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FDA approves first over-the-counter oral contraceptive
Opill, a progestin-only contraceptive pill, will be available without a prescription in the first quarter of 2024, according to its manufacturer. (Photo courtesy of Perrigo Company.)The U.S. Food and...
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A men’s movement takes reins in a nationwide quest to end abortion
Male-dominated network of militants, academics, attorneys, judges and activists lead drive to restrict, remove reproductive rights. (John McCosh/Georgia Recorder) Wendell Shrock doesn’t believe in...
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Abortion rights advocates say consequences dire if SCOTUS declines to hear...
If the U.S. Supreme Court takes the case, the conservative majority could decide to ban a key abortion drug. But if it declines, access to medication abortion will plummet, reproductive health...
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Anti-abortion attorneys ascend federal government ranks with Christian right...
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, was senior legal counsel for the Christian right law firm Alliance Defending Freedom from 2002 to 2010. (Getty Images)When Mississippi Solicitor...
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Fear and confusion over abortion access persists as SCOTUS takes its first...
Experts have said that a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the use of mifepristone, a key abortion medication, could have implications for drug approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (Getty...
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On Roe anniversary, abortion opponents look to White House to fast-track...
Students from Assumption High School in Wisconsin Rapids brave this year’s snowy March for Life in Washington, D.C., on January 19, 2024. (Sofia Resnick/States Newsroom)Falling snow and flight delays...
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Study cited by Texas judge in abortion pill case retracted
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging FDA approval of mifepristone, a key abortion medication. (Getty Images) Two of the key studies cited by plaintiffs and judges as evidence...
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Hundreds protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court to keep abortion medication...
Protesters take to the streets outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, where justices questioned attorneys about broad changes in access to mifepristone. (Sofia Resnick/States...
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Anti-abortion groups say Supreme Court’s mifepristone ruling won’t deter them
Packages of Mifepristone tablets. (Photo illustration by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling Thursday to maintain current access to the abortion...
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‘Perfect storm’ of crises is leading to cutbacks in abortion care, advocates say
Abortion fund directors nationwide have been raising the alarm for months about declining donations and their struggles to meet the needs of those seeking help with the financial burdens of finding...
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Will abortion swing the first post-Roe presidential election?
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June 2022 ended federal abortion rights. (Sofia Resnick/States Newsroom)Editor’s note: This is the fourth part in a...
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