Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that declared a nationwide right to abortion, is facing its most serious challenge in 30 years.
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‘Anybody can just file a lawsuit’: Abortion rights groups challenge new Texas restrictions
The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a legal challenge, but it’s not clear when the justices will act.
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Supreme Court signals willingness to allow abortion providers to challenge Texas law
The statute conflicts with landmark rulings that prevent a state from banning abortion early in pregnancy.
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Supreme Court leaves Texas abortion law in effect, but sets hearing on it
The justices say they will decide whether the federal government and abortion providers have the right to sue over the law.
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Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law
The law has been in effect since September, aside from a district court-ordered pause that lasted just 48 hours, and bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected, usually around 6 weeks and before some women know they are pregnant.
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Maine philanthropist’s resignation shakes global reproductive rights charity founded by her father
Judy Kahrl of Arrowsic, an heir to the Procter & Gamble fortune, resigned from the board of Pathfinder International, accusing it of resisting full disclosure of her father’s eugenicist legacy and the CEO’s management record.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
The Texas abortion law is suspended for now, but its impact has been swift
A federal judge has ordered Texas to suspend a new law banning most abortions in the state, but that doesn’t mean abortion services will instantly resume.
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Federal judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions
But even with the law on hold, abortion services in the state may not instantly resume because doctors still fear that they could be sued without a more permanent legal decision.
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Biden lifts Trump-era ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics
The new regulation will restore the federal family planning program to the way it ran under the Obama administration, when clinics were able to refer women seeking abortions to a provider.
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Sen. Mattie Daughtry: Reproductive freedom is a human right
Maine will not move backward when it comes to a person’s right to access abortion and control their own body.