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https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-exceptions-deaths
Texas Lawmakers Push for More Exceptions to Strict Abortion Ban — ProPublica
Nov 20, 2024 - The new legislation is prompted by ProPublica’s reporting on Josseli Barnica and Nevaeh Crain, who died after they could not access timely reproductive care in...
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https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-abortion-ban-amber-thurman-death
Under Georgia’s Abortion Ban, She Died After Delayed Care — ProPublica
Oct 9, 2024 - At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn’t access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found.
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https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-miscarriage-blood-transfusions
Under Texas’ Abortion Ban, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage — ProPublica
Nov 18, 2025 - A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more...
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https://www.jezebel.com/ken-paxton-wants-to-implement-texas-abortion-ban-in-europe
Ken Paxton Wants to Implement Texas’ Abortion Ban...in Europe
After losing multiple attempts to sue a New York–based doctor, the anti-abortion AG is now going after providers in Austria and the Netherlands.
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https://www.mediamatters.org/health-care/fox-news-coverage-floridas-six-week-abortion-ban-lasted-less-1-minute
Fox News’ coverage of Florida’s six-week abortion ban lasted less than 1 minute | Media Matters for...
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https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-maternal-mortality-analysis-methodology
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did — ProPublica
Oct 29, 2025 - Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on...
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https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/who-decides-when-patient-qualifies-for-abortion-ban-exception/
Who Decides When a Patient Qualifies for an Abortion Ban Exception? Doctors vs. the Courts | KFF
Aug 9, 2025 - While all eyes were on Texas and the recent case of Kate Cox, a woman seeking a court order allowing her abortion under an exception to the Texas abortion ban,...
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https://www.thecut.com/2022/03/sb8-texas-abortion-ban-effects-six-months.html
Texas’ Abortion Ban Shows Us What’s To Come If Roe Falls
Mar 1, 2022 - SB8, which effectively banned abortions in Texas when it took effect six months ago, has created an unsustainable demand for abortion services in nearby states.
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https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/12/12/do-russians-support-an-abortion-ban-a83395
Do Russians Support an Abortion Ban? - The Moscow Times
Apr 25, 2026 - Video | Calls for a nationwide abortion ban are growing in Russia as regions across the country gradually impose anti-abortion policies ranging from outlawing...
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https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/partial-birth_abortion_ban_act_of_2003
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
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https://forward.com/news/816427/religious-freedom-jews-mike-pence-indiana-abortion-law/
Jews paused Indiana’s abortion ban — wielding evangelical conservatives' law – The Forward
Apr 1, 2026 - Jews helped win religious exemptions to Indiana’s abortion ban. Abortion rights advocates hope Hoosier Jews for Choice can be a model for the rest of the...
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https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-sepsis-rates-dallas-houston
Sepsis Rates Vary Widely in Dallas and Houston Under Abortion Ban — ProPublica
Nov 18, 2025 - After Texas banned abortion, a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in the state’s two largest metro areas treated miscarrying patients — and in...
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https://www.npr.org/2025/07/19/nx-s1-5445143/texas-abortion-life-of-mother
New Texas law aims to save lives by clarifying the state abortion ban. Will it work? : NPR
Jul 19, 2025 - In Texas, where abortion is banned, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, medical associations, and groups on either side of the issue worked together to clarify...
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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/texas-abortion-supreme-court-emergecy-room-1235127792/
Supreme Court Allows Texas to Enforce Emergency Room Abortion Ban
Oct 7, 2024 - The Supreme Court declined to hear an effort to block Texas from enforcing a ban on abortions in emergency rooms.
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https://www.thecut.com/article/texas-abortion-ban-extra-births.html
Texas’s Six-Week Abortion Ban Led to 9,800 More Births
Jun 30, 2023 - Texas’ SB8, which banned abortion at six weeks and empowered citizens to sue anyone who provides an abortion or helps someone obtain one, contributed to around...
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https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2025/guttmacher-expert-submits-testimony-opposing-total-abortion-ban-and-other-extreme
Guttmacher Expert Submits Testimony Opposing Total Abortion Ban and Other Extreme Provisions of...
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https://www.prb.org/resource/texas-abortion-ban-linked-to-rise-in-severe-complications-from-pregnancy-loss/
Texas Abortion Ban Linked to Rise in Severe Complications From Pregnancy Loss - Population...
