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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Abortion divides 2024 candidates and confounds many Republicans
Presidential hopefuls have struggled to settle on a position amid warning signs that Republicans are on the wrong side of public opinion on abortion rights.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Supreme Court delays decision on abortion pill, extends access until Friday
The justices are considering whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect as a legal challenge to the medication’s FDA approval continues.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Abortion foes urge justices to allow limits on abortion drug
The Biden administration and pharmaceutical companies defend the drug as safe and effective, and warn of chaos for women and providers if Texas court-ordered changes take effect.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Conversation: Anti-mifepristone court decisions rely on medical misinformation about abortion and questionable legal reasoning
THE CONVERSATION — An early April 2023 decision by a U.S. district judge in Texas to reverse 23 years of approval of the abortion pill mifepristone has sparked explosive debate. Mifepristone is a medicine that blocks the receptors for the hormone progesterone, which is needed for fetal development. It is part of a two-step medication abortion regimen […]
Posted inNation & World, News
Florida lawmakers pass 6-week abortion ban backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis
The Republican governor and presumed 2024 presidential candidate is expected to sign the bill into law.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Abortion bill debate quickly heats up at the State House
Republicans say Gov. Janet Mills’ legislation to allow post-viability abortions demands full-throated opposition because it permits ‘abortion on demand.’
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Gov. Mills introduces bill to expand abortion access as Democrats line up in support
The legislation would allow abortions to be performed after viability of the fetus as long as a physician determines it is necessary.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Mills considers stockpiling abortion pills in wake of court rulings
Mifepristone, which is used in medication abortion, could be removed from the market as soon as Friday.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World, News
Health secretary slams abortion pill ruling as ‘not America’
There is uncertainty about access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the United States following two separate and conflicting court rulings in Texas and Washington over the legality of mifepristone.
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