Health
Mississippi imposes 15-week abortion ban; nation's toughest
Mississippi's governor signed a law Monday banning most abortions after 15 weeks' gestations, the tightest restrictions in the nation.
Mar 19, 2018
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State abortion bans bar exceptions for suicide, mental health
In the year since the Supreme Court outlawed the national right to an abortion, 18 states have implemented abortion bans that specify that mental health or suicidality do not qualify as a health-related exception for the ...
Dec 7, 2023
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With eye on 2020, Trump seizes on abortion issue
President Donald Trump is proposing a congressional ban on late-term abortions as he seeks to expand his conservative support ahead of the 2020 election.
Feb 8, 2019
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India moves to allow abortions up to 24 weeks
India's on Wednesday approved moves to ease abortion laws, enabling rape survivors and other vulnerable women to terminate pregnancies up to 24 weeks after inception.
Jan 29, 2020
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Polish govt wants to limit access to morning after pill
Poland's conservative government said Wednesday it wants to restrict access to the morning-after pill in the devoutly Catholic country, which already has one of the EU's most restrictive abortion laws.
Feb 15, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Survey finds 8,000 women a month got abortion pills despite their states' bans or restrictions
Thousands of women in states with abortion bans and restrictions are receiving abortion pills in the mail from states that have laws protecting prescribers, a new report shows.
May 14, 2024
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Judge temporarily blocks Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a new Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks' gestation—the most restrictive abortion law in the United States.
Mar 20, 2018
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Irish deputies back abortion in limited cases
Irish lawmakers voted early Friday to back controversial new legislation that will allow abortion in limited cases, after the death last year of an Indian woman due to complications from her pregnancy.
Jul 12, 2013
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Fetal personhood rulings could nullify a pregnant patient's wishes for end-of-life care
The Alabama Supreme Court handed down an unprecedented decision in February 2024, holding that stored frozen embryos created for in vitro fertilization, known as IVF, were "minor children" under a state wrongful death law.
Apr 8, 2024
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