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Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite federal law
By Amanda Seitz AUG. 12, 2024 Kyleigh ...
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Report: Texas still ranks toward the bottom on reproductive care
Texas Public Radio | By Gabriella Alcorta-Solorio ...
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Texas’ abortion ban has left doctors with their hands tied. New Mexico’s governor is inviting them to her state
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After social media outcry, CDC tells doctors to better manage IUD pain
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Harris previews presidential campaign priorities, women’s rights focus in Indy speech
July 24, 2024 | Cate Charron Vice President ...
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Senate committee investigating abuse of pregnant women in prisons
By Stetson Miller Published: Jul. 31, 2024 at ...
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As Florida six-week ban forces women to leave state for abortions, volunteers add support
ANTIGONE BARTON August 1, 2024 Volunteers ...
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‘It’s a winning issue’: Dems go all-in on abortion rights campaign ahead of November election
BY: CAITLIN SIEVERS - AUGUST 1, 2024 7:05 AM ...
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‘White dudes’ raise over $4 million for Kamala Harris, discuss women’s rights
By Stephanie Kelly July 30, 2024 7:34 ...
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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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