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    Joe Biden addresses a Planned Parenthood Action Fund candidate forum in June 2019 in Columbia, S.C.
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    What Joe Biden's Election Means For Abortion Rights

    Dec 01, 2020
    Groups opposed to abortion rights have celebrated many policy wins during the Trump administration. Now, reproductive rights advocates want the president-elect to reverse those actions.
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    Activists on opposite sides of the abortion debate demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court during the annual anti-abortion-rights event known as the March for Life, on Jan. 24 in Washington, D.C.
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    With Roe v. Wade On The Line, Some States Take Steps To Protect Abortion Rights

    Oct 02, 2020
    New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is backing legislation designed to codify Roe — the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide — in state law and expand abortion access.
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    Elections
    Former Vice President Joe Biden addresses a Planned Parenthood Action Fund candidate forum in June 2019 in Columbia, S.C. The group declined to back a candidate during the Democratic primaries but announced its support for Biden on Monday.
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    Planned Parenthood Backs Biden, Seeing A 'Life And Death Election' Ahead

    Jun 15, 2020
    Planned Parenthood Action Fund endorses former Vice President Joe Biden despite a mixed record on abortion rights. To support Democrats, the group is boosting spending by 50% over the 2016 campaign.
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    National
    Missouri's only clinic that provides abortions, located in St. Louis, will be able to keep operating after a state commission decided Friday, that the health department was wrong not to renew the license of the Planned Parenthood facility.
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    Missouri's Only Clinic That Provides Abortions Allowed To Remain Open

    May 29, 2020
    "Planned Parenthood has demonstrated that it provides safe and legal abortion care," a state commission ruled. It said state health regulators wrongly blocked the St. Louis clinic's renewal in 2019.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    In this photo illustration, a person looks at an abortion pill (RU-486) for unintended pregnancy from Mifepristone displayed on a smartphone on May 8, 2020, in Arlington, Va. Under federal law, even in states where telemedicine abortion is legal, there a
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    More Patients Seek Abortion Pills Online During Pandemic, But Face Restrictions

    May 28, 2020
    As more healthcare moves to online and telemedicine, some patients seeking abortions using pills are running into obstacles.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    In letters obtained by NPR, the Small Business Administration informs local Planned Parenthood affiliates that they are ineligible for loans received through the Paycheck Protection Program because of rules intended to limit the funds to small businesses
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    Trump Administration To Planned Parenthood: Return Coronavirus Relief Funds

    May 21, 2020
    The Small Business Administration is asking local Planned Parenthood affiliates to return funds received under a coronavirus relief program.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Anti-abortion rights activists pray outside a Planned Parenthood clinic that offers abortions in Austin, Texas in 2016. Planned Parenthood clinics in Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada are reporting an influx of patients from Texas, after an order from Tex
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    After Texas Abortion Ban, Clinics In Neighboring States See Influx Of Patients

    Apr 17, 2020
    Planned Parenthood clinics in neighboring states are reporting a more than seven-fold increase in abortion patients since a ban in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates

    Federal Court: Medication Abortions Can Proceed In Texas

    Apr 14, 2020
    A federal appeals court is allowing medication abortions to proceed in Texas despite an order suspending nonessential procedures.
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    As The Pandemic Spreads, Battles Over Abortion Play Out In Court

    Mar 31, 2020
    Republican officials in several states have sought to suspend abortions during the pandemic.
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    A Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis is shown in June. The clinic has all but ceased providing abortions after Missouri tightened restrictions.
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    As Missouri Clinic Awaits Its Legal Fate, Abortions In State Have Virtually Halted

    Mar 12, 2020
    The state has one remaining clinic in St. Louis, but Planned Parenthood officials say just three abortions were performed there in February, down from 174 in the same month a year ago.
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    Anti-abortion rights activists march toward the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2019 March for Life in Washington, D.C. President Trump is expected to speak at this year's rally on Friday.
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    President Trump To Face Friendly Crowd At March For Life

    Jan 24, 2020
    He has addressed the annual march remotely before, but this will be the first time that a sitting president will speak at the anti-abortion rights event.
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    Shots - Health News
    Kathy Kleinfeld opened Houston Women's Reproductive Services, which offers medication abortions, because she saw a need for more flexible scheduling.
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    For Supporters Of Abortion Access, Troubling Trends In Texas

    Nov 18, 2019
    Three years after winning a big legal battle, abortion providers still find themselves losing the ground war when it comes to keeping clinics open across the huge, populous state.
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    National
    Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform are examining how states regulate abortion clinics. From right are Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
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    House Oversight Committee Democrats To Examine Regulation Of Abortion Providers

