Abortion-rights groups have gone to court seeking to restore abortion services in Kentucky.
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Florida becomes latest state to enact an abortion ban
The new law bans abortions after 15 weeks, with no exceptions in the cases of rape, incest or human trafficking.
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Oklahoma governor signs bill making abortion illegal
The only exception is to save the life of the mother.
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Oklahoma state House approves bill to make abortion illegal
The bill is one of several anti-abortion measures still alive in Oklahoma’s Legislature this year, part of a trend of GOP-led states passing aggressive anti-abortion legislation.
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Tennessee lawmakers introduce Texas-styled abortion bill
The proposed ban does not have an exception for rape or incest.
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Idaho Legislature clears Texas-inspired abortion bill
The House also rejects a bill that would have required insurance providers to expand their contraceptive coverage.
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Texas clinics’ lawsuit over abortion ban ‘effectively over’
A ruling by the state supreme court slams the door on what little path forward the U.S. Supreme Court had allowed Texas clinics after having twice declined to stop a ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.
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Florida lawmakers vote to ban most abortions after 15 weeks
The legislation would allow an abortion to be performed after 15 weeks only if two doctors certify a ‘fatal fetal abnormality’ that will ‘result in death upon birth or imminently thereafter.’
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Florida House passes Republican 15-week abortion ban
Republicans in several states are moving to place new restrictions on abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court signaled it would uphold a law prohibiting abortions after 15 weeks and potentially overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
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Vermont House approves amending state constitution to protect reproductive rights
The Vermont debate comes at the same time as some Republican-led legislatures across the country are poised to further restrict abortions or ban them outright.