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10 Dec

Proposed abortion law sparks debate

AnnetteUnited StatesAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Abortion Pills, Abortion Rights, anti-abortion groups, Healthcare, Homicide, homicide charges for abortion, Jefferson City, law, Lawmakers, legislation, Missouri, United States

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some Missouri lawmakers are renewing a call for the state to take an anti-abortion step that goes further than prominent anti-abortion groups want to go and that has not gained much traction in any state so far: a law that would allow homicide charges against women who obtain abortions.

31 Oct

Kansas can’t enforce new law on abortion pills or make patients wait 24 hours, judge rules

MollyUnited States24 hour wait, Abortion, Abortion Care, Abortion Pills, Court, Healthcare, Judge, Kansas, law, legislation, Pregnancy Termination, Ruling, United States

"A Kansas judge on Monday put a new state law on medication abortions on hold and blocked older restrictions that for years have spelled out what providers must tell patients and forced patients to wait 24 hours to end their pregnancies. The ruling was another big victory for abortion rights advocates in Kansas, where a statewide vote in August 2022 decisively confirmed protections for abortion access under the state constitution. District Judge K. Christopher Jayaram’s order suspends some restrictions that have been in effect for years. The waiting period had been in place since 1997...."