Year: 2023

09 Jun

ABC News: 2024 Candidate Who Signed Strict Abortion Ban In His State Wouldn’t Outlaw It Nationwide

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Republican presidential candidate and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said Thursday that while he backed a strict abortion ban in his own state, he would not support a similar, nationwide law if he is elected to the White House. "I think the decision that was made returning the power to the states was the right one. And I think we're going to have -- we have a lot of division on this issue in America. And what's right for North Dakota may not be right for another state ... the best decisions are made locally," Burgum said on "CNN This…
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07 Jun

New abortion provider in Western Maryland will cut patients’ journeys from West Virginia, where procedure is banned

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Katie Quiñonez stood ankle deep in snow last December in front of a brick building about 5 miles west of the West Virginia state line, staring at a small brass key in her hand. She had rented a two-door hatchback to drive through the Allegheny Mountains during a blizzard to get there. 
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06 Jun

A Year Without Roe v. Wade, Opinion by OutFront Magazine

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As we enter June, we dawn on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the case that established a constitutional right to reproductive health care including abortion access. Now, that right is left up to the states. Since then, we have seen states codify protections for abortion access and some put harmful bans in place. 
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05 Jun

Governor Moore Announced Plan in Partnership with University of Maryland Medical System to Ensure Access to Mifepristone in Maryland

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"On Friday, the Moore-Miller Administration and Maryland Department of Health (MDH) announced a plan in partnership with University of Maryland Medical System to purchase a substantial amount of mifepristone to protect essential health care access..."
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04 Jun

OPINION: Column: Persecution of the abortion doctor who treated pregnant child was a shameful political farce

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"The first physician to publicly fall victim to the antiabortion madness that has followed the overturning of Roe vs. Wade was vindicated last month when Indiana medical officials ruled that she did not fail to report child abuse and was not unfit to practice medicine after providing abortion care to a 10-year-old and telling a reporter about it...."
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03 Jun

The false promise of abortion exceptions

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"When Jessica Bernardo found out she was pregnant, it was reason to celebrate. Bernardo and her husband had struggled for two years to conceive, and when their fetus was diagnosed with Down syndrome, they continued to celebrate, naming her Emma, which means “whole.” Emma’s health continued to deteriorate until it became clear she would not survive birth. Bernardo, too, was at risk—she was in danger of developing mirror syndrome, a rare condition in which the fetus has an abnormal buildup of fluid, and the pregnant person has high blood pressure, or preeclampsia. The diagnosis comes with a high fetal mortality rate and…
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