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Ohio wants to revive a strict abortion law. Justices are weighing the legal arguments
On September 27, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio ...
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An Ohio ballot measure seeks to protect abortion access. Opponents’ messaging is on parental rights.
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Ohio votes on abortion rights this fall. Misinformation about the proposal is already spreading
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Read More Ohio abortion rights proponents launch 1st ad of November election
By Jessie Balmert Proponents of Ohio's abortion ...
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Ohio Supreme Court orders slight change in wording on reproductive rights ballot issue
By Karen Kasler On September 20, ...
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Ohio Republicans Lose Support of County They’ve Held for Over 100 Years
By Giulia Carbonaro On August 9, ...
Read More Republicans change mentions of ‘fetus’ in proposed abortion amendment to ‘unborn child’
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Voters reject Issue 1 in Ohio special election, scoring win for abortion rights supporters
By Haley BeMiller On August 8, ...
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Economists: Abortion protections will lead to better outcomes for Ohio women
By Marty Schladen On August 29, ...
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Abortions are up in the US. The data paints a complicated picture
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and KEVIN S. VINEYS Updated 12:47 PM CST, December 28, 2024 Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and…
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For Many Rural Women, Finding Maternity Care Outweighs Concerns About Abortion Access
By Lillian Mongeau Hughes January 2, 2025 BAKER CITY, Ore. — In what has become a routine event in rural America, a hospital maternity ward closed in 2023 in this small…
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Maternal mortality factors highlighted in federal agency map
FCC Chairwoman on crisis: ‘If we want to solve this problem, the first thing we have to do is measure it.’ By: Lorena O’Neil – December 14, 2024 5:14 am The Federal Communications…
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‘It’s a Crisis’: Criminalizing Medication Abortion Is Already Creating Problems in Louisiana
In October, Louisiana became the first state to classify mifepristone and misoprostol as “controlled, dangerous substances.” Susan Buttenwieser Dec 13, 2024, 9:10am Abortion, including medication abortion, has been completely banned in Louisiana…
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Texas sues New York doctor for telemedicine prescription of abortion pills
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a New York doctor who allegedly provided abortion pills to a pregnant woman in Collin County, Texas. Dec. 13, 2024, 7:36 PM CST By Zoë…
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Michigan Democrats move to protect reproductive health data before GOP takes control of House in 2025
Updated on: December 6, 2024 / 7:59 AM EST / AP Michigan Democrats are pushing this month to pass legislation they say will improve reproductive health care, in particular the safety…
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Rural providers, advocates push Texas Legislature to “rescue” maternal health care system
By ELEANOR KLIBANOFF/The Texas Tribune Updated 2:29 PM CST, December 3, 2024 Twenty five years ago, the Texas Legislature passed a sweeping set of reforms to resuscitate the state’s collapsing rural…
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Emboldened ‘manosphere’ accelerates threats and demeaning language toward women after US election
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Updated 10:10 AM CST, November 30, 2024 CHICAGO (AP) — In the days after the presidential election, Sadie Perez began carrying pepper spray with her around campus. Her…
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New Taliban decree bans women from medical training: ‘devastating decision’
Latest decree said to ban women from nursing and midwifery By Chris Massaro Published December 9, 2024 10:38am EST The Taliban has reportedly banned women in Afghanistan from attending nursing and midwifery…
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With a Trump Presidency, Grave Threats to Reproductive Freedoms Expected
On both the domestic and international fronts, an anti-rights agenda risks progress made on gender equality, reproductive rights, and access to health care. Nov 6th, 2024 While the country has…
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