Since Roe v. Wade fell, states with strict abortion bans are trying to reach outside their borders to prevent their residents from getting abortions in other states.
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First state law to criminalize out-of-state abortion travel may inspire others
Abortion rights advocates and legal experts say they expect other states to follow Idaho’s approach — and eventually to extend interstate travel prohibitions to adults.
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Democrats’ choice wins key Wisconsin Supreme Court race
With so much at stake, the race became the most expensive contest for a state Supreme Court seat in U.S. history.
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Anti-abortion activists rally at State House
More than 250 people gathered in the Hall of Flags to speak out against legislation that would expand abortion access in Maine.
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Abortion rights hang in the balance in most expensive Wisconsin high court race
Liberals have cast the race as a defining moment for their side to potentially overturn the state’s 1849 abortion ban law and redraw maps created by Republicans that have led to them increasing their control of the Legislature.
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Abortion-rights supporters prevail in New Hampshire House
The Republican-controlled chamber rejects multiple bills to further restrict abortion access.
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Wyoming governor signs bill banning abortion pills
The Republican also allows a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his signature.
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Utah bans abortion clinics in wave of post-Roe restrictions
The decision by Utah’s Republican governor to sign into law a ban on abortions clinics is raising concerns about how already overburdened hospitals will accommodate becoming the only place for legal abortions in the state.
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Utah governor says he plans to sign abortion clinic ban
The push comes as red states work to implement restrictions after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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Kentucky high court lets near-total abortion ban continue
Kentucky voters last year rejected a ballot measure that would have denied any constitutional protections for abortion.