A federal judge has ordered Texas to suspend a new law banning most abortions in the state, but that doesn’t mean abortion services will instantly resume.
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Todd Akin, whose ‘legitimate rape’ comment derailed his U.S. Senate run, dies at 74
In August 2012, the candidate argued that abortions wouldn’t be necessary for rape victims because, ‘If it’s legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down.’
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Biden lifts Trump-era ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics
The new regulation will restore the federal family planning program to the way it ran under the Obama administration, when clinics were able to refer women seeking abortions to a provider.
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Large crowd rallies in Portland for abortion rights
More than 200 people demonstrate in Congress Square Park against a restrictive new Texas law prohibiting abortions after six weeks.
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Biden administration urges judge to block Texas abortion law
But even if it’s put on hold, abortion services in Texas may not instantly resume because doctors still fear that they could be sued without a more permanent legal decision.
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Three U.S. House members share own abortion stories at hearing
Their testimony comes weeks after a Texas law took effect that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy with no exception for rape or incest.
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Collins says she opposes Democrats’ bill ensuring abortion rights
The Maine senator says the legislation would interfere with an existing law that ensures health professionals who object to abortion are not required to participate in it.
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Texas doctor who violated state’s abortion ban is sued, launching first test of constitutionality
Physician Alan Braid admitted to performing an abortion that is illegal under the Texas law.
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Cancer screenings in jeopardy after New Hampshire denies funding for women’s clinics
The Republican-majority Executive Council decided against extending contracts to Planned Parenthood and two other family planning services that also provide abortions, even though no public money funds abortions in the state.
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Supreme Court sets date to hear Mississippi’s bid to overturn women’s right to abortion
The state is asking the high court to overrule Roe v. Wade and the 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey that prevent states from banning abortion before viability, around 24 weeks of pregnancy.