Abortion Ban
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U.S. federal judge blocks Alabama’s near total-ban on abortionAlabama legislators approved the measure this year, hoping to mount a court challenge to abortion rights. Abortion providers sued to stop the law from going into effect.WorldOct 29, 2019
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Missouri’s 8-week abortion ban blocked by federal judgeMissouri already has some of the nation's most restrictive abortion regulations. Just one clinic in the state performs abortions.WorldAug 27, 2019
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U.S. Rep. Steve King implies human race wouldn’t exist without rape, incestConservative U.S. Representative Steve King wondered aloud on Wednesday whether the human race would still exist without rape and incest, as he explained his anti-abortion position.WorldAug 14, 2019
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Abortion: explainedWhat is an abortion, and how does it work?HealthJun 27, 2019
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Planned Parenthood building clinic in Alabama despite abortion lawPlanned Parenthood is building a new women’s clinic in Alabama despite the state’s near-total ban on abortions.WorldJun 15, 2019
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Montrealers hold rally outside city hall to protest U.S. criminalization of abortionProtesters in Montreal say the recent criminalization of abortion in some parts of the U.S. should serve as a wake-up call to Canadians.CanadaMay 26, 2019
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How abortion has changed since the Roe v. Wade ruling in the U.S.Women now have far more methods to avoid unwanted pregnancies, as well as safer, easier options for abortion.HealthMay 26, 2019
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Pope Francis compares abortion to hiring a hitman, says it can never be condoned“Is it licit to throw away a life to resolve a problem?” he asked. “Is it licit to hire a hitman to resolve a problem?”WorldMay 25, 2019
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Judge temporarily blocks Mississippi’s heartbeat abortion banU.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves made the order to stop the law from taking effect July 1. Reeves is the same judge who struck down a 2018 Mississippi law to ban abortion at 15 weeks.WorldMay 24, 2019
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Women get abortions for different reasons — why it’s time we stop asking them to justify the choiceIn the wake of the Alabama bill, women have been speaking out on social media, sharing their reasons why they got an abortion to end the stigma.CanadaMay 23, 2019
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