Abortion
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Appeals court reinstates lawsuit against Oregon for forcing pro-life group into abortion plan
Oregon Right to Life's challenge must be reviewed in light of Supreme Court precedent against requiring "proselytization" to qualify for religious protections, Trump and Obama nominees say. State denied exemption based on "traditional Judeo-Christian beliefs."
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Susan B Anthony to spend $80M in midterms on pro-life candidates, targets 4 Senate battlegrounds
The four targeted battleground states are Georgia, Iowa, Michigan and North Carolina.
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Appeals court suggests pro-life pregnancy centers have less free speech on 'abortion pill reversal'
9th Circuit already upheld San Francisco's false advertising law singling out pro-life centers, and oral arguments in two cases suggest it sees California AG's crusade against APR as lawful regulation of commercial speech, at least sometimes.
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Pro-life lawmakers, Louisiana AG squeeze Trump officials, accreditor for enabling forced abortions
All but two GOP senators livid that FDA approved new generic mifepristone as safety review started. Lax federal prescribing rules enabling domestic abuse, late-term abortions the pill isn't meant for, Louisiana says.
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Biden DOJ's prosecution error could threaten federal law used to prosecute pro-life activists
Steven Lefemine didn't seek Trump pardon so he could challenge Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, and inexplicable "intimidation" claim in indictment could give him legal right to make his argument to jury.
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Costco won't sell abortion pill mifepristone in US pharmacy stores, citing low demand
"Our position at this time not to sell mifepristone, which has not changed," Costco said
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First federal court permanently blocks ban on 'abortion pill reversal,' in culture-war Colorado
Colorado medical board's own expert contradicted its "conclusory assertion" that "research supports" other off-label uses of natural pregnancy hormone progesterone, which the state promotes for medicalized gender transitions.
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Missouri attorney general sues Planned Parenthood for deceiving women about dangers of abortion drug
"The facts are clear: more than 4.5 percent of women who take this dangerous drug end up in the emergency room, yet Planned Parenthood compares it to Tylenol," Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said
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Appeals court upholds abortion pill ban in third recent win for battered pro-life movement
Good news for activists after Trump administration disappointments. "For us to once again federalize the issue of abortion without a clear directive from Congress, right on the heels of Dobbs, would leave us one small step short of defiance," 4th Circuit says.
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New abortion pill complication research challenges FDA commissioner's disinterest in restrictions
Two groups release studies based on same insurance claims database, finding nearly 11% rate of serious adverse reactions to mifepristone including ER visits, hemorrhage and surgical abortions to correct botched pill abortions.
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Texas conservatives defeat resolution honoring former Planned Parenthood president
Texas legislator Brian Harrison delivered a floor speech speaking out against the resolution
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Church fights state for abortion-free health insurance as Trump turns tables on abortion funding
Cedar Park Assembly of God seeks rehearing by full appeals court after Democratic majority denied the law infringes its beliefs. State Department troubled by guilty verdict for peaceful pro-lifer outside U.K. abortion clinic.
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Courts rebuke New York's Letitia James for trying to muzzle pro-life pregnancy centers, activists
Delaware gives up on its law singling out pregnancy centers for speech regulation barely five weeks after lawsuit filed. Planned Parenthood suddenly faces media scrutiny for botched procedures, unsanitary conditions.