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Abortion Is as American as Apple Pie
Abortion has been legal in some or all parts of the country for more than 180 years of US history.
Restrictive Medication Abortion and HPV Vaccine Laws Take Effect in 3 States
In Hawaii, provisions strengthening the state’s existing shield laws also take effect July 1.
Shuttering of Clinics That Teach Abortion Care Fuels Medical Workforce Crisis
The crisis extends far beyond abortion access and threatens the future of reproductive health in communities nationwide.
NC GOP Lawmakers Propose Amendment Legalizing Murder to Stop Abortions
The amendment has little chance of advancing, but should be taken “very seriously,” abortion rights advocates maintain.
Temporary Supreme Court Stay Restores Mail Access to Mifepristone for 1 Week
A court had previously blocked an FDA rule allowing telehealth prescriptions for the abortion drug.
Reproductive Health Care Restrictions May Exacerbate Health Care Shortages
In some states, abortion bans have definitively led to an exodus of OB-GYNs and maternal fetal medicine specialists.
Some States Are Boosting Reproductive Health Access, Maternal Health, Child Care
Meanwhile, other states with already strict abortion bans continue to pass and advance new restrictions.
Georgia Woman Charged With Murder After Attempted Abortion
“It’s mind-blowing that she got charged with that over something like this,” a friend of the woman said.
TN Hospital Denies Woman Sterilization Surgery, Citing Her “Sacred Fertility”
The decision came as the woman was hours into pre-surgery preparations, and already had an IV in her arm.
Bills Targeting Abortion Pills Advance in States That Already Ban Most Abortions
Meanwhile, bills requiring students to watch “fetal development” videos advance in Florida and Wisconsin.