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Tuesday

Reporter's Notebook: Pregnant And Caught In Zika Test Limbo

A Florida Department of Health employee processes a urine sample to test for the Zika virus on Sept. 14 in Miami Beach. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption

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Reporter's Notebook: Pregnant And Caught In Zika Test Limbo

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Pregnant women in South Florida can get free Zika tests through the state's health department. But delays in getting back the results are heightening worries and may affect medical options.

Reporter's Notebook: Pregnant And Caught In Zika Test Limbo

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Friday

New Abortion Rules Blocked In Florida, Indiana Hours Before Taking Effect

A Planned Parenthood clinic in Florida. The organization filed the lawsuits that led to injuctions in Florida and Indiana. Michele Sandberg/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption

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New Abortion Rules Blocked In Florida, Indiana Hours Before Taking Effect

This comes after Monday's landmark Supreme Court decision on abortion. Since then, new restrictions on the procedure have also been rejected in Alabama, Mississippi and Wisconsin.

Wednesday

Has Zika Pushed More Women Toward Illegal Abortions?

Mifeprex, formerly called RU-486, is the brand name of the abortion pill called mifepristone. Michelle Del Guercio hide caption

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Has Zika Pushed More Women Toward Illegal Abortions?

A new study offers some intriguing clues.

Has Zika Pushed More Women Toward Illegal Abortions?

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Tuesday

Can Doctors Learn To Perform Abortions Without Doing One?

Medical residents training to be OB-GYNs in Texas don't have many places where they can learn how to perform abortions. Carrie Feibel/Houston Public Media hide caption

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Can Doctors Learn To Perform Abortions Without Doing One?

KUHF

Accredited medical residency programs have to teach doctors how to perform abortions. But interpretation of the requirement varies, especially in a state like Texas where training options are scarce.

Can Doctors Learn To Perform Abortions Without Doing One?

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Politics Makes Abortion Training In Texas Difficult

Dr. Bernard Rosenfeld, 74, has not been able to find a successor to lead his abortion practice in Houston. He says younger doctors don't want to deal with the politics and protesters. Carrie Feibel/Houston Public Media hide caption

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Politics Makes Abortion Training In Texas Difficult

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The hostile climate surrounding abortion in Texas has made it hard for doctors in training to learn to do abortions. Professors feel intimidated, and there are fewer clinics where residents can train.

Politics Makes Abortion Training In Texas Difficult

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Thursday

Legal Medical Abortions Are Up In Texas, But So Are DIY Pills From Mexico

Luis Alberto de la Rosa says he sells lots of misoprostol, a drug used in abortions and in ulcer treatment, to women from Texas who come to his Miramar Pharmacy in Nuevo Progreso, Mexico. John Burnett/NPR hide caption

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Legal Medical Abortions Are Up In Texas, But So Are DIY Pills From Mexico

Women seeking an abortion in restrictive Texas now often pick the medical version, thanks to FDA rules making it easier. Others seek cheaper pills in Mexico, and aren't getting guidance from a doctor.

Legal Medical Abortions Are Up In Texas, But So Are DIY Pills From Mexico

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Friday

Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Make Performing Abortion A Felony

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin walks on the floor of the Oklahoma House on Wednesday. On Friday, Fallin vetoed legislation that would make it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion. Sue Ogrocki/AP hide caption

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Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Make Performing Abortion A Felony

Mary Fallin's office released a statement, touting her anti-abortion credentials but saying the bill was "vague and would not withstand a criminal constitutional legal challenge."

Thursday

Thursday

Can A Hospital Tell A Doctor To Stop Talking About Abortion?

Diane Horvath-Cosper says part of her job is advocating for patients' access to health care, including abortions. Gabriella Demczuk hide caption

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Can A Hospital Tell A Doctor To Stop Talking About Abortion?

A doctor filed a complaint against a Washington, D.C., hospital, saying that by telling her not to say that she does abortions, the hospital is stigmatizing the procedure. The hospital cites safety.

Can A Hospital Tell A Doctor To Stop Talking About Abortion?

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Monday

Should The U.S. Reconsider Its Stand On Foreign Aid For Abortion Clinics?

Countries in Latin America have a range of laws regarding abortion, from completely prohibited to no restrictions. Above: Women in Brazil (at left) demonstrate for abortion rights; a woman at a march in Paraguay (at right) holds a poster reading "If Abortion is Not Wrong, Then Nothing Is Wrong." Christophe Simon and Norberto Duarte/Getty Images hide caption

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Should The U.S. Reconsider Its Stand On Foreign Aid For Abortion Clinics?

The Zika epidemic has prompted renewed debate over the controversial Helms Amendment, which prohibits use of U.S. government money to fund abortions in other countries.

Friday

Periods As Protest: Indiana Women Call Governor To Talk About Menstrual Cycles

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks during a press conference March 31, 2015, at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis. Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images hide caption

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Periods As Protest: Indiana Women Call Governor To Talk About Menstrual Cycles

Gov. Mike Pence signed new abortion restrictions into law last month. Some women have since decided that if he's interested in their reproductive systems, they might as well keep him updated.

Wednesday

FDA Updates Label For Abortion Drug, Making Access Easier In Some States

Bottles of the abortion-inducing drug RU-486, which is used to medically induce abortions in a two-step process. Women take mifepristone (left), and days later, they take misoprostol. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption

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FDA Updates Label For Abortion Drug, Making Access Easier In Some States

After Mifeprex (or RU-486) was approved in 2000, doctors found it was effective at a lower dose and with less supervision. But three states passed laws requiring doctors to follow the original label.

Saturday

In Political Fight Over Abortion, Individual Stories Can Be Lost

Photo posters line a wall in an ultrasound exam room at a Planned Parenthood location in Boston in 2013. Steven Senne/AP hide caption

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In Political Fight Over Abortion, Individual Stories Can Be Lost

This past week the Supreme Court heard arguments on a major abortion case. Abortion stories aren't often heard in public, but Melissa Madera is trying to change that.

In Political Fight Over Abortion, Individual Stories Can Be Lost

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Former Montana Clinic Owner Sues Ministry Group Over Vandalism

Susan Cahill, owner of All Families Healthcare, stands in front of the first building in Kalispell, Mont., where she offered abortion services. After vandalism closed her last clinic down, Missoula became the nearest place for women in the Flathead Valley to find abortion services. Corin Cates-Carney/MTPR hide caption

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Former Montana Clinic Owner Sues Ministry Group Over Vandalism

Montana Public Radio

Two years after the only health clinic that provided abortions in Northwest Montana's Flathead Valley was destroyed, its former owner is suing a local ministry group and others for damages.

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