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Abortion
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As states seek to scale back abortions, Montana wants to redefine medical necessity under Medicaid
Advocates and lawmakers have said the move is part of a broader agenda to whittle away access to the procedure, making it more difficult for low-income people to receive services.
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Democrats who flipped statehouses in 2022 are prioritizing abortion access in 2023
Democratic lawmakers who won full control of state government in Michigan and Minnesota have put abortion access at the top of their agendas in 2023 legislative sessions.
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States with abortion bans are also ‘economically disempowering’ people, report says
According to the Economic Policy Institute, states with abortion restrictions have on average lower minimum wages, unionization levels and rates of Medicaid expansion.
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Abortion bans don’t prosecute pregnant people. That may be about to change.
Legislation in Oklahoma and remarks from the Alabama attorney general could foreshadow new efforts to punish people who induce their own abortions.
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Planned Parenthood asks judge to rule in Texas Medicaid fraud suit
Some conservative attorneys general are taking action against abortion providers in a climate that experts describe as “more hostile” since the Supreme Court left the legality of abortion up to the states.
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A ‘born alive’ measure is one of the House GOP’s priorities. Here’s what it would actually do.
The measure is one of a number of pieces of anti-abortion legislation that the House GOP has promised swift votes on.
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Two major pharmacies say they plan to offer medication abortions. Here’s what that could mean.
The federal government will let retail pharmacies provide mifepristone, which helps end pregnancies, to patients with a prescription. But it’s not clear how widespread the impact will be.
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'Love Is Blind,' 'Grey's Anatomy' and more: How abortion's portrayal on TV is changing
A researcher found more plotlines around and more mentions of abortion on TV this year — though wealthy White characters are still overrepresented.
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Here’s how states plan to limit abortion — even where it is already banned
As statehouses prepare for next year’s legislative sessions — most for the first time since Roe v. Wade was overturned — Republican lawmakers are pushing for further restrictions on reproductive health.
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Millions of families face fertility challenges. A bipartisan House caucus aims to expand access to treatments.
The Democrat and Republican founders will try to find common ground on reproductive health policy amid concerns that GOP abortion policies will spill over into fertility treatment.