The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has ruled that Texas may prohibit a common second-trimester abortion procedure. Jonathan Bachman/AP hide caption
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U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker blocked an Arkansas law banning nearly all abortions from taking effect, issuing a preliminary injunction preventing the law's enforcement while she considers a challenge to its constitutionality. Rick McFarland/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP hide caption
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President Biden has stepped lightly into the abortion politics fray, taking few actions to reverse the previous administration's anti-abortion-rights policies. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Friday
Anti-abortion-rights protesters come out in May to the Texas Capitol in Austin in response to a bill that Gov. Greg Abbott signed outlawing abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. Sergio Flores/Getty Images hide caption
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a bill that bans abortion beginning at around six weeks. LM Otero/AP hide caption
The Governor Of Texas Has Signed A Law That Bans Abortion As Early As 6 Weeks
Wednesday
A Planned Parenthood of Utah facility in Salt Lake City. The Biden administration is moving to reverse a Trump-era family planning policy that critics describe as a domestic "gag rule" for reproductive healthcare providers. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
Biden Administration Moves To Undo Trump Abortion Rules For Title X
Wednesday
The Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. Under a new state law, a biological father will be responsible for half of a woman's out-of-pocket pregnancy costs. Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday signed into law a bill banning nearly all abortions in the state, a sweeping measure that supporters hope will force the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit its landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Andrew Demillo/AP hide caption
Thursday
Protesters against new restrictions on abortion walk toward the Law and Justice Party headquarters on Wednesday night in Warsaw. A Constitutional Court ruling in October determined that abortions are only legal in cases of rape and incest, and when the mother's health or life is in danger. Omar Marques/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
President Biden signs executive actions hours after his inauguration on Wednesday. He is expected to reverse several Trump-era policies. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Friday
Demonstrators wait with green headscarves — the symbol of abortion rights activists — outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, where lawmakers endorsed a bill to legalize abortion Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A 19-year-old woman talks with nurse Valeria Zafisoa at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the British nonprofit group Marie Stopes International. Samantha Reinders for NPR hide caption
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Dr. Warren Hern's clinic in Boulder, Colo., photographed on Monday, June 1, 2009. Hern said a ballot initiative to ban abortion after 22 weeks in Colorado would prohibit about 95% of the procedures performed at the clinic. Ed Andrieski/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption