The owner of Mississippi’s only abortion clinic says she’s sold the building and will not reopen the clinic even if a state court allows her to do so.
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Posted inLocal & State
Maine, N.H. and Vermont see rising number of out-of-state patients seeking abortions
More than a dozen patients have come to northern New England from Georgia, Texas, Ohio and other states with new abortion restrictions, and some patients also are coming from other states in the Northeast where appointments are harder to get.
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Posted inNation & World
Ohio man charged with rape of girl, 10, who traveled for abortion
A man has been charged in Ohio with raping a 10-year-old girl whose case was questioned as dubious by Ohio’s Republican attorney general and a congressman.
Posted inBusiness, News
Big employers are offering abortion benefits. Will the information stay safe?
Some regulations protect parts of a patient’s private life, but a law enforcement officer with a search warrant could ultimately gain access to data.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Doctors must offer abortion if mother’s life is at risk, federal guidance says
The government says federal law on emergency treatment guidelines preempts state laws in jurisdictions that now ban the procedure without any exceptions following the Supreme Court’s decision to end a constitutional right to abortion.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mills puts Maine on right side of abortion divide
Maine’s governor speaks clearly about protecting women’s rights in the midst of court-created chaos.
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Mills acts to protect access to abortion and the health care workers who provide it
The governor issues an executive order barring state agencies from cooperating with another state’s investigation into people, organizations or providers who offer abortion care in Maine.
Posted inBusiness
Instagram hides some posts that mention abortion
In some cases, it’s requiring users to confirm their age before letting them view posts offering information about the procedure.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
LePage: ‘I don’t have time for abortion’
Former Gov. Paul LePage, a Republican who has said he opposes abortion, said he would not try to overturn or restrict the right to abortion in Maine, but refused to promise that he wouldn’t sign an anti-abortion bill if he becomes governor again.
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Instagram hides some posts by abortion advocacy groups
Facebook and Instagram were promptly deleting posts that offered to mail out abortion pills in states that restrict their use. But similar posts offering to mail a gun or marijuana were not removed.