The use of medication to end pregnancies grew during the pandemic and could help the state’s providers handle increased demand as patients come from other states to have abortions.
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Judge blocks enforcement of Biden abortion guidance in Texas
A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the federal government from enforcing a legal interpretation that would require hospitals in the state to provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk.
Kansas recount confirms results in favor of abortion rights
After the recount, the side that supported the measure gained six votes and those opposed to it lost 57 votes.
Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg among donors in $22 million Kansas campaign on abortion
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg also contributed $1.25 million, and the Sixteen Thirty Fund, which finances liberal causes, contributed nearly $1.5 million.
Nebraska woman charged with helping daughter have abortion
The prosecutor handling the case said it’s the first time he has charged anyone for illegally performing an abortion after 20 weeks, a restriction that was passed in 2010.
Our View: Mills administration should be proactive on right to abortion
Why leave Maine open to an interpretation of the state constitution that could go either way?
Gov. Mills says Maine Constitution may already protect abortion access
The governor says her administration is debating whether an amendment is needed to protect abortion access in Maine, or whether that right is already enshrined.
Maine Voices: My abortions were safe, legal and pain-free. Everyone deserves that right.
The majority of Americans know it is fundamentally wrong to force someone into motherhood.
St. Louis to help women get out-of-state abortions, despite state ban
The give-and-take is emblematic of city versus state battles playing out across the U.S. since June.
Commentary: Why don’t we just meet Joe Manchin in the middle?
While deeply unpopular with his Democratic colleagues, the West Virginia senator hews closer to the views of most Americans than you might think.