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A Texas judge hearing a case that could throw into jeopardy access to the nation's most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a Christian legal group who critics say is being sought out by conservative litigants because they believe he’ll be sympathetic to their causes.
Read More »Missouri voters could restore abortion rights in 2024
Missouri voters could decide on whether to restore abortion rights in the state if constitutional amendments made public Thursday make it to the 2024 ballot.
Read More »Missouri lawmakers try to strengthen abortion ban
A GOP-led Senate committee on Wednesday debated an amendment that would say abortion rights are not protected in Missouri's Constitution.
Read More »Bailey leads 20 AGs in warning Walgreens, CVS over abortion pills
Attorneys general in 20 conservative-led states warned CVS and Walgreens on Wednesday that they could face legal consequences if they sell abortion pills by mail in those states.
Read More »New lawsuits target state restrictions on abortion pills
Supporters of abortion rights filed separate lawsuits Wednesday challenging two states' abortion pill restrictions, the opening salvo in what’s expected to a be a protracted legal battle over access to the medications.
Read More »Religious leaders sue to block Missouri’s abortion ban
A group of religious leaders who support abortion rights has filed a lawsuit challenging Missouri’s law that bans abortions in nearly all cases, saying lawmakers openly invoked their religious beliefs while drafting the measure and thereby imposed those beliefs on others who don’t share them.
Read More »State lawsuits defend abortion access with religious freedom
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, religious abortion-rights supporters are using these religious freedom laws to protect access to abortion and defend their beliefs.
Read More »Abortion clinic that opened days after Roe fell is inundated
A Kansas City, Kansas, abortion clinic that was among the first in the country to open after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade has been inundated with patients.
Read More »Missouri investigates hospital denial of emergency abortion
Missouri's health department is investigating whether a hospital violated federal health care rules in denying a woman an emergency abortion, an agency spokeswoman confirmed Monday.
Read More »Indiana court hearing set after abortion ban takes effect
An Indiana judge won’t hear arguments until next week on a lawsuit seeking to block the state’s abortion ban, leaving that new law set to take effect on Thursday.
Read More »Kansas abortion vote: Why recount with such a large margin?
Kansas’ decisive statewide vote in favor of abortion rights has been affirmed through a partial hand recount, a move forced by two Republican activists.
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