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US Supreme Court declines chance to restrict abortion clinic ‘bubble’ zones

Jan 7, 2024

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…

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US Supreme Court to decide access to abortion pill in major case

Jan 6, 2024

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…

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Abortion battles shift to medical emergencies, travel

Jan 6, 2024

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.…

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Adoption Agencies Under Pressure 18 Months After Roe v Wade Overturned

Jan 6, 2024

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…

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Abortion Activists Are Winning

Jan 6, 2024

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…

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Women’s rights and women wronged in 2023

Jan 6, 2024

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…

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Reproductive rights group urges Ohio prosecutor to drop criminal charge against woman who miscarried

Jan 6, 2024

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…

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Redistricting fights across South put future of Voting Rights Act in the spotlight again

Jan 5, 2024

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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Judge blocks most of an Iowa law banning some school library books and discussion of LGBTQ+ issues

Jan 4, 2024

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