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US Supreme Court declines chance to restrict abortion clinic ‘bubble’ zones
By Andrew Chung On December 11, 2023 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday passed up a chance to consider overruling its own precedent allowing protective “bubble” zones around abortion clinic…
Read MoreUS Supreme Court to decide access to abortion pill in major case
By Andrew Chung On December 14, 2023 The U.S. Supreme Court, which in 2022 ended its recognition of a constitutional right to abortion, on Wednesday agreed to hear a bid by…
Read MoreAbortion battles shift to medical emergencies, travel
By Brendan Pierson On December 27, 2023 The legal landscape surrounding abortion has been roiled by uncertainty since the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned its landmark 1973 Roe v.…
Read MoreAdoption Agencies Under Pressure 18 Months After Roe v Wade Overturned
By Kate Plummer On December 24, 2023 On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court released a ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that protected a pregnant woman’s right to choose to have an…
Read MoreAbortion Activists Are Winning
By Khaleda Rahman On December 27, 2023 In the 18 months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, sending the issue of abortion to the states, abortion rights supporters have won time…
Read MoreWomen’s rights and women wronged in 2023
By Agence France-Presse On December 28, 2023 The year saw progress on women’s rights in some countries, such as Spain’s introduction of menstrual leave, France’s bid to enshrine abortion rights…
Read MoreReproductive rights group urges Ohio prosecutor to drop criminal charge against woman who miscarried
By Julie Carr Symth On December 19, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The physicians’ group behind Ohio’s newly passed reproductive rights amendment is urging a prosecutor to drop criminal charges against a woman who…
Read MoreRedistricting fights across South put future of Voting Rights Act in the spotlight again
By Fredreka Schouten On December 21, 2023 One of the things Edna Courville remembers most about the 1960 presidential election is her mother’s fury as the adults gathered in the…
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