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Maryland board approves funds for abortion pill stockpile
A Maryland board has approved an emergency procurement of more than $1 million to pay for a stockpile of a widely used abortion pill due to legal challenges against the drug’s use. The Board of Public Works approved the funds on Wednesday to pay for 35,000 doses that would last several years, if necessary. The stockpile, acquired in April, includes...
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Abortion Restrictions in Other States Could Affect Virginia Medical Care. Here's How
Medical professionals in Virginia are anticipating an influx of out-of-state patients once new, tighter restrictions to abortion access go into effect in neighboring states around the South.
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How Southern Abortion Restrictions Impact Virginia
Medical professionals in Virginia are anticipating an influx of out-of-state patients once new, tighter restrictions on abortion access go into effect in neighboring states. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.
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Nevada Republican Governor Approves Abortion Protections in Cross-Party Move
Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed a bill enshrining existing protections for out-of-state abortion patients and in-state providers.
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South Carolina Abortion Law Temporarily Blocked Ahead of State Supreme Court Review
Judge Clifton Newman’s ruling that put the state’s abortion law back at roughly 20 weeks came about 24 hours after Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill into law without any notice.
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Indiana Doctor Reprimanded, Fined $3,000 for Talking Publicly About Ohio 10-Year-Old's Abortion
An Indiana board decided Thursday night to reprimand an Indianapolis doctor after finding that she violated patient privacy laws by talking publicly about providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from neighboring Ohio.
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More Women Sue Texas Over Abortion Law They Say Put Their Lives at Risk
More Texas women who were told they could not end pregnancies with fatal fetal anomalies or that endangered their health are challenging the state’s restrictive abortion laws.
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Small, Rural Communities Are Becoming Abortion Access Battlegrounds
After local leaders in rural Nevada reached an impasse over a proposed Planned Parenthood clinic, an anti-abortion activist pitching local abortion bans arrived at their remote city hall.
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Nebraska Lawmakers Pass 12-Week Abortion Ban, Restrictions on Gender-Affirming Care for Minors
The Nebraska Legislature has passed a bill that combines a 12-week abortion ban with restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors. Conservative lawmakers wrangled just enough votes to end a filibuster, then pass it Friday.
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Spread of Abortion Restrictions in South Puts Pressure on Virginia
As more Southern states pass new restrictions on abortion, Virginia is poised to become an outlier in the region for its relatively permissive laws, setting up the state as a destination for women seeking abortions and raising questions about providers’ capacity to meet demand.
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Appeals Court Appears Skeptical of Keeping Full Access to Abortion Pill
At issue are the FDA’s initial approval of mifepristone in 2000, and FDA actions making the drug more accessible in later years.
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North Carolina Legislature Bans Abortion After 12 Weeks, Overriding Governor's Veto
Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy is becoming law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s veto.
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3 Judges Who Chipped Away Abortion Rights to Hear Federal Abortion Pill Appeal
Three appeals court judges with a history of supporting restrictions on abortion will hear arguments May 17 on whether a widely used abortion drug should remain available.
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North Carolina Governor Vetoes Abortion Limits, Launches Override Showdown
North Carolina’s Democratic governor has vetoed legislation that would have banned nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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Republican Virginia Attorney General Miyares Defends Staying Out of Abortion Pill Case
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has defended his decision not to join most of his Republican counterparts across the country in supporting a lawsuit challenging the safety and approval of the abortion medication mifepristone.
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South Carolina Republicans Advance New Abortion Restrictions
South Carolina Republicans are pushing new abortion restrictions in an attempt to curtail access after a near-total ban failed last month.
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Gov. Moore Signs Abortion Protections, Medicaid Expansion for Transgender People
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed measures into law on Wednesday to protect abortion rights and expand Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming treatment in the heavily Democratic state.
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North Carolina House Approves Bill Tightening Abortion Limits
North Carolina’s House has approved a Republican package of abortion restrictions that would tighten the state’s ban on the procedure from after 20 weeks to 12 weeks.
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Texas Man Suing Over Abortion Accused of Abuse in Court Documents
A man who filed a lawsuit in Texas against three women he said helped his now-ex-wife obtain medication for an abortion is accused in a new court filing of using the lawsuit as an extension of the manipulative, controlling and emotionally abusive behavior he displayed toward her during their marriage.
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Hospitals That Denied Emergency Abortion Broke the Law, Federal Investigation Finds
A first-of-its-kind federal investigation has found two hospitals put a pregnant woman’s life in jeopardy and violated federal law by refusing to provide an emergency abortion when she experienced premature labor at 17 weeks.