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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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Politics
A Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis is shown in June. The clinic has all but ceased providing abortions after Missouri tightened restrictions.

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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National
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.

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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Kathy Kleinfeld opened Houston Women's Reproductive Services, which offers medication abortions, because she saw a need for more flexible scheduling.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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

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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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed the "heartbeat bill" one day after it passed the Republican-led General Assembly.

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.

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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Law
Planned Parenthood opened its new headquarters in Washington, D.C., in September. The Supreme Court declined to take up a key case, a big win for Planned Parenthood.

Supreme Court Ducks Effort To Defund Planned Parenthood

Dec 10, 2018
Two states had tried to block the use of Medicaid money for non-abortion, pregnancy-related health care services at Planned Parenthood. The action is a big win for Planned Parenthood.
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Shots - Health News
Protesters on both sides of the abortion debate demonstrated in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in July concerning Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation. It is thought that a challenge to <em>Roe v. Wade</em> could have a chance of passing now that he i

Legal Battle Over Missouri Clinic Could Foretell Abortion Fights In Other States

Oct 19, 2018
Two rules have forced closure of all but one Planned Parenthood center in the state. Abortion-rights supporters say it is an example of an "abortion desert" that could result if Roe is overturned.
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Politics
Abortion opponents see the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court as an opportunity to push for further abortion restrictions. Abortion supporters are preparing for a fight.

With Kavanaugh Confirmed, Both Sides Of Abortion Debate Gear Up For Battle

Oct 10, 2018
With a new Supreme Court, Planned Parenthood is planning for a more difficult legal landscape for abortion rights. Abortion rights opponents see an opportunity they haven't had in decades.
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Health
Dr. Leana Wen, health commissioner for the Baltimore City Health Department, talks about the effectiveness of contraception for public school students in 2015. Wen will be the new head of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Planned Parenthood Chooses Baltimore's Health Commissioner As Its Next President

Sep 12, 2018
Leana Wen was an ER physician before she became the city's health commissioner. In her new role, she will be the first doctor in nearly 50 years to lead Planned Parenthood.
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Politics
Abortion rights supporters in Seattle protest on Tuesday against President Trump and his choice of federal appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his second nominee to the Supreme Court. Activists are preparing for the possibility that Kavanaugh's confirmation

Abortion Rights Advocates Preparing For Life After Roe V. Wade

Jul 12, 2018
With Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination still up for debate, activists are planning for potential battles in state legislatures if the court eventually weakens national abortion rights.
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Politics
Abortion-rights supporters and foes rally at the Supreme Court on Monday. Almost as soon as Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement was announced, several anti-abortion rights groups began their campaigns to influence the pick for his successor.

What Justice Kennedy's Retirement Means For Abortion Rights

Jun 28, 2018
Advocates on both sides of the abortion debate agree that the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy sets the stage for a battle over abortion rights unlike any in a generation.
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Shots - Health News
Staff members hold an informal meeting before opening the STD free clinic in February in Portland, Maine. The CDC recorded more than 2 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis nationally in 2016 — the highest number of reported cases yet, off

Trump's Redirection Of Family Planning Funds Could Undercut STD Fight

Jun 12, 2018
Some public health officials fear Trump's move to change how the Title X family planning funding is handled may hurt the effort to cut the record number of sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S.
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The Two-Way
ACLU of Iowa legal director Rita Bettis, shown with Emma Goldman Clinic attorney Sam Jones, said a judge's decision to temporarily block Iowa's newly passed abortion law removes uncertainty as a legal challenge to the law proceeds.

Judge Temporarily Blocks Iowa's 'Fetal Heartbeat' Abortion Law

Jun 01, 2018
The measure, which had been set to take effect July 1, had quickly drawn a legal challenge from Planned Parenthood and the ACLU of Iowa.

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