Can U.S. states ban abortions even in medical emergencies? Supreme Court weighs in – National

Can U.S. states ban abortions even in medical emergencies? Supreme Court weighs in – National

The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments Wednesday over whether state abortion bans enacted after its ruling overturning Roe v. Wade can extend to medical emergencies. The case comes from Idaho, which is among 14 states that now ban abortion at all stages of pregnancy with limited exceptions. It marks the first time the Supreme … Read more

Nearly 65K rape victims likely got pregnant amid U.S. abortion bans: analysis – National

Nearly 65K rape victims likely got pregnant amid U.S. abortion bans: analysis – National

Thousands of rape victims across the United States likely got pregnant in the span of less than two years, research suggests, as several states have moved to impose total abortion bans following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark Roe. v. Wade ruling. An analysis published in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal on Wednesday … Read more

Nearly 65K rape victims likely got pregnant amid U.S. abortion bans: analysis – National

Nearly 65K rape victims likely got pregnant amid U.S. abortion bans: analysis – National

Thousands of rape victims across the United States likely got pregnant in the span of less than two years, research suggests, as several states have moved to impose total abortion bans following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark Roe. v. Wade ruling. An analysis published in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal on Wednesday … Read more

Biden State of Union guest is Texas abortion case mom

Biden State of Union guest is Texas abortion case mom

Kate Cox Courtesy The Center for Reproductive Rights The mother at the center of a high-profile Texas Supreme Court abortion case will attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech to Congress as a guest of the president and first lady Dr. Jill Biden, the White House said Wednesday. The Texas high court last … Read more

Kamala Harris Says Trump Is ‘Proud That Women Are Silently Suffering’

Kamala Harris Says Trump Is ‘Proud That Women Are Silently Suffering’

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Elizabeth Warren Promises ‘Abortion Will Be On The Ballot’ This Year

Elizabeth Warren Promises ‘Abortion Will Be On The Ballot’ This Year

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