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The state has emerged as an example of how Democratic lawmakers can take proactive steps to bolster abortion accessWhen the US supreme court upended the federal right to abortion enshrined in Roe v Wade, the immediate task before Democrats seemed simpl…
Austin Dennard unable to obtain abortion in home state because of confusion surrounding exceptions under restrictive Texas ban Emotional testimonies from women and doctors continued into the second day of court hearings on the confusion surrounding ex…
Women tell court about experience of carrying life-threatening pregnancies because of restrictive law with few exemptionsTexas women who were denied abortions took the stand and delivered harrowing testimonies of their experiences of carrying life-thre…
Case watched by advocates as a slew of states move to restrict abortion accessAn 18-year-old north-eastern Nebraska woman was sentenced on Thursday to 90 days in jail and two years of probation for burning and burying a fetus she aborted with her mothe…
Women say they were told they could not end pregnancies even though their lives and health were in dangerWomen who sued Texas after saying they were denied abortions despite serious risks to their health are headed to court on Wednesday as legal challe…
Carla Foster’s release welcomed but case has done little to settle debate about abortions carried after 24-week limitOn Tuesday, Carla Foster, who was jailed for terminating her pregnancy after the legal time limit last month, was told by the court of…
Legislation that led to Carla Foster being jailed after procuring pills for a termination said to be ‘antiquated’Prosecutors have been urged to heed a judge’s call for “compassion, not punishment” after the court of appeal halved a woman’s sentence for…
Abortion up to 20 weeks is once again legal in the state after a reversal on the legislature’s fast passage of ban last weekAn Iowa judge on Monday temporarily blocked the state’s new ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, just days …
Abortion providers filed suit after state legislature’s recent special session in which restriction was passed with governor’s blessingAbortion providers in Iowa have filed a lawsuit to block state Republicans’ latest attempt to ban the procedure after…
Nancy Mace calls measure to block reimbursement of travel costs for military seeking procedure ‘asshole move’ then votes for itThe fallout from the decision by House Republicans to include a divisive anti-abortion measure in Friday’s defense spending v…