Maryland candidates debate abortion rights in widely watched US Senate race
Democrat Angela Alsobrooks is highlighting former Gov. Larry Hogan’s actions in office as evidence he isn’t as supportive of abortion rights as he now claims to be. But in a debate on Tuesday, Hogan says he supports abortion rights during a debate in a widely watched Senate race in Maryland. In a one-hour debate on Maryland Public Television, Alsobrooks criticized...
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Abortion rights a contentious issue in Maryland's US Senate debate
Angela Alsobrooks and Larry Hogan faced off in their only debate before Maryland chooses a new U.S. Senator on Election Day, and abortion rights were a major point.
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Georgia Supreme Court restores near-ban on abortions while state appeals
The Georgia Supreme Court has halted a ruling striking down the state’s near-ban on abortions while the state appeals.
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Supreme Court nixes Biden administration appeal in Texas emergency abortion case
The justices kept in place a lower court order that said hospitals cannot be required to provide pregnancy terminations that would violate Texas law.
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Louisiana's new abortion pill law may delay lifesaving care for women, doctors say
Under the new law, the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol will be designated as Schedule IV controlled substances.
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Funds are cutting aid for women seeking abortions as costs rise
Abortion funds have been around for decades, but they got big boosts from donors around the time the Supreme Court ended a national right to abortion. But this year, some of the organizations have had to cap the aid they can give.
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A dramatic rise in pregnant women dying in Texas after abortion ban
The number of women in Texas who died while pregnant, during labor or soon after childbirth skyrocketed following the state’s 2021 ban on abortion care — far outpacing a slower rise in maternal mortality across the nation, a new investigation of federal public health data finds.
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Woman raped by stepfather as a child tells her story in Harris campaign ad
A woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her story in a new Kamala Harris campaign ad.
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Trump defends position on abortion, role in overturning Roe v. Wade
Former President Donald Trump defended his position on abortion rights during Tuesday’s presidential debate by repeating falsehoods on ninth-month abortions or “executions” after birth. ABC moderator Linsey Davis corrected Trump, saying that no states allow so-called ‘post-birth abortions.’
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The 10 states where abortion rights will be on the ballot this fall
After months of gathering signatures, filing petitions and navigating lawsuits, constitutional amendments that would protect or expand abortion rights are officially set to appear on the general election ballot in 10 states.
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Minnesota prepares for influx of patients from Iowa as abortion ban takes effect
Minnesota medical providers and public officials are preparing for the arrival of new patients before an Iowa law banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy goes into effect.
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Judge strikes down a North Carolina abortion restriction but upholds another
North Carolina still remains a destination for many out-of-state women seeking abortions, as most states in the U.S. South have implemented laws banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.
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Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, AP-NORC poll finds
A new poll finds that a solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban and that a rising number appear to support access to abortions for any reason.
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Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?
Voters in five states will decide referendums on abortion rights this year, with potentially more to come. Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Nevada and South Dakota will hold referendums on enshrining protection for abortion rights. The U.S. Supreme Court removed the nationwide right to abortion with a 2022 ruling, which sparked a national push to have voters decide. Voters have sided with...
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In wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions
The Biden administration is telling emergency room doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to save a pregnant woman’s health.
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Nevada verifies enough signatures to put constitutional amendment for abortion rights on ballot
A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of State’s office announced Friday.
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Despite Supreme Court ruling, the future of emergency abortions is still unclear for US women
The U.S. Supreme Court did not settle the debate over whether federal law requires hospitals to stabilize pregnant patients with emergency abortions on Wednesday, despite saying Idaho hospitals can provide abortions in medical emergencies even with the state’s restrictions.
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What is the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court's latest abortion case?
The Justice Department had sued Idaho over its abortion law, which allows a woman to get an abortion only when her life — not her health — is at risk. Here’s what the Supreme Court is set to weight in.