Abortion Bans
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Abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’ law could soon be on the way to Supreme CourtThe Manhattan-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the law adopted last year by Westchester County, New York, was valid under a 2000 Supreme Court ruling.U.S. NewsJun 21, 2023
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South Carolina advances 6-week abortion ban. Here’s where other states standThe state Senate on Tuesday passed the latest effort to impose a ban on abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they're pregnant.U.S. NewsMay 23, 2023
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Abortion bans at 12 weeks or less before lawmakers in 3 U.S. statesThe legislative battles underway were the latest in a nationwide wave of Republican-dominated state legislatures that have advanced abortion bans.U.S. NewsMay 16, 2023
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U.S. judges block Kentucky, Florida from enforcing state abortion bansThe injunctions have bought clinics time to continue providing services amid a flurry of litigation seeking to preserve people's ability to terminate pregnancies.WorldJun 30, 2022
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Alyssa Milano calls for sex strike to protest recent abortion bansThe former star of Charmed and Melrose Place urged women in her tweet to stop having sex “until we get bodily autonomy back.”WorldMay 11, 2019
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Poland rejects total abortion ban after mass protestsPoland already outlaws abortions, with exceptions made only for rape, incest, badly damaged fetuses or if the mother's life is at risk.HealthOct 5, 2016
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