Mar 24, 2026 - When Texas enacted a total abortion ban in 2022, it changed the legal landscape for pregnancy care. Because the medications and procedures used to treat...
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https://891khol.org/natrona-county-judge-grants-a-block-on-six-week-abortion-ban/
Natrona County judge grants a block on six-week abortion ban - KHOL 89.1 FM
Apr 27, 2026 - Abortion is legal once again in Wyoming. A temporary restraining order is in place as litigation continues on the Human Heartbeat Act.
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https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/04/22/dominican-republic-end-total-abortion-ban
Dominican Republic: End Total Abortion Ban | Human Rights Watch
Apr 22, 2021 - The Congress of the Dominican Republic should adopt a proposal to decriminalize abortion in three circumstances as a matter of urgency, Human Rights Watch said...
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https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv:443/lifestyles/health/judge-temporarily-blocks-wyoming-s-newest-abortion-ban/article_32d22a1b-59fe-4708-a434-cc5f5c6fa3d4.html
Judge temporarily blocks Wyoming’s newest abortion ban | Health | wyomingnewsnow.tv
Casper, Wyo. - Natrona County District Judge Dan Forgey on Friday temporarily halted enforcement of Wyoming's newest anti-abortion law while a legal challenge...
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https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-senate-abortion-ban-legislation-medical-exceptions
Texas Senate Passes Legislation to Prevent Deaths Under State’s Abortion Ban — ProPublica
Jun 26, 2025 - Following ProPublica’s reporting, Republicans acknowledged women were denied care because medical providers were unsure what Texas’ abortion ban allowed. But...
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https://www.jezebel.com/wyoming-gov-says-near-total-abortion-ban-has-unfortunate-flaw-signs-anyway
Wyoming Gov. Says Near-Total Abortion Ban Has ‘Unfortunate Flaw’; Signs Anyway
Mar 10, 2026 - The “unfortunate flaw” being that the ban has zero exceptions in the case of rape or incest...
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https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-gop-lawmakers-propose-amending-abortion-ban
Texas GOP Lawmakers Propose Amending Abortion Ban — ProPublica
Mar 28, 2025 - The bill specifies that doctors don’t need to wait until an emergency is “imminent” to terminate pregnancies but leaves in steep penalties for those who...
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https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/georgia-supreme-court-allows-six-week-abortion-ban-again-take-effect
Georgia Supreme Court Allows Six-Week Abortion Ban to Again Take Effect | American Civil Liberties...
Jul 6, 2023 - CONTACTS:ACLU: media@aclu.org ACLU of Georgia: media@acluga.org CRR: center.press@reprorights.org PPFA: media.office@ppfa.orgPPSE: Press@ppse.org...
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https://www.upworthy.com/appalachian-mom-gives-impassioned-speech-about-abortion-ban-in-kentucky/
Appalachian mom's speech on Kentucky's proposed abortion ban is a must-hear for everyone - Upworthy
Feb 18, 2026 - Danielle Kirk is speaking up for those often overlooked in our cultural debates.
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https://www.propublica.org/article/candi-miller-abortion-ban-death-georgia
Candi Miller Died Afraid to Seek Care Amid Georgia’s Abortion Ban — ProPublica
Sep 18, 2024 - A Georgia committee of experts in maternal health recently deemed Candi Miller’s death “preventable,” ProPublica has learned. The group, which includes 10...
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https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/no-to-a-national-abortion-ban?source=front-widget
No to a National Abortion Ban! | MoveOn
Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, right-wing Republican laws have taken effect in state after state to ban abortion and criminalize those who seek and...
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https://www.jta.org/2024/06/17/united-states/missouri-judge-rejects-suit-by-interfaith-clergy-including-rabbis-that-challenged-abortion-ban
Missouri judge rejects suit by interfaith clergy, including rabbis, that challenged abortion ban -...
Jun 17, 2024 - The petitioners had argued in their lawsuit that the bill established its own religion. But the judge wrote that the main argument of abortion opponents is not...
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https://www.healthline.com/health/abortion-restrictions
Abortion Restrictions Where You Live: Ban, Timeline, Counseling
Jul 5, 2023 - Abortion restrictions are constantly changing as new legislation is passed in individual states. Here's what to expect in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
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https://reason.com/2015/08/24/ohio-to-pass-down-syndrome-abortion-ban/
Ohio Likely to Ban Abortion of Fetuses Diagnosed With Down Syndrome
Aug 24, 2015 - Since such bans are largely unenforceable, the measure is more mechanism for pro-life political signaling than anything else.
