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Idaho Abortion Laws Challenged Amidst Rising Medical Tragedies

An intense lawsuit regarding Idaho's abortion bans reveals personal tragedies and fears of physicians, storyline driven by four women's experiences.

Top News · Dec 15, 2023

Texas abortion case heard before state's highest court, as more women join lawsuit

Dr. Dani Mathisen is one of 20 patients who say abortion bans in Texas harmed them during complicated pregnancies. Attorneys in the lawsuit will argue before the Texas Supreme Court Tuesday.

WEKU · Nov 28, 2023

Women fight abortion bans in 3 more states with legal actions

Patients and doctors in Tennessee, Idaho and Oklahoma are taking legal action, against state abortion bans. Women told dramatic stories of dangerous pregnancies and delayed care.

WEKU · Sep 13, 2023

5 Texas women denied abortions sue the state, saying the bans put them in danger

The lawsuit filed on behalf of five patients who said their lives were put at risk and two physicians asks a state judge to clarify exceptions for medical emergencies under Texas law.

WEKU · Mar 7, 2023

Texas lawsuit that seeks to ban abortion drug nationwide sparks fear among advocates

A decision on the lawsuit could come as early as this week.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 5, 2023

Kansas judge blocks telemedicine abortion ban in first key ruling since August vote

A Kansas judge has blocked enforcement of a state ban on telemedicine abortions, the first significant abortion-related court ruling in the state since voters in August rejected a proposal that would have upheld the ban.

Tribune News Service · Nov 28, 2022

Dissent is Sexy

150 romance writers unite for abortion rights in a limited-release anthology benefiting reproductive health organizations.

Texas Observer · Oct 13, 2022

Arizona abortion rights backers sue to overturn old ban

Supporters of abortion rights are suing to keep an old Arizona law that criminalizes nearly all abortions from being enforced

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Two months after the Dobbs ruling, new abortion bans are taking hold

A cascade of new abortion restrictions known as "trigger bans" are taking effect in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision overturning the right to the medical procedure.

WEKU · Aug 23, 2022

Biden nominates abortion rights lawyer to be federal judge

Biden is nominating Julie Rikelman, the attorney who represented the abortion clinic in the Dobbs case.

Axios · Jul 29, 2022