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Abortions increasing in US despite state bans: Research: Abortion procedures rose in the U.S. last year, even with state abortion bans passed following the ...
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Abortions increasing in US despite state bans: Research
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Following French Victory, Spain's Left Wants to Enshrine Abortion Rights in Constitution
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Following French Victory, Spain's Left Wants to Enshrine Abortion Rights ...
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Most Americans support abortion for pregnancy-related emergencies: The majority of American voters, including Republicans, support protecting access to abortion ...
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Most Americans support abortion for pregnancy-related emergencies
Quick Glance: Historic Moment: Right to Abortion Added to French Constitution
  • France becomes the first country to explicitly protect the right to abortion in its constitution.

  • The ceremony to formally change the constitution was held in Paris on International Women's Day.

  • President Macron emphasized the importance of women's rights progress for mankind.

  • The French government aims to push for better safeguards for abortion under EU law.
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WATCH: Biden promises to restore Roe v. Wade as the 'law of the land’ in his 2024 State of the Union
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WATCH: Biden promises to restore Roe v. Wade as the 'law of the land’ ...
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Number of monthly abortions about the same as before Roe overturned: Study: The number of abortions occurring nationally each month remained about the same as in ...
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Number of monthly abortions about the same as before Roe overturned: Study
Quick Glance: French Senate Votes to Enshrine Abortion in Constitution
  • The French Senate overwhelmingly voted to inscribe abortion as a 'guaranteed freedom.'

  • The proposed constitutional change is a response to the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade.

  • Public support for abortion rights in France has been reinforced by events in the U.S. and other countries.

  • The Senate's vote is seen as a historic step for women's rights in France, making it the first country to enshrine the freedom to have an abortion in the constitution.
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Biden doubles down on criticism of Supreme Court for overturning Roe v. Wade: The comments mark the second time in days Biden has directly criticized the court ...
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Biden doubles down on criticism of Supreme Court for overturning Roe v ...
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Psaki on Biden’s abortion comments during State of the Union: ‘You could feel the anger’
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Psaki on Biden’s abortion comments during State of the Union: ‘You could ...
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Biden takes dig at Clarence Thomas over luxury trips: President Biden took a jab at Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in a new interview over his reported ...
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Biden takes dig at Clarence Thomas over luxury trips
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Harris blasts Trump for saying he was ‘proud’ to end Roe: ‘How dare he’: Vice President Harris on Monday torched Republicans over their abortion views and ...
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Harris blasts Trump for saying he was ‘proud’ to end Roe: ‘How dare he’
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With Trump, the future of reproductive rights is on the ballot : If Trump is re-elected, he will not rest with Dobbs. He will go after reproductive rights ...
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With Trump, the future of reproductive rights is on the ballot 
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How Biden’s SOTU guest upended the abortion debate: Kate Cox’s fight for an abortion in Texas highlights Dobbs’ knock-on effects
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How Biden’s SOTU guest upended the abortion debate
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Wyoming Banned Abortion. She Opened an Abortion Clinic Anyway.: The only abortion clinic left in the state has been protested and set on fire ...
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Wyoming Banned Abortion. She Opened an Abortion Clinic Anyway.
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Why women are wearing white at the State of the Union: Several Democratic congresswomen donned white in what they said was a statement about reproductive rights ...
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Why women are wearing white at the State of the Union
Quick Glance: Biden Acknowledges Laken Riley by Marjorie Taylor Greene's Request
  • President Biden mentioned 'Laken Riley' under Republican pressure.

  • However, mispronunciation led to dissatisfaction and criticism.

  • Riley's death used by Republicans as critique of Biden's border policies.

  • Biden urged for stronger border security and updated immigration laws.
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Biden campaign puts reproductive rights front and center as it plans to tie Trump to abortion bans
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Biden campaign puts reproductive rights front and center as it plans to ...
Quick Glance: March for Life Continues in Snowy D.C.
  • Thousands gather annually in D.C. for anti-abortion march, even after the end of Roe v. Wade.

  • Participants of all ages from across the country brave freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall to spread their message.

  • Organizers and participants are focused on the future of their movement, aiming to march until abortion is unthinkable.