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https://truthout.org/articles/bills-targeting-abortion-pills-advance-in-states-that-already-ban-most-abortions/
Bills Targeting Abortion Pills Advance in States That Already Ban Most Abortions | Truthout
Jan 30, 2026 - Meanwhile, bills requiring students to watch “fetal development” videos advance in Florida and Wisconsin.
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https://reason.com/2026/03/16/josh-hawley-moves-to-ban-abortion-pills/
Josh Hawley introduces Senate bill to ban abortion pills nationwide
Mar 16, 2026 - Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a bill to ban abortion pills, drawing on dubious data to justify Congress revoking the FDA's approval of these drugs
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https://www.mediamatters.org/live-action/anti-abortion-groups-downplay-role-georgias-abortion-ban-hospital-keeping-legally-brain
Anti-abortion groups downplay the role of Georgia’s abortion ban in hospital keeping legally...
On May 13, an Atlanta TV news station reported that a Georgia woman who had been declared brain-dead was being kept on life support because she is pregnant,...
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https://www.geo.tv/latest/657085-abortion-pill-prescriptions-surge-to-record-levels-in-us-ban-states-as-travel-declines-report
Abortion pill sales surge to record levels in US ban states as travel declines: study
Mar 25, 2026 - Women living in US states with abortion restrictions have shifted from travelling out of state to get the procedure to taking abortion pills prescribed via...
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https://apnews.com/article/abortion-wyoming-ruling-legal-a8396f0ed4a3229eed5e9fea575be63e
Wyoming Supreme Court keeps abortion legal, strikes down pill ban | AP News
Jan 6, 2026 - Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down two laws that include the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills.
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https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/veteran-pro-lifer-is-rallying-support-to-ban-the-abortion-pill-heres-how-you-can-get-involved/
Veteran pro-lifer is rallying support to ban the abortion pill. Here's how you can get involved -...
Mar 30, 2026 - Senator Josh Hawley introduced a bill to stop the number one cause of fetal homicide in the US. Now, congressional support is needed.
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https://theappeal.org/idaho-abortion-trafficking-ban/
Idaho "Abortion Trafficking" Ban Can Take Effect, Judges Rule
Dec 4, 2024 - On Monday, a panel of federal judges ruled that Idaho can enforce portions of its draconian “abortion trafficking” ban.
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https://www.theamericanconservative.com/hawley-introduces-bill-to-ban-major-abortion-pill/
Hawley Introduces Bill to Ban Major Abortion Pill - The American Conservative
Mar 12, 2026 - State of the Union: Garnering enough Republican support for the bill to pass the Senate will be difficult.
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https://www.phillyvoice.com/pennsylvania-abortion-court-medicaid-ban-struck-down/
Pa. court strikes down state ban on Medicaid coverage for abortion | PhillyVoice
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled Monday that the state can't ban Medicaid coverage for abortions. The court's majority determined the existing...
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https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/11/hawley-introduces-bill-to-ban-dangerous-and-deadly-abortion-pill-punish-greedy-foreign-makers/
Hawley Introduces Bill To Ban Dangerous And Deadly Abortion Pill
Mar 11, 2026 - ‘Greedy foreign corporations are making billions of dollars in profits by endangering women's health,’ Hawley said of the abortion pill.
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https://www.jezebel.com/inside-the-diabolical-campaign-to-ban-abortion-pills-by-rebranding-the-comstock-act
Inside the ‘Diabolical’ Campaign to Ban Abortion Pills by Rebranding the Comstock Act
Feb 17, 2025 - Conservative groups have launched a PR campaign to frame the Comstock Act of 1873 as an anti-drug trafficking law. One expert compared it to the Nixon...
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https://www.jezebel.com/chappell-roans-uncle-is-trying-to-ban-abortion-in-missouri
Chappell Roan's Uncle Is Trying to Ban Abortion in Missouri
Feb 27, 2026 - State Rep. Darin Chappell is the lead sponsor of a fetal personhood bill he hopes will end abortion in the Show-Me State and across the country.
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https://www.thecut.com/article/judge-overturns-north-dakota-abortion-ban.html
Abortion Is Legal in North Dakota After Judge Overturns Ban
Sep 12, 2024 - Abortion will be legal once again in North Dakota after a judge struck down its near-total abortion ban, ruling that the state’s constitution protects the...
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