Financial support for the nonprofit support groups has surged since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Letter: Abortion account fell short
This is in response to an Oct. 30 op-ed, “A back-alley abortion experience is a nightmare.” What a terrible experience to go through. However, in this op-ed, one can detect no personal introspection gained from this situation, nor a trace, on the part of the writer, of personal emotional growth, insight, maturity, spiritual struggling, regrets […]
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Posted inElection 2024, Health, Nation & World, Politics
Abortion rights advocates win in 7 states but lose in 3
Advocates lost on Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota but prevailed in seven other states, including Missouri, where an amendment clears the way to undo one of the nation’s strictest bans.
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Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says
They did so by traveling out of state or by having prescription abortion pills mailed to them, according to the #WeCount report from the Society of Family Planning, which advocates for abortion access.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights
The former president has constantly shifted his stances or offered vague, contradictory and at times nonsensical answers to questions on an issue that has become a major vulnerability for Republicans.
Posted inElection 2024, Health, Nation & World, News, Politics
Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights, putting her at odds with GOP
The former first lady, whose book ‘Melania’ hits shelves Tuesday, writes in the memoir that women must have the right to decide whether they want to have a child or not.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Polls suggest big increase in Republicans planning to vote for abortion rights
In some states, that Republican number could even approach a majority.
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Harris focusing on personal stories as she campaigns on abortion rights
ProPublica reported this week that two Georgia women died after they did not get proper medical treatment for complications from taking abortion pills to end their pregnancies.
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Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients
An Associated Press analysis has found that hospitals are rarely fined for violating a federal law that is supposed to guarantee that patients with medical emergencies get the treatment they need.
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A judge strikes down North Dakota’s abortion ban and rules that access is protected
A state judge has struck down North Dakota’s ban on abortion, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable