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Abortion
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Abortion will be on the ballot in 10 states this year
Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York and South Dakota will weigh in on abortion in November.
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Supreme Court to hear case on access to mifepristone abortion pill
The court, which last year overturned Roe v. Wade in a 6-3 decision, could rule on the next major dispute over abortion rights sometime next year.
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Ohio’s abortion protections take effect, but the fight over access continues
Court cases and new legislation could still impact providers and patients even after 57 percent of Ohioans approved the Issue 1 amendment.
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New Hampshire’s proposed 15-day abortion ban would effectively outlaw the procedure
The bill, which is unlikely to become law, indicates either a misunderstanding or misrepresentation of how pregnancy works.
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Judge allows Texas woman to terminate pregnancy after lethal fetal diagnosis
Kate Cox, 31, at 20 weeks pregnant, has learned her fetus has a lethal abnormality that is almost always fatal at birth.
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As Americans get pregnant later in life, can health care keep up?
A growing share of people are getting pregnant in their late 20s, 30s and even 40s. But it’s unclear whether the United States is prepared — medically or socially — to care for older first-time parents.
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Pregnancy loss in America has long been a lonely experience. Abortion bans have made it perilous.
In post-Roe America, the medical and legal stakes associated with losing a pregnancy are high, especially in the 14 states where abortion is now almost entirely outlawed.
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Being Black and pregnant in the Deep South can be a dangerous combination
Researchers say trends are continuing to move in the wrong direction for Black pregnant people and infants in the South.
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15-week abortion bans are the center of Republican debate. Experts say that cutoff is arbitrary.
Anti-abortion politicians have recently linked 15-weeks to fetal pain. That benchmark has been moving for years — and it's still not accurate.