    Nov 13, 2019
    The hearing on Thursday will use Missouri — where the last remaining clinic that provides abortion could close over a dispute with health regulators — as a case study.
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    Politics
    Republican Gov. Matt Bevin campaigns outside the governor's mansion in Frankfort, Ky., with anti-abortion rights activists.
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    In Key 2019 Races, Activists Gear Up For Big Fight Over Abortion

    Nov 04, 2019
    In Virginia and Kentucky, activists on both sides of the abortion debate are working to elect candidates with the power to affect abortion policy at the state level.
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    National
    Planned Parenthood plans to spend at least $45 million backing candidates in local, state and national races who support abortion rights.
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    With Abortion Rights On The Line, Planned Parenthood Announces 2020 Push

    Oct 09, 2019
    The abortion-rights group says the goal of the $45 million campaign is to unseat President Trump as well as elect candidates at all levels who support abortion rights.
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    National
    A group of anti-abortion rights protesters hold signs during a rally outside a Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Center in St Louis, Mo., in June.
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    Planned Parenthood To Open Large New Facility In Illinois Near Missouri Border

    Oct 02, 2019
    The site of the 18,000 square foot clinic is intended to serve women from Missouri, where access to abortions has become more restrictive.
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    Shots - Health News
    Unlike Planned Parenthood which pulled out of Title X family planning funding, many clinics still take the funding and must comply with new rules on discussing abortion. Doctors worry it will affect their relationships with patients.
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    Doctors Say Federal Rules On Discussing Abortions Inhibit Relationships With Patients

    Sep 09, 2019
    Many clinics that provide family planning services still rely on Title X funding. Their doctors worry about what they can say to patients about abortion under new rules.
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    Utah Planned Parenthood To Remain Open, Declines US Funding

    Aug 20, 2019
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Planned Parenthood Association of Utah says it is withdrawing from the federal family planning program rather than comply with a new Trump administration rule prohibiting participants from referring patients for abortions.
     
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    National
    Unless a federal court intervenes, Planned Parenthood says it will formally withdraw from the nation's family planning program for low-income people.
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    Planned Parenthood To Withdraw From Title X, Unless Court Intervenes

    Aug 14, 2019
    Planned Parenthood officials asked for a stay against new Trump administration rules that forbid organizations receiving Title X funds to provide or refer patients for abortion.
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    National
    Anti-abortion-rights advocates gather outside a St. Louis Planned Parenthood clinic in June. Title X recipients have been given more time to comply with new regulations.
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    Some Title X Recipients Will Have More Time To Comply With New Abortion Rules

    Jul 21, 2019
    The rules block recipients of federal grants from referring patients for abortion. The Trump administration says groups working in "good faith" will have until Aug. 19 to provide written assurance.
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    National
    Supporters of Planned Parenthood demonstrated at New York's City Hall against the Trump administration's Title X rule change in February. Planned Parenthood now says it clinics nationwide will stop using federal Title X family planning funds.
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    Planned Parenthood Officials Say They've Halted Use Of Title X Family Planning Funds

    Jul 17, 2019
    The move follows an announcement this week by the Trump administration that it will enforce new rules forbidding groups that receive the funds from counseling patients about abortion.
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    Politics
    The ACLU, Planned Parenthood and several abortion providers in Georgia are asking a federal court to stop the state's new abortion restrictions from taking effect. Here, a woman is seen during protests last month after Gov. Brian Kemp signed the bill.
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    Georgia Abortion Providers File Federal Suit Against State's 'Fetal Heartbeat' Law

    Jun 28, 2019
    "This is a constitutional challenge" to Georgia's law, the plaintiffs say in the lawsuit, in which they call the abortion restrictions "an affront to the dignity and health of Georgians."
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    Shots - Health News
    In the Tennessee capitol, state Rep. Matthew Hill took heat from abortion-rights proponents last month who had gathered to protest a bill he favored that would ban abortions after about six weeks' pregnancy. That legislation was eventually thwarted in th
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    Republican State Lawmakers Split Over Anti-Abortion Strategy

    Apr 12, 2019
    Ohio is the latest Republican-led state to pass a ban on abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. But Tennessee this week backed off on a similar bill, fearing costly legal battles. What now?
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    National
    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed the "heartbeat bill" one day after it passed the Republican-led General Assembly.
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    A Bill Banning Most Abortions Becomes Law In Ohio

    Apr 11, 2019
    The ACLU of Ohio and other organizations that advocate for abortion rights will sue to block the law, one of most restrictive in the country. "We're counting on [a lawsuit]," say the law's supporters.
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    Sandra Merritt and David Daleiden outside of a San Francisco courtroom. The two anti-abortion activists are charged with invasion of privacy for secretly making videos at Planned Parenthood meetings.
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    California Judge Orders Planned Parenthood Workers' Names To Remain Sealed

    Feb 11, 2019
    Two anti-abortion activists are being prosecuted for secretly recording Planned Parenthood workers. The group wants their names to remain confidential out of fear for their safety.

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