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Although states have the power to regulate medical care, they cannot exercise that power by prohibiting speech on medical topics that the state disagrees with.
This year, decisions from the courts, FDA or DOJ could all shut down telehealth for medication abortion, which is how most people in states with bans get care.
First Choice, the crisis pregnancy center chain that brought the case, argued that merely issuing a subpoena can deter donors from making a gift.
There are some 2,500 of these centers across the United States. Many are located within a mile of an abortion provider.
Banning abortion instantly oppresses a huge swath of society. And enforcing abortion bans begets a police state − an upside for dictators from Mussolini to Ortega.
Increasing limits on abortion are boosting demand for contraception. But access to family planning is shrinking in many states, and access to highly effective forms of contraception is at risk.
In England and Wales, people do not have explicit abortion rights as a matter of domestic law.
Women’s stories of seeking abortions later in pregnancy highlight what’s missing from the current conversation about abortion policies in the US.
Most Americans actually agree on key issues, including reproductive rights, firearms laws and climate change.
While Harris and Trump diverge on many key policy issues, they find common ground in other areas.
Research shows that when abortion rights are on the ballot, democracy wins − including in the US.
Harris’ support for abortion rights and political unity – as well as the fact that she offers an antidote to Donald Trump – helps explain her appeal to the people who plan to vote for her.
While the Republican Party platform has typically included anti-abortion language, this year’s platform is curiously silent on the issue.
Ahead of the election, a reproductive health law scholar lays out the broad strokes of what both Harris and Trump have done regarding abortion policy while in office.
Arizona, Florida, New York and Nevada are among the states with upcoming abortion ballot initiatives. Democrats are counting on these ballot measures to help swing elections away from GOP candidates.
Abortion rights issues could decide the U.S. presidential election. Here’s what Ireland did wrong, and how voters successfully demanded a dramatic change in course for women’s health care.
From inflation to abortion, foreign policy and democracy, the two presidential candidates went at it fiercely during their prime-time debate. Two scholars – of race and of journalism – weigh in.
Iowa and Idaho have passed abortion trafficking laws that stop people from helping minors get abortions. These laws open the door for questions about the right to travel to get an abortion.
The Supreme Court conceded that it should not have taken up the case to begin with.
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