Abortion

• Roe v. Wade: U.S. Supreme Court revisits abortion rights challenge

  The court's decision could dramatically shift the contours of the 2022 midterm elections, providing a new force for Democrats, who largely support abortion rights.

  World

  Dec 1
  
• U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to controversial Texas abortion law

  The justices took up requests by President Joe Biden's administration and abortion providers to immediately review their challenges to the law.

  World

  Oct 22
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• Texas abortion law kept in place by U.S. appeals court, rejecting Biden DOJ plea

  It pushes the Texas law closer to returning to the U.S. Supreme Court, which in September allowed the state to move ahead with banning abortions once cardiac activity is detected.

  World

  Oct 14
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• Saskatchewan doctors now compensated for providing abortion pill

  Saskatchewan became the last province in Canada to bring in universal coverage for the abortion pill and two years later the province is finally paying doctors who provide it.

  Health

  Oct 10
• ‘Mind your own uterus’: U.S. women march for abortion rights

  Organizers say hundreds of abortion-themed protests around the country will take place on Saturday.

  Politics

  Oct 2
• Biden administration asks U.S. court to block enforcement of Texas abortion law

  The U.S. Justice Department's 45-page emergency motion seeks a temporary restraining order while its lawsuit challenging the bill as unconstitutional proceeds through the courts.

  World

  Sep 14
• U.S. Justice Department sues Texas over new abortion law

  The lawsuit argues that the law was enacted ``in open defiance of the Constitution.''

  World

  Sep 9
• GOP states to use Texas abortion law as template for similar restrictions

  On Thursday, Republican lawmakers in at least half a dozen states said they planned to introduce bills using the Texas law as a model.

  World

  Sep 2
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• ‘A swell of interest’: Texas abortion ban triggers surge in search traffic seeking access

  U.S. President Joe Biden lambasted the 5-4 decision by the court on Thursday, vowing to launch a “whole-of-government effort to respond to this decision."

  Canada

  Sep 2
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• Liberal election promise would do nothing to improve N.B. abortion access: expert

  The Liberals promise to allow the federal government to deduct health transfers to provinces that don't ensure adequate abortion access -- a power it already has.

  Politics

  Sep 2