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World
A 21-year-old Romanian woman says she had no one to turn to for help when she got pregnant in 2019.

Activists Say Romania Has Been Quietly Phasing Out Abortion

Sep 01, 2021
Doctors are using conscientious objection to turn down patients. Religious anti-abortion clinics are springing up. Advocates say abortion rights are under threat again in Romania.
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Politics
Dr. Warren Hern's clinic in Boulder, Colo., photographed on Monday, June 1, 2009. Hern said a ballot initiative to ban abortion after 22 weeks in Colorado would prohibit about 95% of the procedures performed at the clinic.

Colorado Abortion Ban Could Be Felt Nationwide

Oct 31, 2020
Colorado's Proposition 115 could shut down one of the few clinics nationwide that specializes in later abortion.
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Politics
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, meets with legislators last week on Capitol Hill.

Duckworth: Block Supreme Court Pick Who Thinks 'My Daughters Shouldn't Even Exist'

Oct 06, 2020
Drawing from her own experience, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., says she fears Judge Amy Coney Barrett would oppose reproductive health techniques, including in vitro fertilization.
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The Two-Way

After Years In the Trenches, Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards Will Step Down

Jan 26, 2018
Since taking over as president of Planned Parenthood in 2006, Cecile Richards has led the organization through numerous political fights. Those conflicts have intensified under President Trump.
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