Dana Peirce, of Yarmouth, is glad that her story of having to travel to Colorado for an abortion helped inspire the new law that will keep other women from having to go through a similar ordeal.
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Abortion workers, crushed by restrictions and buoyed by labor movement, are unionizing
At least 8 reproductive health-care groups have organized since the Supreme Court overturned Roe.
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South Carolina’s new all-male high court reverses course, upholds 6-week abortion ban
The chief justice provides the lone dissent, arguing that the 2023 law is nearly identical to the 2021 law it struck down, and that the law provides no clarity on when the ban begins, exposing doctors to criminal charges.
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Appeals court upholds some abortion drug restrictions in a case bound for the Supreme Court
At issue is a Texas-based federal judge’s April ruling revoking the drug’s approval, which was granted more than 20 years ago by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Opponents of Maine law expanding abortion access won’t try to overturn it at ballot box
Wednesday was the deadline for initiating a so-called people’s veto initiative. Opponents say they will instead focus on electing anti-abortion lawmakers in 2024.
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Ohio voters reject Republican-backed proposal that would have made it tougher to protect abortion rights
Interest in the special election was intense, with nearly 700,000 early in-person and mail ballots ahead of Tuesday, more than double the number of advance votes in a typical primary.
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Mills signs bill expanding abortion access in Maine
The new law, signed during a ceremony at the State House Wednesday, allows abortions later in pregnancy and is one of the least restrictive state laws in the nation.
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First over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval
U.S. officials cleared a once-a-day pill to be sold without a prescription, making it the first such medication to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter.
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Few U.S. adults support full abortion bans, even in states that have them, poll finds
The poll was conducted in late June, one year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, undoing a nationwide right to abortion that had been in place for nearly 50 years.
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Biden will sign order seeking to protect birth control access year after Roe was overturned
The president and fellow Democrats have already seen the power of the issue: A majority of Americans want legalized abortion nationwide.