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The "Rally for Life" march at the Texas State Capitol in Austin in January. Even groups that oppose abortion are asking for more clarity on exceptions to the state's abortion bans. Suzanne Cordiero/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
A protestor attends a Women's March rally in Phoenix, Arizona in 2022. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
The states where abortion is on the ballot in November
Tuesday
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump attends a news conference with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., on April 12, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption
Thursday
An exam room is seen inside Planned Parenthood in March 2023. Republican attorneys general from 17 states filed a lawsuit on Thursday, challenging new federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions, calling the rules an illegal interpretation of a 2022 federal law. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption
Wednesday
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case from Idaho that centers on abortion rights. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption
Supreme Court to examine a federal-state conflict over emergency abortions
Friday
Pope Francis remains popular among U.S. Catholics, with 75% having favorable views of him, according to a Pew Research report. But many self-identified Catholics disagree with various teachings of their church. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption
Wednesday
Packages of mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Md. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Former President Donald Trump says abortion policy should be left to the states. Megan Briggs/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
Light illuminates part of the Supreme Court building at dusk on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 16, 2022. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
Tuesday
The share of abortions that are performed with medication alone (a combination of mifepristone and misoprosotol) increased between 2020 and 2023. Rachel Woolf/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
Despite bans in some states, more than a million abortions were provided in 2023
Thursday
Most Americans also say women should be allowed to travel for medical care – including an abortion, a new KFF poll finds. Gracey Zhang for NPR hide caption
Most Americans support abortion for pregnancy-related emergencies
Monday
French lawmakers applaud after National Assembly President Yael Braun-Pivet announced the result of the vote during a joint session of parliament in the Palace of Versailles, southwestern of Paris, on Monday, to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution. Emmanuel Dunande/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
France makes history by enshrining abortion rights in its constitution
Friday
Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. Allen G. Breed/AP hide caption
Monday
Allie Phillips, 28, is running to represent Tennessee's District 75. She also cares for four children at her in-home daycare in Clarksville during the week. Emily Moses for NPR hide caption