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Trump’s executive order on gender uses language pointing to ‘fetal personhood’

Words ‘at conception’ in order gesture to push by anti-abortion movement to give embryos and fetuses legal rights

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Missouri lawmakers are going after voter-approved abortion rights. Voters will likely reelect them

Missouri voters last election approved a constitutional amendment that promised to undo the state’s near-total abortion ban

The Independent UK

Texas lawmakers take aim at abortion pills in new legislative session

Bills crafted to stop what is widely viewed a loophole as abortion pills have helped mitigate bans dotting the US

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TX Republicans take aim at abortion pill

Over 2,800 Texans are getting abortion pills through the mail from out-of-state every month, prompting a lawsuit

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With lawsuits and legislation, Texas Republicans take aim at abortion pills

More than 2,800 Texans are getting abortion pills through the mail from out-of-state every month, prompting a lawsuit and legislation seeking to end the practice.

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Texas sues New York doctor accused of mailing abortion pills across state lines

Lawsuit filed by state attorney general Ken Paxton against Dr Margaret Carpenter will be first to test power of shield laws

The Guardian - US

Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike

Anti-abortion advocates say they will quickly dismantle some of President Joe Biden's abortion policies once President-elect Donald Trump makes his return to the White House next year

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Trump’s return to White House means abortion rights face new chapter of peril

A nationwide abortion ban could become a reality, and access to other forms of reproductive healthcare are at risk

The Guardian - US

What is Melania Trump’s game in suddenly defending abortion rights?

It’s unclear whether the ex-first lady is trying to help or hurt husband Donald by revealing pro-choice views in new book

The Guardian - US

Pregnancy criminalization rising: report

The majority of cases did not require prosecutors to find evidence that the fetus was harmed

Salon

Texas sues Biden administration to limit teenage access to birth control

Minors can receive contraception confidentially under Title X in the state with the highest repeat teen birth rate

The Guardian - US

US doctors struggle to get basic abortion training two years after fall of Roe

Post-Roe, doctors are scrambling to get trained amid bans, closed clinics and overburdened facilities

The Guardian - US

Senate Republicans block bill to recognize legal right to contraception

As expected, Right to Contraception act falls short of garnering the 60 votes Senate Democrats needed to advance the bill

The Guardian - US

What's at stake as the Supreme Court hears Idaho case about abortion in emergencies

The Supreme Court will consider the question: Should doctors treating pregnancy complications follow state or federal law if the laws conflict? Here's how the case could affect women and doctors.

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Democrats bank on abortion in 2024 as Arizona and Florida push stakes higher

Focus on reproductive rights has yielded big wins and Democrats hope threat of more Republican bans will mobilize voters

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Why anti-abortion advocates are reviving a 19th century sexual purity law

The Comstock Act is the latest front in the fight over reproductive rights. Here's what you need to know about the 1873 law and the consequences if it's enforced the way some conservatives would like.

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What's at stake in the Supreme Court mifepristone case

The case could affect not just abortion access but oversight of the drug industry and the authority of federal agencies. The court hears arguments Tuesday.

The Guardian - US

How rightwing groups used junk science to get an abortion case before the US supreme court

Anti-abortion researchers ‘exaggerate’ and ‘obfuscate’ in their scientific papers – but by the time they’re published, it’s too late

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States push ‘fetal personhood’ bills despite outrage at Alabama IVF ruling

Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have considered efforts to give legal rights and protections to embryos and fetuses

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How states giving rights to fetuses could set up a national case on abortion

Fetal personhood made headlines recently when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos are "extrauterine children." The ruling raised questions across the country about fetal personhood.

The Guardian - US

Alabama IVF ruling leaves Republicans stuck between their base and the broader public

Amid a lack of popular support for fetal ‘personhood’, GOP seeks to support IVF without drawing attention to its record of undermining it

WEKU

The science of IVF: What to know about Alabama's 'extrauterine children' ruling

Why are so many frozen embryos created? And how is the Alabama Supreme Court ruling likely to affect IVF in the future? Here's what you need to know.

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Biden and Haley spar over abortion after Alabama court rules embryos are 'children'

Nikki Haley seemed to side with the Alabama court's decision, telling NBC News, "Embryos, to me, are babies." President Biden has seized the opportunity to call for enshrining Roe.

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How Alabama's ruling that frozen embryos are 'children' could impact IVF

Frozen embryos are people and you can be held legally responsible if you destroy them, according to the Alabama Supreme Court. The decision could have wide-ranging implications for IVF clinics.

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Research at the heart of a federal case against the abortion pill has been retracted

A research paper that raises questions about the safety of abortion has been retracted. The research is cited in a federal judge's ruling about the abortion pill mifepristone.

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