New State Abortion Measures Could Face Legal Action, Trump Moves
Widespread support for abortion rights defied partisan labels in last week’s election, but several of the ballot measures that voters...
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Nov 62 min read
Abortion Rights Win In 7 States, 3 States Retain Bans
Voters in Missouri cleared the way to undo one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans in one of seven election victories for...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 292 min read
How Nevada Woman Was Convicted For Having Miscarriage
When the police showed up at her door in Nevada, Patience Frazier assumed the officers had come for someone else. As a woman in uniform...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 172 min read
Police K-9s Intercepting Abortion Pills Sent Via Mail
A tip brought a dog to the main post office in downtown Jackson, Miss. An employee there reported seeing someone in the lobby putting...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 102 min read
Florida Threatens TV Stations Over Abortion Ad
In a move that critics are calling a flagrant abuse of power, Florida’s Department of Health is threatening to bring criminal charges...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 12 min read
Judge Blocks Georgia Law Banning Abortion After 6 Weeks
A Georgia judge on Monday blocked a law banning abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, finding it violated the rights to privacy...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 262 min read
210 Women Charged In Pregnancy-Related Crimes After Roe’s End
It became more common for authorities to charge women with crimes related to their pregnancies after the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022, a...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 102 min read
Police Question Florida Voters Over Abortion Rights Amendment
Florida state police officers are showing up at voters’ homes to question them about signing a petition to get an abortion rights...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 232 min read
Some States Criminalize Helping a Minor Travel For Abortions
Helping a pregnant minor travel to get a legal abortion without parental consent is now a crime in two Republican-led states, prompting...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 131 min read
AP Investigation: ERs Turn Away or Neglect Pregnant Women in Medical Distress
In February, emergency room doctors in Texas handed a bleeding Kyleigh Thornton a pamphlet on miscarriage and told her to “let nature...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 22 min read
New Wave Of Abortion Cases On Its Way To High Court
The Supreme Court’s decision to sidestep key legal questions in its abortion decisions sets up another showdown as early as next year....
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 272 min read
Justices Avoid Idaho Abortion Issue In First Test Of Post-Roe State Law
The Supreme Court on Thursday ducked a major abortion issue, sending a controversial Idaho law back to a lower court. For now, while the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 202 min read
Democrats Seek Repeal of Comstock Abortion Rule
Democrats want to reform an 1873 federal law prohibiting mailing abortion-related materials, concerned a future Trump administration...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 132 min read
High Court Upholds Access To Abortion Pill Mifepristone
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling Thursday that preserved access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which is the most common way to...
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Crime and Justice News
May 242 min read
Louisiana Moves To Reclassify Abortion Pills As Controlled Dangerous Substances
Two abortion-inducing drugs could soon be reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances in Louisiana under a first-of-its-kind bill...
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Crime and Justice News
May 222 min read
Louisiana House Criminalizes Abortion Pill Possession
Despite evidence of safety and effectiveness, the Louisiana State House voted Tuesday to classify two common abortion medications as...
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Crime and Justice News
May 152 min read
Anti-Abortion Activist Who Led Blockade Of Clinic Gets Nearly 5 Years In Prison
An anti-abortion activist who led a blockade of a reproductive health clinic in Washington, D.C., in 2020 and drew widespread attention...
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Crime and Justice News
May 72 min read
Federal Judge Blasts Alabama AG Over Threats To Prosecute Out-Of-State Travel For Abortions
A federal judge on Monday shot down a series of threats by Alabama’s Republican attorney general to prosecute groups that help women...
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Crime and Justice News
May 21 min read
Florida's Six-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect
A strict ban on abortions took effect in Florida on Wednesday, making it a felony to perform or actively participate in an abortion after...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 251 min read
Arizona House Votes To Repeal Abortion Ban Upheld By State Supreme Court
On Wednesday, the Arizona House of Representatives voted to repeal a near-total abortion ban from 1864 that was upheld by the state’s...
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