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Texas Judge Halts Abortion Ban for Risky Pregnancies
Judge Mangrum grants temporary injunction on Texas ban for risky pregnancies, Supreme Court appeal follows.

Republicans Are Making It Harder to Pass Citizen-Led Ballot Measures on Abortion
Abortion advocates say the current anti-ballot measure efforts are taking on a renewed pace and ferocity.

19 Attorneys General Challenge Idaho’s Dangerous “Abortion Trafficking” Law
“The Constitution protects the individual right to travel between states,” one attorney general said.

Doctors Are Mobilizing in Ohio and Elsewhere to Protect Reproductive Rights
Physicians have emerged on the front lines of the battle over abortion in at least five states.

GOP Lawsuit Asks Ohio Supreme Court to Block Abortion Rights Measure
“Anti-choice extremists know they can’t win at the ballot box, so they have resorted to dirty tricks,” an advocate said.

Kamala Harris Defends Abortion in Iowa Amid GOP Presidential Hopefuls’ Visits
Harris leads on reproductive rights after SCOTUS ruling visiting 16 states and hosting events on reproductive health.

Maternal Deaths Expected to Rise in Post-Roe Era, But Tracking Them May Be Tough
Several challenges stand in the way of tracking the number of lives lost due to limits on abortion access, experts say.

How an Illinois City Council Passed Unprecedented Local Human Rights Protections
A new human rights title will house a bodily autonomy ordinance and any additional rights the council adopts over time.

Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 Ohio Voters Back Abortion Rights Ballot Initiative
Residents in the Buckeye State will vote on the abortion rights amendment in the general election this fall.

19-Year-Old Girl Sent to Jail for Self-Managed Abortion in Nebraska
Far right lawmakers have been ramping up the criminalization of abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.