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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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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What will happen if medication abortion challenge succeeds?
In the latest effort to limit abortion access, opponents of the procedure are seeking to ban 1 of the 2 drugs used in combination in medication abortions.
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Long-used abortion pill in U.S. under threat in Texas lawsuit
A federal judge is being asked to revoke or suspend the FDA’s drug’s approval of the drug 23 years ago, an unprecedented challenge to the federal agency’s role.
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South Carolina Republicans propose death penalty for women getting abortions
State Rep. Rob Harris, who sponsored the South Carolina Pre-Natal Equal Protection Act, said the bill’s intent is to save babies.
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Maine joins multistate lawsuit against FDA over abortion drug
Maine and 17 other states are suing the federal agency, accusing it of maintaining restrictions on mifepristone even though it has been safely used to induce abortions for decades.
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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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Sen. Collins was lone Republican to oppose confirmation of Texas judge who’ll rule on abortion pill
But her critics point out that Matthew Kacsmaryk would likely be an obscure federal judge if the justices she voted to confirm to the Supreme Court had not helped to overturn Roe v. Wade.