The first-of-its-kind ruling comes as at least 11 states have broadly defined personhood as beginning at fertilization in their state laws.
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Post-Roe v. Wade, more patients rely on early prenatal testing as states toughen abortion laws
Doctors in states with strict abortion restrictions say an increasing number of pregnant women are seeking early prenatal testing.
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Maine leaders ask U.S. Supreme Court to remove abortion pill restrictions
Attorney General Aaron Frey and Gov. Janet Mills join 23 other states in asking the justices to protect access to mifepristone.
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Texas had estimated 26,000 pregnancies from rape since total abortion ban
Meanwhile, nationwide abortions have slightly increased, while travel for abortions more than doubled, according to new research published Wednesday.
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Maine Democrats will seek constitutional protection for abortion rights
Abortion advocates are going to push for the constitutional amendment months after narrowly winning a bruising legislative battle to expand access to the procedure later in pregnancy.
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Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies
Justices put a lower court ruling on hold and said they will hear arguments in April on the hospital emergency question.
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Abortion debate creates ‘new era’ for state supreme court races in 2024
The 2024 elections will be dominated by the presidential contest and the battle for control of Congress.
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Texas court rules against woman who sought abortion, but she had already gone elsewhere
‘Her health is on the line. She’s been in and out of the emergency room and she couldn’t wait any longer,’ a spokesperson said.
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Kentucky woman sues state over abortion ban so she can terminate her pregnancy
It’s the first lawsuit of its kind in Kentucky since the state banned nearly all abortions in 2022.
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After Ohio vote, advocates in a dozen states are trying to put abortion on 2024 ballots
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, voters in all 7 states that held a statewide vote have backed access.