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Judge Overturns North Dakota's Strict Abortion Law

April 16, 2014 • U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland called the state's ban on abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy "invalid and unconstitutional."

Details On Abortion Coverage Still Elusive In Some Health Plans

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Details On Abortion Coverage Still Elusive In Some Health Plans

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April 15, 2014 • Both supporters and opponents of abortion want to know whether their insurance provider covers abortion. But in some states, consumers are still having a tough time figuring that out.

West Virginia's Governor Vetoes Abortion Ban

March 29, 2014 • Calling a ban on abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy unconstitutional, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin vetoed a bill that would have made it a crime to conduct such a procedure in West Virginia.

Abortions Reportedly Drop To Lowest Rate Since 1970s

February 2, 2014 • A reproductive health think tank says the recent surge of state laws intended to restrict the procedure is likely not the reason. Instead, it cites the economy and long-acting contraceptives. But there's also a wild card.

Hospital In Texas Removes Life Support From Brain-Dead Woman

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Hospital In Texas Removes Life Support From Brain-Dead Woman

January 26, 2014 • Marlise Munoz, who was 14 weeks pregnant when she suffered a pulmonary embolism, was the subject of a weeks-long court battle.

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Federal Judge Says N.C. Ultrasound Abortion Law Is Illegal

January 17, 2014 • The state's controversial law required women who want to have an abortion to first have an ultrasound scan and have it described to them. A federal judge calls the law "an impermissible attempt to compel these providers to deliver the state's message in favor of childbirth and against abortion."

Pope Calls Abortion Evidence Of 'The Throwaway Culture'

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Pope Calls Abortion Evidence Of 'The Throwaway Culture'

January 13, 2014 • Francis, who has been criticized by some conservative Catholics for not speaking out forcefully against abortion, said the practice is "horrific."

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Supreme Court Ends Arizona's Bid To Reinstate 20-Week Abortion Ban

January 13, 2014 • With the high court refusing to hear the state's appeal, a lower court ruling striking down the ban remains.

22 States Curb Access To Abortion In 2013

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22 States Curb Access To Abortion In 2013

January 4, 2014 • The 205 restrictions enacted between 2011 and 2013 outpaced the 189 enacted during the entire previous decade. Also, the number of U.S. states deemed by a leading reproductive rights group to be "hostile" to abortion rights continues to rise — from 13 states at the turn of the millennium to 27 today.

ACLU Sues, Claiming Catholic Hospitals Put Women At Risk

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ACLU Sues, Claiming Catholic Hospitals Put Women At Risk

December 2, 2013 • A woman in Michigan says that a Catholic hospital failed to give her adequate health care when she came to the hospital after her water broke when she was 18 weeks pregnant. That has sparked a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union.

ACLU Sues, Claiming Catholic Hospitals Put Women At Risk

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Divided U.S. Supreme Court Leaves Texas Abortion Law In Effect

November 19, 2013 • Planned Parenthood and other opponents of the law had won an initial victory that was overturned days later by a U.S. Court of Appeals. Tuesday, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow Texas to keep enforcing the law during an ongoing court battle.

Which Plans Cover Abortion? No Answers On HealthCare.gov

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Which Plans Cover Abortion? No Answers On HealthCare.gov

November 1, 2013 • Many health plans under the Affordable Care Act don't cover abortion. But people won't have an easy time figuring out which ones do and which ones don't. Even insurance brokers don't necessarily have that information. It's surfaced as yet another issue dogging the rollout of health exchanges.

Which Plans Cover Abortion? No Answers On HealthCare.gov

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Appeals Court Gives Texas OK To Enforce Abortion Law

October 31, 2013 • A panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals says the state can go ahead with implementing the new restrictions, which require abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of their practice.

Texas Asks Court To Reinstate Abortion Restrictions

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October 28, 2013 • The ruling says some provisions in a new state law prevent doctors from acting in their patients' interests, and would unreasonably restrict women from accessing abortion clinics. The state is expected to appeal, and the case could end up at the U.S. Supreme Court.