Supreme Court signals willingness to allow abortion providers to challenge Texas law

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Published
November 1, 2021

Supreme Court signals willingness to allow abortion providers to challenge Texas law

The statute conflicts with landmark rulings that prevent a state from banning abortion early in pregnancy.
Published
October 22, 2021

Supreme Court leaves Texas abortion law in effect, but sets hearing on it

The justices say they will decide whether the federal government and abortion providers have the right to sue over the law.
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October 18, 2021

Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law

The law has been in effect since September, aside from a district court-ordered pause that lasted just 48 hours, and bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected, usually around 6 weeks and before some women know they are pregnant.
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October 10, 2021

Maine philanthropist’s resignation shakes global reproductive rights charity founded by her father

Judy Kahrl of Arrowsic, an heir to the Procter & Gamble fortune, resigned from the board of Pathfinder International, accusing it of resisting full disclosure of her father’s eugenicist legacy and the CEO’s management record.
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October 7, 2021

The Texas abortion law is suspended for now, but its impact has been swift

A federal judge has ordered Texas to suspend a new law banning most abortions in the state, but that doesn’t mean abortion services will instantly resume.
Published
October 6, 2021

Federal judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions

But even with the law on hold, abortion services in the state may not instantly resume because doctors still fear that they could be sued without a more permanent legal decision.
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October 4, 2021

Biden lifts Trump-era ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics

The new regulation will restore the federal family planning program to the way it ran under the Obama administration, when clinics were able to refer women seeking abortions to a provider.
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October 2, 2021

Sen. Mattie Daughtry: Reproductive freedom is a human right

Maine will not move backward when it comes to a person’s right to access abortion and control their own body.
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October 1, 2021

Biden administration urges judge to block Texas abortion law

But even if it's put on hold, abortion services in Texas may not instantly resume because doctors still fear that they could be sued without a more permanent legal decision.
Published
September 24, 2021

U.S. House votes to protect abortion rights as Republicans press state challenges

Legislation passed by the House on Friday would guarantee a woman’s right to an abortion, but Republican opposition will doom it in the Senate.