Louisiana currently has a near-total abortion ban in place, applying both to surgical and medical abortions.
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Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics
Waterville Democrat faces primary challenge after voting against abortion bills
Rep. Bruce White voted against key measures backed by his party, including a law expanding abortion access later in pregnancy and a proposed constitutional right to abortion. His opponent, Cassie Julia, has been endorsed by Planned Parenthood.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
Louisiana House passes bill making abortion pills controlled substances
If it’s signed into law, mifepristone and misoprostol would be in the same category as opioids, depressants and other addictive drugs – despite them being nonaddictive.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Survey finds 8,000 women a month got abortion pills despite their states’ bans or restrictions
It also showed about 90,000 monthly surgical or medication abortions were offered by providers in 2023.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Some influential Maine lawmakers are about to give up their seats. What’s next for them?
Here’s what 10 prominent legislators had to say about their time in office and their future plans.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
States with abortion bans saw greater drops in medical school graduates applying for residencies
Figures released Thursday by the Association of American Medical Colleges showed continuing declines after the group first spotted the difference in an analysis last year.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
After Roe, network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as ‘the underground’
A makeshift national network of abortion doulas, navigators at clinics and individual volunteers are helping people who live in restrictive states and need or want an abortion.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Arizona governor signs bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions
The effort to repeal the long-dormant law, which bans all abortions except those done to save a patient’s life, won final legislative approval on Wednesday.
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Arizona lawmakers vote to undo near-total abortion ban from 1864, with Gov. Hobbs expected to sign
Hobbs said in a statement that she looks forward to quickly signing the repeal into law.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Anti-abortion states should not deny pregnant women emergency care
Abortion care in the ER wasn’t much of an issue before Dobbs. Now it is.