At issue is a clash between federal and state law about how pregnant women must be treated in the emergency room.
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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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6 in 10 U.S. Catholics are in favor of abortion rights, Pew Research report finds
Although the Catholic Church officially opposes abortion, the report says there’s far greater diversity of opinion among laity in the U.S.
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How Florida and Arizona Supreme Court rulings change the abortion access map
How far do women have to travel to access abortion care? An economics professor has been tracking that data since 2009. Interactive maps show how access has changed dramatically since 2021.
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Trump backed a federal abortion ban as president. Now, he says he wouldn’t sign one
The former president has a long history of shifting – and at times confusing – stances on abortion rights.
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Trump declines to back nationwide abortion ban, says it should be left to the states
Pressure has mounted on Trump to make his own views on abortion public after the Florida Supreme Court allowed the state’s six-week ban on abortion to go into effect.
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Supreme Court seems doubtful of challenge to abortion pill
At issue in the case is more than abortion rights. It’s the entire structure of the FDA’s regulatory power to approve drugs and continually evaluate their safety.
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A Supreme Court abortion pill case with potential consequences for every other drug
At issue is the FDA’s regulatory power to approve drugs and continually evaluate their safety — a system that until now has been widely viewed as the gold standard for both safety and innovation
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France makes history by enshrining abortion rights in its constitution
French lawmakers passed a bill to enshrine the right to an abortion in the constitution, a historic move prompted by concerns over the rollback of abortion laws in the U.S.
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‘Something needs to change.’ Woman denied abortion in South Carolina challenges ban
The state law has been interpreted as banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. Planned Parenthood argues the ban is vague and shouldn’t apply until at least three weeks later in pregnancy.
