Abortion
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Justice Department's attack on red states widens GOP rift on abortion pill rules ahead of midterms
Feds concede RFK Jr. has statutory authority to "immediately" suspend mifepristone if he finds "imminent hazard to the public health," but warn blocking Biden-era rules will spark "judicial tug-of-war"
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Another Texas man charged with illegally using abortion pill
Although Texas has banned mail order abortion pills, residents are still ordering and receiving them.
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GOP states unite against Trump FDA for violating their pro-life laws with lax abortion pill rules
21 states, 60 members of Congress, abortion coercion victims and researchers back Louisiana against Trump administration, which is reviewing mifepristone's safety with no end date in sight.
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Colorado pro-life leader slams amendment that would have taxpayers fund abortion via insurance
Abortion in Colorado is already legal at all stages of pregnancy with no restrictions.
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'Thoughtcrime': Army veteran convicted for silent prayer interpreted as 'disapproval of abortion'
"We can hardly sink any lower in our neglect of basic fundamental freedoms of free speech and thought," Adam Smith-Connor's lawyer says.
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Democrats, media misrepresent abortion policies on both sides of political aisle
Democrats have claimed that Republicans will pass a national abortion ban, despite President Trump saying he would veto it.
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Georgia Supreme Court reinstates six-week abortion ban
The ban will go into effect at 5 p.m. local time, but allows some exceptions, such as to protect the life and health of the mother, and some situations where a fetal anomaly is detected.
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SCOTUS lets stand Texas court order that hospitals not required to do abortions violating state law
Justices announced the decision without providing their reasoning.
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Scientists sue academic journal that retracted studies citing dangers from the abortion pill
The scientists allege that Sage Publishing violated a California law when it removed studies that warned about the risks and dangers that can happen to women when they take an abortion pill.
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California AG makes 'false and misleading' claims to shut down 'abortion pill reversal,' suit argues
Golden State faces scrutiny in the courts for laws and practices that squelch disfavored speech on counteracting mifepristone, political satire. Same suppression struck down twice in New York in recent months.
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Walz on defense over Minnesota law about doctors, botched abortions
"The question got asked and Donald Trump made the accusation that wasn't true about Minnesota," Gov. Tim Walz said.
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Georgia judge overturns state's six-week abortion ban
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed 1973’s Roe v. Wade decision in 2022, thus ending the constitutional right to abortion and allowing states to issue laws as they see fit.
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Pro-life group demands ABC issue correction over abortion fact check during debate
The letter cited a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that "between 2003 and 2014, around 143 babies died after being born alive following failed abortions."