  • Following the Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights, activists continue to mobilize for a long struggle, with some hoping for federal government action to restrict abortions.
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Breyer signals support for Supreme Court age, term limits: "I don't think that's harmful," Breyer told NBC regarding age and term limits.
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Breyer signals support for Supreme Court age, term limits
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The Endgame in the Battle Over Abortion: The arc of the fetal personhood movement signals where Republicans may be headed.
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The Endgame in the Battle Over Abortion
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Biden campaign, reproductive rights groups hit Trump after he raises 15-week abortion ban
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Biden campaign, reproductive rights groups hit Trump after he raises ...
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5 key takeaways from Biden's State of the Union speech: With anger, humor and frequent ad-libs, Biden, 81, tried to show voters he's capable of serving another ...
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5 key takeaways from Biden's State of the Union speech
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The Little-Remembered Supreme Court Precedent That Could Protect IVF — and Abortion
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The Little-Remembered Supreme Court Precedent That Could Protect IVF — and ...
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Newsom calls out Alabama IVF ruling as part of ‘war on women’: Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) called out Alabama for its recent ruling that frozen embryos and ...
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Newsom calls out Alabama IVF ruling as part of ‘war on women’
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First lady invites Texas woman who fled state for abortion care to State of the Union
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First lady invites Texas woman who fled state for abortion care to State ...
Quick Glance: Bidens Extend Invitation to Kate Cox for State of the Union
  • Cox had to travel out of state to undergo an abortion.

  • President Joe Biden extended an invitation to Kate Cox, who was denied an emergency abortion by a Texas emergency court.

  • Kate Cox left the state to have an abortion for a pregnancy with severe anomalies.

  • The president and first lady thanked Cox for her courage and steadfastness in addressing the impact of the extreme abortion ban in Texas.
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Democrats invite doctors, patients to SOTU to highlight Dobbs’ ripple effects: Democrats are working to make abortion and reproductive health care a central ...
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Democrats invite doctors, patients to SOTU to highlight Dobbs’ ripple ...
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Will abortion advocates continue their winning streak? Here's which states will be key.
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Will abortion advocates continue their winning streak? Here's which states ...
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Hogan dodges questions on codifying Roe, in vitro fertilization: Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), a candidate for U.S. Senate in the state ...
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Hogan dodges questions on codifying Roe, in vitro fertilization
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Florida Supreme Court to hear pivotal battle over abortion: Florida abortion rights groups are heading to the state Supreme Court this week as part of their ...
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Florida Supreme Court to hear pivotal battle over abortion
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The toughest pain points awaiting Biden at the State of the Union: The president’s team thinks it's had a historically successful first term ...
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The toughest pain points awaiting Biden at the State of the Union
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It’s International Women’s Day: How women’s rights fared in the past year: A devastating impact on women in the Israel-Gaza war. U.S. states restrict abortion as ...
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It’s International Women’s Day: How women’s rights fared in the past year
Quick Glance: International Women's Day: History and Significance
  • International Women's Day celebrated on 8 March for over a century.

  • Originated from demands for better working conditions and voting rights in the labor movement.

  • Clara Zetkin and the UN played key roles in global recognition of the day.

  • Global celebrations and themes, emphasizing inclusion and gender equality importance.
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GOP state lawmakers refuse to revisit abortion bans, but some say they'll offer more clarity on rules
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GOP state lawmakers refuse to revisit abortion bans, but some say ...
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Trump privately signals support for 16-week abortion ban: Sources: Trump has avoided publicly stating his position on abortion.
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Trump privately signals support for 16-week abortion ban: Sources
Quick Glance: Trump's Stance on Abortion Ban
  • Trump has not publicly disclosed his abortion stance.

  • In private conversations, Trump backs 16-week abortion ban.

  • Trump supports exceptions like rape, incest, and maternal health.

