The statute was suspended in May with an injunction, after a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood.
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Abortion floor debate splits South Carolina Republicans
The South Carolina Senate has scheduled a lengthy floor debate on an abortion ban that no longer includes exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest.
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Posted inHealth, Maine
A line is drawn between protesters, patients outside Planned Parenthood in Portland
If protesters cross it, a new state law makes them vulnerable to incarceration and fines.
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Rape victims can take Plan B instead of having abortions, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says
Health care advocates say Abbott’s call for rape victims to rely on the Plan B pill is flawed.
Posted inElection 2022, Nation & World, News, Politics
Republican candidates mask their rigid abortion stances as Election Day nears
Republicans who expressed support for banning most or all abortions are at a minimum downplaying those positions and at most backtracking at a time when abortion rights have complicated Republicans’ focus on the economy.
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South Carolina House OKs total abortion ban with exceptions
The bill as written allows no exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest, but conservative Republicans say they will vote against such exceptions.
Posted inMaine
More women in Maine, nation turning to medication abortion
The use of medication to end pregnancies grew during the pandemic and could help the state’s providers handle increased demand as patients come from other states to have abortions.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion, Uncategorized
The Conversation: 4 reasons why abortion laws often clash with the majority’s preferences in the US
Kansas voters opted against overturning a state constitutional right to an abortion on Aug. 2, 2022. A few days later, Indiana lawmakers banned nearly all abortions. Both are conservative-leaning states that supported President Donald Trump’s reelection bid by near-identical margins in 2020 – 56.1% to 41.5% in Kansas and 57% to 41% in Indiana. So what explains the different outcomes? […]
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Proposal to put abortion protections in California Constitution appears headed for victory
Eight in 10 California voters called abortion an important issue as they decide how to vote in congressional, state and local races this November.
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One in 3 women lose nearly all access to abortions, as more trigger bans loom
About 20.9 million women have lost access to nearly all elective abortions in their home states.