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How Texas Republicans plan to keep cracking down on abortion

A flurry of bills aims to restrict the flow of abortion pills into the state and abortion seekers traveling out of the state.

The Texas Tribune

Harris campaign centers healthcare and abortion rights: ‘If she wins, it’s because of Dobbs’

Vice-president emphasizes bodily autonomy and affordable care as experts expect Democrats to remain on offense

The Guardian - US

How a trial in Texas changed the story of abortion rights in America

Wrenching testimony from women denied abortion care turned the focus toward the suffering and health risks faced by mothers.

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Texas trial changed abortion story

In July, the case for abortion was made by women themselves who had been denied abortions and sued the state

Salon

US access to abortion pill mifepristone in limbo after conflicting judicial rulings

Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years.

France 24

Abortion pill ruling: Texas judge orders hold on FDA approval, but another judge contradicts him

ATLANTA — A federal judge in Texas delivered a major blow to reproductive rights advocates Friday, ordering a hold on the Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone, an abortion medication used in the United States since 2000.

Los Angeles Times

Federal judge in Texas suspends FDA approval of abortion pill

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo could potentially upend access to medication abortion nationwide.

The Texas Tribune

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Analysis-In US abortion pill case, FDA could soften blow of court-ordered restrictions

A conservative federal judge in Texas could soon order the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its 22-year-old approval for a pill used in the most common form of abortion in the United States, or order the approval revoked outright.

Reuters

Judge signals he could rule to halt sales of common abortion pill

During a four-hour hearing last week that could eliminate nationwide access to a common and widely used abortion pill, federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, of the Northern District of Texas, signaled his conservative Christian beliefs early and often.

Tribune News Service

How an old law found new life in lawsuit seeking to revoke approval of abortion pill

Anti-abortion advocates are trying to revive the long-dormant 1873 Comstock Act, which banned mailing of anything related to abortion or contraception, in a lawsuit about mifepristone, an abortion-inducing drug.

The Texas Tribune

Medication abortions are under fire: Here's how they work

Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

The Independent UK

How a pastor is trying to revive a 150-year-old US law to ban abortion

Mark Lee Dickson is trying to get the federal anti-obscenity law at the heart of ordinances enforced across the US

The Guardian - US

Could a Texas judge halt abortion pill access, even in states with protections?

ATLANTA — A conservative federal judge in Texas is poised to rule in a lawsuit that could disrupt abortion access across the nation — including in states with strong abortion protections such as California — by halting distribution of a key abortion pill.

Los Angeles Times

Trump judge’s ruling could ban abortion pill across the US

Far-right groups have asked to reverse the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, which has been on the market for decades

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Looming court rulings to decide future of abortion pills

Medication abortion, which accounts for more than half of all abortions in the United States, has become more common since the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion this summer.

Tribune News Service

Abortion medications set to become next legal battlefield

In the nearly three weeks since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion has become illegal in at least 10 states, with more states to follow in the weeks ahead.

The Independent UK

Medication abortion is common; here's how it works

Medication abortions were the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

Reason

The Next Abortion Battlegrounds

The Supreme Court may have overturned Roe v. Wade, but it has not ended legal battles over abortion.

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Overturning Roe could damage court's legitimacy, legal experts say

PITTSBURGH — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade could do lasting damage to the institution’s legacy as it signals a changing approach to precedent, according to legal experts.

Tribune News Service

What happens when women get illegal abortions in post-roe America

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that protected the constitutional right to an abortion, it won’t just be harder for women to get the procedure — states have also been lying in wait with tough penalties for anyone that will provide…

The Independent UK

Next battle over access to abortion will focus on pills

More than half of abortions in America are now done with pills, rather than surgery

Axios

Pills are the next big abortion battleground

As the U.S. Supreme Court considers a potential end to Roe v. Wade, "abortion pills" are seen as the next major battleground.

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