  • Trump's abortion views known to fluctuate frequently.
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Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are children, imperiling IVF : The ruling from Alabama’s top court could affect the standard of care for IVF patients ...
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Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are children, imperiling IVF
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New Biden ad blames Trump for overturning Roe: The ad features emotional testimony from a woman who had to travel out of state for an abortion.
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New Biden ad blames Trump for overturning Roe
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How the GOP can stop alienating women over abortion: Countless American women have been failed by a conservative movement and Republican Party that doesn’t know ...
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How the GOP can stop alienating women over abortion
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America should learn from France’s protection of abortion rights: Despite initiatives around the country to exempt in vitro fertilization from grants of legal ...
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America should learn from France’s protection of abortion rights
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When governments invade women’s privacy: The decision to get pregnant and how to handle pregnancy is an individual’s choice, or at least it should be.
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When governments invade women’s privacy
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Judge criticizes US Supreme Court's reliance on historical 'tradition': A conservative federal appeals court judge is criticizing how the current U.S ...
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Judge criticizes US Supreme Court's reliance on historical 'tradition'
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Poland’s Tusk tries to roll back one of Europe’s strictest abortion bans: Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s promise to overturn a near-ban on abortion helped bring ...
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Poland’s Tusk tries to roll back one of Europe’s strictest abortion bans
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From IVF to birth control, Supreme Court abortion pill case could spark challenges to other drugs
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From IVF to birth control, Supreme Court abortion pill case could spark ...
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Quick Glance: Oregon Supreme Court Blocks Reelection for Republican Senators
  • Tim Knopp, R-Bend, is one of five Republican senators who contested the interpretation of Measure 113 by the state.

  • After refusing to attend Senate floor sessions last year, eight Republican lawmakers in the Oregon Senate are prohibited from seeking reelection, ruled the Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday.

  • In a unanimous decision that may impact the upcoming legislative session, the court supported the interpretation of Measure 113 by Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade, the 2022 ballot measure approved by voters with the aim of ending legislative absences.

  • In doing so, the court adopted an interpretation of the law acknowledged by the state as difficult to reconcile with its actual language – effectively ruling that the clear intent of voters in passing the measure was more important than the plain wording inserted into the state Constitution.
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Democrats vow to make abortion issue No. 1 on campaign trail: LEESBURG, Va. — House Democratic leaders are vowing to make abortion their top issue on the ...
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Democrats vow to make abortion issue No. 1 on campaign trail
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Abortion ban states have seen 65K pregnancies from rape, study estimates: The vast majority occurred in states that don't make exceptions for rape ...
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Abortion ban states have seen 65K pregnancies from rape, study estimates
Quick Glance: Research Estimates High Number of Rape-Related Pregnancies in Abortion Ban States
  • New research estimates nearly 65,000 pregnancies related to rape in the 14 states with abortion bans since the Dobbs decision in 2022.

  • The publication in a reputable academic journal used federal data to estimate the number of rape-related pregnancies that occurred between July 1, 2022, and Jan. 1, 2024.

  • Researchers estimated that over 500,000 rapes occurred in this time frame, and over 60,000 were associated with pregnancies.

  • Texas had the highest rate of rape-related pregnancies with over 26,000, far more than the second state on the list, Missouri, with around 5,800.
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13 protesters arrested near Supreme Court ahead of abortion pill arguments: The protesters were moving around the Capitol grounds "illegally," police said.
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13 protesters arrested near Supreme Court ahead of abortion pill arguments
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Biden’s top priority for a second term: restoring abortion rights : “It is unfathomable that women today wake up in a country with less rights than their ...
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Biden’s top priority for a second term: restoring abortion rights
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In Washington state, pharmacists are poised to start prescribing abortion drugs: They're pioneering a new model of care that will allow for one-stop ...
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In Washington state, pharmacists are poised to start prescribing abortion ...
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Advocates collect enough voter signatures to put abortion rights on Florida ballot
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Advocates collect enough voter signatures to put abortion rights on ...
Quick Glance: Florida Advances Efforts to Protect Abortion Rights
  • Florida is among approximately twelve states where groups are aiming to address abortion rights this year.

  • Advocates for abortion rights in Florida have obtained sufficient state-certified signatures to place a referendum on the 2024 ballot.

  • The initiative aims to reverse abortion bans in Florida and maintain access for thousands of patients in the South.

