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California could become one of the first states — if not the first — to create explicit constitutional rights to both abortion and contraception.
Read More »In California, Abortion Could Become a Constitutional Right. Same For Birth Control.
Physician Reaction to Historic Supreme Court Ruling Overturning Roe v Wade
Although the majority opinion states that the decision applies only to abortion, doctors are concerned that by eroding the constitutional right to privacy, the decision has the potential to restrict the ability of patients to access contraception or fertility treatments.
Read More »Texas Health Care Providers See Increased Interest in Birth Control Since State Abortion Ban
In September, when Texas’ near-total abortion ban took effect, Planned Parenthood clinics in the Lone Star State started offering every patient who walked in information on Senate Bill 8, as well as emergency contraception, condoms and two pregnancy tests.
Read More »AMA Abortion Lawsuit Puts Doctors In The Thick Of Debate
The American Medical Association is suing North Dakota to block two abortion-related laws, the latest signal the doctors’ group is shifting to a more aggressive ...
Read More »What The Possible End Of Abortions In Missouri Means For Neighboring States
ST. LOUIS — As the last abortion clinic in Missouri warned that it will have to stop providing the procedure as soon as Friday, abortion ...
Read More »‘Contraception Deserts’ Likely To Widen Under New Trump Policy
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — When Nikia Jackson needed to be screened for a sexually transmitted disease, she wanted a clinic that was reputable, quick and inexpensive. ...
Read More »If Supreme Court Reverses Roe V. Wade, 22 States Poised To Ban Abortion
What would the U.S. look like without Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide? That’s the question now that President Donald Trump ...
Read More »Trump’s Next High Court Pick Likely To Target Abortion. Is That What The Public Wants?
President Donald Trump has vowed that his nominees to the Supreme Court will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized ...
Read More »Trump Proposes Cutting Planned Parenthood Funds. What Does That Mean?
The planned revival of a policy dating to Ronald Reagan’s presidency may finally present a way for President Donald Trump to fulfill his campaign promise ...
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Restrictions on Abortions
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled against a Texas abortion law that had required doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The ruling ...
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