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13 Dec

Trump States He Will Not Block Access To Abortion Pills

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In other reproductive health news: President-elect Donald Trump appoints an anti-abortion activist to a top job at OMB; South Carolina introduces a bill defining abortion as homicide; abortion access gets tougher as more clinics close; and more.

02 Dec

What Actions Can the Biden Admin Take on Abortion Before Trump Takes Office?

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Even faced with a hostile administration, some reproductive rights policies will not disappear immediately.

02 Dec

Arizona voters said yes to abortion rights, but old restrictions are still on the books

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Arizonans overwhelmingly voted to make abortion a fundamental right, but overturning the state’s current 15-week gestational ban — and multiple other anti-abortion laws still on the books — isn’t automatic.

24 Nov

Abortion foes strategize to get Trump to ban some abortions while keeping his pledge

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The 2024 election results created complicated new realities for reproductive rights in the U.S., with Americans even in a few red states overwhelmingly voting to protect the right to have an abortion while also overwhelmingly electing anti-abortion representatives in state houses, courts, Congress and the White House.

21 Nov

Expecting challenges, blue states vow to create ‘firewall’ of abortion protections

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Officials in blue states are vowing to build a “firewall” of reproductive health protections as they anticipate federal and state attacks on abortion access under the Trump administration. “We’re going on offense,” Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, a Democrat, told Stateline. “We are in an unprecedented war on American women and patients. State attorneys general, particularly my colleagues and I who support abortion rights and reproductive freedom, have been building this firewall for some time now.”

13 Nov

New abortion-rights measures in 7 states could trigger legal, legislative challenges

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Widespread support for abortion rights continued to defy partisan labels in week’s election, but several of the ballot measures that voters approved may face legal and legislative challenges in the coming months. And supporters worry that federal efforts could eventually override the state measures.

12 Nov

A state-by-state breakdown of where abortion stands after ballot initiatives pass

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In seven states, voters protected abortion rights in their state constitutions.https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/state-state-breakdown-abortion-stands-after-ballot-initiatives/story?id=115730446

07 Nov

Maryland AG Brown pledges to protect abortion rights after constitutional amendment passes

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Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said he would remain steadfast in protecting reproductive rights after Maryland voted to codify abortion in the state constitution.

06 Nov

BAD DAY FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN THE U.S.

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Ballot measures did pass in 7 States.

05 Nov

Toby’s Fund Joins TikTok

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05 Nov

IT’S ELECTION DAY IN THE U.S.

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VOTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

05 Nov

US campaign ends as it began, with voters focused on immigration, abortion

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After months of campaigning, Tuesday's presidential election may have come down to the two signature issues that defined Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump from the start: abortion rights and immigration.

03 Nov

After losing a constitutional right, America picks a president

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A diverse, women-driven Roe coalition is working to defeat the man they hold responsible and elect Kamala Harris, brought together by the end of federal abortion rights and concerns about democracy.

25 Oct

Abortion rights at forefront of Democrats’ closing arguments

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Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech on reproductive health rights at a rally in Houston Friday night comes as Democrats across the country are expected to focus on the issue as they make their closing arguments of the 2024 campaign.

25 Oct

North Dakota seeks to keep abortion ban while appeal proceeds at state Supreme Court

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The Attorney General’s Office has asked the North Dakota Supreme Court to keep the state’s abortion ban in effect while it mulls over a lower court’s decision finding the law unconstitutional.