  • The Florida initiative would ensure protection of abortion rights up to approximately 24 weeks of pregnancy, following similar actions in Republican-leaning states such as Kansas and Ohio.
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Supreme Court can’t dodge abortion cases: The Supreme Court is finding itself at the center of questions surrounding access to an abortion less than two years ...
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Supreme Court can’t dodge abortion cases
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Justice Breyer, Off the Bench, Sounds an Alarm Over the Supreme Court’s Direction
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Justice Breyer, Off the Bench, Sounds an Alarm Over the Supreme Court’s ...
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Abortion Shield Laws: A New War Between the States: Doctors in six states where abortion is legal are using new laws to send abortion pills to tens of thousands ...
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Abortion Shield Laws: A New War Between the States
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South Carolina woman sues to clarify state’s ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban: A South Carolina woman who said she was forced to travel out of state for an abortion due ...
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South Carolina woman sues to clarify state’s ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
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'This is the beginning, not the end': Republicans brace for continued abortion rights fallout
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'This is the beginning, not the end': Republicans brace for continued ...
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Few large employers alter abortion coverage after Supreme Court ruling | ...
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Federal courts make it harder to 'judge-shop' like was done in abortion pill case
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Federal courts make it harder to 'judge-shop' like was done in abortion ...
Quick Glance: Random Judge Assignments to Combat 'Judge Shopping' in U.S. Courts
  • Federal judiciary leaders have introduced a policy mandating the random assignment of judges in civil cases with statewide or national significance to address concerns regarding 'judge shopping' in single-judge divisions.

  • Courts can still assign cases to a single-judge division if they do not involve seeking statewide or federal actions through declaratory judgment or injunctive relief.

  • The random case-assignment policy aims to deter judge shopping and prevent cases from being assigned based on the perceived merits or abilities of a specific judge, promoting proceedings' impartiality and enhancing public trust in the federal Judiciary.

  • While some experts welcome the policy change, others question the Judicial Conference's authority and argue that Congress should provide solutions rather than a policymaking body.
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How states giving rights to fetuses could set up a national case on abortion: Fetal personhood made headlines recently when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that ...
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How states giving rights to fetuses could set up a national case on ...
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Research at the heart of a federal case against the abortion pill has been retracted
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Research at the heart of a federal case against the abortion pill has been ...
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Abortion bans: Women’s mental health suffers in trigger ban states: Worsened anxiety and depression is a predictable (and costly) effect of abortion bans.
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Abortion bans: Women’s mental health suffers in trigger ban states
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Alabama abortion ruling 'was not a shock' to activists: The Alabama Supreme Court ruling last week that embryos are people, imperiling in vitro fertilization ...
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Alabama abortion ruling 'was not a shock' to activists
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Republican states can't join appeal in abortion pill case, Supreme Court rules: Three Republican-led states will not be allowed to join an appeal at the U.S ...
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Republican states can't join appeal in abortion pill case ...
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Woman suing Texas over its abortion ban plans to move her embryos out of state: A woman who is suing Texas after she said she nearly died when doctors delayed ...
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Woman suing Texas over its abortion ban plans to move her embryos out of ...
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Why are we still considering Nancy Pelosi a feminist icon?: While there is no denying the former House speaker has broken numerous gendered barriers ...
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Why are we still considering Nancy Pelosi a feminist icon?
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Actor Dean Cain hits Biden over pledge to restore Roe v. Wade: Actor Dean Cain criticized President Biden in an online post over the president’s pledge to ...
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Actor Dean Cain hits Biden over pledge to restore Roe v. Wade
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A victory for reproductive rights? Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands wins Alabama special election
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A victory for reproductive rights? Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands wins ...
Quick Glance: IVF Ruling and Abortion Debate in Alabama Election
  • As the Alabama election approaches, candidates focus on abortion and in vitro fertilization (IVF), with Republicans reinforcing support for IVF and Democrats opposing abortion restrictions.

  • Democrats strategically highlight reproductive issues post Roe v. Wade overturn, viewing the Alabama race as a pivotal test for their stance on abortion.

  • Despite voter resonance on reproductive issues, the election outcome is not expected to significantly alter Republican dominance in the state legislature, but would symbolically mark a notable win for Democrats.

  • The stark divide in candidate strategies underscores the ongoing debate over reproductive rights, shaping the battleground district's electoral landscape with high stakes for both parties.